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pat_k

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1. It offensively plays into a stereotype. . .

Reply to Coventina (Original post)

Thu Sep 19, 2024, 03:02 PM

Sep 2024

. . .but I don't get the impression the speaker is being overtly racist.

It strikes me more as unconscious bias that should be brought to the person's attention as problematic by any aspiring anti-racist.

Perhaps I'm being wishy-washy, but I picked Questionable.

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Question for my fellow DUer: Is this comment racist (I think it is): [View all] Coventina Sep 2024 OP

It offensively plays into a stereotype. . . pat_k Sep 2024 #1

I know where this quote came from and it's definitely racist. WhiskeyGrinder Sep 2024 #2

I was going to say "maybe" but then I looked the quote up AZSkiffyGeek Sep 2024 #3

Questionable... depends on context. IrishAfricanAmerican Sep 2024 #4

not inherently racist but it's a stupid fucking comment Skittles Sep 2024 #5