Re: I'm not Dutch, but that was a pretty ignornant claim
MalkierKnight Send a noteboard - 29/03/2010 07:28:34 PM
Like much of Western Europe, the Netherlands has a large Arab community. In addition, it has quite a few citizens of African descent from places like Aruba and Suriname, among others. There have been quite a few racial incidents there over the past generation or so, some of them quite violent (as when one of Van Gogh's descendants was stabbed to death by an Arab several years ago).
While not as institutionalized as in the United States, I'd have to say that Holland and the other Western European nations have their own issues of racial sensitivity with which they deal that Americans visiting might not recognize at first.
While not as institutionalized as in the United States, I'd have to say that Holland and the other Western European nations have their own issues of racial sensitivity with which they deal that Americans visiting might not recognize at first.
Ok, I can respect that. I'll readily admit I don't have a firm grasp on racial tensions in the Netherlands, but I thought it a fair statement to say that the racial sensitivity we have in the United States is much higher than a lot of certain parts in Europe. The fact that they even aired a commercial like that led me to believe that tensions weren't as high there as they are here. Do you know if it's an issue there?
I know for certain a commercial like that would never see the airwaves in America.
You must unlearn what you have learned.
Is it racist?: Commercial for Jazz/Soul radio
- 22/03/2010 01:47:45 PM
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I don't think it's racist at all
- 22/03/2010 07:15:55 PM
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Uh.
- 22/03/2010 09:36:35 PM
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Re: Uh.
- 29/03/2010 07:03:14 PM
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I'm not Dutch, but that was a pretty ignornant claim
- 29/03/2010 07:20:09 PM
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Re: I'm not Dutch, but that was a pretty ignornant claim
- 29/03/2010 07:28:34 PM
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Not "higher" nor "lower," but "different" would be the word to use here
- 29/03/2010 07:46:15 PM
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Re: Not "higher" nor "lower," but "different" would be the word to use here
- 29/03/2010 07:53:56 PM
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This. ~points at Larry's post~ *NM*
- 29/03/2010 07:42:35 PM
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Re: This. ~points at Larry's post~
- 29/03/2010 07:57:30 PM
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Um.
- 29/03/2010 08:00:54 PM
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Re: Um.
- 29/03/2010 08:44:31 PM
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My question for you was on that one line that Larry responded to.
- 29/03/2010 08:46:26 PM
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She agrees with you about it not being racist - she had issues with your "crude" comment.
- 29/03/2010 08:59:44 PM
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I don't see it
- 22/03/2010 08:19:31 PM
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i'd say the actions in the commercial are more racist than the words
- 22/03/2010 10:00:02 PM
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It would not float here in the US
- 22/03/2010 10:07:08 PM
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Agreed.
- 23/03/2010 05:36:14 AM
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Could you please expand on one point in your reasoning?
- 23/03/2010 07:20:31 AM
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It's not race specific music if it's enjoyed/performed/presented by various races.
- 23/03/2010 07:32:33 AM
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MOBO
- 23/03/2010 10:20:22 AM
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The trouble lies in historical neuroses cooked in our melting pot, I think.
- 23/03/2010 11:29:06 AM
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Only if it's racist to mention the fact that different races exist. Which seems to be the US view.
- 23/03/2010 09:24:23 AM
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Agreed
- 23/03/2010 10:21:59 AM
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Some people are like that, yes, but at least it isn't the "accepted" media position. Yet. *NM*
- 23/03/2010 11:01:47 AM
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Not at all, the problem is when people seem to say something is exclusive to a given race.
- 23/03/2010 11:51:06 AM
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I agree with some of what you say, but I think you're assuming more than is warranted.
- 23/03/2010 02:33:34 PM
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