[Brillopad]

Originally Posted by Dezzy

For the love of god, IT'S NOT ABOUT THE CLOTHING, what is so difficult for you to understand about that? Who is even talking about segregated clothing? You keep trying to push this whole 'people who think this is racist are actually racist themselves' angle but I've already reduced that argument of yours to dust through the godamn definition of racism.

The choice to model this particular hoodie on a black child and is the problem. I don't know why you are struggling so much to understand that.

As for the bolded point, you've accused everyone who has taken issue with this image as being inherently racist, I'd ask you if you truly don't see the hypocrisy in that but I've known you long enough to know that you don't.

If someone accuses you of racism, you tackle that accusation head on and show them why that accusation isn't true. You've accused me of plenty in the past and I don't go 'wah wah, you're shutting down my opinion wah' I take your accusation and show you how silly it is and then I rip it to shreds.

If you are unwilling to defend yourself against apparently untrue accusations than that's your problem, you can't tell people they can't call out racism just because it makes you uncomfortable.

It is about clothing if you are implying a black child can’t wear a hoodie with the slogan cheeky little monkey for instance. We all know about the negative connotations of the word monkey used in the past but if people are going to apply the same connotation in their minds to a harmless fun slogan on a child’s hoodie that really is their problem - not the child’s or anyone else.

If people want to see hate in a word whatever the context and intent there is no moving forward in my opinion.