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Is this racist and if so how?

Post by vincemunday » May 10, 2020, 9:10 pm

A couple of days ago I put up a graphic which showed the importance of wearing a mask and the chances of infection with and without. After posting it I got quite a serious response from a member on here (and also was on my Facebook etc) accusing me of posting racist material. Those who know me well know how daft that is, if I thought something was racist I wouldn’t post it and believe it or not I like a lot of us on here am married to an Asian, I look at this ad and think it’s totally inclusive and completely not racist, am I wrong?

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Re: Is this racist and if so how?

Post by Stantheman » May 10, 2020, 9:16 pm

Vince, guess some people have their heads stuck where the sun don't shine. Nothing wrong with the chart.

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Re: Is this racist and if so how?

Post by cali4995 » May 10, 2020, 9:21 pm

don't see any chinese ? you're in the clear

carry on vince

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Re: Is this racist and if so how?

Post by vincemunday » May 10, 2020, 9:29 pm

As you see here, quite robust responses, I’m actually being compared to Hitler, at first I thought he’s was joking about, hence my response but no, he was deathly serious.
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Re: Is this racist and if so how?

Post by tamada » May 10, 2020, 10:30 pm

Come on vince, name the ignorant dork on this forum and let's be done with this. I can't be arsed looking up the thread to see who it was.

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Re: Is this racist and if so how?

Post by Udon Map » May 10, 2020, 10:54 pm

vincemunday wrote:
May 10, 2020, 9:10 pm
A couple of days ago I put up a graphic which showed the importance of wearing a mask and the chances of infection with and without. After posting it I got quite a serious response from a member on here (and also was on my Facebook etc) accusing me of posting racist material.
tamada wrote:
May 10, 2020, 10:30 pm
Come on vince, name the ignorant dork on this forum and let's be done with this. I can't be arsed looking up the thread to see who it was.
Gentlemen, I think that it would be better if you addressed the identity of the individual involved someplace other than the public forum here. While Vince's initial question is a reasonable one for discussion, identifying the individual involved can only send this conversation downhill. Please have that conversation privately, offline.

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Re: Is this racist and if so how?

Post by vincemunday » May 10, 2020, 11:23 pm

No, that’s not what the thread is about, I was a bit worried I’d missed something, he knows who he is I’m sure but that’s not the issue here.
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Re: Is this racist and if so how?

Post by cali4995 » May 11, 2020, 3:17 am

i count (2) whites (2) browns (2) blacks . somebody got in a huff over nothing . possibly
even word contagion misinterpreted. silliness

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Post by mickojak » May 11, 2020, 6:47 am

If it only had white people, in this day and age, it would be deemed racist.
It depicts different cultures, so to me, is not racist.

Then again, it does not specifically show a Muslim, and apparently that's racist.
It seems, nearly every western media story nowadays, shows a Muslim, even though they are only a small percentage of that population?

Hard to win.

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Re: Is this racist and if so how?

Post by saint » May 11, 2020, 6:56 am

I think its racist ! Despite showing a ginger minger , it does not show a fair haired white person . Therefore it must be racist .
Honestly Vince , why worry about it . No matter what you do or say these days , you are likely to offend some libtard or another .
Political correctness has just gone mad . What happened to the days when you could call a spade a spade , and not a digging implement for fear of upsetting some snowflake .

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Re: Is this racist and if so how?

Post by Khun Paul » May 11, 2020, 7:09 am

After being called many things, I can categorically state that Chart Vincemunday posted is not Racist in any way , however having said that we should be mindful that UK Govt sources state quite clearly if you are part of the ethnic minority grouping and coloured as well you are more likely to get infected, even more so if you are a male. Reasons abound but actual reasons not known.

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Re: Is this racist and if so how?

Post by tamada » May 11, 2020, 7:18 am

^ Not yet peer reviewed but nevertheless quite enlightening.

https://www.cebm.net/covid-19/bame-covi ... ce-review/

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Re: Is this racist and if so how?

Post by Laan Yaa Mo » May 11, 2020, 9:25 am

Since it is just stating facts, how can it be any more racist that blaming the Chinese government for covering up the pandemic and hoarding masks and such? Why would anyone think the article/charts are racist?
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Re: Is this racist and if so how?

Post by Drunk Monkey » May 11, 2020, 10:36 am

Just read this thread and TBH anyone thinking that image is racist must be a tad doolalee , you sure its not a joke Vince ??

If thats racist then im a bald muslim spectacle wearing half cast vegetarian dwarf naturist in a wheelchair with a speech impediment ... ridiculous

So DM out of the running of who called Vince... Hilter :lol: :lol: :lol: ...ok
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Re: Is this racist and if so how?

Post by tamada » May 11, 2020, 11:03 am

Drunk Monkey wrote:
May 11, 2020, 10:36 am
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If thats racist then im a bald muslim spectacle wearing half cast vegetarian dwarf naturist in a wheelchair with a speech impediment ... ridiculous
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You omitted gay.

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Re: Is this racist and if so how?

Post by Drunk Monkey » May 11, 2020, 11:04 am

tamada wrote:
May 11, 2020, 11:03 am
Drunk Monkey wrote:
May 11, 2020, 10:36 am
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If thats racist then im a bald muslim spectacle wearing half cast vegetarian dwarf naturist in a wheelchair with a speech impediment ... ridiculous
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You omitted gay.
Thanks Tam .. i knew i had missed one but just couldnt put my finger on it ..make that two .. OLD :lol:
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Re: Is this racist and if so how?

Post by saint » May 11, 2020, 11:12 am

Khun Paul wrote:
May 11, 2020, 7:09 am
After being called many things, I can categorically state that Chart Vincemunday posted is not Racist in any way , however having said that we should be mindful that UK Govt sources state quite clearly if you are part of the ethnic minority grouping and coloured as well you are more likely to get infected, even more so if you are a male. Reasons abound but actual reasons not known.
So this virus is racist then! :-k :-k

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Re: Is this racist and if so how?

Post by Khun Paul » May 11, 2020, 1:52 pm

saint wrote:
May 11, 2020, 11:12 am
Khun Paul wrote:
May 11, 2020, 7:09 am
After being called many things, I can categorically state that Chart Vincemunday posted is not Racist in any way , however having said that we should be mindful that UK Govt sources state quite clearly if you are part of the ethnic minority grouping and coloured as well you are more likely to get infected, even more so if you are a male. Reasons abound but actual reasons not known.
So this virus is racist then! :-k :-k
Certainly seems to like the genetic differences between European as opposed to Middle/ Far Eastern genes. The question is , is a Gene Racist ?

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Re: Is this racist and if so how?

Post by Charlieb » May 11, 2020, 2:45 pm

I would not worry about it. There are always people searching for any reason to call someone a racist. If you were to mention you were going to buy a blackboard someone would determine that is racist. You just have to ignore those people.

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Re: Is this racist and if so how?

Post by Drunk Monkey » May 11, 2020, 9:08 pm

And a whiteboard ?? .. Coloured crayons ?? the list is endless ..

to the anonimouse UM member who thinks Vince is Hilter :lol: ... check out

Bernard Manning , Alf Garnet .. and UK sitcom from the 70s80s Love thy Neighbour ..

Bedtime snack .. grilled black pudding on toast :shock:

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