What is racism?

Ghoulish Delight · 05-18-2005, 03:29 PM

It just doesn't make sense to me that he'd be saying "you should work with us because we're willing to degrade ourselves more than blacks." If that were the case, Mexicans should be far more pissed off than blacks. If his intent was to insult blacks, then he was insulting Mexicans just as much if not more.

Don't get me wrong, intent aside, it's something he should appologize for. But having to appologize for being insensitive in your wording is a world of difference from having to appologize for intentionally being racially insulting. And I don't he was.

wendybeth · 05-18-2005, 03:35 PM

That is exactly what he says he meant by that, GD. Thereofore, in his mind, he wasn't being derogatory to blacks, and as far as mexicans go, I don't think he much cares. Why the hell do you think they want out of there? They are not remotely enfranchised, and if their feelings got hurt, no one would care. The ruling class in Mexico doesn't want them there, either. Makes rich people uneasy to have a large underclass of desperately poor people hanging about, especially in a country that has already gone through several bloody revolutions, and is teetering on the brink of another.

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Ghoulish Delight I Floop the Pig Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Alternative Swankstyle Posts: 19,348	It just doesn't make sense to me that he'd be saying "you should work with us because we're willing to degrade ourselves more than blacks." If that were the case, Mexicans should be far more pissed off than blacks. If his intent was to insult blacks, then he was insulting Mexicans just as much if not more. Don't get me wrong, intent aside, it's something he should appologize for. But having to appologize for being insensitive in your wording is a world of difference from having to appologize for intentionally being racially insulting. And I don't he was. __________________ 'He who receives an idea from me, receives instruction himself without lessening mine; as he who lights his taper at mine, receives light without darkening me.' -TJ
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05-18-2005, 03:35 PM	#2
wendybeth Nevermind Join Date: Jan 2005 Posts: 7,847	That is exactly what he says he meant by that, GD. Thereofore, in his mind, he wasn't being derogatory to blacks, and as far as mexicans go, I don't think he much cares. Why the hell do you think they want out of there? They are not remotely enfranchised, and if their feelings got hurt, no one would care. The ruling class in Mexico doesn't want them there, either. Makes rich people uneasy to have a large underclass of desperately poor people hanging about, especially in a country that has already gone through several bloody revolutions, and is teetering on the brink of another. __________________
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