General Chit-Chat Thread: A New Beginning

[Chris]

So likewise I wouldn't claim to be an expert on what anyone can be offended by just bc I can't really imagine much offending me, I don't rate the c word as offensive

 

[Professor Booty]

Ghostbusters II lowkey is such a slept on movie, I loved that shit as a kid

it’s great I have some cool memorabilia from it

 

[Chris]

9 times out of 10 if a white person is the only one talking about something offensive to another culture you can just disregard it completely

 

[Professor Booty]

So likewise I wouldn't claim to be an expert on what anyone can be offended by just bc I can't really imagine much offending me, I don't rate the c word as offensive

rarely does shit offend me I also like to look at it if it came from a place of ill

 

[Professor Booty]

Intent or just humor

 

[Chris]

If you actually care about the culture then you'd know people on it not whiteys with friends of friends lol

 

[Professor Booty]

9 times out of 10 if a white person is the only one talking about something offensive to another culture you can just disregard it completely

prime example the changing of the name The Redskins most native Americans liked it and thought it was cool but a group of middle aged whities got upset do them

 

[Chris]

I think a lot of jokes especially from back in the day came from a place of hate even if they were funny. The cultures being made into jokes were just punchlines and it wasn't anything they laughed with most of the time

 

[Brett]

I think intent is the most important thing and also the only real tangible thing to grade off of. That's both based on the person's character, history, established respect / ethos and then the platform and how they deliver ti

 

[Chris]

prime example the changing of the name The Redskins most native Americans liked it and thought it was cool but a group of middle aged whities got upset do them

I don't think this is true so we should probably stop this convo lol it was very split and my opinion is if a good portion find a name like that as wrong then why would I, as a white person, fight for the name.it meant nothing to my life. I saw a lot more white people arguing it should stay

 

[Barry Poppins]

A joke isn't a joke if the other person is hurt by it, regardless of intent.

 

[Professor Booty]

I think a lot of jokes especially from back in the day came from a place of hate even if they were funny. The cultures being made into jokes were just punchlines and it wasn't anything they laughed with most of the time

oh for sure I can agree with that

 

[Barry Poppins]

It's just like if a person who is "pranked" doesn't find it funny, it's not a prank, it's just harassment.

 

[Brett]

A joke isn't a joke if the other person is hurt by it, regardless of intent.

This to me is the same as saying a movie isn't a movie if I didn't like it.

 

[Professor Booty]

I don't think this is true so we should probably stop this convo lol it was very split and my opinion is if a good portion find a name like that as wrong then why would I, as a white person, fight for the name.it meant nothing to my life. I saw a lot more white people arguing it should stay

fair enough just from the spattering of native Americans I know is all