Kind of a bit racist..

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Re: Kind of a bit racist..

Post by eagles123 » Fri Feb 12, 2021 2:02 pm

:roll: :roll: :roll:

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Re: Kind of a bit racist..

Post by wolfberries » Fri Feb 12, 2021 2:57 pm

:lol: :lol: :lol:

Is it racist in 2021,yes.

Is it actually racist in the slightest, NO.

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Re: Kind of a bit racist..

Post by Cynic » Fri Feb 12, 2021 8:21 pm

I think changing it to Usain Bolt would be fine. Everyone knows who he is and he runs dang fast.

Could go the Looney Tunes route and change it to roadrunners for fun.
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Re: Kind of a bit racist..

Post by Jim » Fri Feb 12, 2021 8:52 pm

Personally don’t see this as racist but I’ve changed it to Usain Bolt
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Post by GM-crowfan65 » Sat Feb 13, 2021 1:53 am

I think we should find out this guy's name and use that

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Post by GM-crowfan65 » Sat Feb 13, 2021 1:54 am

All jokes aside I agree with Jim, don't really see it but in the interests of 2021 happy its been changed
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Re: Kind of a bit racist..

Post by MrMoose » Sat Feb 13, 2021 6:15 am

GM-crowfan65 wrote:
Sat Feb 13, 2021 1:53 am
I think we should find out this guy's name and use that

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“Jamaican shot-putter Vashon McCarthy runs in the men's 8 x 100m mixed relay race at the Nanjing Youth Olympic Games on Tuesday in Nanjing, Jiangsu province.”

Apparently that’s Vashon McCarthy Jamaican shot putter! The more you know!
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Post by GM-crowfan65 » Sat Feb 13, 2021 7:07 am

Great news Loose Goose
Going to change that line to "runs like Vashon McCarthy"
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Re: Kind of a bit racist..

Post by wolfberries » Sat Feb 13, 2021 7:11 am

Do we have the photo of the guy at the finish line with his Cheese Burger?

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Re: Kind of a bit racist..

Post by Drewyface » Fri Feb 19, 2021 7:13 am

:lol:

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Re: Kind of a bit racist..

Post by Cynic » Fri Feb 19, 2021 7:24 am

surprize wrote:
Wed Feb 17, 2021 12:10 pm
Thanks for changing it.

Just FYI for the people rolling their eyes, the literal dictionary definition of racism, not some interpretation, but the actual dictionary definition is:

..The belief that groups of humans possess different behavioral traits corresponding to physical appearance..

or

..the devaluation of various traits of character or intelligence as ‘typical’ of particular peoples..

I didn't say, or imply, that it contains a racial slur, or was hate speech, just that implying a nationality/group of people are all possessed of a particular trait, is by definition racist. It's an innocent mistake I think, just from someone who knows nothing about Jamaica apart from Usain Bolt is from there, and/or has vivid memories of the 2012 Olympics.

As for history, Jamaica doesn't even have a strong history of dominating sprinting - Usain Bolt is the only Jamaican to have ever won the men's 100m. He's also won the 200m twice and the last and only other Jamaican to win the 200 was Don Quarie in 1976. Jamaica has only won the 4x100 the last two times and only finished in the medals once before in Olympic history in 1984.
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Re: Kind of a bit racist..

Post by wolfberries » Fri Feb 19, 2021 10:05 am

The more you realise that humanity is like a virus destroying the planet!

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