rolling "Is This Racist?" thread

*takes Jeremy Lin on nature hike*

hiking the Appalachian Trail iykwim

ok i know it's kind of a dead season for sports, but the fact that boxer floyd mayweather and ufc prez dana white get espn headlines for *commenting* on an nba player is . . . something

also lol that lin > carmelo

so either the news clip is "haha what about his slanty eyes" or "haha stupid woman can't talk about sports like a man" pick yr poison

well, there's also the "haha, lols w my coworker" possibility, but that doesn't play into any enticing rage narratives, i guess

u may be reading more about ghetto hikes soon

i'm not sure why u write abt the internet, max. i mean, the internet's just words to begin with...

contenderizer, while i think it's kinda creepy admirable that you've decided to fill frogbs' shoes while he's been gone, maybe you don't need to go to bat to explain away every racist comment?

harrumph i say. one /= every, deej. i read this as "news dullard fumbles dumb joek abt his co-anchor crushing on lin." sure, it came out fucking weird, but not shock horror racism, imo. of course, that's just my interpretation. i may well be wrong, but it's hardly in yr taco mayor leagues no matter what you make of it.

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countdown to matt p screeching in to call me a nazi or some shit...

deej?

jokes, bruv

I think thats kinda otm, but also just reminding everyone that too many people think racism is still okay if its against a group they (meaning the racists themselves) don't think of as "disadvantaged".

― Gonjasufjanstephen O'Malley (jon /via/ chi 2.0), Wednesday, 22 February 2012 17:45 (Yesterday) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink

yeah, j/v/c otm. imo, what this stuff (fucking ENDLESS mexican menial "jokes" on family guy and elsewhere, for ex) exposes is that lots of people think racist shit is okay as long as it doesn't have anything to do with black people.

― Little GTFO (contenderizer), Wednesday, 22 February 2012 17:50 (Yesterday) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink

Well, if you want to consider 'disadvantaged' and 'black' synonyms, you're ... on the right thread at least?

ENDLESS mexican menial "jokes" on family guy

I've said it before, from a UK perspective, the anti-Muslim/Arab jokes on Family Guy are really jaw dropping

xp Oh come on, that's low. contenderizer obviously means that the people who make racist jokes about Mexicans equate "black" and "disadvantaged", and therefore apply different rules, not that he does.

harrumph i say. one /= every, deej. i read this as "news dullard fumbles dumb joek abt his co-anchor crushing on lin." sure, it came out fucking weird, but not shock horror racism, imo. of course, that's just my interpretation. i may well be wrong, but it's hardly in yr taco mayor leagues no matter what you make of it.

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― Little GTFO (contenderizer), Thursday, February 23, 2012 12:02 AM (7 hours ago) Bookmark

I read it as being racist against asians, 99% of asian americans would read it as being racist against asians, and I wish you would stop telling me otherwise.

jokes, bruv

lol good try

dayo is racist against Asians

That savage

wait, just so I get this clear, dayo, do you think his joke was:

A. What do you think about his [dreamy] eyes? [<--Potential for double meaning makes it offensive]
B. What about his [narrow compared to us white ppl] eyes? [<--Horrifying explicit racism makes it offensive]

http://www.doletown.com/simpsons/wiggum/ralphface.gif

"Oh boy, news! That's where I'm a racist!"

how are things going, dave cool? pretty cool?

I see why contenderizer is making this argument; the female anchor immediately jumps in with muttered "THEY'RE DREAMY!" comments while the sportscaster is laughing. The problem with that argument is that they are coming from the same person who starts the clip by asserting that a dude who is of average height for an NBA player in his position in short, which JUST SO HAPPENS to be another "thing" people talk about re: Asian men.

Really, all that clip needs is for someone to ask, "Do you think he gets... intimidated, when he looks around the showers?" and for the sports reporter to say, "Oh no, the entire team is proud of his success and has his back 100%?" to fully transform this into the type of joke being called out upthread as a racist Family Guy bit.

for furthur context: is the video going around because ppl are actually legit offended or it is mostly a "haha accidental racism" viral video like

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jmQ4nRbtbTM

this is way more offensive to me tbh

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pxN1zkQgKKA

I had to watch that twice before I even noticed what happened

when did The Boondocks become live-action

haha I had no idea spike lee was already in his rambly old man years

dave cool, which answer would you choose?

he's always been kinda rambly!

I call him Ramblin' Spike Lee

40 acres and some blues

I read it as being racist against asians, 99% of asian americans would read it as being racist against asians, and I wish you would stop telling me otherwise.

― flagp∞st (dayo), Thursday, February 23, 2012 12:16 PM (6 hours ago) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink

^ important post

but we can always plays "white people tell others when its ok to be offended" some more

What did Spike say upthread? I couldn't pay attention through all the sports.

shortly after :22 in the video, Spike says "I like Dick" (re: someone on the Knicks) and the announcer calmly says "Pause" while Lee is still talking

i have never heard "pause" in lieu of "no homo"; this is common parlez?

yes

Ok, so it wasn't Spike but the announcer. I get it now.

forks it hasn't been THAT long since you listened to any new rap has it?

anyway, homophobia transcends race so that offensive clip is not racist

still classic:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j8BMA6r3_xI

"Pause"

I read it as being racist against asians, 99% of asian americans would read it as being racist against asians, and I wish you would stop telling me otherwise.

― flagp∞st (dayo), Thursday, February 23, 2012 12:16 PM (6 hours ago) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink

^ important post

...but we can always plays "white people tell others when its ok to be offended" some more

― BIG HOOS aka the steendriver, Thursday, February 23, 2012 10:36 AM (27 minutes ago) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink

jeez, not sure it's necessary to personalize this in such aggressive terms (said to both of you). wasn't trying to say that no one has a right to be offended, just that i don't perceive clear evidence of racist intent on the reporter's part. maybe, maybe not, and i'm inclined to presume innocence in such cases. that's just me, though. i fully expect others to read things differently...

dude: uh, i listen to new rap pretty much daily
i just never hear anybody say this in regular speech and i must filter it out or something... post a song that does this?

and fuck boondocks really

?

lol Boondocks 4eva <3

As a white dude, I would never feel comfortable saying that "99% of white people believe x", but hey.

nothing against you crut; i just can't stand that cartoon. or mcgruder, really. i respect that guy as much as i do jim davis or scott adams.

contenderizer, keep digging

i respect that guy as much as i do jim davis or scott adams.

:O

Is it because he wrote Red Tails?