[Smithy]

Originally Posted by Firewire

I'm sure Niamh would just be happy that she has the last bag of peas.

[Jords]

I was trying to fix up a casual scenario in which race got brought up into it lol

Edit: Also I set up that line knew somebody was gonna post it

[Niamh.]

Originally Posted by Jords

Are you seriously telling me that if you argued with a black woman, lets say you took the last bag of frozen peas at Morrisons, and she called you a "****ing selfish White bitch" you would not consider that as a racist remark? :/

It would be a racial remark but I would be annoyed at the whole thing, being called selfish more so than white because white people have never been oppressed by black people, it doesn't carry the same weight as an insult. Also, in that instance it was being used in an aggressive way so I would be offended whether white was in there or not. The example you gave the guy was not using it in an argumentative way and you didn't take as such but you know that you referring to him as "black boy" would have been dodgy enough becaus eof the connotations that has

Also, Firewire, I don't give a **** about those peas, if it was the last bag of spuds though that bitch would be going down

[Ninastar]

Originally Posted by Liam-

I'm sick of people using the 'minority card' to get away with doing and saying whatever they want about the majority, it makes a mockery of wanting true equality.

I don't think I've ever read anything so true. You hit the nail on the head there, lol.

Originally Posted by Firewire

I'm sure Niamh would just be happy that she has the last bag of peas.

lmfao!!! post of the thread

[Ninastar]

I love that we can all be mature enough to debate without the pathetic name calling <3

[Firewire]

go away bitch

[Liam-]

Shut it dyke

[Liam-]

oh oop

[Ninastar]

Originally Posted by Firewire

go away bitch

[Ninastar]

homophobic, sexist twats!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[Jords]

Originally Posted by Niamh.

It would be a racial remark but I would be annoyed at the whole thing, being called selfish more so than white because white people have never been oppressed by black people, it doesn't carry the same weight as an insult. Also, in that instance it was being used in an aggressive way so I would be offended whether white was in there or not. The example you gave the guy was not using it in an argumentative way and you didn't take as such but you know that you referring to him as "black boy" would have been dodgy enough becaus eof the connotations that has

Also, Firewire, I don't give a **** about those peas, if it was the last bag of spuds though that bitch would be going down

Thats all Im looking for. I dont care to what degree of offense you take each comment - its still offensive! I completely understand connotations, history etc. etc. but they dont play the entire role of 'racism' - in fact I think they play a much smaller role between face-to-face interactions. We dont walk the streets thinking "they used to be slaves" or "they used to be masters" etc. - when a black and white person argue and race gets brought up its often purely the use of skin colour and any stereotypical associated traits/characteristics (e.g. promiscuity, snobbery etc.)

[Ammi]

..it was selfish Claudia that took the last of the peas....

[Jords]

[Niamh.]

Originally Posted by Jords

Thats all Im looking for. I dont care to what degree of offense you take each comment - its still offensive! I completely understand connotations, history etc. etc. but they dont play the entire role of 'racism' - in fact I think they play a much smaller role between face-to-face interactions. We dont walk the streets thinking "they used to be slaves" or "they used to be masters" etc. - when a black and white person argue and race gets brought up its often purely the use of skin colour and any stereotypical associated personality traits (e.g. promiscuity, snobbery etc.)

I disagree completely Jords. I think I told this story before but from my own personal experiances - I used to live in London years agp, the area I lived in was mainly Asian and one night I was walking home from the tube station and a group of Asian guys started shouting stuff at me as I walked by, "stupid ****ing white bitch" was one of the things they shouted at me. I felt intimadated because there was a group of guys shouting at me late at night but tbh the racial remark I found amusing. On the other hand during my time in London I had many experiances with people using the fact that I was Irish as an insult against me and that would get me so angry because of the history there and I knew that those who were saying things like that to me thought that because I was Irish they were superior to me. That's the difference imo

[Ashley.]

Welp, I was expecting a yes or no answer, not a 5-page debate

[Jords]

Originally Posted by Niamh.

I disagree completely Jords. I think I told this story before but from my own personal experiances - I used to live in London years agp, the area I lived in was mainly Asian and one night I was walking home from the tube station and a group of Asian guys started shouting stuff at me as I walked by, "stupid ****ing white bitch" was one of the things they shouted at me. I felt intimadated because there was a group of guys shouting at me late at night but tbh the racial remark I found amusing. On the other hand during my time in London I had many experiances with people using the fact that I was Irish as an insult against me and that would get me so angry because of the history there and I knew that those who were saying things like that to me thought that because I was Irish they were superior to me. That's the difference imo

imo both are cases where racism arised the latter situations seem a lot more explicit and personal thus more offensive!

PS sorry that happened Nim

[Tom4784]

Heterophobia? lol. It doesn't exist.

The term 'heterophobia' makes me think of those white people who whine about Black History month because they want a White History Month. It's just self entitlement.

EDIT: Or straight people that want a Straight Pride parade, eurgh.

[Ross.]

Originally Posted by Firewire

I'm sure Niamh would just be happy that she has the last bag of peas.

Jonathan you're an icon

[armand.kay]

Originally Posted by Dezzy

Heterophobia? lol. It doesn't exist.

The term 'heterophobia' makes me think of those white people who whine about Black History month because they want a White History Month. It's just self entitlement.

EDIT: Or straight people that want a Straight Pride parade, eurgh.

this lmao some of these it works both ways posts are laughable really..

[Shaun]

Those saying heterophobia doesn't exist clearly haven't been on tumblr lol. There's enough crazy on there to keep dictionary writers in business for centuries.

[Firewire]

Originally Posted by Ross.

Jonathan you're an icon

[Black Dagger]

Originally Posted by Shaun

Those saying heterophobia doesn't exist clearly haven't been on tumblr lol. There's enough crazy on there to keep dictionary writers in business for centuries.

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[armand.kay]

Originally Posted by Shaun

Those saying heterophobia doesn't exist clearly haven't been on tumblr lol. There's enough crazy on there to keep dictionary writers in business for centuries.

Most of the stuff on tumblr is a joke tho. I doubt they're any people on there who genuinely hate straight people and feel like they should be oppressed... Also when tumbr isn't making straight white boy jokes they're lusting over straight white boys and idolising straight women....

[armand.kay]

Not sure if you were joking tho shaun

[EspeonBB]

Originally Posted by Dezzy

Heterophobia? lol. It doesn't exist.

The term 'heterophobia' makes me think of those white people who whine about Black History month because they want a White History Month. It's just self entitlement.

EDIT: Or straight people that want a Straight Pride parade, eurgh.

Yeah this is how I feel on this whole 'heterophobia' debate