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Re: Not "higher" nor "lower," but "different" would be the word to use here MalkierKnight Send a noteboard - 29/03/2010 07:53:56 PM
Oh, I agree that such an ad would never see the light of day here, but certain things said/shown here would not be broadcast there, either. It's just different in what's acceptable and what is not. Cultural differences, more or less.

Oh, and as far as I can recall, there wasn't a history of racial segregation in Western Europe on the scale that there was here in the US through the mid-20th century. That and the lack of identifiable civil rights leaders may have something to do with it as well.


I see I see. I've always thought we're a little too sensitive to racial tensions here in the US, but there are times when europeans seem to do things that are downright offensive. The spanish basketball team to name one (I'm not sure if you're familiar but they pulled their eyes back making them thin for a photoshoot for the beijing olympics) and I've heard some seriously concerning stories about african soccer players playing in spain and other parts of europe.
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I'd say that's pretty racist. - 22/03/2010 01:53:59 PM 980 Views
I don't think it's racist at all - 22/03/2010 07:15:55 PM 1041 Views
Uh. - 22/03/2010 09:36:35 PM 1119 Views
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I'm not Dutch, but that was a pretty ignornant claim - 29/03/2010 07:20:09 PM 981 Views
Re: I'm not Dutch, but that was a pretty ignornant claim - 29/03/2010 07:28:34 PM 1094 Views
Not "higher" nor "lower," but "different" would be the word to use here - 29/03/2010 07:46:15 PM 942 Views
Re: Not "higher" nor "lower," but "different" would be the word to use here - 29/03/2010 07:53:56 PM 879 Views
An illustration of Larry's point... - 29/03/2010 08:14:55 PM 949 Views
This. ~points at Larry's post~ *NM* - 29/03/2010 07:42:35 PM 544 Views
Re: This. ~points at Larry's post~ - 29/03/2010 07:57:30 PM 971 Views
Um. - 29/03/2010 08:00:54 PM 1117 Views
Re: Um. - 29/03/2010 08:44:31 PM 927 Views
My question for you was on that one line that Larry responded to. - 29/03/2010 08:46:26 PM 962 Views
I was thinking the same thing as Rebekah - 23/03/2010 07:15:51 AM 995 Views
I don't see it - 22/03/2010 08:19:31 PM 985 Views
+1 *NM* - 22/03/2010 08:30:01 PM 518 Views
Re: +2 *NM* - 22/03/2010 09:53:43 PM 519 Views
Re: +3 *NM* - 22/03/2010 10:00:55 PM 511 Views
i'd say the actions in the commercial are more racist than the words - 22/03/2010 10:00:02 PM 956 Views
It would not float here in the US - 22/03/2010 10:07:08 PM 961 Views
Agreed. - 23/03/2010 05:36:14 AM 1146 Views
Could you please expand on one point in your reasoning? - 23/03/2010 07:20:31 AM 986 Views
It's not race specific music if it's enjoyed/performed/presented by various races. - 23/03/2010 07:32:33 AM 1223 Views
MOBO - 23/03/2010 10:20:22 AM 936 Views
Nice term, if a bit clumsy - 23/03/2010 11:10:34 AM 934 Views
The trouble lies in historical neuroses cooked in our melting pot, I think. - 23/03/2010 11:29:06 AM 985 Views
I suspect so as well - 23/03/2010 12:32:00 PM 1065 Views
Well, the thing is, "American" is PURELY a culture, not a race. - 23/03/2010 01:55:59 PM 1214 Views
That's part of what I was thinking - 23/03/2010 07:50:19 AM 1316 Views
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 956 Views
Agreed - 23/03/2010 10:21:59 AM 994 Views
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 1229 Views
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 911 Views
perhaps not as default... - 23/03/2010 03:08:19 PM 994 Views
The term encompasses listeners, performers and presenters. - 23/03/2010 04:42:55 PM 1026 Views
So it's really not about skin color any more, right? - 23/03/2010 09:12:20 PM 1043 Views
it's racist and unacceptable. - 23/03/2010 09:07:10 PM 1081 Views

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