haha
― BIG HOOS aka the steendriver, Wednesday, 7 March 2012 06:46 (twelve years ago) link
those shorts aren't racist - they're excellent!
― Mordy, Wednesday, 7 March 2012 13:26 (twelve years ago) link
^ advertising slogan?
― A Little Princess btw (s1ocki), Wednesday, 7 March 2012 13:46 (twelve years ago) link
i don't think they're racist per se but maybe, uh, orientalist? is orientalism a type of racism?
― i think this is serious (elmo argonaut), Wednesday, 7 March 2012 14:51 (twelve years ago) link
those aren't 'jockey shorts' tho, are they? is it some kind of visual pun
(fyi i just googled jockey and apparently tim tebow is their spokesobject heh)
― goole, Wednesday, 7 March 2012 15:08 (twelve years ago) link
is orientalism a type of racism?
edward said certainly thought so
― face depalma (stevie), Wednesday, 7 March 2012 17:06 (twelve years ago) link
bam
― BIG HOOS aka the steendriver, Wednesday, 7 March 2012 19:48 (twelve years ago) link
Those boxer shorts just have a bunch of old clip art of camels, from the nineteenth century, judging from the style, and the great majority of the camels are riderless, although I did see one camel that had a rider in a burnoose, which seems more of an accidental artifact of the clip art source than the main point of the design. The artist who designed them probably had nothing more in mind than 'camels look cool' and 'this clip art is free' and 'maybe people will buy these'.
― Aimless, Wednesday, 7 March 2012 19:54 (twelve years ago) link
yeah, i don't really get what is even orientalism about these shorts unless you believe ppl riding camels on shorts are always an example of orientalism? i get that maybe part of their appeal rests of the exoticism of, say, camels over horses. tho there are plenty of shorts with horses on them.
― Mordy, Wednesday, 7 March 2012 20:13 (twelve years ago) link
there are also ~pyramids~ and ~the sphinx~
― i think this is serious (elmo argonaut), Wednesday, 7 March 2012 20:18 (twelve years ago) link
egypt, man.
http://images.travelpod.com/users/elizabetharps/1.1267376424.walk-like-an-egyptian.jpg
― meticulously showcased in a stunning fart presentation (contenderizer), Wednesday, 7 March 2012 20:21 (twelve years ago) link
They do the sand dance don't you know
― Big Mr. Guess U.S.A. Champion (crüt), Wednesday, 7 March 2012 20:23 (twelve years ago) link
― face depalma (stevie), Wednesday, March 7, 2012 9:06 AM (3 hours ago) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink
i believe he even said so.
― Your Ample Girth Does Intimidate (Matt P), Wednesday, 7 March 2012 20:30 (twelve years ago) link
right said ed
― buzza, Wednesday, 7 March 2012 20:31 (twelve years ago) link
http://yoisthisracist.com/
― ⚓ (gr8080), Thursday, 8 March 2012 07:07 (twelve years ago) link
been around for a while, dude's already got a writing gig at grantland
― if you ever leave me peggy, leave some propane at my door (zachlyon), Thursday, 8 March 2012 07:26 (twelve years ago) link
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9E2B_yI8jrI
― flagp∞st (dayo), Thursday, 8 March 2012 12:49 (twelve years ago) link
€50 says that's a German ad agency.
― Three Word Username, Thursday, 8 March 2012 13:49 (twelve years ago) link
What the fuck was that??
― Joan Cusack clumsily running into a water fountain (Stevie D(eux)), Thursday, 8 March 2012 14:45 (twelve years ago) link
"I am gonna SUBJUGATE. BILL."
― Vaseline MEN AMAZING JOURNEY (DJP), Thursday, 8 March 2012 14:47 (twelve years ago) link
Let's look and see how a news article on how listening to white people music makes you racist negates itself in just three paragraphs!
A new study undertaken by the University of Minnesota has suggested that listening to mainstream rock music can make people 'racist'.Researchers played a host of different music genres to 138 students for seven minutes. The students were then told they were part of a study to work out how funds should be distributed within their college. Then they were offered a range of different ethnic groups to divide the money between, reports the Daily Mail.Apparently, after listening to mainstream rock music like Bruce Springsteen, the white students favoured other white students in regards to sharing college funds, over black and Latino students. Meanwhile, the white students who had listened to more ethnically diverse pop, including Akon and Gwen Stefani, were fairer towards other ethnic groups.
Researchers played a host of different music genres to 138 students for seven minutes. The students were then told they were part of a study to work out how funds should be distributed within their college. Then they were offered a range of different ethnic groups to divide the money between, reports the Daily Mail.
Apparently, after listening to mainstream rock music like Bruce Springsteen, the white students favoured other white students in regards to sharing college funds, over black and Latino students. Meanwhile, the white students who had listened to more ethnically diverse pop, including Akon and Gwen Stefani, were fairer towards other ethnic groups.
― the Hilary Clinton of Ghostface Killahs (Phil D.), Thursday, 8 March 2012 14:59 (twelve years ago) link
in fairness, in MN Gwen Stefani would be considered Japanese
― Vaseline MEN AMAZING JOURNEY (DJP), Thursday, 8 March 2012 15:04 (twelve years ago) link
the vapors predicted it
― (he did what!) (Austerity Ponies), Thursday, 8 March 2012 15:29 (twelve years ago) link
Assume it means Akon & Gwen Stefani (ie Gwen Stefani ft Akon).
― Mohombi Khush Hua (ShariVari), Thursday, 8 March 2012 15:32 (twelve years ago) link
i had an IRL "Is This Racist?" moment yesterday:
was getting lunch, talking to the asian guy working behind the counter. another customer, a black woman, points to a row of different types of a fruit-flavored beverage, says she'll have "any flavor." he picks up the watermelon-strawberry flavor, says "how about this one?" she says sure, transaction completed, me being the only person present who silently raised an eyebrow at any of this.
― some dude, Thursday, 8 March 2012 15:35 (twelve years ago) link
reminds me of a 'this is racist' moment i had last summer. i was buying water ice at a local Rita's (this is an east coast thing fyi), and i asked the [white] guy manning the counter for a recommendation. he shrugged and i asked him what seemed to be popular. he said, "well, you know in this neighborhood you can't really trust the taste." i couldn't believe that meant what i thought it meant so i naively (trolly?) asked, "what do you mean?" and he said, paraphrasing, "black people have bad taste in food." i was o_O.
― Mordy, Thursday, 8 March 2012 17:02 (twelve years ago) link
shipley's post is the spirit of the thread, Mordy is just saying a racist thing that happened.
― wham city bitch, wham wham city bitch (some dude) (Whiney G. Weingarten), Thursday, 8 March 2012 17:06 (twelve years ago) link
xp: holy shit
― beachville, Thursday, 8 March 2012 17:08 (twelve years ago) link
no justice no peace fuck the thread police
― Mordy, Thursday, 8 March 2012 17:09 (twelve years ago) link
i'm trying to come up with a 'the food was kind of blah' joke but i don't have the energy
― goole, Thursday, 8 March 2012 17:10 (twelve years ago) link
lol goole
― Vaseline MEN AMAZING JOURNEY (DJP), Thursday, 8 March 2012 17:11 (twelve years ago) link
reminds me of a 'this is racist' moment i had last summer. i was buying water ice at a local Rita's (this is an east coast thing fyi), and i asked the [white] guy manning the counter for a recommendation. he shrugged and i asked him what seemed to be popular. he said, "black, white, purple, green, whatever."
― beachville, Thursday, 8 March 2012 17:11 (twelve years ago) link
thank you http://gallery.mtbr.com/data/mtbr/500/thumbs/thread_police_badge.jpg
― unlistenable in philly (underrated aerosmith bootlegs I have owned), Thursday, 8 March 2012 17:23 (twelve years ago) link
the same company that is selling those camel shorts is selling these hoodies
http://www.porhomme.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/02/supreme-arabic-hoodie-pullover-spring-summer-2012-ny-1.jpg
now is it racist?
― the late great, Thursday, 8 March 2012 17:47 (twelve years ago) link
no?
― Vaseline MEN AMAZING JOURNEY (DJP), Thursday, 8 March 2012 17:48 (twelve years ago) link
would it be racist if you wore the hoodie with the shorts?
― the late great, Thursday, 8 March 2012 17:48 (twelve years ago) link
what is that arabic word?
― goole, Thursday, 8 March 2012 17:49 (twelve years ago) link
no, but you would look like a female college sophomore
― Vaseline MEN AMAZING JOURNEY (DJP), Thursday, 8 March 2012 17:49 (twelve years ago) link
(is that sexist?)
is that arabic word "subhan" meaning "glory"?
― horseshoe, Thursday, 8 March 2012 17:51 (twelve years ago) link
i believe it is
― the late great, Thursday, 8 March 2012 17:52 (twelve years ago) link
http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_Yr5bXac23Ko/S1mH-u7aIXI/AAAAAAAAByA/jEM8qQBNOvM/s400/Subhan+Allah.jpg
yeah it is (subhan is on the bottom)
― the late great, Thursday, 8 March 2012 17:53 (twelve years ago) link
i don't speak arabic, i speak farsi, but from what i know about words from the quran it's probably not exactly the same as our "glory"
in farsi subhaneh means "breakfast"
― the late great, Thursday, 8 March 2012 17:55 (twelve years ago) link
it'd be funny if there was a big hole in the front
― goole, Thursday, 8 March 2012 17:55 (twelve years ago) link
hahahahahahahaha
― Vaseline MEN AMAZING JOURNEY (DJP), Thursday, 8 March 2012 17:56 (twelve years ago) link
the little arabic i can read is from religious instruction when i was a kid. that phrase was translated as "glory to god" ime.
― horseshoe, Thursday, 8 March 2012 17:56 (twelve years ago) link
right, i just mean that it has the "glorious sunrise" connotation rather than the "glory of battle" connotation
― the late great, Thursday, 8 March 2012 17:57 (twelve years ago) link
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZUG9qYTJMsI
is this racist?
― Joan Cusack clumsily running into a water fountain (Stevie D(eux)), Thursday, 8 March 2012 18:03 (twelve years ago) link
can we get a "cool stuff about arabic that I know" thread from the people who know stuff about arabic because that is really interesting and cool to me
― unlistenable in philly (underrated aerosmith bootlegs I have owned), Thursday, 8 March 2012 18:04 (twelve years ago) link