[armand.kay]

Originally Posted by Adam.

So basically you cant be saying you love a certain race as its now racist?

Really cba to get into this again party because I don't know whether or not this is a serious question or if you're taking the piss. Here are my posts on this topic from other threads, some of them replying to you. Enjoy.

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Originally Posted by armand.kay

How can you say it wasn't in an insulting way, it was very derogatory and offensive. I don't know why people are seriously pushing this "oh he said he likes ****ers" angle because its just not the tea.

Originally Posted by armand.kay

The N word is a word used to degrade black people and reduce them to meer objects. I do believe that context and intent matters but the way that Rodrigo used it served that exact purpose. Even if he had just said "I like little black boys" in the condescending way that he did I would've raised an eyebrow just because that tone suggested to me that he doesn't see black men as his equals but rather as objects to fulfil his sexual desire, but to also throw in the N word to me that just confirms my theory. You can be sexually attracted to black people while also being racist just like how some straight men are incredibly misogynistic. If twitter(and this forum to a small extent) is anything to go by this whole Rodrigo situation has been met by a majority of black people being genuinely offended and hurt by his comments and a white majority disregarding their feelings and telling them to get over it.

Originally Posted by armand.kay

I'm not even someone who thinks Rodrigo should've been ejected (although as time goes on and I see how he's basically got away with it I've started to second guess myself) I just understand viewers feelings towards what happened and I'm not going to slate people for complaining. At the end of the day thats what OFCOM is for.

Originally Posted by armand.kay

Why do people think that just because he's attracted to black men it means it wasn't a racist thing to say? Him saying that little ****** boys were his type just tells me that this man fetishises black men, he doesn't really respect them or see them as his equals in life or the relationship. I am shocked that nobody around him said anything to him Natalie especially.



Well it offended me and I imagine most black viewers watching were offended too.

Originally Posted by armand.kay

I don't think fetishising itself is racist because a lot of people do it without realising but to further dehumanise them by referring to them as "little ****** boys" in a condescending tone, to me you've stepped on racist territory. I also brought up fetishising just to let people know that just because someone has a sexual preference for a race doesn't exempt them from holding racist believes

[Crimson Dynamo]

Originally Posted by armand.kay

Really cba to get into this again party because I don't know whether or not this is a serious question or if you're taking the piss. Here are my posts on this topic from other threads, some of them replying to you. Enjoy.

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I thought you were not watching after that aggressive bully that you supported got booted out?

[armand.kay]

Originally Posted by LeatherTrumpet

I thought you were not watching after that aggressive bully that you supported got booted out?

When did I say that?