Phorumities Posted October 24, 2018 Share Posted October 24, 2018 1 minute ago, Fionalein said: ....it is, ever since some weirdo pulled the idea of "races" out of his behinds... races are an abstract concept that first had to be developed, what you mean is xenophobia and well that includes all those you are not familiar with... incuding strangers on the Forums yes and breeds of dogs aren't real either, they are just an abstract concept 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Selene Gregoire Posted October 24, 2018 Share Posted October 24, 2018 There is only one "race". The human race. Also known as Homo sapiens sapiens. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Love Zhaoying Posted October 24, 2018 Share Posted October 24, 2018 4 minutes ago, Selene Gregoire said: There is only one "race". The human race. Also known as Homo sapiens sapiens. And we all descend from some who came out of Africa! 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phorumities Posted October 24, 2018 Share Posted October 24, 2018 1 minute ago, Selene Gregoire said: There is only one "race". The human race. Also known as Homo sapiens sapiens. if that is true, why are there racial quotas and preferences at universities? That's actually a classic example of George Orwell's doublethink, the act of simultaneously accepting two mutually contradictory beliefs as correct, often in distinct social contexts. 1) There is no such thing a race. 2) We must work to ensure each race is fairly represented in all spheres of life 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Love Zhaoying Posted October 24, 2018 Share Posted October 24, 2018 9 minutes ago, Phorumities said: if that is true, why are there racial quotas and preferences at universities? That's actually a classic example of George Orwell's doublethink, the act of simultaneously accepting two mutually contradictory beliefs as correct, often in distinct social contexts. 1) There is no such thing a race. 2) We must work to ensure each race is fairly represented in all spheres of life Because of racism. Race does not exist, but racism does. You learned something today! 2 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phorumities Posted October 24, 2018 Share Posted October 24, 2018 7 minutes ago, Love Zhaoying said: Because of racism. Race does not exist, but racism does. You learned something today! How can there be racism if there are no races? And who decides who gets to be in which race to get preferential treatment when filling quotas. Someone has to say, oh you look black to me, you can go to the head of the line. Obviously then racial quotas themselves are racist. It seems that there must be some morphological differences that you can use to assign an individual to a race, ergo, there ARE races. duh Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Love Zhaoying Posted October 24, 2018 Share Posted October 24, 2018 1 minute ago, Phorumities said: How can there be racism if there are no races? Because people judge others for the color of their skin or physical traits. You could say their are “ethnicities”, but the concept of race has no basis in science. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phorumities Posted October 24, 2018 Share Posted October 24, 2018 Just now, Love Zhaoying said: Because people judge others for the color of their skin or physical traits. You could say their are “ethnicities”, but the concept of race has no basis in science. Now you are playing semantics. Race bad, ethnicity good. Besides ethnicity is culturally based, while race is physically based. Nice try, come back when you got something better Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pamela Galli Posted October 24, 2018 Share Posted October 24, 2018 Please, mods. ? 1 2 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Callum Meriman Posted October 24, 2018 Share Posted October 24, 2018 10 hours ago, LifeOfSheree said: It was brought to my attention within Second Life circles on Facebook Facebook (and twitter) really have messed the world up. These echo chamber allows the outragati to flourish. 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cromulence DeGroot Posted October 24, 2018 Share Posted October 24, 2018 11 minutes ago, Phorumities said: Now you are playing semantics. Race bad, ethnicity good. Besides ethnicity is culturally based, while race is physically based. Nice try, come back when you got something better There is no genetic or physiological basis to the concept of race and that has been the scientific consensus for decades. Race does exist as a social category system based loosely on a haphazard collection of physical traits that have little relevance to scientific analysis of human beings, that has been used historically to oppress some groups of people for the purpose of exploitation by and enrichment of other groups of people. I hope that clears it up for you. 1 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Callum Meriman Posted October 24, 2018 Share Posted October 24, 2018 (edited) /me throws a carrot at some silly rabbits... don't get yourself banned. Edited October 24, 2018 by Callum Meriman 3 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KanryDrago Posted October 24, 2018 Share Posted October 24, 2018 (edited) 2 hours ago, Aethelwine said: One more to their list of grievances makes no difference to anyone, it is just another talking point for their apologists. It has nothing to do with not allowing them to talk. The point of no platform is to defend the right of any individual to not appear or participate in a platform with and for racists and to encourage them not to do so. Excuse me for not shedding any tears over a grievance that would deny the rights of others to chose who they appear on a platform with. You aren't defending freedom of speech by forcing people to do what they don't want to. Where did I say others were forced to appear them, if others had chosen not to appear on the program that would also be their right. No platforming doesnt however just include not appearing with them it also includes usually lefty idiots shouting down people so they cant talk even when there is no one being "forced" to appear. Those that were on question time with the idiot did not have to go in the least and if they had chosen to boycott it that would of been fine. Confronting the views of idiots is the only way to get towards a cure. Trying to pretend they dont exist does the square root of nothing Edited October 24, 2018 by KanryDrago Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Love Zhaoying Posted October 24, 2018 Share Posted October 24, 2018 10 minutes ago, Callum Meriman said: /me throws a carrot at some silly rabbits... don't get yourself banned. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LittleMe Jewell Posted October 24, 2018 Share Posted October 24, 2018 1 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LittleMe Jewell Posted October 24, 2018 Share Posted October 24, 2018 13 minutes ago, Callum Meriman said: /me throws a carrot at some silly rabbits... /me sends in a friend to steal the carrot 1 1 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Callum Meriman Posted October 24, 2018 Share Posted October 24, 2018 1 minute ago, LittleMe Jewell said: /me sends in a friend to steal the carrot That is adorable! 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Love Zhaoying Posted October 24, 2018 Share Posted October 24, 2018 19 minutes ago, Cromulence DeGroot said: There is no genetic or physiological basis to the concept of race and that has been the scientific consensus for decades. Race does exist as a social category system based loosely on a haphazard collection of physical traits that have little relevance to scientific analysis of human beings, that has been used historically to oppress some groups of people for the purpose of exploitation by and enrichment of other groups of people. I hope that clears it up for you. ..more than a century, actuallly.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Callum Meriman Posted October 24, 2018 Share Posted October 24, 2018 Love, stop poking! 4 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Selene Gregoire Posted October 24, 2018 Share Posted October 24, 2018 38 minutes ago, Phorumities said: if that is true, why are there racial quotas and preferences at universities? That's actually a classic example of George Orwell's doublethink, the act of simultaneously accepting two mutually contradictory beliefs as correct, often in distinct social contexts. 1) There is no such thing a race. 2) We must work to ensure each race is fairly represented in all spheres of life You must have missed the quotation marks around my first use of "race". Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Selene Gregoire Posted October 24, 2018 Share Posted October 24, 2018 Just now, Callum Meriman said: /me throws a carrot at some silly rabbits... don't get yourself banned. /me chases the rabbit What? I'm hungry. 1 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Love Zhaoying Posted October 24, 2018 Share Posted October 24, 2018 33 minutes ago, Callum Meriman said: Love, stop poking! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Innula Zenovka Posted October 24, 2018 Share Posted October 24, 2018 59 minutes ago, Love Zhaoying said: ..more than a century, actuallly.. So, for more than 10 decades. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Love Zhaoying Posted October 24, 2018 Share Posted October 24, 2018 Just now, Innula Zenovka said: So, for more than 10 decades. Yep. I was a fan of “World’s Fairs” my entire childhood, then read a serious book about how they were used to showcase not only the “colonial” view, but also the case for “racial superiority” by having “human zoos”, casting some other peoples as “savages”, etc. This shiznit’s been going on a long, long, time. Today, those same peoples are accepted as equals virtually universally. Yet, the false “science” left a stigma leading up to the current day. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aethelwine Posted October 24, 2018 Share Posted October 24, 2018 1 hour ago, KanryDrago said: Where did I say others were forced to appear them, if others had chosen not to appear on the program that would also be their right. No platforming doesnt however just include not appearing with them it also includes usually lefty idiots shouting down people so they cant talk even when there is no one being "forced" to appear. Those that were on question time with the idiot did not have to go in the least and if they had chosen to boycott it that would of been fine. Confronting the views of idiots is the only way to get towards a cure. Trying to pretend they dont exist does the square root of nothing Chris Hulne did not want the BNP to be given a platform, he only appeared because they had been. https://www.webcitation.org/5khRP4u6Q Confronting their views is not the same as, No Platform. I would not appear at a meeting organised by the BNP, and nor would I extend an invitation to them. It is no part of the business of an elected liberal to drum up larger audiences for our most reviled opponents. They are welcome to their freedom of speech, but they can choose their own street corner and their own soapbox without my help. But the BBC has decided to invite Griffin, and I fear that Thursday night's excitement would not have been called off just because the Liberal Democrats decided not to participate. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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