Seriously though, it's not about guilt, though I do assert that whites still benefit from racism and prejudice in this country, even if you do nothing personally to advance it.
We have advantages others don't, which helps us in school, in the workplace, and in being well represented in media and politics.
That's a whole nother can of worms I know almost no one here will agree with because they'll think I'm calling them racist or want them to feel guilty
NEWSFLASH: GUILT IS USELESS
I'm interested in responsibility. I think we all, as human beings, have a responsibility to better our society, regardless of race.
It can be that simple.
Being aware of racism, and fighting it, should be something you care about for that reason, if nothing else.
actually I think the most important thing to say about this whole RE5 controversy is who fucking cares
and before you get all "but the history of racism in this country means that" on me, keep in mind that pissing and moaning about possibly racist imagery in this game is going to do jack shit for race relations other than making you feel better about yourself, especially since a good portion of the people talking about it are probably going to buy it anyways!
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actually I think the most important thing to say about this whole RE5 controversy is who fucking cares
and before you get all "but the history of racism in this country means that" on me, keep in mind that pissing and moaning about possibly racist imagery in this game is going to do jack shit for race relations other than making you feel better about yourself, especially since a good portion of the people talking about it are probably going to buy it anyways!
I dunno Geebs, a few pages back someone mentioned lobbying the developers.
Shit, I stopped reading what you said a while back.
This is a fucking comic thread about a comic where they point out the absurdity of calling something racist based the skin-color of the protagonists and antagonists.
that's the way I read it at first too
but the newspost goes in a completely different direction
actually I think the most important thing to say about this whole RE5 controversy is who fucking cares
and before you get all "but the history of racism in this country means that" on me, keep in mind that pissing and moaning about possibly racist imagery in this game is going to do jack shit for race relations other than making you feel better about yourself, especially since a good portion of the people talking about it are probably going to buy it anyways!
I don't think anyone was asserting that this particular videogame would be the downfall of society. This thread very quickly quit being about the game in specific and became about racism in general, using the game only sometimes and then only as an example
also: the "who cares" argument isn't that great when the only action anyone is taking is posting on a forum. even a minimal amount of care can justify that investment
So I should be easily offended by anything remotely race related because I possibly had some horribly racist ancestors.
Right.
No.
YOU'RE MISSING THE POINT
THE WORLD HAS RACISM
YOU ARE IN A POSITION TO DO SOMETHING ABOUT IT, BECAUSE OF YOUR RACE
DO YOU HELP FIX IT Y/N
IT'S NOT ABOUT GUILT
NOWHERE DID I SAY ANYTHING ABOUT GUILT
MY ANCESTORS ARE ITALIAN IMMIGRANTS WHO CAME HERE POST RECONSTRUCTION BUT I STILL CARE ABOUT FIXING MY SOCIETY CHRIST ON A FUCKING COCK
I...guess I'll keep not being a racist then?
And maybe in 20,000 years because of that racism will be gone forever?
Don't just not be racist.
Fight racism when you see it. When people say or do racist things, call them out. Try to do it in a persuasive way, if you can. Help them see why it hurts them and our society as a whole.
When Bill O'Reilly says something that a reasonable person could be offended by (emphasis "reasonable), don't look the other way or defend the slim chance he wasn't being prejudiced. Make it clear that that's not something you accept, or propagate.
Don't cross the street when you see a black guy in baggy jeans.
Simple, conscious efforts to act in a way that counters racism are good things. You can always do more, certainly, but being aware of racism and being clear about your unwillingness to tolerate it are the basic steps we should all take.
When we defend people who make what can be reasonably interpreted as racist statements, we do not act in a progressive fashion.
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Shit, I stopped reading what you said a while back.
This is a fucking comic thread about a comic where they point out the absurdity of calling something racist based the skin-color of the protagonists and antagonists.
that's the way I read it at first too
but the newspost goes in a completely different direction
Not really.
Saying that it somehow becomes unracist by the skin color of the protagonist is the same thing.
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Munkus BeaverYou don't have to attend every argument you are invited to.Philosophy: Stoicism. Politics: Democratic SocialistRegistered User, ClubPAregular
actually I think the most important thing to say about this whole RE5 controversy is who fucking cares
and before you get all "but the history of racism in this country means that" on me, keep in mind that pissing and moaning about possibly racist imagery in this game is going to do jack shit for race relations other than making you feel better about yourself, especially since a good portion of the people talking about it are probably going to buy it anyways!
Awareness is important.
Ideally it might be something some people won't buy the game over.
I'm not saying you have to boycott it, but defending it is flat-out moving in the wrong direction.
Shit, I stopped reading what you said a while back.
This is a fucking comic thread about a comic where they point out the absurdity of calling something racist based the skin-color of the protagonists and antagonists.
that's the way I read it at first too
but the newspost goes in a completely different direction
Not really.
Saying that it somehow becomes unracist by the skin color of the protagonist is the same thing.
I completely agree. I've said that from the beginning.
edit: I think it's racist for other reasons, and according to the newspost it seems like Jerry does too.
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edited February 2009
Nobody was offended when the cultist european leader looked like napoleon
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edited February 2009
People have been calling the game racist since the day that footage of a white man shooting a black man were shown at E3
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So I should be easily offended by anything remotely race related because I possibly had some horribly racist ancestors.
Right.
No.
YOU'RE MISSING THE POINT
THE WORLD HAS RACISM
YOU ARE IN A POSITION TO DO SOMETHING ABOUT IT, BECAUSE OF YOUR RACE
DO YOU HELP FIX IT Y/N
IT'S NOT ABOUT GUILT
NOWHERE DID I SAY ANYTHING ABOUT GUILT
MY ANCESTORS ARE ITALIAN IMMIGRANTS WHO CAME HERE POST RECONSTRUCTION BUT I STILL CARE ABOUT FIXING MY SOCIETY CHRIST ON A FUCKING COCK
I...guess I'll keep not being a racist then?
And maybe in 20,000 years because of that racism will be gone forever?
Don't just not be racist.
Fight racism when you see it. When people say or do racist things, call them out. Try to do it in a persuasive way, if you can. Help them see why it hurts them and our society as a whole.
When Bill O'Reilly says something that a reasonable person could be offended by (emphasis "reasonable), don't look the other way or defend the slim chance he wasn't being prejudiced. Make it clear that that's not something you accept, or propagate.
Don't cross the street when you see a black guy in baggy jeans.
Simple, conscious efforts to act in a way that counters racism are good things. You can always do more, certainly, but being aware of racism and being clear about your unwillingness to tolerate it are the basic steps we should all take.
When we defend people who make what can be reasonably interpreted as racist statements, we do not act in a progressive fashion.
See, this is where you lose me. What you're asking me to do is basically make myself an arbiter of who is a racist and who is not because someone could have said something that could be taken in a wrong way. There's no value in discussing the matter or anything? It's just "Shit that guy said something about black people, dude's a racist, we don't take kindly to that kind of thing"?
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edited February 2009
So absurd charactictures of a culture are OK as long as they are not black.
Gotcha.
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also, just for the record, i cross the street when there is a straggly looking dude of any race wearing baggy jeans and looking vaguely threatening. it has nothing to do with race, and everything to do with me being a woman by myself being careful.
if someone were to say "get off your high horse, backwards!" I can't say I'd disagree with them
which is just a passive aggressive way of saying "get off your high horse" and...eh, whatever, I lost all sense of direction with this post probably before I started typing it
also, just for the record, i cross the street when there is a straggly looking dude of any race wearing baggy jeans and looking vaguely threatening. it has nothing to do with race, and everything to do with me being a woman by myself being careful.
See, this is where you lose me. What you're asking me to do is basically make myself an arbiter of who is a racist and who is not because someone could have said something that could be taken in a wrong way. There's no value in discussing the matter or anything? It's just "Shit that guy said something about black people, dude's a racist, we don't take kindly to that kind of thing"?
I think we did just discuss the matter. Obviously there's always room for discussion, but a lot of times it's so obvious it's only one or two steps from just outright stating a prejudice.
Like the Oreilly example
That example in particular was far beyond the qualification of a reasonable person finding it offensive. In fact, many people did find it offensive, and registered their complaints accordingly
You should have evidence and reasoning to justify your assertion that something is racist
but you shouldn't assume something or someone isn't racist unless they come out and say "I don't like black people"
also, just for the record, i cross the street when there is a straggly looking dude of any race wearing baggy jeans and looking vaguely threatening. it has nothing to do with race, and everything to do with me being a woman by myself being careful.
that's sexist
so is the stereotype that dudes rape girls
when will our society break free of such horrible generalizations!
You live in a bad neighborhood, Bel. I don't get uncomfortable when I am walking by myself at night because I am fat and nobody would ever rape a fat person
Munkus BeaverYou don't have to attend every argument you are invited to.Philosophy: Stoicism. Politics: Democratic SocialistRegistered User, ClubPAregular
also, just for the record, i cross the street when there is a straggly looking dude of any race wearing baggy jeans and looking vaguely threatening. it has nothing to do with race, and everything to do with me being a woman by myself being careful.
Yarpa.
It has much more to do with assumptions based on culture than assumptions based on race.
This has always pissed me the fuck off when I hear things about minority scholarships.
No shit for brains, Johnny who lives in the suburbs should not get an advantage over Jim who lives with his mom in the ghetto just because Johnny is black and Jim is white. Socioeconomic shit is where the focus needs to be, not on fucking skin color.
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Shit, I stopped reading what you said a while back.
This is a fucking comic thread about a comic where they point out the absurdity of calling something racist based the skin-color of the protagonists and antagonists.
that's the way I read it at first too
but the newspost goes in a completely different direction
Not really.
Saying that it somehow becomes unracist by the skin color of the protagonist is the same thing.
well a first reading of the comic is all "it is stupid to call the game racist based on the colours of the protagonist and shambling hordes"
after reading the newspost the comic becomes more "it would be nice if we could make the unsettling imagery go away by changing the colour of the protagonist, but it's not like that"
You live in a bad neighborhood, Bel. I don't get uncomfortable when I am walking by myself at night because I am fat and nobody would ever rape a fat person
also you would probably hum showtunes as a dude grabbed you, kills the mood for them
also, just for the record, i cross the street when there is a straggly looking dude of any race wearing baggy jeans and looking vaguely threatening. it has nothing to do with race, and everything to do with me being a woman by myself being careful.
that's sexist
so is the stereotype that dudes rape girls
when will our society break free of such horrible generalizations!
more importantly, what will we joke about when that actually happens?
glad i don't have to worry about it in my lifetime!
also, just for the record, i cross the street when there is a straggly looking dude of any race wearing baggy jeans and looking vaguely threatening. it has nothing to do with race, and everything to do with me being a woman by myself being careful.
That's fine.
Well, it might not be, because you shouldn't discriminate against the poor either, if you can manage to.
Still, if it's something that is separate from race or class and a dude looks just straight shady as fuck, there's nothing wrong with crossing the street.
I still try to avoid it because I know I'm almost never actually putting myself in danger by moving from one side of a public street to the other, unless it's hella dark and I'm literally the only other person on the street, but I'm also tall and male and have a beard that commands great respect and authority, so I'm not subject to the same kind of harassment that a someone with rude titties might get
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You live in a bad neighborhood, Bel. I don't get uncomfortable when I am walking by myself at night because I am fat and nobody would ever rape a fat person
also you would probably hum showtunes as a dude grabbed you, kills the mood for them
What if he's gay?
Like he's in the closet or something.
You just gave him a boner then.
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You live in a bad neighborhood, Bel. I don't get uncomfortable when I am walking by myself at night because I am fat and nobody would ever rape a fat person
also you would probably hum showtunes as a dude grabbed you, kills the mood for them
Worst case scenario:
He puts on a mask and yells "SING FOR ME MY ANGEL OF MUSIC!"
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Humor can be dissected as a frog can, but dies in the process.
You live in a bad neighborhood, Bel. I don't get uncomfortable when I am walking by myself at night because I am fat and nobody would ever rape a fat person
also you would probably hum showtunes as a dude grabbed you, kills the mood for them
What if he's gay?
Like he's in the closet or something.
You just gave him a boner then.
if he's raping another dude in the street I don't think he's in the closet anymore
Posts
ahahahahahahah
We have advantages others don't, which helps us in school, in the workplace, and in being well represented in media and politics.
That's a whole nother can of worms I know almost no one here will agree with because they'll think I'm calling them racist or want them to feel guilty
NEWSFLASH: GUILT IS USELESS
I'm interested in responsibility. I think we all, as human beings, have a responsibility to better our society, regardless of race.
It can be that simple.
Being aware of racism, and fighting it, should be something you care about for that reason, if nothing else.
I...guess I'll keep not being a racist then?
And maybe in 20,000 years because of that racism will be gone forever?
and before you get all "but the history of racism in this country means that" on me, keep in mind that pissing and moaning about possibly racist imagery in this game is going to do jack shit for race relations other than making you feel better about yourself, especially since a good portion of the people talking about it are probably going to buy it anyways!
Backwards is focusing too much
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on winning the race
I dunno Geebs, a few pages back someone mentioned lobbying the developers.
That sounds pretty serious.
that's the way I read it at first too
but the newspost goes in a completely different direction
I don't think anyone was asserting that this particular videogame would be the downfall of society. This thread very quickly quit being about the game in specific and became about racism in general, using the game only sometimes and then only as an example
also: the "who cares" argument isn't that great when the only action anyone is taking is posting on a forum. even a minimal amount of care can justify that investment
he's certainly been this thread's
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black sheep
Don't just not be racist.
Fight racism when you see it. When people say or do racist things, call them out. Try to do it in a persuasive way, if you can. Help them see why it hurts them and our society as a whole.
When Bill O'Reilly says something that a reasonable person could be offended by (emphasis "reasonable), don't look the other way or defend the slim chance he wasn't being prejudiced. Make it clear that that's not something you accept, or propagate.
Don't cross the street when you see a black guy in baggy jeans.
Simple, conscious efforts to act in a way that counters racism are good things. You can always do more, certainly, but being aware of racism and being clear about your unwillingness to tolerate it are the basic steps we should all take.
When we defend people who make what can be reasonably interpreted as racist statements, we do not act in a progressive fashion.
Not really.
Saying that it somehow becomes unracist by the skin color of the protagonist is the same thing.
He's been using a lot of
8-)
backwards logic
Awareness is important.
Ideally it might be something some people won't buy the game over.
I'm not saying you have to boycott it, but defending it is flat-out moving in the wrong direction.
I completely agree. I've said that from the beginning.
edit: I think it's racist for other reasons, and according to the newspost it seems like Jerry does too.
See, this is where you lose me. What you're asking me to do is basically make myself an arbiter of who is a racist and who is not because someone could have said something that could be taken in a wrong way. There's no value in discussing the matter or anything? It's just "Shit that guy said something about black people, dude's a racist, we don't take kindly to that kind of thing"?
I see I'm officially the only person left taking this discussion seriously, aren't I
I think it's pretty much run its course, though
Gotcha.
which is just a passive aggressive way of saying "get off your high horse" and...eh, whatever, I lost all sense of direction with this post probably before I started typing it
Maybe midgets were
that's sexist
I think we did just discuss the matter. Obviously there's always room for discussion, but a lot of times it's so obvious it's only one or two steps from just outright stating a prejudice.
Like the Oreilly example
That example in particular was far beyond the qualification of a reasonable person finding it offensive. In fact, many people did find it offensive, and registered their complaints accordingly
You should have evidence and reasoning to justify your assertion that something is racist
but you shouldn't assume something or someone isn't racist unless they come out and say "I don't like black people"
I am taking it kinda seriously.
so is the stereotype that dudes rape girls
when will our society break free of such horrible generalizations!
I just thought you were making a joke.
I didn't realize you were serious.
If you want to elaborate I'm totally willing to listen and respond. I'm completely sincere about that.
and a little too much
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colorful language
Yarpa.
It has much more to do with assumptions based on culture than assumptions based on race.
This has always pissed me the fuck off when I hear things about minority scholarships.
No shit for brains, Johnny who lives in the suburbs should not get an advantage over Jim who lives with his mom in the ghetto just because Johnny is black and Jim is white. Socioeconomic shit is where the focus needs to be, not on fucking skin color.
well a first reading of the comic is all "it is stupid to call the game racist based on the colours of the protagonist and shambling hordes"
after reading the newspost the comic becomes more "it would be nice if we could make the unsettling imagery go away by changing the colour of the protagonist, but it's not like that"
which I would call a very different direction
also you would probably hum showtunes as a dude grabbed you, kills the mood for them
more importantly, what will we joke about when that actually happens?
glad i don't have to worry about it in my lifetime!
I think this joke needs to be
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blacklisted
That's fine.
Well, it might not be, because you shouldn't discriminate against the poor either, if you can manage to.
Still, if it's something that is separate from race or class and a dude looks just straight shady as fuck, there's nothing wrong with crossing the street.
I still try to avoid it because I know I'm almost never actually putting myself in danger by moving from one side of a public street to the other, unless it's hella dark and I'm literally the only other person on the street, but I'm also tall and male and have a beard that commands great respect and authority, so I'm not subject to the same kind of harassment that a someone with rude titties might get
What if he's gay?
Like he's in the closet or something.
You just gave him a boner then.
Worst case scenario:
He puts on a mask and yells "SING FOR ME MY ANGEL OF MUSIC!"
if he's raping another dude in the street I don't think he's in the closet anymore