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Post by wetkingcanute on Jan 17, 2019 16:10:24 GMT
"A white comedian has been taken off the bill at a Montreal club because he has Dreadlocks, a hairstyle associated with Black culture.
The Coop les Recoltes excluded Zach Poitras, saying it wanted to be "a safe space, free from any link to oppression," and
described cultural appropriation as a form of violence."
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Post by Deleted on Jan 17, 2019 16:48:39 GMT
Quite right too, f**k**g Trustafarians. Can't stand 'em, pretentious cunts.
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Post by mids on Jan 17, 2019 17:48:03 GMT
Snowflakes is as snowflakes does.
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Post by flatandy on Jan 17, 2019 18:38:31 GMT
That is a bit bizarre, but getting rid of white crusties with dreds can only be a good thing.
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Post by redanchor1 on Jan 18, 2019 1:51:54 GMT
shaving your hair short is the only way forward.
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Post by Minge är en jävla besserwisser on Jan 18, 2019 8:56:15 GMT
Poitras was barred from performing at the Snowflake Comedy Club. (I'm not making this up) montrealgazette.com/news/local-news/uqam-co-op-excludes-white-comedian-from-show-because-of-his-dreadlocksThe posting says the co-op understands that Poitras’s intention isn’t racist, but adds the hairstyle “conveys racism,” adding that “cultural appropriation is not a debate or an opinion,” but rather “a form of passive oppression, a deconstructive privilege and, above all, a manifestation of ordinary racism.” A deconstructive privilege? These lads must be a laugh a f*cking minute to go for a beer with. I'm off to decontruct my privileges. just out of interest does being hung like a bishop's forearm constitute a privilege? |
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Post by Deleted on Jan 18, 2019 10:42:29 GMT
Depends if it's the Archbishop of York's forearm one's referring to.
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Post by Marshall on Jan 18, 2019 19:07:46 GMT
f**k**g idiots.
One could just as easily say blacks speaking English is cultural appropriation.
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Post by Repat Van on Jan 19, 2019 6:41:07 GMT
f**k**g idiots. One could just as easily say blacks speaking English is cultural appropriation. Well anybody of any colour who isn’t English really. |
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Post by Deleted on Jan 19, 2019 8:22:28 GMT
I'm circumcised - is that cultural misappropriation?
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Post by Repat Van on Jan 19, 2019 8:38:11 GMT
I never understood the fuss some people make about white people with dreadlocks (or corn rows or braids) but ultimately it’s their venue and surely he could never have expected anything different when you consider this description...
“The Coop les Récoltes is a bar but also a solidarity co-operative created by the Université du Québec à Montréal’s Groupe de recherches d’intérêt public, a collective that deals with social and environmental issues.”...
But this bit, oh dear oh dear!
“The posting says the co-op understands that Poitras’s intention isn’t racist, but adds the hairstyle “conveys racism,” adding that “cultural appropriation is not a debate or an opinion,” but rather “a form of passive oppression, a deconstructive privilege and, above all, a manifestation of ordinary racism.”
Greg Robinson, a UQAM professor specializing in black history, compared the situation to a larger interpretation of the concept of “black face,” which saw white performers darken their faces to portray black people.”
Never mind that I am sure dreadlocks are associated with some old Indian cultures and that “black culture” does not exist - somebody choosing to wear dreadlocks is just wearing a hairstyle. How can he put it in the same basket as a style of theatre that has the express intent of being derogotary about a racial group.
Absolutely bonkers.
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Post by Deleted on Jan 19, 2019 8:57:03 GMT
I suppose I would agree with you if I cared about it that much, but I don't. The sooner we all get over this 'race' issue the better. Racism's simply a perverse way for some people to draw attention to their own cuntishness.
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Post by Repat Van on Jan 19, 2019 9:07:12 GMT
I suppose I would agree with you if I cared about it that much, but I don't. The sooner we all get over this 'race' issue the better. Racism's simply a perverse way for some people to draw attention to their own cuntishness. Oh don’t mistake me writing a lot of words for me caring about this case all that much! |
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Post by Deleted on Jan 19, 2019 9:10:29 GMT
Still hot over there?
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Post by mids on Jan 19, 2019 9:42:54 GMT
Dreads aren't even an exclusively black "ting".
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Post by Repat Van on Jan 19, 2019 10:18:42 GMT
Today is actually quite nice! Much cooler - but I have been in hangover mode all day so could not benefit from the outdoors. Just dying at home with my housemate’s dog for company.  |
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Post by Deleted on Jan 19, 2019 12:44:42 GMT
Chicken soup. Long walk. Couple of beers and bed. Alone.
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Post by Deleted on Jan 19, 2019 12:51:26 GMT
Dreads aren't even an exclusively black "ting".  As van said, Indian. |
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Post by Repat Van on Jan 19, 2019 13:13:12 GMT
Chicken soup. Long walk. Couple of beers and bed. Alone. The only one of those that was appealing is bed! |
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Post by Whiterum on Jan 19, 2019 14:13:51 GMT
There was a white guy on The Chase yesterday with dreadlocks,tied back in a pony tail, it went down passed his bum,bet it takes forever to wash and dry.
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