Bernardo Silva tweet controversy

[Tugay One Cup]

I don't think its the fact that he posted the picture of a black cartoon character. It's the fact that the cartoon character has the same exaggerated features of the very negative racial stereotypes as things like the golliwog/minstrel show characters. Someone correct me if im wrong there...

You're not but we've already had people explaining to us why blackface isn't offensive and how household pets used to be named after racial slurs. It's been one of those threads.

 

[SWP's back]

Why would that matter?

Are really going to pretend that you can't be racist unless you declare you think your own race is superior?

Why would I have to when the dictionary does it for me?

 

[blue order]

Because if it is indeed a joke between friends, and Mendy is in on it, then if you don’t make the joke based purely on Mendy’s race, is that not racism? If they joke about Kev, or Zinchenko or whoever, then not joking about Mendy would surely be treating him differently based purely on the colour of his skin. That’s racism.
I’m sure Mendy, Bernardo or indeed 99% of the population had no idea of the origin of the cartoon character.
So it’s a joke based on similarities, and you don’t crack it, are you treating Mendy differently?

It’s a difficult one. It’s also a very silly tweet in today’s world.

I agree with the above with a minor amendment to the final paragraph. To me it’s a benign tweet in a silly world. Whether it was funny is entirely subjective. It didn’t have me laughing but neither could I see any offence in it. It is clearly not racist in any way however, the classic straw man position has been adopted. It is being portrayed and described as such in certain quarters which instills that fact in many mindsets and then the angle is what to do about BS. If you go back to the primary issue was it racist then the debate on fact ends there. Unfortunately, there are many for differing reasons or agendas who don’t want the debate to end and as a result there is little scale, rational or common sense applied. Every incident gets lumped together in the same box.

 

[Gorton_Tubster]

Seriously. Context.

Fuck that. I don't want to see the n word being used on bluemoon. Disgusted tbh

 

[Tugay One Cup]

...and isn't racist.

It constitutes racial discrimination whether you agree or not.

 

[BlueMoonRisin’]

In the nude

Please don't go naked mate. I have a vision of a vat of blancmange in my head; )

 

[SWP's back]

It constitutes racial discrimination whether you agree or not.

There's a point of law established on the "big dick" stereotype is there or are you just giving your opinion?

 

[domalino]

Why would I have to when the dictionary does it for me?

Which dictionary would that be?

Discrimination, antagonism or prejudice based on race or religion

You dont need to think or declare you are superior to be racist to someone.

 

[Tugay One Cup]

There's a point of law established on the "big dick" stereotype is there or are you just giving your opinion?

If you're going to lean on a dictionary like you are doing with domalino then you should know the answer.

 

[alexmcity]

Bernardo was foolish with that but it's not such a big deal as his intention wasn't racist.