I, personally, enjoyed laughing at stereotypes, until I learned that many were not laughing with me at the racism, but we're actually laughing at the target. That's not funny. The audience often defines the art. Groening needs to learn that, too.
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This right here man
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Ok but devils advocate : how many of those people laugh @ Cleveland & his loud black wife on family guy




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I do feel that this was all blown out of proportion. And no, I’m not THE affected party, but as a black woman - I’ve def been there . -
So because it also happened to black people Indian people should just deal? Can't we say both are not okay?
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Lol blocked, how mature.

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Twitter is where people opine with no intention of engaging in dialogue
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Maybe, the most important battles for wealthy white men are not always the most important battles for the poor and/or minorities.
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Or maybe identity politics is divisive(clearly important to white males on the right) and being used to tear society apart because most people dont know the difference between justice and equity so they cannot effectively counter criticism of supposed hippocracy from the right...
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The whole argument against so-called "identity politics" appears to revolve around allowing ppl who don't know or won't admit that they have racist/sexist/xenophobic/etc. beliefs to pretend that no one else sees those issues as serious problems in order to win their votes. Nah.
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The whole argument for it seems to revolve asserting that any members of historically oppressed groups are by definition free from all those very same isms to pretend that no one else can speak to any disagreement on those issues.
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I'm not sure who's pretending that's true. I think some of the confusion stems from terminology, perceived degrees of systematic oppression, & uncertainty about what should be done / how ppl should feel. I have shit to do, so I'm going to leave 1 & 2 for now. 3 is when the big
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feelings come in for many ppl, & those seem to trend toward guilt, denial, & anger. First 2 are useless, & the last is only useful if it's directed at dismantling inequitable systems. Use what you have to lift others up, & they'll likely do the same for you. No one has to fall.
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I will tackle 1 & 2 tomorrow.
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I mean this in the kindest way possible- please don't

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Sure, OR it’s always been a stereotype and it’s always been kind of insulting and we’ve all evolved a bit and now, maybe, you should just say, “yeah we could have done better, we’re sorry, and we’ll try and do better in the future”
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It's sad how many people find this difficult. If they'd said something like this, the issue would be over already
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Just have to say, as an Indian, that Apu doesn't offend me at all. The accent's dodgy, but the character's sweet and lovable and decent and human. A "minority view" on this thread, I see, but hey. (See what I did there?)
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Yes, you are a minority in that you're one of the few Indians on twitter who don't realize that virtue signaling to Whites is not in your best interest in the long-term. Literally everyone who liked your comment is a White dude lol.
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And they are probably using the comment as evidence that “Indians don’t have a problem with Apu.”
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I say let him have his own opinion about an issue he is qualified to speak about. I disagree with him; growing up it was... strange, but it also didn’t ruin my life... but also CAN BE quite destructive. Nuanced topic. Identity is complex. Different for everyone.
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