tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7025879594950410143.post2492737057186246680..comments2023-10-31T18:07:19.702+00:00Comments on the old jaw jaw: Deathmatch 2010: China vs bunniesallamahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08866852147657326822noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7025879594950410143.post-53848590499809289222010-09-09T13:13:10.521+01:002010-09-09T13:13:10.521+01:00If you went to a Chinese zoo I think you'd be ...If you went to a Chinese zoo I think you'd be pretty upset. I was and I wasn't particularly into animal rights at the time. There was a tiny bear, in a leotard, riding a scooter. It's fucking horrible.<br><br>To Morrissey I say hey fuckface, if you actually give a shit then 1) don't be a hypocrite, be vegan and 2) support some Chinese animal rights charities (they do exist though I can't remember the names).<br><br>ANYWAY the actual point of your post was the my-mate-isn't-offended-thus-this-isn't-offensive argument (acronym needed!). I don't think this applies here because the discussion wouldn't be 'is that offensive', more 'regardless of anyone actually being offended, that is a fucktardedly stupid thing for a supposedly enlightened person to say'. It doesn't rely on offense existing for it to be stupid - because it is undeniable that calling people from one country a sub-species is racist. It's practically the VERY DEFINITION of racism (well, apart from the Chinese not being a race on account of we're all the same race blah blah). Being offensive and being racist = not synonymous; ditto sexism etc. I can say a whole host of very sexist things without anyone being offended, but it doesn't mean they aren't sexist.<br><br>I'm not gonna edit this ten times before I post it as I usually do so if it doesn't make sense... well, poor world missing out on comprehending my stream of consciousness.eleanarghhttp://eleanargh.tumblr.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7025879594950410143.post-87871801346637071802010-09-09T13:16:22.915+01:002010-09-09T13:16:22.915+01:00BASICALLY what it it is: the aforementioned chumpn...BASICALLY what it it is: the aforementioned chumpnugget saying 'it ain't racist' is not only wrong because they are equating 'my friend ain't offended' with 'therefore it ain't offensive', but also because they're equating 'not offensive' with 'not racist'.<br><br>The end.eleanarghhttp://eleanargh.tumblr.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7025879594950410143.post-40014017309378417742010-09-13T00:00:22.224+01:002010-09-13T00:00:22.224+01:00I quote a headline from the ever-dependable Viz, c...I quote a headline from the ever-dependable Viz, circa 1989:<br><br>"Top scientist says Morrisey is a twat, and anyone who says otherwise is a liar".<br><br>But to be fair, I think I can see what Morrisey is saying.<br><br>He's saying, "I am a twat". <br><br>Also, he makes the big mistake that many people make when they say something racist, which is, failing to make it funny as well. He could have got away with it if it was funny. (Known as the Blazing Saddles Method). <br><br>But he isn't funny. He's a twat.Mikeachimhttp://mikesowden.org/feveredmutteringsnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7025879594950410143.post-79519589783778387292010-09-13T12:21:41.748+01:002010-09-13T12:21:41.748+01:00El: True, offensive =/= racist; the chumpnugget of...El: True, offensive =/= racist; the chumpnugget of my imagination is assuming that racism is subjective ("it can't be racist because person X isn't offended", or "but I didn't MEAN it in a racist way") rather than objective.<br><br>I'm not saying I think animal cruelty is a big bunch of laughs, I'm saying that using one form of oppression in order to end another is a fundamentally stupid idea.allamahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08866852147657326822noreply@blogger.com