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"I’ve a theory If people stopped looking for racism or talking about racism Seeing racism when it’s not actually there Racism although sadly would still be a thing It might be less of a thing " And if we stop arresting people the crime rate will drop too. Smashing idea. | |||
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"In some instances, yes this would be true. But it won't suddenly stop racism. It's more a case of appearing to brush it under the carpet. The whole stamp thing about the colours. Obviously it was poorly thought out in that you knew it would end up as being calles racist regardless of what they did. But that truely was a perfect example of people looking for racism where it did not exist - unless by some chance some little neo nazi character at the top of the planning committee laughing to himself at his master racist plan with stamps. Racism should not exist. But for the love of Alanis Morissette, stop trying to pick apart things to make them appear as they are racist. " The whole stamp thing WAS about racism. It was making the point about people of color feeling undervalued. People just missed the point. | |||
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"In some instances, yes this would be true. But it won't suddenly stop racism. It's more a case of appearing to brush it under the carpet. The whole stamp thing about the colours. Obviously it was poorly thought out in that you knew it would end up as being calles racist regardless of what they did. But that truely was a perfect example of people looking for racism where it did not exist - unless by some chance some little neo nazi character at the top of the planning committee laughing to himself at his master racist plan with stamps. Racism should not exist. But for the love of Alanis Morissette, stop trying to pick apart things to make them appear as they are racist. " The bottom piece is what I’m trying to suggest | |||
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"The subject of racism always seems to end up the same way on here. Lots of white people viciously arguing about a particular aspect of the topic that most people of colour don't give a shit about." I tend to agree. I think that it can be deeply ironic to see a group of white people discussing racism when a lot don’t actually know what it is and often are prejudiced themselves. White people telling minorities what is and isn’t racist is deeply problematic | |||
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"Let's stop testing for cancer and STIs while we're at it" Really ??? | |||
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"Let's stop testing for cancer and STIs while we're at it Really ??? " If we stop looking things will stop existing, yes? | |||
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"Let's stop testing for cancer and STIs while we're at it Really ??? If we stop looking things will stop existing, yes?" Please read my post again This is exactly the problem | |||
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"Let's stop testing for cancer and STIs while we're at it Really ??? If we stop looking things will stop existing, yes? Please read my post again This is exactly the problem " I was perfectly clear the first time | |||
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"I’ve a theory If people stopped looking for racism or talking about racism Seeing racism when it’s not actually there Racism although sadly would still be a thing It might be less of a thing " So like not crying wolf? Then actual racism might be taken seriously. | |||
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"I’ve a theory If people stopped looking for racism or talking about racism Seeing racism when it’s not actually there Racism although sadly would still be a thing It might be less of a thing So like not crying wolf? Then actual racism might be taken seriously. " I think that’s what is being theorised. It has some merit, although it might be clearer if it was ‘stop calling things racism when they’re not’. Although I know that I’m not in any position to judge what is or isnt | |||
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"I’ve a theory If people stopped looking for racism or talking about racism Seeing racism when it’s not actually there Racism although sadly would still be a thing It might be less of a thing " Smashing ideas ,I wonder why no one has ever thought of it. But then again that doesn't mean we'll stop experiencing it. | |||
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"Let's stop testing for cancer and STIs while we're at it" thats slightly off topic... quite a big difference between stopping trying to find racism in everything and stop testing for cancer not even sure where the link is. | |||
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"Let's stop testing for cancer and STIs while we're at it thats slightly off topic... quite a big difference between stopping trying to find racism in everything and stop testing for cancer not even sure where the link is." | |||
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"I’ve a theory If people stopped looking for racism or talking about racism Seeing racism when it’s not actually there Racism although sadly would still be a thing It might be less of a thing Smashing ideas ,I wonder why no one has ever thought of it. But then again that doesn't mean we'll stop experiencing it." Which is what I said | |||
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"I’ve a theory If people stopped looking for racism or talking about racism Seeing racism when it’s not actually there Racism although sadly would still be a thing It might be less of a thing So like not crying wolf? Then actual racism might be taken seriously. I think that’s what is being theorised. It has some merit, although it might be clearer if it was ‘stop calling things racism when they’re not’. Although I know that I’m not in any position to judge what is or isnt" I thought that was in the 3rd sentence. 'Seeing racism when it's not actually there.' But I agree I don't know what someone else may feel is racism against them. | |||
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"I’ve a theory If people stopped looking for racism or talking about racism Seeing racism when it’s not actually there Racism although sadly would still be a thing It might be less of a thing " What a great way of not advertising it...by advertising it!  | |||
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"I’ve a theory If people stopped looking for racism or talking about racism Seeing racism when it’s not actually there Racism although sadly would still be a thing It might be less of a thing " I'm still struggling to grasp what this actually means! | |||
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"I see some people on here forgot to take their afternoon meds. This only works for those that I doesn't affect. So you're right OP if it doesn't affect you directly then do all those things that you mentioned and let those who're affected deal with it. I have scars both physical and emotional from racism so when you suggest what you have it show you have no clue what racism is " This is perfect Me Me me I’m half Italian When my family arrived in England we were persecuted Spat at We had to go to the police station every day to ‘check in’ Before you assume Do some back checking So it would be easy for me to be a victim But I’m not | |||
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"The challenge in some areas is the normalisation of behaviours. When people see behaviours that they are familiar with, use themselves and/or don’t check others on, it’s easy to quickly attempt to dismiss them as ok and not racist..... ‘I’m going to the p*** shop’ for example Similar to the recent discussions over Sarah Everard and the pyramid pictures starting with objectification, ‘lad banter’, jokes etc. The stuff we normalise is the stuff that leads to the next stage of harm so it needs to start at the base and eradicating those actions and behaviours before they become normalised and ‘seemingly inoffensive’ " Well said. The moment we cease to think, to challenge we inadvertently start to accept something as "ok" what really may not be ok. I am talking about words, slurs, jokes(that really are not funny any more), type casting. If we allow this to happen, we make ourselves a part of the problem not the solution. | |||
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"I see some people on here forgot to take their afternoon meds. This only works for those that I doesn't affect. So you're right OP if it doesn't affect you directly then do all those things that you mentioned and let those who're affected deal with it. I have scars both physical and emotional from racism so when you suggest what you have it show you have no clue what racism is This is perfect Me Me me I’m half Italian When my family arrived in England we were persecuted Spat at We had to go to the police station every day to ‘check in’ Before you assume Do some back checking So it would be easy for me to be a victim But I’m not " And what race are Italians or half Italians? Like I said you have no idea what racism is. What you say you experienced is called xenophobia so you should do a some back checking before you come up with ideas that involve not talking about racism | |||
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"I see some people on here forgot to take their afternoon meds. This only works for those that I doesn't affect. So you're right OP if it doesn't affect you directly then do all those things that you mentioned and let those who're affected deal with it. I have scars both physical and emotional from racism so when you suggest what you have it show you have no clue what racism is This is perfect Me Me me I’m half Italian When my family arrived in England we were persecuted Spat at We had to go to the police station every day to ‘check in’ Before you assume Do some back checking So it would be easy for me to be a victim But I’m not And what race are Italians or half Italians? Like I said you have no idea what racism is. What you say you experienced is called xenophobia so you should do a some back checking before you come up with ideas that involve not talking about racism " You will always be the victim with this mindset | |||
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"I see some people on here forgot to take their afternoon meds. This only works for those that I doesn't affect. So you're right OP if it doesn't affect you directly then do all those things that you mentioned and let those who're affected deal with it. I have scars both physical and emotional from racism so when you suggest what you have it show you have no clue what racism is This is perfect Me Me me I’m half Italian When my family arrived in England we were persecuted Spat at We had to go to the police station every day to ‘check in’ Before you assume Do some back checking So it would be easy for me to be a victim But I’m not And what race are Italians or half Italians? Like I said you have no idea what racism is. What you say you experienced is called xenophobia so you should do a some back checking before you come up with ideas that involve not talking about racism You will always be the victim with this mindset " I'm already a victim and it's easy for people like you to say let's not talk about and it will go away. | |||
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"I see some people on here forgot to take their afternoon meds. This only works for those that I doesn't affect. So you're right OP if it doesn't affect you directly then do all those things that you mentioned and let those who're affected deal with it. I have scars both physical and emotional from racism so when you suggest what you have it show you have no clue what racism is This is perfect Me Me me I’m half Italian When my family arrived in England we were persecuted Spat at We had to go to the police station every day to ‘check in’ Before you assume Do some back checking So it would be easy for me to be a victim But I’m not And what race are Italians or half Italians? Like I said you have no idea what racism is. What you say you experienced is called xenophobia so you should do a some back checking before you come up with ideas that involve not talking about racism You will always be the victim with this mindset I'm already a victim and it's easy for people like you to say let's not talk about and it will go away." 2 points here 1. Did I say it will go away ?No. and exactly what I’m saying. It’s “people like you” who read what they want to read to be so hard done by when in actual fact There’s nothing there to be upset about 2. People like me ? Please elaborate | |||
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"Yeah, because if you close our eyes and put our fingers on our ears, that means we can't see or hear racism and therefore it will cease to exist, great logic! All evidence shows that with any form of abuse and inequality, you need to tackle it head on and identify the characteristics of the crime in order to address it. "See it, name it, stop it", not "See no evil, hear no evil"." Read the post again I’m pretty sure I said something about it sadly still being a thing It’s reactions like this I am highlighting | |||
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"I see some people on here forgot to take their afternoon meds. This only works for those that I doesn't affect. So you're right OP if it doesn't affect you directly then do all those things that you mentioned and let those who're affected deal with it. I have scars both physical and emotional from racism so when you suggest what you have it show you have no clue what racism is This is perfect Me Me me I’m half Italian When my family arrived in England we were persecuted Spat at We had to go to the police station every day to ‘check in’ Before you assume Do some back checking So it would be easy for me to be a victim But I’m not And what race are Italians or half Italians? Like I said you have no idea what racism is. What you say you experienced is called xenophobia so you should do a some back checking before you come up with ideas that involve not talking about racism You will always be the victim with this mindset I'm already a victim and it's easy for people like you to say let's not talk about and it will go away. 2 points here 1. Did I say it will go away ?No. and exactly what I’m saying. It’s “people like you” who read what they want to read to be so hard done by when in actual fact There’s nothing there to be upset about 2. People like me ? Please elaborate " People like you who seem to be uncomfortable about people like me talking about racism and pointing it out. And you solution is if we stop talking about it we'll see less of it. All this means is you'll hear less of it so that works perfectly well for you | |||
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"The challenge in some areas is the normalisation of behaviours. When people see behaviours that they are familiar with, use themselves and/or don’t check others on, it’s easy to quickly attempt to dismiss them as ok and not racist..... ‘I’m going to the p*** shop’ for example Similar to the recent discussions over Sarah Everard and the pyramid pictures starting with objectification, ‘lad banter’, jokes etc. The stuff we normalise is the stuff that leads to the next stage of harm so it needs to start at the base and eradicating those actions and behaviours before they become normalised and ‘seemingly inoffensive’ " I agree. And yes there is a but, though in discussion not conflict. I'd love your opinion on this, as a black man that will have views on it more personally than to what others will. Do you think that in some cases there are people, regardless of skin colour, that attempt to connect the dots and seek out harmless oversights, or dig up, accuse, or fabricate intent as racial hatred? Just going back to the stamps again as an example, regardless of how it is actually viewed on both sides right now. Yes it was a very insensitive oversight. If they had put those colours in to a hat and picked them out at random with black ending up being the cheapest and white being the most expensive - 100% random, zero onterference. Would there or would there not have been people calling out that it would be racist for that to be the case, No ill intent just purely trying to place a price on each of them? | |||
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"I’ve a theory If people stopped looking for racism or talking about racism Seeing racism when it’s not actually there Racism although sadly would still be a thing It might be less of a thing " The way you structured your premise is either badly flawed or incredibly disingenuous OP! Seeing racism or any kind of bigotry when it's not there is clearly a bad thing! But we should absolutely be on the lookout for it and call it out for the ugly bullshit it is whenever it rears its vile head. Ignoring is tantamount to tolerating it and will not make it go away. The more we expose it and talk about it the better!  | |||
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"I’ve a theory If people stopped looking for racism or talking about racism Seeing racism when it’s not actually there Racism although sadly would still be a thing It might be less of a thing The way you structured your premise is either badly flawed or incredibly disingenuous OP! Seeing racism or any kind of bigotry when it's not there is clearly a bad thing! But we should absolutely be on the lookout for it and call it out for the ugly bullshit it is whenever it rears its vile head. Ignoring is tantamount to tolerating it and will not make it go away. The more we expose it and talk about it the better! "I agree. Is this a guy who is racist, making sure it’s still a thing. I believe if a moron is a moron, they are a moron, colour, beliefs aside, this guy, is top moron. Your white, so am I, but, so what. Il list and with the people that respect each other. You stand alone | |||
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"Just a couple of examples Covid is racist A monkey statue in Hartlepool to have a disclaimer to stop any racist issues Santa shows white supremacy This is what I’m talking about The media too White cop kills black man How about Cop kills man Same story Different meaning " Covid is racist in that it disproportionately affects BME | |||
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"Just a couple of examples Covid is racist A monkey statue in Hartlepool to have a disclaimer to stop any racist issues Santa shows white supremacy This is what I’m talking about The media too White cop kills black man How about Cop kills man Same story Different meaning " Except it isn't the same story as a white cop killed a black man due to systemic racism and white privilege. George Floyd's life was not valued as highly due to him being a black man. The white cop had a sense of entitled a freedom of fear from repercussions due to his white privilege and the structural racism within the police force. Nor the same story AT ALL. Pretending otherwise is ignorant, disingenuous and dangerous. | |||
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"The challenge in some areas is the normalisation of behaviours. When people see behaviours that they are familiar with, use themselves and/or don’t check others on, it’s easy to quickly attempt to dismiss them as ok and not racist..... ‘I’m going to the p*** shop’ for example Similar to the recent discussions over Sarah Everard and the pyramid pictures starting with objectification, ‘lad banter’, jokes etc. The stuff we normalise is the stuff that leads to the next stage of harm so it needs to start at the base and eradicating those actions and behaviours before they become normalised and ‘seemingly inoffensive’ " *This needs an applaud emoji* | |||
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"Just a couple of examples Covid is racist (Snip...) Covid is racist in that it disproportionately affects BME" What it actuay does is disproportionately affect those living below the poverty line... And given systemic and institutional racisim, that has a higher proportion of the BAME community | |||
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"Just a couple of examples Covid is racist A monkey statue in Hartlepool to have a disclaimer to stop any racist issues Santa shows white supremacy This is what I’m talking about The media too White cop kills black man How about Cop kills man Same story Different meaning Except it isn't the same story as a white cop killed a black man due to systemic racism and white privilege. George Floyd's life was not valued as highly due to him being a black man. The white cop had a sense of entitled a freedom of fear from repercussions due to his white privilege and the structural racism within the police force. Nor the same story AT ALL. Pretending otherwise is ignorant, disingenuous and dangerous." And yet it was deemed not a hate crime. No racial undertones. Derick Chauvin was not charged with a hate crime . He was convicted of killing another individual. George Floyd the human not the race. | |||
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"The challenge in some areas is the normalisation of behaviours. When people see behaviours that they are familiar with, use themselves and/or don’t check others on, it’s easy to quickly attempt to dismiss them as ok and not racist..... ‘I’m going to the p*** shop’ for example Similar to the recent discussions over Sarah Everard and the pyramid pictures starting with objectification, ‘lad banter’, jokes etc. The stuff we normalise is the stuff that leads to the next stage of harm so it needs to start at the base and eradicating those actions and behaviours before they become normalised and ‘seemingly inoffensive’ I agree. And yes there is a but, though in discussion not conflict. I'd love your opinion on this, as a black man that will have views on it more personally than to what others will. Do you think that in some cases there are people, regardless of skin colour, that attempt to connect the dots and seek out harmless oversights, or dig up, accuse, or fabricate intent as racial hatred? Just going back to the stamps again as an example, regardless of how it is actually viewed on both sides right now. Yes it was a very insensitive oversight. If they had put those colours in to a hat and picked them out at random with black ending up being the cheapest and white being the most expensive - 100% random, zero onterference. Would there or would there not have been people calling out that it would be racist for that to be the case, No ill intent just purely trying to place a price on each of them?" Happy to answer that, but I don’t understand the stamps reference. I did see it earlier on a thread, whether it was this one or a different one, so some context would be helpful | |||
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" Except it isn't the same story as a white cop killed a black man due to systemic racism and white privilege. George Floyd's life was not valued as highly due to him being a black man. The white cop had a sense of entitled a freedom of fear from repercussions due to his white privilege and the structural racism within the police force. Nor the same story AT ALL. Pretending otherwise is ignorant, disingenuous and dangerous. And yet it was deemed not a hate crime. No racial undertones. Derick Chauvin was not charged with a hate crime . He was convicted of killing another individual. George Floyd the human not the race." It was deemed "not a hate crime" by equally racist white men. | |||
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" out of sight out of mind it. I agree xx"I agree too..but when it is a crime.. then we need to expose it. But I agree with you(..if that makes sense..lol) | |||
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"Just a couple of examples Covid is racist A monkey statue in Hartlepool to have a disclaimer to stop any racist issues Santa shows white supremacy This is what I’m talking about The media too White cop kills black man How about Cop kills man Same story Different meaning Except it isn't the same story as a white cop killed a black man due to systemic racism and white privilege. George Floyd's life was not valued as highly due to him being a black man. The white cop had a sense of entitled a freedom of fear from repercussions due to his white privilege and the structural racism within the police force. Nor the same story AT ALL. Pretending otherwise is ignorant, disingenuous and dangerous. And yet it was deemed not a hate crime. No racial undertones. Derick Chauvin was not charged with a hate crime . He was convicted of killing another individual. George Floyd the human not the race." By who? | |||
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" Except it isn't the same story as a white cop killed a black man due to systemic racism and white privilege. George Floyd's life was not valued as highly due to him being a black man. The white cop had a sense of entitled a freedom of fear from repercussions due to his white privilege and the structural racism within the police force. Nor the same story AT ALL. Pretending otherwise is ignorant, disingenuous and dangerous. And yet it was deemed not a hate crime. No racial undertones. Derick Chauvin was not charged with a hate crime . He was convicted of killing another individual. George Floyd the human not the race. It was deemed "not a hate crime" by equally racist white men. " You do realize the attorney general is black and a democrat. | |||
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"The challenge in some areas is the normalisation of behaviours. When people see behaviours that they are familiar with, use themselves and/or don’t check others on, it’s easy to quickly attempt to dismiss them as ok and not racist..... ‘I’m going to the p*** shop’ for example Similar to the recent discussions over Sarah Everard and the pyramid pictures starting with objectification, ‘lad banter’, jokes etc. The stuff we normalise is the stuff that leads to the next stage of harm so it needs to start at the base and eradicating those actions and behaviours before they become normalised and ‘seemingly inoffensive’ I agree. And yes there is a but, though in discussion not conflict. I'd love your opinion on this, as a black man that will have views on it more personally than to what others will. Do you think that in some cases there are people, regardless of skin colour, that attempt to connect the dots and seek out harmless oversights, or dig up, accuse, or fabricate intent as racial hatred? Just going back to the stamps again as an example, regardless of how it is actually viewed on both sides right now. Yes it was a very insensitive oversight. If they had put those colours in to a hat and picked them out at random with black ending up being the cheapest and white being the most expensive - 100% random, zero onterference. Would there or would there not have been people calling out that it would be racist for that to be the case, No ill intent just purely trying to place a price on each of them? Happy to answer that, but I don’t understand the stamps reference. I did see it earlier on a thread, whether it was this one or a different one, so some context would be helpful "In the case of the stamps, Spain's postal service created 4 postal stamps. Each one based upon a skin colour from white/caucasian to black, in honour of racial awareness. Each stamp costing a different price, however the darkest of the stamps was the cheapest, with the lightest colour being the most expensive. So yes, while there clearly is an oversight by linking certain skin colour to a cost. Black being the cheapest/undervalued. So people pointed it out calling it racist - which yes I can see how it could be viewed as such but I think it was no more than an insensitive oversight. | |||
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"I’ve a theory If people stopped looking for racism or talking about racism Seeing racism when it’s not actually there Racism although sadly would still be a thing It might be less of a thing " This is a popular right-wing trope in America. The people who keep racism alive are the people who speak out against racist behaviour, so the thinking goes. I personally think that's a load of bollocks. In many cases it's just a way of trying to get away with being racist. Don't blame the perpetrators, blame the people who are critical of them. There are people who hold this view who literally think there is no racism in the USA. I think there is racism in the USA (and around the world). I for one am not going to shut up about it. | |||
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"I’ve a theory If people stopped looking for racism or talking about racism Seeing racism when it’s not actually there Racism although sadly would still be a thing It might be less of a thing This is a popular right-wing trope in America. The people who keep racism alive are the people who speak out against racist behaviour, so the thinking goes. I personally think that's a load of bollocks. In many cases it's just a way of trying to get away with being racist. Don't blame the perpetrators, blame the people who are critical of them. There are people who hold this view who literally think there is no racism in the USA. I think there is racism in the USA (and around the world). I for one am not going to shut up about it. " Agreed | |||
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"Rasism..is all about education, home education. In a show, a white boy, age 4 is asked how is he different from another boy (black). He said the other boys has glasses. " Racism is about education? White privilege. | |||
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"The challenge in some areas is the normalisation of behaviours. When people see behaviours that they are familiar with, use themselves and/or don’t check others on, it’s easy to quickly attempt to dismiss them as ok and not racist..... ‘I’m going to the p*** shop’ for example Similar to the recent discussions over Sarah Everard and the pyramid pictures starting with objectification, ‘lad banter’, jokes etc. The stuff we normalise is the stuff that leads to the next stage of harm so it needs to start at the base and eradicating those actions and behaviours before they become normalised and ‘seemingly inoffensive’ I agree. And yes there is a but, though in discussion not conflict. I'd love your opinion on this, as a black man that will have views on it more personally than to what others will. Do you think that in some cases there are people, regardless of skin colour, that attempt to connect the dots and seek out harmless oversights, or dig up, accuse, or fabricate intent as racial hatred? Just going back to the stamps again as an example, regardless of how it is actually viewed on both sides right now. Yes it was a very insensitive oversight. If they had put those colours in to a hat and picked them out at random with black ending up being the cheapest and white being the most expensive - 100% random, zero onterference. Would there or would there not have been people calling out that it would be racist for that to be the case, No ill intent just purely trying to place a price on each of them? Happy to answer that, but I don’t understand the stamps reference. I did see it earlier on a thread, whether it was this one or a different one, so some context would be helpful
In the case of the stamps, Spain's postal service created 4 postal stamps. Each one based upon a skin colour from white/caucasian to black, in honour of racial awareness. Each stamp costing a different price, however the darkest of the stamps was the cheapest, with the lightest colour being the most expensive.
So yes, while there clearly is an oversight by linking certain skin colour to a cost. Black being the cheapest/undervalued.
So people pointed it out calling it racist - which yes I can see how it could be viewed as such but I think it was no more than an insensitive oversight.
"That’s not an oversight. Culturally many European countries are far more overt in their nature The fact that people (genuinely) think these things are oversight or misunderstandings shows: a) how out of touch they are with reality and the subtle, covert undertones that people who are discriminated against have to deal with daily b) how far we have to go to make any sort of change c) the fact that there are no people of colour in the room in the relevant positions of power, or even in the room with a voice when these things are dreamt up and put into practice d) I could go on and on
That fact that skin bleaching is a multi million pound industry in Asia and Africa gives an indication into how beauty is perceived in those areas. You if you grew up in a multi cultural environment, or work in one, you will commonly hear stories in the asian community about skin tone and partners being rejected or shunned for being too dark etc | |||
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"I’ve a theory If people stopped looking for racism or talking about racism Seeing racism when it’s not actually there Racism although sadly would still be a thing It might be less of a thing This is a popular right-wing trope in America. The people who keep racism alive are the people who speak out against racist behaviour, so the thinking goes. I personally think that's a load of bollocks. In many cases it's just a way of trying to get away with being racist. Don't blame the perpetrators, blame the people who are critical of them. There are people who hold this view who literally think there is no racism in the USA. I think there is racism in the USA (and around the world). I for one am not going to shut up about it. There is racism here not denying that. All over the south.But there was no racist intent in Floyd's death. It was a cop brutalizing another man. If there was "Racial" intent than there would have been hate crime charges. Now the killing of the young black man in Georgia by a white father and son. They should be charged with a hate crime along with everything that should be applied. The often subtle racial undertone with regards to police brutality though is the excessive use of force was based on a enhanced perception of fear and danger when it doesn’t really exist. One use of force ‘expert’ argued in Chauvin’s case that pre-emptive use of force or escalation is justified when the person has a ‘feeling’ or a ‘sensing’. Do people understand how fucked that is? "Police brutality. | |||
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"Happy to answer that, but I don’t understand the stamps reference. I did see it earlier on a thread, whether it was this one or a different one, so some context would be helpful
In the case of the stamps, Spain's postal service created 4 postal stamps. Each one based upon a skin colour from white/caucasian to black, in honour of racial awareness. Each stamp costing a different price, however the darkest of the stamps was the cheapest, with the lightest colour being the most expensive.
So yes, while there clearly is an oversight by linking certain skin colour to a cost. Black being the cheapest/undervalued.
So people pointed it out calling it racist - which yes I can see how it could be viewed as such but I think it was no more than an insensitive oversight.
That’s not an oversight. Culturally many European countries are far more overt in their nature
The fact that people (genuinely) think these things are oversight or misunderstandings shows:
a) how out of touch they are with reality and the subtle, covert undertones that people who are discriminated against have to deal with daily
b) how far we have to go to make any sort of change
c) the fact that there are no people of colour in the room in the relevant positions of power, or even in the room with a voice when these things are dreamt up and put into practice
d) I could go on and on
That fact that skin bleaching is a multi million pound industry in Asia and Africa gives an indication into how beauty is perceived in those areas. You if you grew up in a multi cultural environment, or work in one, you will commonly hear stories in the asian community about skin tone and partners being rejected or shunned for being too dark etc"Good point. Though would it be any less racist to intentionally have the darkest skin colour as the most expensive, essentially making it the token "look were not racist!" move? Following on from that and back to my original question. If these 4 colours were randomly picked to go with the prices and by chance white was the more expensive and black was the cheapest - again I state no human intervention, just purely random - would you consider the outcome racist? If not then do you agree/disagree somebody would still call it as such regardless of what action was taken? | |||
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"I’ve a theory If people stopped looking for racism or talking about racism Seeing racism when it’s not actually there Racism although sadly would still be a thing It might be less of a thing This is a popular right-wing trope in America. The people who keep racism alive are the people who speak out against racist behaviour, so the thinking goes. I personally think that's a load of bollocks. In many cases it's just a way of trying to get away with being racist. Don't blame the perpetrators, blame the people who are critical of them. There are people who hold this view who literally think there is no racism in the USA. I think there is racism in the USA (and around the world). I for one am not going to shut up about it. There is racism here not denying that. All over the south.But there was no racist intent in Floyd's death. It was a cop brutalizing another man. If there was "Racial" intent than there would have been hate crime charges. Now the killing of the young black man in Georgia by a white father and son. They should be charged with a hate crime along with everything that should be applied. The often subtle racial undertone with regards to police brutality though is the excessive use of force was based on a enhanced perception of fear and danger when it doesn’t really exist. One use of force ‘expert’ argued in Chauvin’s case that pre-emptive use of force or escalation is justified when the person has a ‘feeling’ or a ‘sensing’. Do people understand how fucked that is? "this again  ...Over one million Africa SL###VES in Libya...Millions more in Mauritania,Saudi Arabia and Qatar...Igbo genocide in Nigeria with 2000 already dead so far..and Yemeni civilians being slaughtered in a civil war..with Saudi Arabia and Iran being the main players..funny but Burn loot and murder have sweet f##K all to say,guess its the lack off police involvement eh...or maybe football fans booing at a game is much more important cos you know white man bad and racist... | |||
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" There is racism here not denying that. All over the south.But there was no racist intent in Floyd's death. It was a cop brutalizing another man. If there was "Racial" intent than there would have been hate crime charges. Now the killing of the young black man in Georgia by a white father and son. They should be charged with a hate crime along with everything that should be applied. " Legality does not necessarily equate to morality, particularly when the overseeing body to made those judgements is systematically racist. Black people are not exempt from holding racist views against "their own" or being influenced by a system that has white people at the helm, just like women are not immune to misogyny. In this country we've seen how the likes of Priti Patel has promoted racist and xenophobic policies, despite being the child of immigrants herself. She is not going to bite the hand that feeds her. We've also seen how the Tories' recently "whitewashed" an investigation into systemic racism by setting the perimeters of said investigation and being selective with the citations used. Many acamedemics quickly moved to distance themselves from it but on paper it stands as "the UK isn't institutionally racist" because an interested party gerrymandered its own investigation out of self interest. | |||
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"I’ve a theory If people stopped looking for racism or talking about racism Seeing racism when it’s not actually there Racism although sadly would still be a thing It might be less of a thing This is a popular right-wing trope in America. The people who keep racism alive are the people who speak out against racist behaviour, so the thinking goes. I personally think that's a load of bollocks. In many cases it's just a way of trying to get away with being racist. Don't blame the perpetrators, blame the people who are critical of them. There are people who hold this view who literally think there is no racism in the USA. I think there is racism in the USA (and around the world). I for one am not going to shut up about it. There is racism here not denying that. All over the south.But there was no racist intent in Floyd's death. It was a cop brutalizing another man. If there was "Racial" intent than there would have been hate crime charges. Now the killing of the young black man in Georgia by a white father and son. They should be charged with a hate crime along with everything that should be applied. The often subtle racial undertone with regards to police brutality though is the excessive use of force was based on a enhanced perception of fear and danger when it doesn’t really exist. One use of force ‘expert’ argued in Chauvin’s case that pre-emptive use of force or escalation is justified when the person has a ‘feeling’ or a ‘sensing’. Do people understand how fucked that is? "love the back seat driving from people with no idea or experience off being a police officer BRAVO | |||
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" The often subtle racial undertone with regards to police brutality though is the excessive use of force was based on a enhanced perception of fear and danger when it doesn’t really exist. One use of force ‘expert’ argued in Chauvin’s case that pre-emptive use of force or escalation is justified when the person has a ‘feeling’ or a ‘sensing’. Do people understand how fucked that is? this again ...Over one million Africa SL###VES in Libya...Millions more in Mauritania,Saudi Arabia and Qatar...Igbo genocide in Nigeria with 2000 already dead so far..and Yemeni civilians being slaughtered in a civil war..with Saudi Arabia and Iran being the main players..funny but Burn loot and murder have sweet f##K all to say,guess its the lack off police involvement eh...or maybe football fans booing at a game is much more important cos you know white man bad and racist..."What on earth are you talking about? | |||
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"I’ve a theory If people stopped looking for racism or talking about racism Seeing racism when it’s not actually there Racism although sadly would still be a thing It might be less of a thing This is a popular right-wing trope in America. The people who keep racism alive are the people who speak out against racist behaviour, so the thinking goes. I personally think that's a load of bollocks. In many cases it's just a way of trying to get away with being racist. Don't blame the perpetrators, blame the people who are critical of them. There are people who hold this view who literally think there is no racism in the USA. I think there is racism in the USA (and around the world). I for one am not going to shut up about it. There is racism here not denying that. All over the south.But there was no racist intent in Floyd's death. It was a cop brutalizing another man. If there was "Racial" intent than there would have been hate crime charges. Now the killing of the young black man in Georgia by a white father and son. They should be charged with a hate crime along with everything that should be applied. The often subtle racial undertone with regards to police brutality though is the excessive use of force was based on a enhanced perception of fear and danger when it doesn’t really exist. One use of force ‘expert’ argued in Chauvin’s case that pre-emptive use of force or escalation is justified when the person has a ‘feeling’ or a ‘sensing’. Do people understand how fucked that is? love the back seat driving from people with no idea or experience off being a police officer BRAVO"Zero experience of being a police officer but plenty of experience being (incorrectly) profiled by them  | |||
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"I’ve a theory If people stopped looking for racism or talking about racism Seeing racism when it’s not actually there Racism although sadly would still be a thing It might be less of a thing This is a popular right-wing trope in America. The people who keep racism alive are the people who speak out against racist behaviour, so the thinking goes. I personally think that's a load of bollocks. In many cases it's just a way of trying to get away with being racist. Don't blame the perpetrators, blame the people who are critical of them. There are people who hold this view who literally think there is no racism in the USA. I think there is racism in the USA (and around the world). I for one am not going to shut up about it. There is racism here not denying that. All over the south.But there was no racist intent in Floyd's death. It was a cop brutalizing another man. If there was "Racial" intent than there would have been hate crime charges. Now the killing of the young black man in Georgia by a white father and son. They should be charged with a hate crime along with everything that should be applied. The often subtle racial undertone with regards to police brutality though is the excessive use of force was based on a enhanced perception of fear and danger when it doesn’t really exist. One use of force ‘expert’ argued in Chauvin’s case that pre-emptive use of force or escalation is justified when the person has a ‘feeling’ or a ‘sensing’. Do people understand how fucked that is? love the back seat driving from people with no idea or experience off being a police officer BRAVO
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"I’ve a theory If people stopped looking for racism or talking about racism Seeing racism when it’s not actually there Racism although sadly would still be a thing It might be less of a thing This is a popular right-wing trope in America. The people who keep racism alive are the people who speak out against racist behaviour, so the thinking goes. I personally think that's a load of bollocks. In many cases it's just a way of trying to get away with being racist. Don't blame the perpetrators, blame the people who are critical of them. There are people who hold this view who literally think there is no racism in the USA. I think there is racism in the USA (and around the world). I for one am not going to shut up about it. There is racism here not denying that. All over the south.But there was no racist intent in Floyd's death. It was a cop brutalizing another man. If there was "Racial" intent than there would have been hate crime charges. Now the killing of the young black man in Georgia by a white father and son. They should be charged with a hate crime along with everything that should be applied. The often subtle racial undertone with regards to police brutality though is the excessive use of force was based on a enhanced perception of fear and danger when it doesn’t really exist. One use of force ‘expert’ argued in Chauvin’s case that pre-emptive use of force or escalation is justified when the person has a ‘feeling’ or a ‘sensing’. Do people understand how fucked that is? love the back seat driving from people with no idea or experience off being a police officer BRAVO
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"I’ve a theory If people stopped looking for racism or talking about racism Seeing racism when it’s not actually there Racism although sadly would still be a thing It might be less of a thing This is a popular right-wing trope in America. The people who keep racism alive are the people who speak out against racist behaviour, so the thinking goes. I personally think that's a load of bollocks. In many cases it's just a way of trying to get away with being racist. Don't blame the perpetrators, blame the people who are critical of them. There are people who hold this view who literally think there is no racism in the USA. I think there is racism in the USA (and around the world). I for one am not going to shut up about it. There is racism here not denying that. All over the south.But there was no racist intent in Floyd's death. It was a cop brutalizing another man. If there was "Racial" intent than there would have been hate crime charges. Now the killing of the young black man in Georgia by a white father and son. They should be charged with a hate crime along with everything that should be applied. The often subtle racial undertone with regards to police brutality though is the excessive use of force was based on a enhanced perception of fear and danger when it doesn’t really exist. One use of force ‘expert’ argued in Chauvin’s case that pre-emptive use of force or escalation is justified when the person has a ‘feeling’ or a ‘sensing’. Do people understand how fucked that is? love the back seat driving from people with no idea or experience off being a police officer BRAVO
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"I’ve a theory If people stopped looking for racism or talking about racism Seeing racism when it’s not actually there Racism although sadly would still be a thing It might be less of a thing I'm still struggling to grasp what this actually means! " I'm curious as to what is deemed to be racist, which actually isnt. | |||
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Even with people saying ohh they have a preference for only white people or only or Black people and say on their profile ohh im not racist I have friends if so then what's wrong with meeting them of fabs??
You are picking a race to specifically meet and ruling out others and then saying ohh your not my type.
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"Stop labeling people in order to divide and control them "Let's not identify common denominators and pretend that everyone is equally susceptible to abuse and prejudice. That will really help statutory bodies to target preventative action and support where it's actually needed. | |||
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"Seems a mixed bag here Can’t get away from the fact there are so many looking at racism when it’s not there But they need to find it to justify some sort of theory Too many victims they don’t need to be It’s a shame When racism is not there.... erm which planet are you resting on not Earth by the looks of it must be a new Alien Planet please do get a ticket for me so I can come stay on this new planet "If you don’t have anything intelligent to say....... | |||
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"Stop labeling people in order to divide and control them "That’s what exactly I meat..totally agree with you. Is nothing but for a purpose of control | |||
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"If you don’t have anything intelligent to say....... ...start a thread claiming that ignoring a problem will solve it! Try again "Did you read of it or just the bits you wanted to for maximum high horse Sadly it makes you look silly | |||
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"If you don’t have anything intelligent to say....... ...start a thread claiming that ignoring a problem will solve it! Try again
Did you read of it or just the bits you wanted to for maximum high horse
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"Seems a mixed bag here Can’t get away from the fact there are so many looking at racism when it’s not there But they need to find it to justify some sort of theory Too many victims they don’t need to be It’s a shame When racism is not there.... erm which planet are you resting on not Earth by the looks of it must be a new Alien Planet please do get a ticket for me so I can come stay on this new planet
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"Seems a mixed bag here Can’t get away from the fact there are so many looking at racism when it’s not there But they need to find it to justify some sort of theory Too many victims they don’t need to be It’s a shame When racism is not there.... erm which planet are you resting on not Earth by the looks of it must be a new Alien Planet please do get a ticket for me so I can come stay on this new planet
If you don’t have anything intelligent to say.......
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"How does one see racism when it’s not there? Who determines what’s racist to another person and what isn’t? We can’t police how people feel. Sure a minority of people may well use it to their advantage in order to complain, however I can guarantee that most of us who have experienced racism really don’t do that nor do we always want to talk about it. The rolling of they eyes, the “pulling the race card” or any other buzzword or phrase some people use kind of gets old when any mention of racism comes, the stereotypes, the whataboutery, the assumptions I could go on. Racism won’t disappear just because we stop talking about it. " And you you have it You read from that what you wanted do you felt justified in getting on a high horse I never said it would disappear Read it again One example I’ll suggest to you “White cop kills black guy” It’s not racist The criminal, regard of race was breaking the law and faces punishment for it You never read “ white cop kills white guy “ | |||
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"How does one see racism when it’s not there? Who determines what’s racist to another person and what isn’t? We can’t police how people feel. Sure a minority of people may well use it to their advantage in order to complain, however I can guarantee that most of us who have experienced racism really don’t do that nor do we always want to talk about it. The rolling of they eyes, the “pulling the race card” or any other buzzword or phrase some people use kind of gets old when any mention of racism comes, the stereotypes, the whataboutery, the assumptions I could go on. Racism won’t disappear just because we stop talking about it. And you you have it You read from that what you wanted do you felt justified in getting on a high horse I never said it would disappear Read it again One example I’ll suggest to you “White cop kills black guy” It’s not racist The criminal, regard of race was breaking the law and faces punishment for it You never read “ white cop kills white guy “" The same as you never hear about ‘white on white crime’ | |||
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"How does one see racism when it’s not there? Who determines what’s racist to another person and what isn’t? We can’t police how people feel. Sure a minority of people may well use it to their advantage in order to complain, however I can guarantee that most of us who have experienced racism really don’t do that nor do we always want to talk about it. The rolling of they eyes, the “pulling the race card” or any other buzzword or phrase some people use kind of gets old when any mention of racism comes, the stereotypes, the whataboutery, the assumptions I could go on. Racism won’t disappear just because we stop talking about it. And you you have it You read from that what you wanted do you felt justified in getting on a high horse I never said it would disappear Read it again One example I’ll suggest to you “White cop kills black guy” It’s not racist The criminal, regard of race was breaking the law and faces punishment for it You never read “ white cop kills white guy “" What high horse did I get on by having an opinion? It seems to me it’s you on the high horse disregarding anyone else’s view if it doesn’t match yours. If you’re forum post was about one specific situation ie. George Floyd why didn’t you just say that? Your problem seems to be with the media and how they describe situations which lead to issues, maybe you should take it up with them. You’ll never see “black cop kills black guy” either, but we all know how quick some are to talk about “black on black crime” but not “white on white crime” so it works both ways really. | |||
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"How does one see racism when it’s not there? Who determines what’s racist to another person and what isn’t? We can’t police how people feel. Sure a minority of people may well use it to their advantage in order to complain, however I can guarantee that most of us who have experienced racism really don’t do that nor do we always want to talk about it. The rolling of they eyes, the “pulling the race card” or any other buzzword or phrase some people use kind of gets old when any mention of racism comes, the stereotypes, the whataboutery, the assumptions I could go on. Racism won’t disappear just because we stop talking about it. And you you have it You read from that what you wanted do you felt justified in getting on a high horse I never said it would disappear Read it again One example I’ll suggest to you “White cop kills black guy” It’s not racist The criminal, regard of race was breaking the law and faces punishment for it You never read “ white cop kills white guy “ What high horse did I get on by having an opinion? It seems to me it’s you on the high horse disregarding anyone else’s view if it doesn’t match yours. If you’re forum post was about one specific situation ie. George Floyd why didn’t you just say that? Your problem seems to be with the media and how they describe situations which lead to issues, maybe you should take it up with them. You’ll never see “black cop kills black guy” either, but we all know how quick some are to talk about “black on black crime” but not “white on white crime” so it works both ways really. " That was just one example There’s lots And I never gave Floyd a thought | |||
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"What other examples do you have? How about “black on black crime” but no mentions of “white on white crime”? That’s a big one I find exhausting. " When white on white occurs it’s discussed Black on black gets discussed more My point is Why even say a colour Man hits man Same thing No colour mentioned | |||
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"What other examples do you have? How about “black on black crime” but no mentions of “white on white crime”? That’s a big one I find exhausting. When white on white occurs it’s discussed Black on black gets discussed more My point is Why even say a colour Man hits man Same thing No colour mentioned " Because sometimes it’s very much relevant. Like the racist attack on an Indian Muslim family local to me recently, it can be relevant to the story. You wouldn’t go to the police station after being robbed by a black man and not describe his race would you? “White on white crime” is hardly ever discussed unless it’s in response to someone mentioned “black on black crime”. But I never see any outrage about that. For as long as people look different, race will always be mentioned, just as for as long as there are different genders on this planet they will always be mentioned. | |||
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"What other examples do you have? How about “black on black crime” but no mentions of “white on white crime”? That’s a big one I find exhausting. When white on white occurs it’s discussed Black on black gets discussed more My point is Why even say a colour Man hits man Same thing No colour mentioned Because sometimes it’s very much relevant. Like the racist attack on an Indian Muslim family local to me recently, it can be relevant to the story. You wouldn’t go to the police station after being robbed by a black man and not describe his race would you? “White on white crime” is hardly ever discussed unless it’s in response to someone mentioned “black on black crime”. But I never see any outrage about that. For as long as people look different, race will always be mentioned, just as for as long as there are different genders on this planet they will always be mentioned. " When Lee Rigby was slaughtered in day light Did the white community start pulling down statues Spray paint monuments Riot No | |||
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"What other examples do you have? How about “black on black crime” but no mentions of “white on white crime”? That’s a big one I find exhausting. When white on white occurs it’s discussed Black on black gets discussed more My point is Why even say a colour Man hits man Same thing No colour mentioned Because sometimes it’s very much relevant. Like the racist attack on an Indian Muslim family local to me recently, it can be relevant to the story. You wouldn’t go to the police station after being robbed by a black man and not describe his race would you? “White on white crime” is hardly ever discussed unless it’s in response to someone mentioned “black on black crime”. But I never see any outrage about that. For as long as people look different, race will always be mentioned, just as for as long as there are different genders on this planet they will always be mentioned. When Lee Rigby was slaughtered in day light Did the white community start pulling down statues Spray paint monuments Riot No" And this is what I mean by whataboutery. What does Lee Rigby and his tragic death have to do with this conversation? It keeps going back to George Floyd and the after effects of his death and yet you claim you haven’t given him a though... Did you not read the statement Lee Rigby’s family put out last year? I suggest you look up the Tulsa Race War if you think white people have never rioted... At least now we are getting into the nitty gritty of what you really meant. | |||
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"This OP post is either an ignorant post or the OP is doing it for the attention. How can someone say racism should be ignored WTF! Oh well " | |||
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"What other examples do you have? How about “black on black crime” but no mentions of “white on white crime”? That’s a big one I find exhausting. When white on white occurs it’s discussed Black on black gets discussed more My point is Why even say a colour Man hits man Same thing No colour mentioned Because sometimes it’s very much relevant. Like the racist attack on an Indian Muslim family local to me recently, it can be relevant to the story. You wouldn’t go to the police station after being robbed by a black man and not describe his race would you? “White on white crime” is hardly ever discussed unless it’s in response to someone mentioned “black on black crime”. But I never see any outrage about that. For as long as people look different, race will always be mentioned, just as for as long as there are different genders on this planet they will always be mentioned. When Lee Rigby was slaughtered in day light Did the white community start pulling down statues Spray paint monuments Riot No" It was quite noticeable that the 1st lee rigby comparisons were made by far right sources on Twitter. | |||
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"* There's racism. * There's white people in their misguided attempts to prove they're not racist, saying any issue regarding a person of colour is racist. * There's people of colour playing the race card to get what they want. * There's white people thinking racism doesn't exist because it doesn't happen to them. * There's people of all colours hiding their racism behind political and social ideologies, trying to recruit others to dubious causes. * There's me writing bollocks about racism on the internet. Seriously, how can anyone hate a whole race? There are simply 2 types of people in this world, good people and bad people. They come in different sexes, sizes and colours but they only thing that truly matters is if they are good or not. " Yes that hit the nail on head. | |||
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"* There's racism. * There's white people in their misguided attempts to prove they're not racist, saying any issue regarding a person of colour is racist. * There's people of colour playing the race card to get what they want. * There's white people thinking racism doesn't exist because it doesn't happen to them. * There's people of all colours hiding their racism behind political and social ideologies, trying to recruit others to dubious causes. * There's me writing bollocks about racism on the internet. Seriously, how can anyone hate a whole race? There are simply 2 types of people in this world, good people and bad people. They come in different sexes, sizes and colours but they only thing that truly matters is if they are good or not. Yes that hit the nail on head." That's the bottom line for me too. I don't see colour, I see people. I do however acknowledge colour and different cultures and lifestyles - to ignore them would be disrespectful. | |||
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"* There's racism. * There's white people in their misguided attempts to prove they're not racist, saying any issue regarding a person of colour is racist. * There's people of colour playing the race card to get what they want. * There's white people thinking racism doesn't exist because it doesn't happen to them. * There's people of all colours hiding their racism behind political and social ideologies, trying to recruit others to dubious causes. * There's me writing bollocks about racism on the internet. Seriously, how can anyone hate a whole race? There are simply 2 types of people in this world, good people and bad people. They come in different sexes, sizes and colours but they only thing that truly matters is if they are good or not. " | |||
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"* There's racism. * There's white people in their misguided attempts to prove they're not racist, saying any issue regarding a person of colour is racist. * There's people of colour playing the race card to get what they want. * There's white people thinking racism doesn't exist because it doesn't happen to them. * There's people of all colours hiding their racism behind political and social ideologies, trying to recruit others to dubious causes. * There's me writing bollocks about racism on the internet. Seriously, how can anyone hate a whole race? There are simply 2 types of people in this world, good people and bad people. They come in different sexes, sizes and colours but they only thing that truly matters is if they are good or not. " This | |||
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"I’ve a theory If people stopped looking for racism or talking about racism Seeing racism when it’s not actually there Racism although sadly would still be a thing It might be less of a thing And if we stop arresting people the crime rate will drop too. Smashing idea." Stop it ya daft booger...... I laughed. | |||
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"* There's racism. * There's white people in their misguided attempts to prove they're not racist, saying any issue regarding a person of colour is racist. * There's people of colour playing the race card to get what they want. * There's white people thinking racism doesn't exist because it doesn't happen to them. * There's people of all colours hiding their racism behind political and social ideologies, trying to recruit others to dubious causes. * There's me writing bollocks about racism on the internet. Seriously, how can anyone hate a whole race? There are simply 2 types of people in this world, good people and bad people. They come in different sexes, sizes and colours but they only thing that truly matters is if they are good or not. " Spot on | |||
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