Jessica Germ 1,612 Posted January 8, 2018 Share Posted January 8, 2018 But like...literally my whole closet is h&m Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dominic 11,922 Posted January 8, 2018 Share Posted January 8, 2018 2 minutes ago, Supersonic said: I literally just overheard two white girls at uni talking about the black guy next to me and referred to him as "that gorilla over there" Did you say something to them or just let it slide? The hardest thing in this world is to live in it Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Miky 9,400 Posted January 8, 2018 Share Posted January 8, 2018 if you associate black people with monkeys that automatically I have some bad news for you lol what a drama queen Edit: I hope y'all ran to the thought police and reported this horrendous crime! Make Orwell proud  Too many people here with moral superiority complex. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
SychosSoChic 9,995 Posted January 8, 2018 Share Posted January 8, 2018 21 minutes ago, codymonster said: What I’m saying is that the people who call out racism when there isn’t any are the ones who are privileged. And I think it’s unfortunate, because it takes away from the people fighting the fight for serious racial issues! So a black person saying they find this offensive, and that it's racist to them, is just privileged and oversensitive? Coz it happens week after week, a black member says "X is racist" and white members come pouring in to say "No it's not, you're just oversensitive". So please tell me. What are "Serious racial issues"? And who dictates when there is or isnt racism present? Because even when we have footage of unarmed black men getting shot by police, we still have members defending it or trivializing it. So please tell me, because I would love to know, who gets to decide when I, a POC, can or cannot find something offensive? Life ain't Hollywood for any one of us. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Judicorn 234 Posted January 8, 2018 Share Posted January 8, 2018 If black people say they don't want to be referred as monkeys, directly or indirectly, because of the long history of white people comparing black people to monkeys, within the scientific community and the general public, to prove their inferiority...is that so difficult to do? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
theahsfan 13,595 Posted January 8, 2018 Share Posted January 8, 2018 This looks so accidental though Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
OBEY 57,107 Posted January 8, 2018 Author Share Posted January 8, 2018 Went for a 40 min walk and this is now at 12 pages  Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Borislshere 52,615 Posted January 8, 2018 Share Posted January 8, 2018 1 minute ago, OBEY said: Went for a 40 min walk and this is now at 12 pages  Race threads are the new hunty threads Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
DeleteMyAccount 11,881 Posted January 8, 2018 Share Posted January 8, 2018 7 minutes ago, Miky said: if you associate black people with monkeys that automatically I have some bad news for you lol what a drama queen Edit: I hope y'all ran to the thought police and reported this horrendous crime! Make Orwell proud  It's called history. You should know better. We correlate these issues because people try to oppress black folks with these terms. Maybe it wasn't the case with the H&M sweater, but don't act like you don't understand how society works. It's worse that you're trying to say that it isn't an issue and that anyone who tries to create a discussion about awareness is racist themselves. Party. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
popfart 718 Posted January 8, 2018 Share Posted January 8, 2018 i understand where this could seem wrong. but it was clearly unintentional and by 'monkey' they mean playful, like a child would be. the only other reason this could be seen as racial is if you think of 'monkey' to relate to black people which Abel (The Weeknd) has done. Â Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
DeleteMyAccount 11,881 Posted January 8, 2018 Share Posted January 8, 2018 3 minutes ago, OBEY said: Went for a 40 min walk and this is now at 12 pages  Says a lot about all the work our society has in order to educate. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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DeleteMyAccount 11,881 Posted January 8, 2018 Share Posted January 8, 2018 Just now, popfart said: i understand where this could seem wrong. but it was clearly unintentional and by 'monkey' they mean playful, like a child would be. the only other reason this could be seen as racial is if you think of 'monkey' to relate to black people which Abel (The Weeknd) has done.  And that term can be a sensitive topic for some individuals. Clearly there are many folks who can't put themselves into the shoes of others. Is this a huge issue? No. I think this could've been handled differently. But placing blame on a victim and making them a racist if they correlate a message is worse. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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