05-31-2018, 01:06 PM
(05-31-2018, 12:30 PM)BmorePat87 Wrote: My commentary was based on just what I had seen, not necessary the discussion that followed, but the most frequent responses were "Why is the View still on?". Apparently being critical is as bad as being racist.
I disagree with the argument in this thread that mocking someone for chemicals they put on their body is as bad as repeating centuries old racist themes. Is it any worse than my frequent mockery of his poor eating and work habits? I don't think making fun of him watching TV and eating McDonalds is as bad as being racist, and in my view it's a personal choice he makes, like using orange spray tans.
People always say Bush 43 looked like a chimp. I get the difference, but if we are going to say that saying one race looks like something is racist because of its history, maybe we should refrain from calling people outside that race the same thing.
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