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Not a problem mate.



I'm just bitter and twisted and mean

It's like you either didn't read or didn't understand what I/Manchu said. It's a shame but I'm sorry because I don't care enough to spoon feed it.

 Casey's Law wrote:
It's like you either didn't read or didn't understand what I/Manchu said. It's a shame but I'm sorry because I don't care enough to spoon feed it.

I read it, and understood it fully, I just think its a stretch.

"generic white male" is better, use that.

Clearly missed the point.

 Ouze wrote:
I mean, you seem to be saying - and I could be misconstruing this - but that if a group isn't traditionally discriminated against because of their skin color (lets say), then using an offensive term towards a member of that group who is selected solely based upon skin color isn't actually discrimination?

I just meant what I write. I do not think Sigvatr ever suffered from discrimination. I do not think anyone suffered from being called “Whitey mcwhiteboy”. I think this is just about annoyance at perceived inequality, and not at all about actually suffering from discrimination. Some white people definitely suffered from discrimination though, but those were called «babtou», or whatever the equivalent in English is.
Manchu will certainly point out how that is not an “history of racism”, but that does not make the suffering out of the prejudice any less real.

 Hybrid Son Of Oxayotl wrote:

I just meant what I write. I do not think Sigvatr ever suffered from discrimination.

...what. We could start at a very basic level with me basically getting protesters every single time when I give a speech. Laws that specifically target an entire group of people i.e. us. An entire German "political" party aiming at taking said group down. The fact that anything that goes against us being socially justified because it's "fun" to make fun of us.

This is starting (!) to become some sort of odd extension of the OT Forum.

So unless there's a reason to keep this thread open - it is going to get locked soon.

We will take it to PMs then.

Good idea!