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In response to "Is this Gap advert racist? -- (link)" by LMS

It's not the battle I'd choose to demonstrate there is racism in society. -- nm

Posted by Roger More (aka rogermore) Apr 6 '16, 08:05

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"I got some real honest-to-god battles, I don't have time for the cosmetic ones" -- (link) - amoxy Apr 6, 08:13 [youtube] 2
- *steals this* -- nm - The Donald Apr 6, 08:18
- *mic drop* -- nm - Beaker Apr 6, 08:16
this is a great way to put it. There is tons of real racism to address. Why pick this (non)example? -- nm* - Andie Apr 6, 08:05 12
- I find it racist that people find it racist. -- nm - groiny Apr 6, 08:11 7
  - How do you figure that? -- nm - znufrii Apr 6, 08:16 6
    - you don't think it is racist to find something that is not racist at all, and call it racist? - groiny Apr 6, 08:34 5
      - I'd say it's not particularly helpful, but I wouldn't call it racist. -- nm - Roger More Apr 6, 08:48
      - I wouldn't be asking if I did think that, would I? - znufrii Apr 6, 08:42
      - I think they're very different things. Reverse racism (to the extent it exists, would be discriminating against someone for being white. This is - pmb Apr 6, 08:36 2
        
        maybe, but I also think there is a whole Chicken Little thing to always cry racist. - groiny Apr 6, 08:38 1
        
        That is a completely different argument. -- nm* - znufrii Apr 6, 08:43
- Right. This is when political correctness actually goes too far (as opposed to the Trump view that overt racism is just lack of political correctness). -- (edited) - pmb Apr 6, 08:10 2
  - I don't know if I'd even call it PC, just being over sensitive to the issue. -- nm - Reagen Apr 6, 08:15 1
    - I think the argument would be that having to have that level of sensitivity to the issue or risk being called out as racist is political correctness - pmb Apr 6, 08:18
- I will agree with that. -- nm - Spawn Apr 6, 08:07

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