beep@piefed.world to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 5 months agoX accused of giving racists ‘impunity’ after refusing to bar N- and P-word postswww.theguardian.comexternal-linkmessage-square76linkfedilinkarrow-up1193arrow-down112file-text
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minus-squareyesman@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up44·5 months agoCame here to find out what P word was. Saw that this was England and knew immediately. It’s comforting as an American to know that Europe is still in the running for who can be the most racist.
minus-squaretechnocrit@lemmy.dbzer0.comlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up18arrow-down2·5 months agoWhere do you think american racism came from? It’s all the same racist empire.
minus-squaremelsaskca@lemmy.calinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·5 months agoMy theory is the the British sent their criminals off to the Australian colony and the real smart criminals escaped and formed the usa. /s
minus-squareTelodzrum@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up7arrow-down3·5 months agodeleted by creator
minus-squaretechnocrit@lemmy.dbzer0.comlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up5arrow-down26·5 months agoNope. This is a denial of the reality of racism - which globally privileges pale skin over dark. You might be able to make a similar but worthless point about “prejudice” or something, but this kind of talk about racism is just wrong and harmful.
minus-squareTelodzrum@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up11arrow-down4·5 months agodeleted by creator
Came here to find out what P word was. Saw that this was England and knew immediately.
It’s comforting as an American to know that Europe is still in the running for who can be the most racist.
Where do you think american racism came from? It’s all the same racist empire.
My theory is the the British sent their criminals off to the Australian colony and the real smart criminals escaped and formed the usa. /s
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Nope. This is a denial of the reality of racism - which globally privileges pale skin over dark.
You might be able to make a similar but worthless point about “prejudice” or something, but this kind of talk about racism is just wrong and harmful.
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