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Snoopy account tweets unfortunate tweet
- Thread starter NekoNeko
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My take, for what it's worth, is that it is very easy to want to have a conversation about the history, possible 'innocent use' etc of words or phrases when you're not being harmed by their continued use. Privileged people have the benefit of it being an intellectual exercise.
"You're one of the good ones" is a completely fine phrase to use on its own, in a proper context.
That tweet was all bad, especially considering how there are very few people of color in Peanuts. Many racists use the phrase to specify that an individual they like is different from the demographic they're a part of, the implication being that said demographic is bad inherently. The Snoopy account was right to delete the tweet.
Just be mindful of your words, and you won't get into trouble with the phrase.
That tweet was all bad, especially considering how there are very few people of color in Peanuts. Many racists use the phrase to specify that an individual they like is different from the demographic they're a part of, the implication being that said demographic is bad inherently. The Snoopy account was right to delete the tweet.
Just be mindful of your words, and you won't get into trouble with the phrase.
Just wondering , but whats wrong with "rule of thumb"? or "eenie meeny miny mo"?
Oh, I think I misread (like I skipped a word or two) after all the other sudden appearances of BUT WHAT ABOUTS that were popping up after that had already been dealt with. My apologies.
Nothing is wrong with the phrase rule of thumb. There's an old wives tale that it was derived by some old law that said a man could hit his wife, so long as the stick wasn't wider than his thumb. That's not true, and has been debunked many times by how long the phrase has been in use
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saying this in response to my post implies something about you and what is wholesome
I apologize. I didn't mean it for your post at all, I was replying to the overall topic about the original tweet. My bad.
LOL - I'm not sure how this is supposed to make it better. Maybe I'm expecting too much.
Eenie meeny miny mo used to be a very racist song taught to kids. My mother told me once very embarrased that when she was a kid the lyrics weren't "catch a tiger by the tow" it was exactly what your first horrified thought is. Now as a child they didnt have any idea this was racist, it was just one of the ways to "subtly" indoctrinate kids into the idea that black people were "other"
I don't see how no one caught this unless Peanuts has a bot that creates an image and posts without any checks, or whoever handles the account is 80+ years old.
People tone def or flat out ignorant about social issues shouldn't run social media accounts. And yet this stuff happens constantly.
Holy shit, I had no idea. That's really fucked up.
As a non-english speaker, I'm learning a lot going through these pages, and no offense to people who are defending the "good intentions" of the tweet, but even I knew that using "you're one of the good ones" in that context is just bad. It's like they purposely chose the worst expression they could use.
Btw, I've seen a few pages before someone posting a comic strip where Franklin says the neighbourhood has him "shook".
Can anyone explain to me the racial implications of that word? I see it everyday on twitter, reddit, etc... It sounds like something all the "hip" teens say these days, so, I would appreciate some clarification.
Used to work for a college newspaper, a designer thought it'd be fine to place the crime blotter right next to the black history month events calendar.
Although considering that white designer was incredibly bigoted and incredibly conservative I doubt it was just a "coincidence".
Although considering that white designer was incredibly bigoted and incredibly conservative I doubt it was just a "coincidence".
