Posted: Tue Nov 02, 2010 6:20 pm
There's some out there. Again it doesn't address the joke as a mean spirited intention.Goliath wrote:I've never heard of comedians comparing black people to animals and most certainly not to apes..
That is true and that's why it's a joke. It's a silly and ridiculous stereotype. Just like "all jews have huge crooked noses and steal your money." etcGoliath wrote:Actual racists (unlike you; I don't think you are racist) used to compare black people with monkeys, .
oh and monkey was limited to Blacks. The asians also got that slur too.
It is bad. and again it's one thing if you address in manner like the example you made which is clearly, as you point out, intentionally mean spirited. The pic above wasn't. Besides they guy who made that image was black anyway.Goliath wrote:or are still doing so. It's a very old, very ugly slur..
It also due to the theory that ape evovle from man and that origin location of it happen in africa. That's where I thought the stereotype came from.Goliath wrote:It expresses the idea that black people are somehow 'lower' than white men on the evolutionary ladder.
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Again like pap64 said, it depends on people, I guess. I know many blacks that would lol at that. Why? cause it's a silly racist stereotype. The joke on picture was just that as I said to Duster. If you look at the photoshoped credits the productions was made by Uwe Boll. Type of person who would be racist and does make shitty movies.Goliath wrote:That's why you can't compare black people to apes (Donkey Kong Country is about apes) and say it's just a joke. It's offensive.
LOL WAT?Goliath wrote:I don't care how awesome you think you are for fighting the so-called 'pc police'.
Fair enough but same can be vice versa wouldn't you agree?Goliath wrote:I don't care you hate it when people call things racist when they're obviously are. You can't simply shove aside all reasonable criticism by referring to political correctness. .
What is this "be cool" thing have anything do with it? LOLGoliath wrote:No matter how cool you think you are. It's not a cool attitude. It's childish. It's saying: "I can insult anybody I like and if you say something about it, you're pathetic."
I just posted it cause I thought it was funny.
[quote="Goliath]Funny thing is -and SuperAurora knows this- that I'm not easily offended."[/quote]
Yeah though I was suprise that this did offend you.
That is true, i'm not denying that, but again, the people you gave example of are clearly showing their racism intent. You know that they are. I just saw that image as a silly joke rather than the intent of attacking blacks.Goliath wrote:Yes, humor *is* highly subjective, but the fact that comparing black people to monkeys is an old tactic of actual racists, is a *fact*. That comparing black people to apes is always meant to insult black people, is a *fact*. Protesters are not depicting Obama as a monkey because that's the one animal that randomely popped into their heads. It's a long tradition. .
I wasn't attempting be funny. I just posted that cause I thought it was funny. But now you made me cry.Goliath wrote:And that's why I object to SuperAurora's lame attempt at being funny
If other people object to the image as well, i'll concede and remove the image. Is that fair for all of you?
It's more amusing for the bizarre advice and dialogue rather than having a bunch of stereotypical bogans sitting around with their heads not screwed on properly:
