This racial stuff can sometimes be a bit complicated

There are numerous un-written rules on what people can and can't do.......what groups you can and can't upset.

As an example...... The N word can be used in a vast number of contexts. (Friendly, humerous, artistic, hateful ect ect ect)

A comedian can make exaggerated fun of a person with a Norfolk accent including the obligatory pig f**king or family f**king references when he does the accent.

If the same comedian does exactly the same stereotype of an Asian person he would be burned at the stake.

Yet the Norfolk stereotype and the Asian stereotype are both groups of people.

Why is one completely acceptable and even deemed funny yet another group totally unacceptable?

In either case the comedian is attacking a group of people with the exact same humour premise (premiss)

Posted By: usacanary on November 17th 2011 at 17:58:44

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This racial stuff can sometimes be a bit complicated (General Chat) - usacanary, Nov 17, 17:58:44
- I honestly don't know who the bigger prick is. (General Chat) - Arizona Bay, Nov 17, 19:28:14
  - You obviously...... for being a Tilterz/Haterz (n/m) (General Chat) - usacanary, Nov 17, 19:53:53
- indeed (General Chat) - Charles21, Nov 17, 18:45:14
  - Absolutely 100% correct...... Its always about context and intent. (General Chat) - usacanary, Nov 17, 18:50:06
    - Here is an example from today........now this might be tricky one (General Chat) - usacanary, Nov 17, 19:03:05
      - that was Etuwho trying to get a reaction, pure and simple (General Chat) - Charles21, Nov 17, 19:10:16
- Maybe because Norfolk is too small a minority for the world to give a fuck about? (General Chat) - Common Sense Police, Nov 17, 18:06:54
  - i ent got a sister-infortunately (n/m) (General Chat) - selwyn, Nov 17, 20:31:14
  - Substitute France and Pakistan...................... (General Chat) - usacanary, Nov 17, 18:29:17
    - Yes, that was my point. I was hinting at some asian countries high levels of inbreeding (General Chat) - Common Sense Police, Nov 17, 18:45:24
- surely even you understand that if you call somebody from Norfolk a carrot crunching cunt (General Chat) - Brandonio, Nov 17, 18:06:50
  - "somebody"...... thats the point. (General Chat) - usacanary, Nov 17, 18:18:27
    - yebbut.... (General Chat) - Tombs, Nov 17, 19:44:52
    - I can help you a bit (General Chat) - Brandonio, Nov 17, 18:33:10
      - They are both hatred of a group of people based on stereotypes.......... (General Chat) - usacanary, Nov 17, 18:42:46
        
        yes but my point is you need to understand the historical context of these terms (General Chat) - Brandonio, Nov 17, 18:59:22
        
        who decides the degree of bigotry........as I said......... (General Chat) - usacanary, Nov 17, 19:04:42
        
        history does (General Chat) - Brandonio, Nov 17, 19:08:15
        
        and they probably remain bigots (General Chat) - Worzel Scrimmage, Nov 17, 19:25:59
        
        sorry, that was meant to be a reply to usa down there vvv (n/m) (General Chat) - Worzel Scrimmage, Nov 17, 20:09:13
      - a bit like "Chinese" in Chile (General Chat) - Worzel Scrimmage, Nov 17, 18:36:53
        
        argh! yeah that does my head in... (General Chat) - Brandonio, Nov 17, 18:43:41
        
        it could almost be a piss-take by the Chinese owners (General Chat) - Worzel Scrimmage, Nov 17, 18:49:28
        
        haha hadn't thought of that (n/m) (General Chat) - Brandonio, Nov 17, 18:50:01
- Yep, I agree (n/m) (General Chat) - EtuWHO, Nov 17, 17:59:24
  - oh no.............. (General Chat) - usacanary, Nov 17, 18:05:58

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