I want to apologize if I offended any PoC, I didn’t read the greentext correctly and “basketball American” slipped through. I’ve tried to keep my posts as clean as possible and will continue to do so. It’s entirely my mistake and I’m sorry.

  • maaj@lemmy.ca
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    10 months ago

    Something about “basketball American” has me salty. Im calling somebody a chalk-walker in retaliation today.

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      10 months ago

      Its fourchan, its the most politically correct term they could come up with. I m honestly shocked there is nothing worse in there.

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      10 months ago

      Bro, that’s the nicest name his years of 4chan addict brain could’ve come up with. 4chan is known for using the hard R N-word very very liberally.

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      10 months ago

      Golfer? Polo player? What’s the whitest sport imagineable in the most offensive way?

      (Oh yes colonialism)

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      10 months ago

      I can’t be the only one that notices the sheer hypocrisy of being offended by racism and deciding to be a racist in turn, right?

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        10 months ago

        Nah I see it too. But I’m petty so…

        Edit: what historical context or stereotype does the term “chalk walker” address? None? Oh.

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          10 months ago

          If you’re trying to offend or denigrate someone based on their skin color, then yes, that’s being racist regardless of historical or stereotype connotations. That’s literally part of the definition of racism.

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      10 months ago

      Here I was assuming from that line that this was not in the united states so it was notable that the man was american and also that be was wearing a basketball outfit. Then i thought it was weird they were talking about carrying given that it wasn’t the US and then I just forgot the basketball thing

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      10 months ago

      try Yakubian Devil or Person of Mayo too, or a good old fashioned “cracker” always hits

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      10 months ago

      I genuinely read that sentence as, a famous basketball player.

      But calling someone “baseball American” is fucking rude.