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Originally Posted by Brillopad

For an articulate poster I am always disappointed when you regularly resort to attempting to undermine other posters by attempting to suggest that anyone you perceive may have ‘racist’ views must be ‘semi-illiterate and uneducated’ with the use of language such as ‘derp’ and ’denno’’. Patronising or manipulative or both - hmm!

See, that's where you're wrong Brillo. I don't think people are semi-illiterate, uneducated or stupid, and that's really my main problem with it. I think people willfully PRETEND that they don't "get why it might be racially insensitive" because they don't want to change their behavior, or feel that by being asked to be considerate they are somehow being controlled or having their freedoms removed. I highly suspect that certain people arguing against the idea that it might be racist understand the argument perfectly well, but will swear blue in the face that they don't, because it doesn't suit them to be understanding of it. Hence; "Derp!". It's not me saying that people ARE stupid, it's me saying "Stop ****ing pretending to be", even if you do disagree with it, argue against it and justify it PROPERLY instead of pretending "not to get it at all".