GiveOver

joined 2 years ago
[–] GiveOver@feddit.uk 1 points 3 months ago

I don't think "it's just a meme" or "it's just stating the facts" will ever be a good defense against racist stereotyping, so I'm going to ignore that line of argument. Fair enough if it was made by a non-white person trying to poke fun at white people, that makes it better, but that context isn't obvious to me at all. I guess it's easier for Americans to infer, which brings us full circle

[–] GiveOver@feddit.uk -4 points 3 months ago (4 children)

I said I'm not talking about racism against white people. I think it's racist because the joke appears to be that white people have disposable income and like to travel and do adventurous things. So, to me, it's saying non-white people don't have money and don't travel or do fun things. And I think that's bad. I don't feel like I'm doing backflips to get to this conclusion, I genuinely don't understand how it's not seen this way by everybody else.

[–] GiveOver@feddit.uk -1 points 3 months ago (6 children)

Oh, I know why they're obsessed with race. What I don't understand is why this meme can get upvoted and not discarded as racist. And I'm not crying about "wah racism against whites" I mean real racism.

[–] GiveOver@feddit.uk 5 points 3 months ago (2 children)

Those things sound fun, why are they bad? Do non white people not do those activities?

[–] GiveOver@feddit.uk 16 points 3 months ago (29 children)

It still just sounds racist to me. The joke is that black people are poor?

[–] GiveOver@feddit.uk 81 points 3 months ago (54 children)

I really don't understand Americans and their racial stuff. Why white?

[–] GiveOver@feddit.uk 9 points 3 months ago

They really do their best to avoid words like debt and loan. Those are serious words, this is just a bit of fun! Buy now pay later! 3 easy installments!

[–] GiveOver@feddit.uk 0 points 3 months ago (1 children)

How do you know the wanker wasn't related to you in some way?

[–] GiveOver@feddit.uk 4 points 3 months ago (3 children)

I hate this attitude. "Never let your child out of your sight or they'll immediately be kidnapped".

You know they're more likely to be abused by family than a stranger. By your rationale you should never allow family to see your children either.

[–] GiveOver@feddit.uk 2 points 4 months ago (1 children)

It's too similar. Can I suggest penext. Like penultimate

[–] GiveOver@feddit.uk 32 points 4 months ago (2 children)

I was behind somebody in the queue at Screwfix who was asking for advice after their landlord had glossed the inside of their BATH. What a lunatic.

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