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Post by mstreepsucks on Oct 4, 2023 5:08:08 GMT
One time at work, one co worker said, do you remember yesterday when that black guy was here?
And I knew at the time, that it was a racist comment. Yet I didn't call him out on it. In other words I did nothing.
Does that make me racist? What do you think about that story?
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Post by Feologild Oakes on Oct 4, 2023 11:23:57 GMT
Yes it makes you a racist.
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Post by amyghost on Oct 4, 2023 13:10:35 GMT
Yes it makes you a racist. I disagree. If the co-worker had said "when that n****r was here" or some other form of slur, yes, it would be. 'Black' is merely a descriptor; no one would consider it racist if one said something about that white guy/Hispanic guy/Asian guy, they'd simply take it as pointing out specifically a specific individual who'd been there. And it's worth noting that blacks themselves pushed hard in the US to be referred to as 'black' rather than Negro back in the Sixties and Seventies. They considered Negro to be demeaning and 'black' to indicate pride and power based in self-esteem. Now they're getting irate over the use of a term t hey themselves chose to have applied to themselves, and wanting to induce guilt in anyone who uses it. This nomenclature obsession strikes me as neurotic and self-defeating in the extreme, but it looks as though it's here to stay; at least as long as there are plenty of people willing to enable it. |
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Post by Feologild Oakes on Oct 4, 2023 15:03:52 GMT
Yes it makes you a racist. I disagree. If the co-worker had said "when that n****r was here" or some other form of slur, yes, it would be. 'Black' is merely a descriptor; no one would consider it racist if one said something about that white guy/Hispanic guy/Asian guy, they'd simply take it as pointing out specifically a specific individual who'd been there. And it's worth noting that blacks themselves pushed hard in the US to be referred to as 'black' rather than Negro back in the Sixties and Seventies. They considered Negro to be demeaning and 'black' to indicate pride and power based in self-esteem. Now they're getting irate over the use of a term t hey themselves chose to have applied to themselves, and wanting to induce guilt in anyone who uses it. This nomenclature obsession strikes me as neurotic and self-defeating in the extreme, but it looks as though it's here to stay; at least as long as there are plenty of people willing to enable it. My answer was not serious, i just answered that because i am sick of all these, "is this racist, am i racist, was it racist" question the OP makes. |
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Post by amyghost on Oct 4, 2023 15:26:50 GMT
I disagree. If the co-worker had said "when that n****r was here" or some other form of slur, yes, it would be. 'Black' is merely a descriptor; no one would consider it racist if one said something about that white guy/Hispanic guy/Asian guy, they'd simply take it as pointing out specifically a specific individual who'd been there. And it's worth noting that blacks themselves pushed hard in the US to be referred to as 'black' rather than Negro back in the Sixties and Seventies. They considered Negro to be demeaning and 'black' to indicate pride and power based in self-esteem. Now they're getting irate over the use of a term t hey themselves chose to have applied to themselves, and wanting to induce guilt in anyone who uses it. This nomenclature obsession strikes me as neurotic and self-defeating in the extreme, but it looks as though it's here to stay; at least as long as there are plenty of people willing to enable it. My answer was not serious, i just answered that because i am sick of all these, "is this racist, am i racist, was it racist" question the OP makes. Good point. |
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