Yet more political correctness gone mad
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mervispool — 9 years ago(December 27, 2016 03:54 PM)
I just didn't know if it was a direct reply to someone else's tweet, so that we knew the actual context. The phrase 'white genocide' isn't a common one. Most people would probably take the phrase at face value. But if there's some reason to make the association to that conspiracy theoryit would've helped.
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Cinemachinery — 9 years ago(December 27, 2016 04:12 PM)
The phrase 'white genocide' isn't a common one.
It is on Stormfront, Breitbart comment sections, more than a couple alt-righty reddit forums, areas of 4chan, etc. That's the crowd he's spoofing.
What?
Don't look at me, I just hang out there to see what they're jawing about.
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mervispool — 9 years ago(December 27, 2016 04:20 PM)
But not Twitter. I just think it should've been painfully obvious that his comment was going to be misconstrued or that people would not get his "ironic comedy". I also hate that instead of accepting that his tweet was not obviously sarcasm he arrogantly tries to flip it into people not doing their research. He seems like a douche and he sucks at social media.
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Cinemachinery — 9 years ago(December 27, 2016 04:34 PM)
I just think it should've been painfully obvious that his comment was going to be misconstrued or that people would not get his "ironic comedy".
Probably, although I think the problem lies more in the clamp-on-controversy gripping universities by the throat in the age of students driving policy and people not informing themselves on the topic being lampooned before objecting, rather than poor satire on his part.
Swift suggested the Irish eat their own babies. Immediate outrage, until the satire was understood. (And, even then, some outrage, as with the objections from the right over this, as people don't like to be the subject of good satire.)
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Thorshairspray — 9 years ago(December 27, 2016 05:36 PM)
This is the reason we need to stop pandering to grievance culture and stop pretending "I'm offended" is an argument.
What this guy appears to have done is troll some Alt-Righty types. It's a fairly weak attempt, but credit where it's due, they took the bait.
Nobody should say anything to the "offended" other than "grow up, move on" But no, the college is actually taking this seriously.
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Cinemachinery — 9 years ago(December 27, 2016 10:50 PM)
This is the reason we need to stop pandering to grievance culture and stop pretending "I'm offended" is an argument.
I agree to a degree. Awkward sentence. But my take on "grievance culture" and what "multi-culturalism" is likely differs from yours to a great degree - the US built the notion of "multi-culturalism" into its founding verbiage and happily milked a "multi-cultural" construct in the name of industry, then offered no plan for removing the "other" cultures and necessarily dealt with assimilation over decades - it's not the same as a colonizing country (UK, etc.) having a conversation about a sudden influx of third world refugees with no hope or plan for assimilation.
I don't really agree with this whole "identity politics needs to end" fad - I think that conversation simply waits for cultures ready to address it. All the "is multi-culturalism a good/bad thing", man - it's meaningless. Barring militant regimes policing map outlines with dollars no country can afford, cultures are bleeding across borders, and will continue to do so. The conversation should be "how to deal with unexpected multi-culturalism and hope to god it doesn't sway towards broad-stroke solutions".
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Thorshairspray — 9 years ago(December 28, 2016 04:35 AM)
Yes and no.
In Europe over the last two decades, governments have tried to create nations with multiple cultures in them. Sounds good in theory, but what has happened is that groups are self segregating and not engaging with wider society. Not learning the languages and not respecting the customs and norms.
The argument isn't about whether people from other cultures should be in Europe, its about whether separate cultures should exist within Europe but separate from it and that never seems to end well.
Aspects of culture have always crossed borders and it has more often than bot been beneficial, Christ, Cricket isn't an Indian sport but I doubt you'll find many Indians who object to it as a symbol of British Imperialism.
Identity politics is a separate issue and one I thing is completely unproductive and ultimately harmful. It ignores the individual, which cannot be a good thing in my opinion. It leads to ridiculous scenarios, like Stephen Fry quitting twitter after getting tons of abuse for making a joke about his female friend.
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YouMightRabbitYouMight — 9 years ago(December 28, 2016 09:07 AM)
Around here, "identity politics" is like "cuck" or SJW or "race car bed", generally empty epithets thrown out by alt-right types bereft of substantive responses.
It's the current internet thing. "Sexist, misogynist,racist, transphobe, Islamophobe" are all thrown around like confetti, regardless of what the topic actually is to shut down the opponant.
Or when they actually engage in it. Your self-described being "overdramatic and nasty" and a "bombastic prick" and moaning about "Oppression League"s and "identity politics", and untrve advocating the segregation of nations by race. -
YouMightRabbitYouMight — 9 years ago(December 28, 2016 09:35 AM)
Except you ineptly or purposely left out "around here".
Around here, "identity politics" is like "cuck" or SJW or "race car bed", generally empty epithets thrown out by alt-right types bereft of substantive responses.
It's the current internet thing. "Sexist, misogynist,racist, transphobe, Islamophobe" are all thrown around like confetti, regardless of what the topic actually is to shut down the opponant.
Or when they actually engage in it. Your self-described being "overdramatic and nasty" and a "bombastic prick" and moaning about "Oppression League"s and "identity politics", and untrve advocating the segregation of nations by race. -
Thorshairspray — 9 years ago(December 28, 2016 09:39 AM)
I did neither.
By "around here" you are attempting to discredit my statement by equating my use of the term with the word "cuck."
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YouMightRabbitYouMight — 9 years ago(December 28, 2016 09:42 AM)
You do it all. Add you can include "collectivist" in you bag of gushed stupid.
Around here, "identity politics" is like "cuck" or SJW or "race car bed", generally empty epithets thrown out by alt-right types bereft of substantive responses.
It's the current internet thing. "Sexist, misogynist,racist, transphobe, Islamophobe" are all thrown around like confetti, regardless of what the topic actually is to shut down the opponant.
Or when they actually engage in it. Your self-described being "overdramatic and nasty" and a "bombastic prick" and moaning about "Oppression League"s and "identity politics", and untrve advocating the segregation of nations by race. -
YouMightRabbitYouMight — 9 years ago(December 28, 2016 09:45 AM)
Gushed tendentious misapplication is also a thing, despite your crushing stupidity.
Around here, "identity politics" is like "cuck" or SJW or "race car bed", generally empty epithets thrown out by alt-right types bereft of substantive responses.
It's the current internet thing. "Sexist, misogynist,racist, transphobe, Islamophobe" are all thrown around like confetti, regardless of what the topic actually is to shut down the opponant.
Or when they actually engage in it. Your self-described being "overdramatic and nasty" and a "bombastic prick" and moaning about "Oppression League"s and "identity politics", and untrve advocating the segregation of nations by race. -
YouMightRabbitYouMight — 9 years ago(December 28, 2016 10:15 AM)
I don't give a crap who you were talking to. I contributed the very substantive, very relevant to you
"Around here, "identity politics" is like "cuck" or SJW or "race car bed", generally empty epithets thrown out by alt-right types bereft of substantive responses."
It's the current internet thing. "Sexist, misogynist,racist, transphobe, Islamophobe" are all thrown around like confetti, regardless of what the topic actually is to shut down the opponant.
Or when they actually engage in it. Your self-described being "overdramatic and nasty" and a "bombastic prick" and moaning about "Oppression League"s and "identity politics", and untrve advocating the segregation of nations by race. -
mervispool — 9 years ago(December 28, 2016 04:55 AM)
"Probably, although I think the problem lies more in the clamp-on-controversy gripping universities by the throat in the age of students driving policy and people not informing themselves on the topic being lampooned before objecting, rather than poor satire on his part."
I can agree with that.