JohnWayne92 2,082 Posted January 11, 2018 Share Posted January 11, 2018 28 minutes ago, FilthyPOP414 said: Yea that's right. Shut up. Unless you're a Mexican immigrant who's gay and HIV positive like me, you can take your light-skinned privilege ass off from commenting back because I do the most for my black best friends and I am a true activist who helped elect Obama twice. I guess racism and progressivism isn't needed to be fought for since Canadians have it so good with y'alls flawless leader. Try living in a pre-regime AmeriKKKa. Log off.  Bye. ...so how is this not you being racist? State your claim, that's your privilege, but perhaps you should strive to stray away from being the thing you're literally complaining about. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Xoxo Adriana 15,040 Posted January 11, 2018 Share Posted January 11, 2018 ...so should we be bashing the mother instead of H&M? Â get ha! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Borislshere 52,615 Posted January 11, 2018 Share Posted January 11, 2018 2 hours ago, illbekind said: Exactly - was. Nobody uses that term anymore because itâs not a thing. People being offended by this is giving it life that it doesnât deserve. Just because people havenât heard of that term doesnât make them not âwokeâ - itâs just an obvious oversight because NOBODY USES THAT TERM. Ffs itâs like you want to be offended by this. Itâs a mistake, H&M have apologised, what else is it that you want exactly? Ok  Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
FalsePromise 424 Posted January 11, 2018 Share Posted January 11, 2018 Amen. It just shows that Weeknd guy needed some promotion over "social" problems. He can leave, never liked him. Creating drama to self promote is so Swifty. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
ModernEcstasy 6,421 Posted January 11, 2018 Share Posted January 11, 2018 Good for her. Itâs whether or not people choose to be offended by this. Yes its a very delicate subject, but the issue has only come up because somebody kicked up a fuss. If she can see no harm, it canât be that big of a deal? I hope people can see that this was an honest mistake. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
LadyLuca 2,315 Posted January 11, 2018 Share Posted January 11, 2018 6 hours ago, Borislshere said: Itâd be a cold day in hell before I let my future child where a shirt that referred to him as a monkey in a jungle. You do you though sis, secure the bag. But Would you also forbid your child to dress as a monkey for Halloween?  Im not going to Tell you what you should do, but isnt putting things in context obligatory in many situations (General) i can understand it if you want to protect ur child from racist relations made by others. In conclusion to that, I would Not say sonething against it.  However, in this context I also dont see evidence that try to make this photoshoot racist. Statment: context matters Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
codymonster 7,937 Posted January 11, 2018 Share Posted January 11, 2018 Yes!!!!! She didnât give a ****, because she knew that this is not what it was meaning! She is intelligent and realizing that we donât have to cry racism is actual racism isnât there. If anything, this stupid situation is just a distraction from ACTUAL racism that goes on all the time. We should be focused on that; not this situation where a t-shirt could-kinda-sorta be viewed racist if you read into it a certain way. EDIT: Iâm curious where all the people who were ripping me apart for thinking that the situation was an overreaction. Here is solid proof from the people ACTUALLY INVOLVED IN THE SITUATION they donât care and think people are overreacting. Itâs fine if you did think the shirt was insensitive, but donât call me a racist for thinking itâs an overreaction, unless your willing to call this mother a racist too.  Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
theahsfan 13,595 Posted January 11, 2018 Share Posted January 11, 2018 Anyone condemning this jumper is SO STUPID Calling a child a "monkey" is a term of endearment, at least here in the UK I mean, I'm white and I was called a "little monkey" countless times as a child Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RAMROD 96,324 Posted January 11, 2018 Share Posted January 11, 2018 3 minutes ago, theahsfan said: Anyone condemning this jumper is SO STUPID Calling a child a "monkey" is a term of endearment, at least here in the UK I mean, I'm white and I was called a "little monkey" countless times as a child  This thing lost in translation outside of UK because itâs different culture altogether. Canât blame them that much tbh. (ïŸâăźâ)ïŸâ§*:ïœ„ïŸ be delulu until it becomes trululu (*ÂŽèžïœ*) âĄâĄâĄ Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Grigio Guy 2,968 Posted January 11, 2018 Share Posted January 11, 2018 6 hours ago, FilthyPOP414 said: Y'all realize that porch money was used just as often as n*gger right? Like they're both slurs. Imagine seeing a slur word on your race as a "cute shirt". Sis, kids are constantly referred to as monkeys. When I saw the shirt I only thought about the joys of being a wild kid at that age.  Hell, my mother would tell me stop âactuando como un changoâ (acting like a monkey) when I was running a muck. Not everyone can see the racism behind this because a lot of people donât think that way. Itâs not being ignorant, itâs simply perception. Religion is a product to sell. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
T3ARS 4,132 Posted January 11, 2018 Share Posted January 11, 2018 God the lot of you are so ignorant of the racial discrimination black people go through on a daily basis, 1. Miss me with the "Different Culture" bullshit. Black people have been referred to and implied as monkeys all over the world. https://www.huffingtonpost.com/the-conversation-africa/comparing-black-people-to_b_9345322.html https://www.nytimes.com/2017/10/13/world/asia/china-racist-museum-exhibit.html https://popularresistance.org/deep-racism-the-forgotten-history-of-human-zoos/ http://www.cbc.ca/natureofthings/features/human-zoos-a-shocking-history-of-shame-and-exploitation http://www.adelaidenow.com.au/news/opinion/richard-evans-throwing-bananas-at-black-sportsmen-has-been-recognised-as-racism-across-europe-for-decades/news-story/afcb5d4a634119b327507e7616755e0b http://www.cnn.com/2016/12/13/us/official-racist-post-return-trnd/index.html This isn't some SJW overreaction, so stop trying to twist the narrative, it won't work. Black people are still seen as being sub-human and primitive, implying that they are monkeys is a common way to reaffirm that belief. 2. Whites and Blacks are NOT seen as equal in the majority of the world. Sorry to burst your bubble but were not. Sometimes I think a lot of you guys tackle issues like these as if we are, but we're not. Black people are seen as unintelligent, rude, violent, and primitive. So when your family members call you a monkey, it will carry different weight then if it was said to a black person. White people are notorious for saying slick **** and then acting like the victim when they get called out. Let me remind you, referring, calling, or implying black people are monkeys will always be seen as a racist jab. 3. As @Borislshere said if the mother doesn't find anything wrong with the photo that is her opinion but it does not negate the history of the correlation between black people and monkeys. If a 13-year-old is having sex with a 27-year-old, it doesn't matter if she/he felt they weren't manipulated, the truth is they were. 4. Microaggressions are very real and it takes a toll on the mind and spirit of those affected by it. Just like any forms of bullying it can cause damage to one self-worth. I don't like bringing up race on GGD because honestly a lot of you really don't get it and that's okay since your not effect by it and can go your entire lives without being affected by it, but please do not try can tell people what they should and shouldn't be offended by, especially with an issue that is still used to dehumanize black people. It is not our differences that divide us. It is our inability to recognize, accept, and celebrate those differences. - Audre Lorde Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
LadyLuca 2,315 Posted January 11, 2018 Share Posted January 11, 2018 3 minutes ago, T3ARS said: God the lot of you are so ignorant of the racial discrimination black people go through on a daily basis, 1. Miss me with the "Different Culture" bullshit. Black people have been referred to and implied as monkeys all over the world. https://www.huffingtonpost.com/the-conversation-africa/comparing-black-people-to_b_9345322.html https://www.nytimes.com/2017/10/13/world/asia/china-racist-museum-exhibit.html https://popularresistance.org/deep-racism-the-forgotten-history-of-human-zoos/ http://www.cbc.ca/natureofthings/features/human-zoos-a-shocking-history-of-shame-and-exploitation http://www.adelaidenow.com.au/news/opinion/richard-evans-throwing-bananas-at-black-sportsmen-has-been-recognised-as-racism-across-europe-for-decades/news-story/afcb5d4a634119b327507e7616755e0b http://www.cnn.com/2016/12/13/us/official-racist-post-return-trnd/index.html This isn't some SJW overreaction, so stop trying to twist the narrative, it won't work. Black people are still seen as being sub-human and primitive, implying that they are monkeys is a common way to reaffirm that belief. 2. Whites and Blacks are NOT seen as equal in the majority of the world. Sorry to burst your bubble but were not. Sometimes I think a lot of you guys tackle issues like these as if we are, but we're not. Black people are seen as unintelligent, rude, violent, and primitive. So when your family members call you a monkey, it will carry different weight then if it was said to a black person. White people are notorious for saying slick **** and then acting like the victim when they get called out. Let me remind you, referring, calling, or implying black people are monkeys will always be seen as a racist jab. 3. As @Borislshere said if the mother doesn't find anything wrong with the photo that is her opinion but it does not negate the history of the correlation between black people and monkeys. If a 13-year-old is having sex with a 27-year-old, it doesn't matter if she/he felt they weren't manipulated, the truth is they were. 4. Microaggressions are very real and it takes a toll on the mind and spirit of those affected by it. Just like any forms of bullying it can cause damage to one self-worth. I don't like bringing up race on GGD because honestly a lot of you really don't get it and that's okay since your not effect by it and can go your entire lives without being affected by it, but please do not try can tell people what they should and shouldn't be offended by, especially with an issue that is still used to dehumanize black people. I agree that you cant force someone to not feel offended. But also, not everyone has to please you in anyway. This monkey thing is an overreaction. I remember in my town they forbid christmas decortation cuz its too popular and it would be offending to people with other religion (minority) for both are no offendings and appologiez needed.  What is important is context! Context is a basic instrument of judgmental thinking. You cant just make statements if u dont know everything. Then justice/law system would not work. (far away example i know) For me the monkey thing, is same as not letting black people work, cuz someone can releate this to slavery aka another racism problem. (another extreme but it fits to the monkey shirt)  To microagression. I hate them. On one hand, I understand that people dont want to be assosiated with racism andso on. Especially people who are ashamed of their country having so much trouble with racism. Or effected people that dont want to get harmed (or dont want others to get harmed) but !- By making thinks big which are not acutally racist it get dangerous. Those microagressions stop the progress of making monkey a silly word for kids and turining them into a racist meaning again. Which ofcourse should not be goal. Another danger of the microagression thinking is that you can make an microagression out of EVERYTHING. It will seperate people even more. I cant agree on a racism problem here, but everybody has to decide that on their own. I think the lagre majority of GGD also think that people should be able to live equally together. Just because not everybody feels offened, doesnt mean they are unaware of racist. They just feel diffrent about this. (but who am I to say, I never saw someone in RL here) Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Original Diva 4,905 Posted January 11, 2018 Share Posted January 11, 2018 I'm so sick of this. Anyone else could have worn this and it would be no problem. But if course people make a huge deal of absolutely nothing. Â excuse me no Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chic 20,830 Posted January 11, 2018 Share Posted January 11, 2018 It's only the SJW's seeing a black child wearing a monkey t shirt and thinking about a correlation, interesting. Perhaps they're the true racists Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
LM 4,032 Posted January 11, 2018 Share Posted January 11, 2018 5 hours ago, Borislshere said: Ok  And where are the links to the studies? Just because something is written in a video doesn't mean it's true Some people here... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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