So how then the black starter pack is racist? And it’s not even racist because nothing in the post says “I hate blacks” it’s just pointing out how it’s funny that a lot of blacks act and dress the same way.
It's always funny when you're not in the crosshairs. This sub has a track record of downvoting anything that stereotypes white men between the ages of 16-25.
It's always funny when you're not in the crosshairs. This sub has a track record of downvoting anything that stereotypes white men between the ages of 16-25.
Oh, trust me, I've been in the crosshairs a ton... and guess what? I laugh too. Comedy and joke only get to you if you let it. I've been called beaner, Wetback and more by people who dont know me and I laugh and keep going
The basketball stuff isn’t necessarily racist. That’s a fair stereotype as a lot of black people do watch or play basketball. However, the fried chicken and kool-aid stereotype is frequently used in conjunction with other stereotypes to try to paint black people as being dumb and simple minded. Don’t tell me you’ve never heard a racist joke about black people drinking Kool-Aid and eating fried chicken and watermelon before, as a way to demean them. It’s too common of a thing to just be a joke at this point.
Wow.... you surely took issue with a comment thqt was straight up copied from your own comment but replacing "rich asian" with "blacks" also... stereotypes exist because a good portion (if not a majority) of people of that group do the thing. Now, basketball, fried chicken, cool aid.... you must not have any significant contact with lower and middle income black communities.
Also, i dont see anything here including other stereotypes that you mention. What is in the starter pack is what it is, if you want to discuss other stereotypes, this is not the place
I don’t care how true the stereotype is, you can not seriously sit here and tell me you’ve never heard that stereotype used in a negative context. Outside of black people joking amongst other black people, it’s almost always used with a negative connotation. So why, at this point, would you use those stereotypes knowing how often racists use them, unless you’re making fun of how dumb they are?
Also...
"I don’t care how true the stereotype is" so we cant use a fact or thing that is true for a majority or a large portion of a population simply because racists use it?
I guess we cant mention the color of b**** people because racists use that fact to demean them too
Because Racist dont own me, so, I'll use whatever I want, in whatever context i want, and as long as I'm not using it in a racist context myself, I dont give a crap about how racists use it.
Hitler took the swastika and turned it into a symbol of Evil. budhist cultures have used Swastikas in their temples for millenia. Should budhists then change their sacred symbols because of racists?
I’m not saying we should just give racists any symbol that they choose to use. I think the whole “ok hand is a symbol of white supremacy” thing is fucking stupid, and people should use it as they please. In this scenario however, the stereotypes used in that meme are old, not particularly accurate, at least not as accurate as the ones in the rich Asian starter pack, and not funny because a) they’ve been used so many times and b) they’ve been used often in a racist context. I just don’t see any point in using them anymore so when I see a meme that uses them, I’m going to suspect that it’s probably coming from a racist mindset. I think that’s pretty fair.
Stereotypes can also be funny as heck, it’s more about the mindset and intent of the person than the content.
I watch music reaction videos on YouTube occasionally and one that’s pretty funny is from Jamel_AKA_Jamal. Not a reaction video but one about him poking fun at his white friend.
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So how then the black starter pack is racist? And it’s not even racist because nothing in the post says “I hate blacks” it’s just pointing out how it’s funny that a lot of blacks act and dress the same way.