Racist? Controversial? Or is everyone just making a big deal?

[Lady_MAC]

"Hey Everybody...

Folks are so quick to say something isn't racist when most have no experience in detecting it. "

Word.
This post has made me quite sad.

 

[MxAxC-_ATTACK]

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Originally Posted by Lady_MAC "Hey Everybody... Folks are so quick to say something isn't racist when most have no experience in detecting it. " Word. This post has made me quite sad.

I think everyone has endured some sort of racism...

 

[Pink_minx]

I dont see a big deal about it, I think thats the worse ad campaign for a game, it has no connection or meaning?!

 

[Wattage]

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Originally Posted by MxAxC-_ATTACK I think everyone has endured some sort of racism...

Yes, I think this is very true. I live in a city that is predominantly Chinese. I am the minority.

 

[Raerae]

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Originally Posted by wattage Yes, I think this is very true. I live in a city that is predominantly Chinese. I am the minority.

Bet you get good take-out though!

 

[Lady_MAC]

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Originally Posted by MxAxC-_ATTACK I think everyone has endured some sort of racism...

Sure, but do you think that is measurable to the racism experienced by a marginalized visible minority? No, it is not.

 

[pumpkincat210]

I'm a minority too. I like in Houston, which is a high percentage of hispanics, then asian, then african, and the caucasian's and native americans are very small.

 

[Lady_MAC]

Also wanted to add that one should take into account whether they are a part of the race that has economic, social and political inherited privilege. Believe it or not, but that makes a huge difference. Not meaning that the racism that one of you would feel is not horrible, because it is, it's simply different.

When you rarely see a reflection of yourself in the media that is shown in a positive light, something like this isn't taken that lightly...by some of us.

 

[Raerae]

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Originally Posted by Lady_MAC Also wanted to add that one should take into account whether they are a part of the race that has economic, social and political inherited privilege. Believe it or not, but that makes a huge difference. Not meaning that the racism that one of you would feel is not horrible, because it is, it's simply different.

I'm the tolken white girl on my street lol... Everyone else is Black or Hispanic hehe... My mom was on pins and needles when I moved here cuz she was afraid lol... Since I moved from white suburbia to the black/hispanic ghetto lol...

I dont really mind it though, all my neighbors are really nice.

 

[Lady_MAC]

It's great that you get along, as you should.

 

[Raerae]

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Originally Posted by Lady_MAC It's great that you get along, as you should.

Took a while to get used to getting hollared at all the time though =P I'm amazed at how different, yet the same men are across race/cultures lol.