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I don't think it's racist at all MalkierKnight Send a noteboard - 22/03/2010 07:15:55 PM
Though I might say it's racially insensitive. "Blacker" might be vernacular in Dutch, I have no idea, but there's nothing hateful about calling music that is predominantly black, black music. It's only negative if you think it is. And if anything, the Dutch commercial is glorifying that type of music. Black people take credit for creating jazz, hip hop, r and b, so no one should object to calling it black music. If I made a table, I certainly wouldn't object to people calling it Alex's table.

Now, if everyone got together and called my table inferior to the others and made fun of my table, then we might have an issue.

But I don't think that's what's going on at all in the Dutch commercial.

Anyone who calls it racist is just being overly sensitive.

At worst, I'd say the commercial is a little crude (calling music black or white instead of soulful/contemporary or classic), but Dutch people probably have a crude exposure to diversity.
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This. ~points at Larry's post~ *NM* - 29/03/2010 07:42:35 PM 485 Views
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+1 *NM* - 22/03/2010 08:30:01 PM 467 Views
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It would not float here in the US - 22/03/2010 10:07:08 PM 864 Views
Agreed. - 23/03/2010 05:36:14 AM 1024 Views
Could you please expand on one point in your reasoning? - 23/03/2010 07:20:31 AM 883 Views
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MOBO - 23/03/2010 10:20:22 AM 822 Views
Nice term, if a bit clumsy - 23/03/2010 11:10:34 AM 840 Views
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perhaps not as default... - 23/03/2010 03:08:19 PM 909 Views
The term encompasses listeners, performers and presenters. - 23/03/2010 04:42:55 PM 919 Views
So it's really not about skin color any more, right? - 23/03/2010 09:12:20 PM 943 Views
it's racist and unacceptable. - 23/03/2010 09:07:10 PM 982 Views

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