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Post by Tennesseer on Sept 28, 2019 9:39:14 GMT -5
Only when scuba diving. OK symbol is practical because thumbs up indicates you want to... go up. Nope , now it is a racist symbol, pretty ridiculous! The concept of context escapes you, doesn't it.
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Post by OldCoyote on Sept 28, 2019 10:20:17 GMT -5
Nope , now it is a racist symbol, pretty ridiculous! The concept of context escapes you, doesn't it. LOL, OK, Tenn.
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Post by sesfw on Sept 28, 2019 11:46:09 GMT -5
Several years ago a person became offended when I used the term 'white sound' in an exercise class.
Some people look for things to be offended at.
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Post by weltschmerz on Sept 28, 2019 12:19:31 GMT -5
Several years ago a person became offended when I used the term 'white sound' in an exercise class. Some people look for things to be offended at. What is "white sound"? Did you mean "white noise"?
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Post by sesfw on Sept 28, 2019 12:24:33 GMT -5
White sound and white noise are interchangeable
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Post by weltschmerz on Sept 28, 2019 12:26:01 GMT -5
White sound and white noise are interchangeable Because you said so? There's no such thing as white sound.
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Post by dondub on Sept 28, 2019 14:58:27 GMT -5
White sound? The Carpenters.
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Post by Deleted on Sept 28, 2019 15:04:28 GMT -5
White sound? The Carpenters. We’ve only just begun.
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dondub
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Post by dondub on Sept 28, 2019 15:10:08 GMT -5
How true. Beach Boys.
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Post by sesfw on Sept 28, 2019 15:12:17 GMT -5
Some people look for things to be offended at.
Because you said so? There's no such thing as white sound.
I rest my case
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Post by dondub on Sept 28, 2019 15:14:10 GMT -5
You had a case?
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Post by weltschmerz on Sept 28, 2019 15:29:44 GMT -5
Some people look for things to be offended at.Because you said so? There's no such thing as white sound.I rest my case What case was that? I'm not the least bit offended. I just pointed out your mistake. YOU'RE the one who is getting offended.
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Post by mroped on Sept 28, 2019 15:34:50 GMT -5
Be as it may, I am one of those that doesn’t understand why making a ring with your thumb and your pointing finger is a racist symbol! Some people DO look for things to be offended by! What's next? “‘Morning” should be banned because one should say “good morning!”, waving should be banned because that’s what Stalin was doing when he was sending people to Gulag. People should grow up!
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Post by justme on Sept 28, 2019 20:32:55 GMT -5
It's because they adopted it. The swastika was not always a racist symbol, but it became one once the nazis adopted it.
Much like language, symbols are fluid and their meaning can change over time.
Though the ok symbol has been non- racist offense for a long time to some people outside of the US.
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Post by Tennesseer on Sept 28, 2019 21:04:27 GMT -5
Be as it may, I am one of those that doesn’t understand why making a ring with your thumb and your pointing finger is a racist symbol! Some people DO look for things to be offended by! What's next? “‘Morning” should be banned because one should say “good morning!”, waving should be banned because that’s what Stalin was doing when he was sending people to Gulag. People should grow up! The Francis Bellamy salute was used while reciting the American Pledge of Allegiance (written also by Bellamy) until Italian fascists and Nazi Germans started using it as their salute. The Bellamy salute was changed to hand over heart in 1942. Symbolism changes over time.
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Post by justme on Sept 28, 2019 22:35:59 GMT -5
Be as it may, I am one of those that doesn’t understand why making a ring with your thumb and your pointing finger is a racist symbol! Some people DO look for things to be offended by! What's next? “‘Morning” should be banned because one should say “good morning!”, waving should be banned because that’s what Stalin was doing when he was sending people to Gulag. People should grow up! The Francis Bellamy salute was used while reciting the American Pledge of Allegiance (written also by Bellamy) until Italian fascists and Nazi Germans started using it as their salute. The Bellamy salute was changed to hand over heart in 1942. Symbolism changes over time. Damn. I realize because I never knew otherwise that symbol will always be colored for me, but that seems like such an intense salute to give to a flag. But I also much preferred my hands at my side or behind my back instead of over my heart as early as high school...I wasn't aware I could just sit it out without punishment.
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Post by NomoreDramaQ1015 on Sept 29, 2019 9:29:16 GMT -5
It's because they adopted it. The swastika was not always a racist symbol, but it became one once the nazis adopted it. Much like language, symbols are fluid and their meaning can change over time. Though the ok symbol has been non- racist offense for a long time to some people outside of the US. The Nazi swastika is a reverse image. I point this out because while in Malaysia visiting a temple some of the more stupid people in the group started very loudly claiming worshippers were Nazis. Our guide had to quickly correct them. I'm sure they aren't the only stupid people out there. The OK symbol means something different in other cultures. That it can now represent white supremacy is just one more. I don't get why it's so terrible to be cognizant that words and gestures can have double meanings so be mindful of the people you're interacting with. If your (general you) opinion is fuck other people they are just snowflakes I do.what I want that says a lot more about you than the people you are mocking.
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Post by mroped on Sept 29, 2019 13:57:08 GMT -5
Yes, I know that they have been using the gesture, the neo Nazis I mean but that doesn’t mean that we should just get so worked up as to classify it as “racist”. That being said, I’d like to point out that David Duke or what’s his name, the Grand Wizard dude and his acolytes love chicken Parmesan. Do we stop eating chicken Parmesan? Just asking!
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Post by djAdvocate on Sept 29, 2019 14:17:36 GMT -5
White sound and white noise are interchangeable not for me.
I have used the term "white noise" probably 1000x in my life. I have never even HEARD the term "white sound" before you used it.
where are you from? maybe it is provincial.
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Post by djAdvocate on Sept 29, 2019 14:24:58 GMT -5
Yes, I know that they have been using the gesture, the neo Nazis I mean but that doesn’t mean that we should just get so worked up as to classify it as “racist”. That being said, I’d like to point out that David Duke or what’s his name, the Grand Wizard dude and his acolytes love chicken Parmesan. Do we stop eating chicken Parmesan? Just asking! I don't know who this "we" is.
speaking personally, I don't care what a person eats.
I stopped eating certain foods due to animal cruelty, and I might point it out to people that DO eat them, but that is about the limit of my politicking on the subject of cuisine.
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Post by NomoreDramaQ1015 on Sept 29, 2019 15:35:23 GMT -5
Yes, I know that they have been using the gesture, the neo Nazis I mean but that doesn’t mean that we should just get so worked up as to classify it as “racist”. That being said, I’d like to point out that David Duke or what’s his name, the Grand Wizard dude and his acolytes love chicken Parmesan. Do we stop eating chicken Parmesan? Just asking! No but I would probably be less likely to order it during a business dinner with people for whom that dish takes on that context. Certainly not going to kill me and ordering it just to prove a point is me being an asshole.
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Post by Tennesseer on Sept 29, 2019 16:50:02 GMT -5
Yes, I know that they have been using the gesture, the neo Nazis I mean but that doesn’t mean that we should just get so worked up as to classify it as “racist”. That being said, I’d like to point out that David Duke or what’s his name, the Grand Wizard dude and his acolytes love chicken Parmesan. Do we stop eating chicken Parmesan? Just asking! The ok gesture in and of itself is not racist. It is all in how it is used and when it is used. "Okay Hand Gesture A common hand gesture that a 4chan trolling campaign claimed in 2017 had been appropriated as a symbol meaning "white power." Used by many on the right--not just extremists--for the purpose of trolling liberals, the symbol eventually came to be used by actual white supremacists as well. Caution must be used in evaluating instances of this symbol's use." (Emphasis mine.) Hate on Display™ Hate Symbols DatabaseI have often used the OK sign when I wanted to signal something was okay. To raise three fingers up like the picture above puts a strain on at least my wrist to do so. I never signaled okay like that.
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Post by mmhmm on Sept 30, 2019 15:48:59 GMT -5
OK, there you have it! If you respond to this That would be 24,
the number 24 is associated with losers,
You have to be kidding. I shortened your list as it was far too long. Think of those who are viewing on a mobile phone. Additionally, we do not allow the copy/paste of full articles due to the possibility of copyright infringement. Even a snippet of an article is not allowed without a link to the source. I did provide a link to what I could find that duplicated your list. mmhmm, Administrator
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