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15-08-2019, 03:10 PM | #1 | |||
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https://news.sky.com/story/home-offi...boxes-11785645
[The Home Office has been branded "crude" and "offensive" over an attempt to tackle knife crime with the distribution of #knifefree boxes to chicken shops. More than 321,000 chicken boxes featuring the Home Office campaign have been sent to more than 210 outlets in England and Wales. The boxes, which will replace standard packaging in chains such as Morley's, Chicken Cottage and Dixy Chicken, are printed with real life stories of young people who have chosen to no longer carry a knife.] Big Debate on Ch5HD Live AM today on this. MP Lammy Labour has done his usual Angry tweets Last edited by arista; 15-08-2019 at 03:15 PM. |
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15-08-2019, 03:18 PM | #2 | |||
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So people are soiling themselves because anti-knife messages are on fried chicken boxes? Sounds a bit racist, assuming that only certain people like fried chicken.
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15-08-2019, 03:21 PM | #3 | |||
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15-08-2019, 03:22 PM | #4 | |||
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This isn't how to tackle knife crime.
A better way is for parents to make sure their children know right from wrong. |
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15-08-2019, 03:23 PM | #5 | |||
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15-08-2019, 03:23 PM | #6 | |||
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15-08-2019, 03:24 PM | #7 | |||
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15-08-2019, 03:44 PM | #8 | |||
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Yes,this was debated on TV this morning it seems most would agree with you arista .
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15-08-2019, 03:45 PM | #9 | |||
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it's the association common with fried chicken, and why target that on its own
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15-08-2019, 04:40 PM | #10 | |||
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Perhaps if they had other fast food outlets doing the same then Lammy couldn’t jump on his soapbox so quick.
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15-08-2019, 05:26 PM | #11 | |||
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I think we all know the demographics overrepresented when it comes to knife crime in London is young black men. so we are to assume any campaign to tackle knife crime in London is specifically targeted to young black boys. so essentially printing "knives are bad" on fried chicken boxes is the only way they thought they could get through to these boys... and yeah, we know that everybody likes fried chicken but let's not act like white people haven't created a stereotype around black people and fried chicken and that stereotype is not why they thought this was a good idea. I really don't buy that anyone actually believes that they would ever do the same thing to tackle the white on white gang violence in this country. Like just imagine that scenario in your head.
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15-08-2019, 05:30 PM | #12 | |||
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like this is so obviously racist and silly that if it wasn't actually happening it would make for a hilarious satirical sketch... wth is going on?? ldreiovklnoib
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15-08-2019, 05:37 PM | #13 | |||
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15-08-2019, 05:53 PM | #14 | |||
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15-08-2019, 06:18 PM | #15 | |||
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Sure they do, but targeted advertisements rely on general interests of whoever they're aimed at. Maybe music streaming sites have similar banners on their hiphop sections?
Anyway, this particular instance is clearly in response to the recent report that potential gang members are being groomed in such places. It's about trying to stem that, rather than the Home Office thinking "black people love chicken, put the ads in there!" |
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15-08-2019, 09:00 PM | #16 | ||
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16-08-2019, 03:17 AM | #17 | |||
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I'm confused how is this racist???? , if anything they're causing racism by stereotyping a certain group of people liking chicken .
All kinds of people go to chicken shops |
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16-08-2019, 08:08 AM | #18 | |||
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Exactly,it's ridiculous ,its like some people have to find racism in everything,if it keeps on people will start resenting other people.
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16-08-2019, 09:29 AM | #19 | |||
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16-08-2019, 09:38 AM | #20 | |||
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what? are you actually trying to gaslight the entire black community?? they didn't just pull this fried chicken stereotype out their ass...
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16-08-2019, 09:58 AM | #21 | |||
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16-08-2019, 10:36 AM | #22 | |||
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We’re talking about these messages that are being printed on chicken boxes in hopes that a certain demographic would take notice of it. Like Armand said, black people are over-represented when it comes to knife crime, so they’re only chance of decreasing it is by plastering a little message on chicken box? Not even a billboard or something where everyone can see it and it can be targeted at all audiences?
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16-08-2019, 10:37 AM | #23 | |||
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I didn't know that bots tbh, so food for thought me thinks,lol excuse the pun.
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16-08-2019, 11:22 AM | #24 | |||
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but there's a difference between actual offensive ads & this current ad which is just about tackling knife crime. If I thought it was racist I'd say just like that ridiculous H& M ad with the black kid or Danny baker's tasteless joke about the royal baby . Plus did you ever think it's more to do with chicken shops recruiting gangs as that was on the news . I think that's the only reason they're putting it on chicken boxes , thinking it's a bad idea or pointless is fine but you can't automatically call it racist just because you don't agree with it . |
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16-08-2019, 02:07 PM | #25 | |||
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Who's assuming that? ...
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