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Antonio the Sixth
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« on: January 12, 2015, 05:43:00 AM »
« edited: January 12, 2015, 05:45:04 AM by Antonio V »
*facepalm*


Quote from: Charlotte Hebdo on January 11, 2015, 08:46:01 PM
I think Americans have a tendency to evaluate whether something is racist by formal criteria, like certain words and stereotypes are racist by definition, whereas Europeans judge by the intention and context.

You may be on something here. Charlie Hebdo often played with racist tropes in order to cast ridicule on them. I'm not sure if it's the best response, but it's a legitimate one.
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Antonio the Sixth
Antonio V
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« Reply #1 on: January 12, 2015, 01:47:06 PM »
Quote from: Sibboleth on January 12, 2015, 01:31:44 PM
Isn't this basically just an attempt to move the debate onto territory he finds more comfortable?

Definitely so.
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