Quote (thesnipa @ Jul 13 2018 02:54pm)

i agree entirely. however, we'd need to get entirely semantic about this situation, while also taking into account Fender's perspective. I'd rather not poison my brain.

let's all settle on the fact that Pakistan can and has been used as an atypical example of issues "brown people" pose to the western world anecdotally for some time to demonize middle easterners.

i'm not saying you are doing the same, but there's a historical precedent for demonization that's not statistically backed, as you say.

another pertinent example would be female genital mutilation being used anecdotally to deminize Islam, when in reality its more of a subsaharan african issue. child brides are not exceedingly rare in the middle eastern world, but there are clear and atypical hotspots.

that said i doubt fenderp really factors any of this in, he shoots from the hip, and mostly blanks at that.



i'm not sure i have any pinpoint on either. what i can say is that "[country of origin] is not a race" entered the lexicon when Donald Trump made his first speech about mexico sending us rapists. the alt right response was mexican isn't a race in response to it being "racist". i'm sure it permeated in some tumblr post or 4chan previously, but that was it's big break.

Quote (majorblood @ Jul 13 2018 04:03pm)

I usually default into just dismissing people if their typical response is knee-jerk claims of racism, I might be in the wrong but it's just easier.

Quote (thesnipa @ Jul 13 2018 03:05pm)

filters make life easier for certain. "racism" isn't a terrible filter, but i dont have that one.

i'm fairly filter-less to be honest, i only avoid articles with "_____________, and the internet can't handle it" or "_____, you won't believe ____" in them. i read trash, and worse trash comment sections. its good for laughs.

Quote (majorblood @ Jul 13 2018 04:06pm)

"and that's a good thing"

Quote (ampoo @ 13 Jul 2018 22:39)

the cult/emperor "argument" again

actually the huge flying trump baby was fun, i am just wondering why actually important problems dont get that kind of attention....trump certainly isnt one for the uk right now

Quote (fender @ Jul 13 2018 04:24pm)

you reliably failed to identify the actual argument - again - and just got triggered by a fitting term for trump's biggest apologists.

the point was that your pathetic little attempt to defend your emperor was fallacious and intellectually poor. by that logic i could dismiss your 'pakistani crime gangs' (what a coincidence this was the first thing that came to your mind) by countering that each year millions of people die of hunger. hope that helps you understand how poor this line of reasoning is, but i very much doubt it...

Quote (thesnipa @ 13 Jul 2018 23:26)

i've seen Ampoo openly criticize Trump more than i've seen you make posts that aren't 90% wordy garbage and hyperbolic kneejerks.

Quote (thesnipa @ 14 Jul 2018 00:26)

i've seen Ampoo openly criticize Trump more than i've seen you make posts that aren't 90% wordy garbage and hyperbolic kneejerks.

Quote (fender @ Jul 13 2018 04:45pm)

another valuable contribution to this discussion, thank you. glad to see you left behind your petty butthurt and obsession, and stopped stalking me to publicly share your personal feelings towards me. oh wait...

just keep being mad, trench boy...