[HalfwitFTW]

Originally posted by AhmedFan2004

It seems you don't understand how racist or potentially racist comments work. It's not about blunt comparisons, like you are making. Mimicking Indian accents connects to racism, abuse and ostracising that Indians had faced from Brits for decades. That same inference doesn't hold when mocking a Brazilian accent or a posh-boy's accent. You can't bluntly compare things like that.

I do find it funny that nearly ALL the people who say Marcus wasn't being offensive at all, or potentially offensive, are white and british. They miss the point with regards to what connotations certain actions and phrases have. It's a cop out to be honest.

Actually you make a good point here Ahmedfan.

It's like if a British person shortened the word 'Australian' and called someone an 'Aussie' instead... or an American called a British person a 'Brit'. this would not be considered racist at all. But shortening the word 'Pakistani' and calling someone a '****' WOULD be seen as racist, because the word '****' has a history of being used in an insulting and derogatory manner, and has negative connotations, whereas 'Brit' and 'Aussie' do not.

Same with accents. Mocking certain accents CAN be seen as racist because of what has happened in history. It really is not 'one rule applies to all'.

And by the way, I am not white either but I honestly dont think Marcus was being racist at all