goat@sh.itjust.worksM to MeanwhileOnGrad@sh.itjust.worksEnglish · 14 days agoRacism on Hexbear 'The Germanic brain is prone to sexual assault'sh.itjust.worksimagemessage-square68fedilinkarrow-up15arrow-down10
arrow-up15arrow-down1imageRacism on Hexbear 'The Germanic brain is prone to sexual assault'sh.itjust.worksgoat@sh.itjust.worksM to MeanwhileOnGrad@sh.itjust.worksEnglish · 14 days agomessage-square68fedilink
minus-squareDragonTypeWyvern@midwest.sociallinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·13 days agoDo you, for example, think Robert Downey Jr’s blackface in Tropic Thunder was racism or a criticism of racism?
minus-squaregoat@sh.itjust.worksOPMlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·13 days agoDid he say ‘the African American brain is prone to sexual assault’?
minus-squareDragonTypeWyvern@midwest.sociallinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·13 days agoThat is one of the traditional meanings of blackface, yes. It’s also clear that the intended meaning of the act is innately critical of that mentality. If you disagree that it is acceptable that’s valid but ignoring that the act was at least an attempt at well intentioned criticism is just dishonest.
minus-squareYeetPics@mander.xyzlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·12 days agoOf fucking course you’re here with a heaping helping of terrible opinions. Thanks for sharing, but my doctor said I should avoid false-pretenses used to destroy honest discussion.
minus-squareDragonTypeWyvern@midwest.sociallinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0arrow-down3·edit-212 days agoFeel free to block me, it’s not like you’ve ever said anything of value so neither of us will miss anything.
minus-squareYeetPics@mander.xyzlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·7 days agoI can BLOCK people?!?! Oh boy it’s like Christmas 🥳
Do you, for example, think Robert Downey Jr’s blackface in Tropic Thunder was racism or a criticism of racism?
Did he say ‘the African American brain is prone to sexual assault’?
That is one of the traditional meanings of blackface, yes.
It’s also clear that the intended meaning of the act is innately critical of that mentality.
If you disagree that it is acceptable that’s valid but ignoring that the act was at least an attempt at well intentioned criticism is just dishonest.
Of fucking course you’re here with a heaping helping of terrible opinions.
Thanks for sharing, but my doctor said I should avoid false-pretenses used to destroy honest discussion.
Feel free to block me, it’s not like you’ve ever said anything of value so neither of us will miss anything.
I can BLOCK people?!?!
Oh boy it’s like Christmas 🥳