Cynical people would think he had the reaction planned incase it got flipped this way.
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TBH I don't think we agree on how interpret racist acts, not on if he had a mens rea. I don't think the mens rea is relevant here at all because it's not a court and because racist acts don't need a mens rea to be classed as racism.
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Basically, I don't think the BBC sacking him is wrong and I also don't think it matters what his intent was because this is not a court. If you want to take this to court and find out what the law says, a mens rea is not the only way to determine hate speech in the UK.
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Either way malice or intent to me in this specific case are red herrings.
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Olivia Guest | Ολίβια Γκεστ Retweeted Charlene White
Anyway maybe this is a good thing to link to here so the context of how racism of this sort plays out is understood:https://twitter.com/CharleneWhite/status/1126424116389666816 …
Olivia Guest | Ολίβια Γκεστ added,
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I was always going to listen to black people and I am always hoping to educate myself on social issues. But I do disagree that the intent does not matter. I think it matters a huge deal in how to dissect someone's character. That's not to say the tweet wasn't disgusting. It was.
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I think I just don't care about his character. He's probably nice in person.
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This is a problem with society then, not one specific person. Our society creates an environment where “nice” people can say and do unintentionally racist things. The lack of education and empathy for issues around race and gender is the culprit here.
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Educating children about the issues creates a future society where the problems will be significantly less frequent. But imagine telling my gran, at 92, that she can’t make a specific joke any more. Doesn’t mean she’s racist for laughing at it for 92 years.
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Can you stop, please.
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