RedDave2 wrote:Yossarian wrote:Then you are perfectly within your rights to complain. It doesn’t look like you’d be the first to raise it. https://scholastic.nd.edu/issues/is-fighting-irish-offensive/RedDave2 wrote:I'm not knocking you or the above. But what if I as an Irish man found Notre Dame and their logo of the fighting Irish both Stereotypical in depiction of the Irish and cultural appropriation because they are an American institute?
The issue I'd have isn't the right to complain, its to demand change. Surely it should be if enough people complain that you are justified in asking for change - otherwise its just opinion.
Also somewhat against my own point, I feel Notre Dame are somewhat more justified than the cleveland indians thing.
Koji then responded: "Would you please consider changing the name? It's a very offensive song from a white fronted band is now a very offensive band name from yet another white fronted band." Turner responded again, "I'm sorry you feel that way, but it's not intended in that way, and it's not really possible to change it, having been a band for 7 years, referencing a song that came out 20 years."
RedDave2 wrote:...Also had me thinking of any Mongolians I worked with and I did through the Mongolion BBQ in Dublin (not owned by Mongolians I should add, its run by a very nice scotsman)...
RedDave2 wrote:Request and demand are two different things. Dont pretend they are not.
Well played sir. Also, ban request for using jock, i find it very offensive on behalf of the kilt-wearing, haggis-munching, bagpipe-playing badgers.bad_hair_day wrote:So kinda between a jock and horde place?RedDave2 wrote:...Also had me thinking of any Mongolians I worked with and I did through the Mongolion BBQ in Dublin (not owned by Mongolians I should add, its run by a very nice scotsman)...
Could those wishing to be offended by this, please form an orderly queue.Kow wrote:The English aren't allowed to be offended.
Nice.bad_hair_day wrote:So kinda between a jock and horde place?RedDave2 wrote:...Also had me thinking of any Mongolians I worked with and I did through the Mongolion BBQ in Dublin (not owned by Mongolians I should add, its run by a very nice scotsman)...
Yossarian wrote:They’re two different tones, certainly, but at the risk of returning this to a semantic argument, the two words are synonyms for each other. Run them through a thesaurus if you don’t believe me.RedDave2 wrote:Request and demand are two different things. Dont pretend they are not.
regmcfly wrote:I mean he's a prick
Unlikely wrote:So have we established who the racists are yet? Is it me?
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