Why is Day still banned?

[Day]

can someone summarize the last ten pages what got into yall

just discussing the current state of race and discrimination in the united states in current year and how we agree and disagree about it and such

[Fiye]

can someone summarize the last ten pages what got into yall

[Day]

haven't ad blocked a gif in a while

[Andalusian girls]

just discussing the current state of race and discrimination in the united states in current year and how we agree and disagree about it and such

sounds kinda queer tbh

[Rhyis.]

sounds kinda queer tbh

you aint wrong

[Milkster]

sounds kinda queer tbh

The future is beige and queer.

[Rhyis.]

Gonna be real for a sec. Y'all can say nigga or nigger all you want, but it is quite telling the amount of bending over backwards that goes into defending your right and ability to say it, KNOWING a significant number of black people are actually not okay with it. I absolutely get that some people are "joking" about it, but jokes are subjective, and not caring how the shit you say affects minorities for example says a lot. I'm aware that people aren't "nice" but man, defending your right to be an asshole is, to me, not a good look. You do you though. They aren't "just words."

serious question 'cause i wanna know peoples views on this. if an alien from another planet heard the word nigga/nigger and said it back to a black person, is the alien a racist if he doesn't know the history of said word

[Anoat]

I remember an episode of the original Star Trek where an alien recreated Abraham Lincoln and when he saw Uhura he was like “OH WHAT A LOVELY NEGRESS” and Kirk was like “Yo Lincoln, not cool man.” and Lincoln was like “MY BAD FAM I COME FROM ANOTHER TIME.”

[Salodin]

serious question 'cause i wanna know peoples views on this. if an alien from another planet heard the word nigga/nigger and said it back to a black person, is the alien a racist if he doesn't know the history of said word

No, but if the context was given to the alien and he still continued to use it, then yes?

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[Day]

unless the alien was a democrat then he could be gov or even have a stickied thread full of racist/homphobic jokes in this forum lol

[Zealot]

Don't blame me, I voted for Kodos.

[Day]

i've voted dem more than rep who do i talk to about getting my n word card

[Demosthenes]

serious question 'cause i wanna know peoples views on this. if an alien from another planet heard the word nigga/nigger and said it back to a black person, is the alien a racist if he doesn't know the history of said word

In the exact circumstance you outlined, no.

[Rhyis.]

No, but if the context was given to the alien and he still continued to use it, then yes?

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In the exact circumstance you outlined, no.

i ask because if the answer is no then intent of the word and being part of the culture that has enslaved is clearly a factor as well

[Salodin]

Sure. That's why when a kid says it, you dont cancel the kid. You instruct them and illustrate why they shouldn't use that word.

When an adult does it, who's from America, you expect them to know that blackface is bad, hard Rs are bad, and racism still exists. Ignorance of it is not an excuse if you're an American living in America your whole life.

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[Gredival]

i ask because if the answer is no then intent of the word and being part of the culture that has enslaved is clearly a factor as well

Which is why I don't infract just for words ever

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[Rhyis.]

'cause there are white people in this world that their entire country hasn't enslaved anybody. in fact some white people families have histories of being enslaved themselves
not every white person is english or american

[Tokitoki]

So if a white guy from a country that never had slaves were to give a hard R, then they aren't racist? I would think that, as long as they were adults, they would know the context of the word still.

[Greatguardian]

i ask because if the answer is no then intent of the word and being part of the culture that has enslaved is clearly a factor as well

Or we could make this all a lot simpler and add a metric for how reasonable it is for a given person to not understand the cultural background and implications of certain language or social gestures.

It is extremely reasonable for an alien from outer space or Isaac Newton's third cousin on his mother's side to not be aware of the social and cultural implications of using certain verbiage. It is far less reasonable for a public servant in one of the most racially diverse countries on the planet to not be aware of the social and cultural implications of using certain verbiage.

[Salodin]

'cause there are white people in this world that their entire country hasn't enslaved anybody. in fact some white people families have histories of being enslaved themselves
not every white person is english or american

Are you saying these tiki torch carrying whites arent american? Or anyone in the conversations we have about racism on BG is about anyone exceptAmericans? Like I get your point, it just doesnt matter cause were only talking about americans.

So if a white guy from a country that never had slaves were to give a hard R, then they aren't racist? I would think that, as long as they were adults, they would know the context of the word still.

I dont expect non Americans to k ow american history unless we directly affected them somehow. I expect the world to know we helped out in ww2, I dont expect them to know about civil rights movements in america.

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