"We all know how accommodating white folks are when people of color prosper"
This kind of generalization is a 100% certified racist statement in any textbook or encyclopedia.
Whenever someone uses the word "folks" like that, or the phrase "people of color," it's a red flag for me, signaling there is a good chance the speaker is going to be into some racist shit yet be totally oblivious to it or in denial of it.
shareAs a white person, I wasn't offended.
How is that relevant? Nor was I but that's subjective and doesn't change the fact that negative generalizations concerning a grouping of people based on a such a superficial trait as skin color is textbook racism.
The statement was made in the context of the world depicted on the show. I did not think it was somehow objectively racist.
>The statement was made in the context of the world depicted on the show.
While this is formally correct it's not the truth and, I suspect, you know it. The show quite purposely tries to tackle some very relevant and painful social issue of OUR world, uses a tragedy which happened in OUR world as one of the main story's starting points.
"We all know how accommodating white folks are when people of color prosper"I'm not going to trust you on that statement and look that up.
This kind of generalization is a 100% certified racist statement in any textbook or encyclopedia.
RacismAre you sure the show is racist, NOW because of that statement?
1: a belief that race is the primary determinant of human traits and capacities and that racial differences produce an inherent superiority of a particular race
2 a: a doctrine or political program based on the assumption of racism and designed to execute its principles
2 b: a political or social system founded on racism
3: racial prejudice or discrimination
While this is formally correct it's not the truth and, I suspect, you know it. The show quite purposely tries to tackle some very relevant and painful social issue of OUR world, uses a tragedy which happened in OUR world as one of the main story's starting points.While the show is operating in some form of parallelism it is still playing by the rules of the in-show narrative. That being said this series highlights the moral and social hypocrisy of the Law, Religion and inter-personal interactions.
You Americans and your obsession with colors. It doesn't matter which color the character is. Negative generalizations of this kind are racist and "All white people don't want people of other races to succeed" is exactly the same as "All black people are lazy" etc.
shareI agree with NorrinRad. It's not racist NOW, but rather the show has ALWAYS been racist. It's just more blatant now. What country are your from papa?
share[–] papamihel (438) 12 minutes agoInteresting response, but I am going by your statement of textbook racism as according to this statement:
You Americans and your obsession with colors. It doesn't matter which color the character is. Negative generalizations of this kind are racist and "All white people don't want people of other races to succeed" is exactly the same as "All black people are lazy" etc.
"We all know how accommodating white folks are when people of color prosper"The series in the 1st Episode WASN'T racist when it depicted an African-American portion of Tulsa called Greenwood destroyed by the white residents intent on dismantling the town based on Skin color? But when I looked up the textbook definition of Racism to support your statement I didn't find any clarity.
This kind of generalization is a 100% certified racist statement in any textbook or encyclopedia.
Negative generalizations of this kind are racist and "All white people don't want people of other races to succeed" is exactly the same as "All black people are lazy" etc.For the record I consider the statement to be a False Equivalent not germane to what the FBI special agent stated. It was never stated nor implied that "All white people don't want people of other races to succeed". But of course context matters and would not excuse someone from Law Enforcement making a blanket prejudicial statement towards or about a specific group.
So a facetiously made comment by a (white)character in a show regarding the prevalence of racism/white supremacy among whites, within the context of the show somehow makes the show racist? Sounds like the classic SWS fallacy of "You're racist for saying i'm racist/You're racist for calling out white supremacy". Talk about broad, sweeping generalization.
shareWhat does "SWS" stand for and what is a "SWS fallacy"? I honestly want to know.
shareWhere you been pal, a desert island? The straight white man has been Hollywood's villain ever since November 2016
shareI get that hate is a great political tool for rallying up "the troops". But out of all Leftist targets this one is the most ridiculous. Not that I advocate "class struggle" but at the very least it had some logic behind it. Race theory is a 19th century fad - horrible, simplistic and discredited long time ago. Why reanimate it now?
shareI'd add 5 years to that.
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