Diluted Dante wrote:What if I made jokes about Indian people to you?
Facewon wrote:Fair.
You're right about dismissing too easily, however, I don't know that going for the obvious line and riffing is the way to go this time.
I dunno.
Point taken about SF and transhumanism etc,.
My mind was just, we're in a world where that joke and/or variants have been spouted so many times, and there's been so little nuance to it, that I immediately went to: do I want to read probable crap to discover its not.
Diluted Dante wrote:What if I made jokes about Indian people to you?
mistercrayon wrote:I had an interesting encounter with a person at work who compared my skin to someone who was tanned (ha ha you’re tan isn’t as dark as this guy...) but seem a nice person and I’ve chatted to them a large number of times. I found it awkward but I didn’t want to be angry at them.
Tempy wrote:
Also fair, but Clarkesworld also isn’t some two bit operation - it’s a widely respected and award winning publication.
GurtTractor wrote:As long as this stuff can be talked about openly with consideration and thoughtfulness then we're making progress. I do think making things taboo and the shutting down of discussion can be harmful.
Facewon wrote:I mean, I'm on a slight tangent here, and I know you're saying that in good faith, but man, "race realist/nazi/quillete" fucks have co-opted that reasoning so much red flags and sirens go off. If we don't talk about how black folks have lower iqs then the racists win! FML.As long as this stuff can be talked about openly with consideration and thoughtfulness then we're making progress. I do think making things taboo and the shutting down of discussion can be harmful.
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