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WTF Will Smith?

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  • @el_bo said:

    @espiegel123 said:
    One way to show one isn’t racist is to not be offended and defensive if the possibility that racism plays into your point of view is raised.

    Or...Occam's Razor: That having one group of people accuse random strangers of racism, sexism...or anything, with zero understanding of their backgrounds, the lives they've lived or indeed the many ways in which they've had to 'check' many things in their lives, is offensive; More so, when one considers that the original charge was asserted with zero discernment or discrimination (albeit very discriminating) against the entirety of white humans.

    If these discussions are to be had, they need to be conducted with extreme sensitivity and attention to detail/nuance and not as a result of someone flinging broad-brush accusations at the entirety of the white contingent of this forum, who dared comment on a piece of topical news, that happened to involve 3 black actors

    @espiegel123 said:
    One of the ways we can reduce racism is to listen and understand why someone feels racism may play a role in a conversation even if you disagree.

    This is of course true. But that doesn't necessarily mean that that person is right, on every occasion. Context matters, doesn't it? I think that someone in this thread has not made any convincing arguments as to why only black people are allowed to have an opinion on this specific incident. I didn't read the 'The Guardian' link provided, but I did check out the first.

    I'm not seeing the link between the awful treatment of the black community as a whole, both historically and currently, and my not being allowed to have an opinion on this Oscars event. perhaps you could walk me through it.

    👍

  • @el_bo : you have totally misrepresented what I said.

  • edited April 2022

    @espiegel123 said:
    @el_bo : you have totally misrepresented what I said.

    Certainly not intentional. Apologies if that's the case. I think, perhaps, my intention of avoiding the naming of a specific member has left my post a bit too vague, and could be seen as in contention of points you have (or have not) made.

    Or...I may have just misrepresented you. If you could point to where you I've done this, I can clarify what was actually meant, or correct my post in the case of you being right.

    Cheers!

  • edited April 2022

    @el_bo said:
    I'm not seeing the link between the awful treatment of the black community as a whole, both historically and currently, and my not being allowed to have an opinion on this Oscars event. perhaps you could walk me through it.

    Again with the misrepresentation of what’s been said, NOBODY said you can’t have an opinion.
    Just that if it’s being expressed in a public forum there’s a chance to be called out on it by those with a more informed viewpoint.

    If that happens it’s not your “free speech” being curtailed or cancel culture simply people pointing out where blind spots may be.

  • @CRAKROX said:

    @el_bo said:
    I'm not seeing the link between the awful treatment of the black community as a whole, both historically and currently, and my not being allowed to have an opinion on this Oscars event. perhaps you could walk me through it.

    Again with the misrepresentation of what’s been said, NOBODY said you can’t have an opinion.
    Just that if it’s being expressed in a public forum there’s a chance to be called out on it by those with a more informed viewpoint.

    If that happens it’s not your “free speech” being curtailed or cancel culture simply people pointing out where blind spots may be.

    This sum’s it up, now if you said a different viewpoint, fair enough, but you said,

    ‘ Just that if it’s being expressed in a public forum there’s a chance to be called out on it by those with a more informed viewpoint’

    This arrogance is astounding.

  • @el_bo said:

    @espiegel123 said:
    @el_bo : you have totally misrepresented what I said.

    Certainly not intentional. Apologies if that's the case. I think, perhaps, my intention of avoiding the naming of a specific member has left my post a bit too vague, and could be seen as in contention of points you have (or have not) made.

    Or...I may have just misrepresented you. If you could point to where you I've done this, I can clarify what was actually meant, or correct my post in the case of you being right.

    Cheers!

    @knewspeak said:

    @CRAKROX said:

    @el_bo said:
    I'm not seeing the link between the awful treatment of the black community as a whole, both historically and currently, and my not being allowed to have an opinion on this Oscars event. perhaps you could walk me through it.

    Again with the misrepresentation of what’s been said, NOBODY said you can’t have an opinion.
    Just that if it’s being expressed in a public forum there’s a chance to be called out on it by those with a more informed viewpoint.

    If that happens it’s not your “free speech” being curtailed or cancel culture simply people pointing out where blind spots may be.

    This sum’s it up, now if you said a different viewpoint, fair enough, but you said,

    ‘ Just that if it’s being expressed in a public forum there’s a chance to be called out on it by those with a more informed viewpoint’

    This arrogance is astounding.

    Hardly arrogance, not everything is a difference of opinion.

    Not all opinions carry an equal weight.

    For example my opinion on string theory would be less well informed than the opinions of a scientist who works in that field.

    The same way that my opinions on the Irish conflict would be less well informed than someone who lives on either side on the border in Ireland.

    So a white person posting on the actions of two people of another ethnicity, whilst obviously having a viewpoint (informed by their own knowledge whatever that is) will still most likely be less well informed than a person commenting on the same situation from the same ethnic diaspora as the two people who performed the actions.

  • At the end of the day I find the arrogance belongs to those people who think that they can judge what has motivated the actions of a person who has grown and lived in a different cultural environment to themselves by their own experience and standards.

  • @CRAKROX said:

    @el_bo said:
    I'm not seeing the link between the awful treatment of the black community as a whole, both historically and currently, and my not being allowed to have an opinion on this Oscars event. perhaps you could walk me through it.

    Again with the misrepresentation of what’s been said, NOBODY said you can’t have an opinion.
    Just that if it’s being expressed in a public forum there’s a chance to be called out on it by those with a more informed viewpoint.

    If that happens it’s not your “free speech” being curtailed or cancel culture simply people pointing out where blind spots may be.

    Patronising much?

    Sounds much like the Don’t tell don’t ask policy of the us armed forces or the Catholic Church’s it’s ok to have gay feelings as long as you don’t act on them.

  • @CRAKROX said:
    At the end of the day I find the arrogance belongs to those people who think that they can judge what has motivated the actions of a person who has grown and lived in a different cultural environment to themselves by their own experience and standards.

    You do so love to play the ‘blame game’ trying to cancel someone’s opinion because only you know the ‘truth’, this is why neo-liberals are often called ‘elite’s’, it’s not right-wing BS, it’s because of this arrogant attitude, that they have. Why do they haemorrhage support from the working poor, probably because they are so far out of touch with them.

  • edited April 2022

    @knewspeak said:

    @CRAKROX said:
    At the end of the day I find the arrogance belongs to those people who think that they can judge what has motivated the actions of a person who has grown and lived in a different cultural environment to themselves by their own experience and standards.

    You do so love to play the ‘blame game’ trying to cancel someone’s opinion because only you know the ‘truth’, this is why neo-liberals are often called ‘elite’s’, it’s not right-wing BS, it’s because of this arrogant attitude, that they have. Why do they haemorrhage support from the working poor, probably because they are so far out of touch with them.

    You’re hilarious, I’ve tried to make crystal clear that everyone is entitled to an opinion but it’s no good complaining if someone else is more well informed than what you express.

    It’s seems to me that too many people think all opinions carry the same weight.

    As I’ve already illustrated I may have an opinion why my car will not start but I’m pretty sure a mechanic will have a better opinion based on his knowledge and experience.

    Oh and as for “the working poor” that was exactly what I was until I retired, working class and poorly paid, no university education or college degree.
    Now I’m just poor but not working.

  • @CRAKROX said:
    At the end of the day I find the arrogance belongs to those people who think that they can judge what has motivated the actions of a person who has grown and lived in a different cultural environment to themselves by their own experience and standards.

    Indeed, the effects of decades of rich and famous privilege is likely hard for most of us to imagine.

  • @BiancaNeve said:

    @CRAKROX said:

    @el_bo said:
    I'm not seeing the link between the awful treatment of the black community as a whole, both historically and currently, and my not being allowed to have an opinion on this Oscars event. perhaps you could walk me through it.

    Again with the misrepresentation of what’s been said, NOBODY said you can’t have an opinion.
    Just that if it’s being expressed in a public forum there’s a chance to be called out on it by those with a more informed viewpoint.

    If that happens it’s not your “free speech” being curtailed or cancel culture simply people pointing out where blind spots may be.

    Patronising much?

    Sounds much like the Don’t tell don’t ask policy of the us armed forces or the Catholic Church’s it’s ok to have gay feelings as long as you don’t act on them.

    Not what I’m saying at all and a complete misrepresentation of what is written.

    Let me ask you, do you think all opinions carry equal weight ?

  • @CRAKROX why did Will Smith apologise etc. if what you say you hold to be the ‘truth’ why did he not make a stand and fight for the ‘truth’? He has the wealth and means to do so, surely? Or was he a traitor to the cause? Forced by ‘white outrage’? Or maybe something else?

  • edited April 2022

    It’s not my place to judge his action nor his reasons for doing so.

    If I was to guess, he reacted angrily in the moment (as many would) and probably thought his apology would help smooth things over and minimise damage to his career however that is all conjecture so really carries little weight and should W.S. ever grace this forum or his management or someone who works in the film industry or something similar than their opinion would obviously carry a lot more weight than mine.

    What I find more interesting is the lack of apology from CR to JPS, she being the only blameless person in the whole mess.

  • @AudioGus said:

    @CRAKROX said:
    At the end of the day I find the arrogance belongs to those people who think that they can judge what has motivated the actions of a person who has grown and lived in a different cultural environment to themselves by their own experience and standards.

    Indeed, the effects of decades of rich and famous privilege is likely hard for most of us to imagine.

    Hmmm, still doesn’t make him white though does it, no matter how much money and fame you have I’m pretty sure even if in some way it reduces the day to day experience of racism in America it doesn’t remove it all together.

  • @CRAKROX said:
    It’s not my place to judge his action nor his reasons for doing so.

    If I was to guess, he reacted angrily in the moment (as many would) and probably thought his apology would help smooth things over and minimise damage to his career however that is all conjecture so really carries little weight and should W.S. ever grace this forum his opinion would obviously carry more weight than mine.

    What I find more interesting is the lack of apology from CR to JPS, she being the only blameless person in the whole mess.

    I’d agree an apology wouldn’t hurt, but unfortunately a lot of humour is about hurt, comedy-tragedy etc a symbiotic relationship, maybe we shouldn’t always take things a little too seriously.

  • @maxwellhouser said:

    @knewspeak said:

    @jwmmakerofmusic said:

    @knewspeak said:

    >

    So...caucasians invading Native American lands, committing genocide, colonizing, etc is "the right way"? Enslaving people of colour is "the right way"? Holding hard and fast to biases against Black people for centuries is "the right way"?

    And you say cancel culture doesn’t exist, yet that’s what you describe.

    So how is this "cancel culture" exactly? Enlighten me.

    The wilful destruction of the Native American culture by White colonialism and the forced enslavement of Black peoples of Africa.

    People who say dumb things and face consequences are equal to genocide and slavery?????

    Absolutely astounding, isn’t it?

  • edited April 2022

    @CRAKROX said:

    @AudioGus said:

    @CRAKROX said:
    At the end of the day I find the arrogance belongs to those people who think that they can judge what has motivated the actions of a person who has grown and lived in a different cultural environment to themselves by their own experience and standards.

    Indeed, the effects of decades of rich and famous privilege is likely hard for most of us to imagine.

    Hmmm, still doesn’t make him white though does it, no matter how much money and fame you have I’m pretty sure even if in some way it reduces the day to day experience of racism in America it doesn’t remove it all together.

    I was just referring to the ‘more money, more problems’ aspect of his life that I think most people cant relate to. I have heard some rich and famous try and speak about how nice it would be, in a lot of ways, to just be completely anonymous, but of course they can only really talk about it with other rich and famous people who can relate as your average person sees that as insufferable whining. I couldn’t imagine seeing my face and name plastered all over and judged by others. Seems horrifying.

  • edited April 2022

    @knewspeak said:
    @CRAKROX why did Will Smith apologise etc. if what you say you hold to be the ‘truth’ why did he not make a stand and fight for the ‘truth’? He has the wealth and means to do so, surely? Or was he a traitor to the cause? Forced by ‘white outrage’? Or maybe something else?

    @knewspeak said:

    @CRAKROX said:
    It’s not my place to judge his action nor his reasons for doing so.

    If I was to guess, he reacted angrily in the moment (as many would) and probably thought his apology would help smooth things over and minimise damage to his career however that is all conjecture so really carries little weight and should W.S. ever grace this forum his opinion would obviously carry more weight than mine.

    What I find more interesting is the lack of apology from CR to JPS, she being the only blameless person in the whole mess.

    I’d agree an apology wouldn’t hurt, but unfortunately a lot of humour is about hurt, comedy-tragedy etc a symbiotic relationship, maybe we shouldn’t always take things a little too seriously.

    Easy to say when you’re not the butt of the joke and as I’ve said elsewhere good comedy punches up not down.

    Also none of this would stop him apologising, the lack of one to me seems to me an indication that he feels that he has done nothing wrong and that he’s entitled to mock anyone’s illness or disability should the mood take him.
    Otherwise I think had he been unaware of her illness and had made the same joke then found out about the illness after the show he could have reclaimed the moral high ground by apologising to JPS despite the physical attack he suffered at her husbands hand.

  • @knewspeak said:
    maybe we shouldn’t always take things a little too seriously.

    Especially considering the joke in question ;)

  • edited April 2022

    @knewspeak said:
    Why did Will Smith apologise etc.

    Because it was the right thing to do??? ;)

  • @CRAKROX said:

    @BiancaNeve said:

    @CRAKROX said:

    @el_bo said:
    I'm not seeing the link between the awful treatment of the black community as a whole, both historically and currently, and my not being allowed to have an opinion on this Oscars event. perhaps you could walk me through it.

    Again with the misrepresentation of what’s been said, NOBODY said you can’t have an opinion.
    Just that if it’s being expressed in a public forum there’s a chance to be called out on it by those with a more informed viewpoint.

    If that happens it’s not your “free speech” being curtailed or cancel culture simply people pointing out where blind spots may be.

    Patronising much?

    Sounds much like the Don’t tell don’t ask policy of the us armed forces or the Catholic Church’s it’s ok to have gay feelings as long as you don’t act on them.

    Not what I’m saying at all and a complete misrepresentation of what is written.

    Let me ask you, do you think all opinions carry equal weight ?

    In a democracy yes

  • @BiancaNeve said:

    @CRAKROX said:

    @BiancaNeve said:

    @CRAKROX said:

    @el_bo said:
    I'm not seeing the link between the awful treatment of the black community as a whole, both historically and currently, and my not being allowed to have an opinion on this Oscars event. perhaps you could walk me through it.

    Again with the misrepresentation of what’s been said, NOBODY said you can’t have an opinion.
    Just that if it’s being expressed in a public forum there’s a chance to be called out on it by those with a more informed viewpoint.

    If that happens it’s not your “free speech” being curtailed or cancel culture simply people pointing out where blind spots may be.

    Patronising much?

    Sounds much like the Don’t tell don’t ask policy of the us armed forces or the Catholic Church’s it’s ok to have gay feelings as long as you don’t act on them.

    Not what I’m saying at all and a complete misrepresentation of what is written.

    Let me ask you, do you think all opinions carry equal weight ?

    In a democracy yes

    I’m sorry but that is nonsense…

    So if for example you have a tax problem , and your next door neighbour on one side is a Dr and the on the other side is an accountant.

    You think both their opinions on the problem carry equal weight ?

  • @CRAKROX said:

    @knewspeak said:
    @CRAKROX why did Will Smith apologise etc. if what you say you hold to be the ‘truth’ why did he not make a stand and fight for the ‘truth’? He has the wealth and means to do so, surely? Or was he a traitor to the cause? Forced by ‘white outrage’? Or maybe something else?

    @knewspeak said:

    @CRAKROX said:
    It’s not my place to judge his action nor his reasons for doing so.

    If I was to guess, he reacted angrily in the moment (as many would) and probably thought his apology would help smooth things over and minimise damage to his career however that is all conjecture so really carries little weight and should W.S. ever grace this forum his opinion would obviously carry more weight than mine.

    What I find more interesting is the lack of apology from CR to JPS, she being the only blameless person in the whole mess.

    I’d agree an apology wouldn’t hurt, but unfortunately a lot of humour is about hurt, comedy-tragedy etc a symbiotic relationship, maybe we shouldn’t always take things a little too seriously.

    Easy to say when you’re not the butt of the joke and as I’ve said elsewhere good comedy punches up not down.

    It is easy to take a joke, if you don’t take things too seriously, even when that joke is about my poor eyesight. :D

  • edited April 2022

    @CRAKROX said:

    @BiancaNeve said:

    @CRAKROX said:

    @BiancaNeve said:

    @CRAKROX said:

    @el_bo said:
    I'm not seeing the link between the awful treatment of the black community as a whole, both historically and currently, and my not being allowed to have an opinion on this Oscars event. perhaps you could walk me through it.

    Again with the misrepresentation of what’s been said, NOBODY said you can’t have an opinion.
    Just that if it’s being expressed in a public forum there’s a chance to be called out on it by those with a more informed viewpoint.

    If that happens it’s not your “free speech” being curtailed or cancel culture simply people pointing out where blind spots may be.

    Patronising much?

    Sounds much like the Don’t tell don’t ask policy of the us armed forces or the Catholic Church’s it’s ok to have gay feelings as long as you don’t act on them.

    Not what I’m saying at all and a complete misrepresentation of what is written.

    Let me ask you, do you think all opinions carry equal weight ?

    In a democracy yes

    I’m sorry but that is nonsense…

    So if for example you have a tax problem , and your next door neighbour on one side is a Dr and the on the other side is an accountant.

    You think both their opinions on the problem carry equal weight ?

    So should only those with a degree in politics have a vote? Or an income over a certain amount?

  • @BiancaNeve said:

    @CRAKROX said:

    @BiancaNeve said:

    @CRAKROX said:

    @BiancaNeve said:

    @CRAKROX said:

    @el_bo said:
    I'm not seeing the link between the awful treatment of the black community as a whole, both historically and currently, and my not being allowed to have an opinion on this Oscars event. perhaps you could walk me through it.

    Again with the misrepresentation of what’s been said, NOBODY said you can’t have an opinion.
    Just that if it’s being expressed in a public forum there’s a chance to be called out on it by those with a more informed viewpoint.

    If that happens it’s not your “free speech” being curtailed or cancel culture simply people pointing out where blind spots may be.

    Patronising much?

    Sounds much like the Don’t tell don’t ask policy of the us armed forces or the Catholic Church’s it’s ok to have gay feelings as long as you don’t act on them.

    Not what I’m saying at all and a complete misrepresentation of what is written.

    Let me ask you, do you think all opinions carry equal weight ?

    In a democracy yes

    I’m sorry but that is nonsense…

    So if for example you have a tax problem , and your next door neighbour on one side is a Dr and the on the other side is an accountant.

    You think both their opinions on the problem carry equal weight ?

    So should only those with a degree in politics have a vote? Or an income over a certain amount?

    He obviously does not mean that. His meaning is clear: not all opinions are equally valid. Everyone in a free society may have an equal RIGHT to an opinion and to an express that opinion, but it does not mean that every person's opinion is equally likely to be correct.

  • @BiancaNeve said:

    @CRAKROX said:

    @BiancaNeve said:

    @CRAKROX said:

    @BiancaNeve said:

    @CRAKROX said:

    @el_bo said:
    I'm not seeing the link between the awful treatment of the black community as a whole, both historically and currently, and my not being allowed to have an opinion on this Oscars event. perhaps you could walk me through it.

    Again with the misrepresentation of what’s been said, NOBODY said you can’t have an opinion.
    Just that if it’s being expressed in a public forum there’s a chance to be called out on it by those with a more informed viewpoint.

    If that happens it’s not your “free speech” being curtailed or cancel culture simply people pointing out where blind spots may be.

    Patronising much?

    Sounds much like the Don’t tell don’t ask policy of the us armed forces or the Catholic Church’s it’s ok to have gay feelings as long as you don’t act on them.

    Not what I’m saying at all and a complete misrepresentation of what is written.

    Let me ask you, do you think all opinions carry equal weight ?

    In a democracy yes

    I’m sorry but that is nonsense…

    So if for example you have a tax problem , and your next door neighbour on one side is a Dr and the on the other side is an accountant.

    You think both their opinions on the problem carry equal weight ?

    So should only those with a degree in politics have a vote? Or an income over a certain amount

    You’re confusing two separate things

    Everyone is entitled to an opinion not sure when voting came into it but yes a right to vote too.

    Do all opinions carry equal weight ? No as some people know more about some subjects than others. This doesn’t stop the less informed from having an opinion it just means they are more likely to be wrong.

  • @BiancaNeve said:

    @CRAKROX said:

    @BiancaNeve said:

    @CRAKROX said:

    @BiancaNeve said:

    @CRAKROX said:

    @el_bo said:
    I'm not seeing the link between the awful treatment of the black community as a whole, both historically and currently, and my not being allowed to have an opinion on this Oscars event. perhaps you could walk me through it.

    Again with the misrepresentation of what’s been said, NOBODY said you can’t have an opinion.
    Just that if it’s being expressed in a public forum there’s a chance to be called out on it by those with a more informed viewpoint.

    If that happens it’s not your “free speech” being curtailed or cancel culture simply people pointing out where blind spots may be.

    Patronising much?

    Sounds much like the Don’t tell don’t ask policy of the us armed forces or the Catholic Church’s it’s ok to have gay feelings as long as you don’t act on them.

    Not what I’m saying at all and a complete misrepresentation of what is written.

    Let me ask you, do you think all opinions carry equal weight ?

    In a democracy yes

    I’m sorry but that is nonsense…

    So if for example you have a tax problem , and your next door neighbour on one side is a Dr and the on the other side is an accountant.

    You think both their opinions on the problem carry equal weight ?

    So should only those with a degree in politics have a vote? Or an income over a certain amount?

    On a related note, do you think those in prison should have the right to vote ?

  • @knewspeak said:

    @espiegel123 said:
    It seems to me that recent posts here provide (inadvertently, I guess) ample demonstration that "cancel culture” has no special meaning and doesn’t refer to some new phenomenon that needs a new coinage. It just telegraphs the speaker’s attitude.

    Word’s are often clumsy tools, who knows someday we may learn the language of thought, then we may come to truly know the mirror image.

    Lol, @knewspeak, if we could read each other’s minds we’d be in even deeper trouble.

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