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Re: Do you think the Shroomery does too much to promote racism? [Re: trip forever] * 1
    #16156058 - 04/29/12 06:06 PM (1 year, 23 days ago)

I disagree.  A culture can EASILY be grouped into liking a certain food and there's nothing hateful about it... I'm being RACIAL, not RACIST, by saying "Jewish people like falafel". 

There's no hate behind it, I'm just stating a racial stereotype.


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Re: Do you think the Shroomery does too much to promote racism? [Re: Big L]
    #16156061 - 04/29/12 06:06 PM (1 year, 23 days ago)

Communism? Really? That's your argument?


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Re: Do you think the Shroomery does too much to promote racism? [Re: Wiccan_Seeker] * 1
    #16156072 - 04/29/12 06:11 PM (1 year, 23 days ago)

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Graemlins like :waddymelon: are to me unacceptable.
It sends a potent and negative message.




What is this potent and negative message it sends?

You just choose to interpret it as a potent and negative message.


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Re: Do you think the Shroomery does too much to promote racism? [Re: trip forever]
    #16156081 - 04/29/12 06:13 PM (1 year, 23 days ago)

It's a semi-retarded cracked out black man eating a watermelon.


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Re: Do you think the Shroomery does too much to promote racism? [Re: bradley]
    #16156082 - 04/29/12 06:13 PM (1 year, 23 days ago)

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Communism? Really? That's your argument?




Huh?

Where did you read my solution to solving internet prejudice was a totalitarian system of government in which a single authoritarian party controls state-owned means of production.


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Re: Do you think the Shroomery does too much to promote racism? [Re: Newbie]
    #16156083 - 04/29/12 06:13 PM (1 year, 23 days ago)

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I disagree.  A culture can EASILY be grouped into liking a certain food and there's nothing hateful about it... I'm being RACIAL, not RACIST, by saying "Jewish people like falafel". 

There's no hate behind it, I'm just stating a racial stereotype.



:booooom:

Your logic is spot on brother! :super:


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Re: Do you think the Shroomery does too much to promote racism? [Re: trip forever]
    #16156086 - 04/29/12 06:14 PM (1 year, 23 days ago)

Yeah that graemlin doesn't exactly scream, "HATE" to me.  It just pokes fun at black people liking watermelon more than any other race.  Just like white people love "bagels with cream cheese".  :shrug:


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Re: Do you think the Shroomery does too much to promote racism? [Re: Newbie]
    #16156087 - 04/29/12 06:14 PM (1 year, 23 days ago)

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I disagree.  A culture can EASILY be grouped into liking a certain food and there's nothing hateful about it... I'm being RACIAL, not RACIST, by saying "Jewish people like falafel". 

There's no hate behind it, I'm just stating a racial stereotype.




(First off, I don't believe that blacks were cultured into liking watermelons, I mean who doesn't like them?)

The point I was trying to get across is I don't see a black stereotype being perpetuated, all I see is a child eating a watermelon. She just happens to be black.


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Re: Do you think the Shroomery does too much to promote racism? [Re: bradley]
    #16156091 - 04/29/12 06:15 PM (1 year, 23 days ago)

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It's a semi-retarded cracked out black man eating a watermelon.





again, :facepalm:
That stereotype was established way before the person who first made crack was born.
Only a true racist would look at an image of a black person and assume he is on crack.


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Re: Do you think the Shroomery does too much to promote racism? [Re: Big L]
    #16156095 - 04/29/12 06:16 PM (1 year, 23 days ago)

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Communism? Really? That's your argument?




Huh?

Where did you read my solution to solving internet prejudice was a totalitarian system of government in which a single authoritarian party controls state-owned means of production.




I meant to reply to some other guy that stated creating a welcoming community was communistic. WorldWideWlnton I think.

But yeah, I'm baffled by how many people seem to be under the impression that the shroomery is a rising government power, rather than a community of mushroom growers.


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Re: Do you think the Shroomery does too much to promote racism? [Re: trip forever]
    #16156100 - 04/29/12 06:17 PM (1 year, 23 days ago)

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Newbie said:
I disagree.  A culture can EASILY be grouped into liking a certain food and there's nothing hateful about it... I'm being RACIAL, not RACIST, by saying "Jewish people like falafel". 

There's no hate behind it, I'm just stating a racial stereotype.




(First off, I don't believe that blacks were cultured into liking watermelons, I mean who doesn't like them?)

The point I was trying to get across is I don't see a black stereotype being perpetuated, all I see is a child eating a watermelon. She just happens to be black.




This is dumb. The purpose of this image is to point out a stereotype. The images just doesn't happen to be black.
Denying this is equally ignorant as trying to eliminate it.

I use that argument all the time to bait people who are being overzealous in combating racism by injecting it into places that it actually isn't.
So yeah, bullshit on that.


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Re: Do you think the Shroomery does too much to promote racism? [Re: Newbie] * 2
    #16156110 - 04/29/12 06:20 PM (1 year, 23 days ago)

Newbie, please. Saying that true racism doesn't exist anymore is bullshit and you can smell it from a mile away. I don't mean to sound disrespectful, but of course it exists; if it didn't, we wouldn't be having this discussion. We wouldn't have genocide in the world today. I'm all for putting the painful bygones right where they belong, in the past, but you and I both know that such a nonchalant dismissal of a topic that many people over the course of history have valued more dearly than their own lives is bound to cause problems with somebody. Perhaps there's no real answer to this age old dilemma. Human nature is to ostracize those who are different, and it seems like someone is going to feel offended no matter what the decision is.


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Re: Do you think the Shroomery does too much to promote racism? [Re: Big L]
    #16156113 - 04/29/12 06:21 PM (1 year, 23 days ago)

Right, and what's wrong with that stereotype?


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Re: Do you think the Shroomery does too much to promote racism? [Re: Ythan]
    #16156114 - 04/29/12 06:21 PM (1 year, 23 days ago)

This is a tricky issue.

Racism is like flaming, except it indirectly can target a group of people and a flame is targeted at a specific individual.

If you have to be racist to post on a forum, perhaps you aren't worthy of posting in the pub.


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Re: Do you think the Shroomery does too much to promote racism? [Re: bradley]
    #16156119 - 04/29/12 06:22 PM (1 year, 23 days ago)

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It's a semi-retarded cracked out black man eating a watermelon.




Theres no crack in that pic. Your Racism has been revealed. Pic needs to stay now.


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Re: Do you think the Shroomery does too much to promote racism? [Re: Big L] * 1
    #16156124 - 04/29/12 06:23 PM (1 year, 23 days ago)

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Big L said:
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trip forever said:
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Newbie said:
I disagree.  A culture can EASILY be grouped into liking a certain food and there's nothing hateful about it... I'm being RACIAL, not RACIST, by saying "Jewish people like falafel". 

There's no hate behind it, I'm just stating a racial stereotype.




(First off, I don't believe that blacks were cultured into liking watermelons, I mean who doesn't like them?)

The point I was trying to get across is I don't see a black stereotype being perpetuated, all I see is a child eating a watermelon. She just happens to be black.




This is dumb. The purpose of this image is to point out a stereotype. Denying this is equally
ignorant as trying to eliminate it.
The images just doesn't happen to be black.





If it was a white person eating a watermelon, would you consider it racist?

I don't see any of you considering :lolocaust: racist, because they aren't being depicted as Jews in the photo. If they were, I assume the ones who consider :waddymelon: racist, would consider this racist as well.


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Re: Do you think the Shroomery does too much to promote racism? [Re: BeefheartisBetter]
    #16156126 - 04/29/12 06:23 PM (1 year, 23 days ago)

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Right, and what's wrong with that stereotype?





Nothing. nothing at all. In my opinion, if you think there is, then you are only pissing yourself off forcing it to ruin your day.


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Re: Do you think the Shroomery does too much to promote racism? [Re: ShiVersblood]
    #16156128 - 04/29/12 06:24 PM (1 year, 23 days ago)

He did not look like a healthy well-adjusted individual to me. Perhaps I should say he looks strung out. He is obviously supposed to look kind of funky.


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Re: Do you think the Shroomery does too much to promote racism? [Re: Cervantes] * 1
    #16156135 - 04/29/12 06:25 PM (1 year, 23 days ago)

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This is a tricky issue.

Racism is like flaming, except it indirectly can target a group of people and a flame is targeted at a specific individual.

If you have to be racist to post on a forum, perhaps you aren't worthy of posting in the pub.




Why not just let them express themselves, and let people react?
Why mask reality? Racist assholes do exist, and they should be
called out on their stupidity.


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Re: Do you think the Shroomery does too much to promote racism? [Re: Wiccan_Seeker] * 2
    #16156138 - 04/29/12 06:26 PM (1 year, 23 days ago)

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Graemlins like :waddymelon: are to me unacceptable.
It sends a potent and negative message.





What is the message that it is saying?


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