1. @DesmondCole has some sharp thoughts on Rob Ford's bigotry that I want to add to: http://torontoist.com/2014/07/on-rob-fords-bigotry/ …
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9. Ford claim that they are the victims of racism is not unrelated to Rob's habit of using Jamaican patois: a form of appropriation.
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10. Ford position: "it is we who are the victims, we who suffer. Attacks on us is the real racism."
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@HeerJeet moreso that intent is everything to them - & doug has the vocab of a 13 y/o. "I can call rob's wife a polack&it's all in good fun"Thanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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@HeerJeet It's like a radical individualism whereby it's only problematic to attack individuals, whereas disrespecting entire groups is fineThanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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@HeerJeet (as also manifested in their refusal to “throw [culpable individuals] under the bus”, etc.)Thanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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@HeerJeet But if anyone accuses THEM of racism then the critic is accused of 'playing the race card' if the critic is Black. 2/2Thanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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