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@taniwharugby said in Alternative needed from the absolute crap of stuff.co.nz:
A tearful apology from the Butcher should do the trick, preferably using the Facebook 'live' function for maximum exposure.
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@MN5 said in Alternative needed from the absolute crap of stuff.co.nz:
@taniwharugby said in Alternative needed from the absolute crap of stuff.co.nz:
A tearful apology from the Butcher should do the trick, preferably using the Facebook 'live' function for maximum exposure.
Michele Boag has cemented her reputation as a fuckwit in this, instead of dampening it down for Sir Mad Butcher she made it worse .
Oh and Devoy was a weird choice in the first place and has gone all Justin Marshall since she got the job.
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@jegga said in Alternative needed from the absolute crap of stuff.co.nz:
@Rocky-Rockbottom I didn't realise that creature in that meme was a guy for about a year after I first saw it. Then I didn't feel so bad about wanting to punch its face every time I saw it
Well how about that! I didn't realise until now.
Man oh man is he not man
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I actually thought Devoy's comments were fine.
The comment was undoubtedly casual racisim, and in the post she has to be seen to be against it.
This whole story is classic 5 minutes of fame. The Butcher knows this and I think also knows that if he shuts up, it'll just blow over. Can't feed the flames.
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OK I had to google the term casual racism as it sounded stupid and this is what google says:
Casual racism is one form of racism. It refers to conduct involving negative stereotypes or prejudices about people on the basis of race, colour or ethnicity. Examples include jokes, off-handed comments, and exclusion of people from social situations on the basis of race.
Does anyone know exactly what his comment was? From what I gather he said Waiheke Island was a "white mans island too" in response to her statement that she was Tangata Whenua with the land.
How is that either racism or as Devoy says "casual racism"? Exactly what stereotypes or prejudices is he pushing?
I have a problem with Lara Bridger for trying to find racism where it doesn't exist and then complaining on social media. I have a problem with MSM picking that up and making it a story. I have a problem with Boag being a complete fucking idiot (she has a degree in Political Science.. go figure) and I have a problem with Devoy even being employed let alone using idiotic terms like "casual racism".
This whole scenario has played out over and over in a number of western countries over the past couple of years. It's a big reason why someone like Trump has risen to power in the States. A large number of people are fucking fed up with this bullshit and other dumb ideas like "if you're white, you're racist, you just don't know it".
The whole thing is a complete non-story that SJWs have blown into a big event in their constant quest to prove that everything and everyone is racist.
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@jegga said in Alternative needed from the absolute crap of stuff.co.nz:
@Rocky-Rockbottom I didn't realise that creature in that meme was a guy for about a year after I first saw it. Then I didn't feel so bad about wanting to punch its face every time I saw it
Careful fellas. Does this person actually identify as being male? Looks very non-binary. You might get sued if you don't use the approved pronoun.
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@Rancid-Schnitzel said in Alternative needed from the absolute crap of stuff.co.nz:
@jegga said in Alternative needed from the absolute crap of stuff.co.nz:
@Rocky-Rockbottom I didn't realise that creature in that meme was a guy for about a year after I first saw it. Then I didn't feel so bad about wanting to punch its face every time I saw it
Careful fellas. Does this person actually identify as being male? Looks very non-binary. You might get sued if you don't use the approved pronoun.
Two things. Why are you referring to us all as " fellas"? Also less of the mansplaning thanks.
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@jegga said in Alternative needed from the absolute crap of stuff.co.nz:
@Rancid-Schnitzel said in Alternative needed from the absolute crap of stuff.co.nz:
@jegga said in Alternative needed from the absolute crap of stuff.co.nz:
@Rocky-Rockbottom I didn't realise that creature in that meme was a guy for about a year after I first saw it. Then I didn't feel so bad about wanting to punch its face every time I saw it
Careful fellas. Does this person actually identify as being male? Looks very non-binary. You might get sued if you don't use the approved pronoun.
Two things. Why are you referring to us all as " fellas"? Also less of the mansplaning thanks.
Because the way you're talking about that possibly non-binary zhe indicates that you're all insidious white males. Check your privilege whitey.
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Fuck me days. You can tell it is no news slump season, when non stories like this get so much platform. Leitch has apologised, but apparently nowadays in NZ it has to be a tearful, chest beating, hair tearing thing or it's not enough. (On a side note, for a PR person, Michelle Boag, your comment was pretty fucktard too.)
And also: Dame Susan, you were a squash legend, but you are useless as a Race Relations Commissioner. Fuck off.
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good to see this is still getting headlines, although not for the right reasons. What should be a story is the subject of this thread title and the fact Social media has created a pretty messed up world.
As is the modern way, Bridger reported the exchange on social media, but felt she had to remove the post when Leitch became the target of nasty and threatening comments.
http://www.stuff.co.nz/the-press/opinion/88151854/editorial-what-does-a-white-mans-island-look-like
