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Why is it socially acceptable to ridicule white people based on their skin color?
With all the (alleged) social justice activism recently, we are supposed to be living in a nirvana of racial equality. We are supposed to be sensitive to anything that could be perceived as a racial bias, as it could offend others. We were warned that what some find humorous, others may find hurtful and insulting, and we must curb our speech. And, in an effort to treat everyone fairly, we have been told we must stop the aggression in our speech — both micro and macro. Yet all of these guidelines get completely ignored when it comes to one specific group: white people.
Consider the most recent comments made by basketball player Andre Iguodala on an episode of Point Forward, a podcast hosted by former basketball player Evan Turner. Iguodala marveled over the skills of Luka Doncic, a basketball player of Slovenian origin for the Dallas Mavericks.
"Luka Doncic, this white boy is a problem, and it's getting to the point where I don't think he's white anymore," Iguodala said.
While Iguodala meant this as a compliment, it still came with the implication that white people are inferior when it comes to basketball — and other athletics. Iguodala was surprised at Doncic's skill level because of his white skin color and couldn't believe a white person could be so good at basketball.
Believing a particular race is inferior — isn't there a word for that?
~ Simply put, white people are held to different standards when it comes to comments made about people's race. They are supposed to remain quiet and accept whatever ridicule they receive — even if the same type of ridicule would be deemed offensive if said about people of color. And then, if one protests this double standard, many on the Left dismiss their objections as white supremacy.
In their eyes, the only socially acceptable response to this racial scorn is submission. This is wrong, and it must stop. Either racial jokes are universally accepted, or they should not be made at all. But this double standard, in which making comments about other races is bigotry but acceptable when done to white people, is wrong. It is not acceptable anymore. And it should have never been acceptable in the first place. We should be striving for racial equality of all people - not just the preferred races of the Left's political agenda.
https://www.msn.com/en-us/lifestyle...sedgntp&cvid=845525dc80c84dabbc2dd762878e9247
Why is it socially acceptable to ridicule white people based on their skin color?
With all the (alleged) social justice activism recently, we are supposed to be living in a nirvana of racial equality. We are supposed to be sensitive to anything that could be perceived as a racial bias, as it could offend others. We were warned that what some find humorous, others may find hurtful and insulting, and we must curb our speech. And, in an effort to treat everyone fairly, we have been told we must stop the aggression in our speech — both micro and macro. Yet all of these guidelines get completely ignored when it comes to one specific group: white people.
Consider the most recent comments made by basketball player Andre Iguodala on an episode of Point Forward, a podcast hosted by former basketball player Evan Turner. Iguodala marveled over the skills of Luka Doncic, a basketball player of Slovenian origin for the Dallas Mavericks.
"Luka Doncic, this white boy is a problem, and it's getting to the point where I don't think he's white anymore," Iguodala said.
While Iguodala meant this as a compliment, it still came with the implication that white people are inferior when it comes to basketball — and other athletics. Iguodala was surprised at Doncic's skill level because of his white skin color and couldn't believe a white person could be so good at basketball.
Believing a particular race is inferior — isn't there a word for that?
~ Simply put, white people are held to different standards when it comes to comments made about people's race. They are supposed to remain quiet and accept whatever ridicule they receive — even if the same type of ridicule would be deemed offensive if said about people of color. And then, if one protests this double standard, many on the Left dismiss their objections as white supremacy.
In their eyes, the only socially acceptable response to this racial scorn is submission. This is wrong, and it must stop. Either racial jokes are universally accepted, or they should not be made at all. But this double standard, in which making comments about other races is bigotry but acceptable when done to white people, is wrong. It is not acceptable anymore. And it should have never been acceptable in the first place. We should be striving for racial equality of all people - not just the preferred races of the Left's political agenda.
https://www.msn.com/en-us/lifestyle...sedgntp&cvid=845525dc80c84dabbc2dd762878e9247
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