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Bryce L.:
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--- Quote from: Bryce L. on October 21, 2019, 11:49:56 PM ---People who look for reasons to be offended, will find them every damn time. And if they choose to see it that way, it's their own problem.
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Spoken like the typical American racist/bigot...nice job...
JakeT
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Takes one to know one.
BrandonFG:
Y'know, this conversation actually has interesting points being made on both sides. But it's devolving very rapidly.
jjman920:
--- Quote from: JakeT on October 21, 2019, 11:33:40 PM ---Removing offensive material is NOT "ignoring history" and that has been one of the most bullshit arguments used by those determined to keep the celebration of bigotry alive in this country...
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It's like you completely missed that "doomed to repeat it" reference I started my post out with.
Trust me, I don't want to keep bigotry alive in this country. I'm black and gay, and have faced years of depression from bullying and name calling. Social media's a cesspool and the White House is a garbage disposal. I know how words (and images) hurt just as much as you and many people on this board probably do.
I'm not saying let's keep the confederate monuments up in public, but I'm also not saying to destroy them. Museums exist to display them just like this network exists to show off Fremantle's vast library of game shows. Trying to learn is not celebrating anything. It's learning.
--- Quote from: JakeT on October 21, 2019, 11:33:40 PM ---And, please...don't insult my or the intelligence of others by trying to treat a 30+ year old game show rerun like it's some masterpiece like the Mona Lisa or "Citizen Kane"...
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I'm treating it like a piece of *history* because that what it is. Do not dismiss the value of game show reruns. I've learned *a lot* from them. Just like reruns of sitcoms, dramas, and archives of news footage and commercials, they have all captured a piece of time. A record of what references and social norms were like at that time. Seeing them has sparked a curiosity in me that inspired me to search and learn more about the people that appeared on them and references made. They actually *are* important, sometimes as the only audio-visual record of important things. Like Philo Farnsworth and the last surviving witness of Lincoln's assassination on IGAS or some of the transcendent guests on WML? And those are just a few examples I can think of. I'm sure others here can come up with more.
And some people on this site have dedicated considerable amounts of their time cataloging history through these game shows. And these things have served and do serve a probative value in knowing what the past was like. Don't insult those people.
jjman920:
--- Quote from: PPatters on October 21, 2019, 11:54:37 PM ---
--- Quote from: Bryce L. on October 21, 2019, 11:49:56 PM ---People who look for reasons to be offended, will find them every damn time. And if they choose to see it that way, it's their own problem.
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I know Little People, though, who hear that word and feel very attacked by it. This is a word that has been hurled at them to dehumanize them, to compare them to circus sideshows, and it’s hurtful because it’s a word meant to hurt. I don’t think disliking this word and hearing it on national television means that they’ll find a reason to be offended “every damn time,” nor do I see that as their problem. To feel a physical reaction, to be gutted by that word, I understand why someone would not want to hear it.
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And I think it's important to recognize the context in which it's presented. Like I said, history is *brutal.* So many bad things have happened to so many swaths of people who never deserved any of it. People simply trying to live their lives. I can understand if it is too painful for some people to face it all the time.
That's why a disclaimer would be a good idea. So, people aren't ambushed by things they aren't prepared for.
I'm not saying "nothing should be censored", but I do think that not everything should be censored.
JakeT:
--- Quote from: Bryce L. on October 21, 2019, 11:58:25 PM ---
--- Quote from: JakeT on October 21, 2019, 11:55:10 PM ---
--- Quote from: Bryce L. on October 21, 2019, 11:49:56 PM ---People who look for reasons to be offended, will find them every damn time. And if they choose to see it that way, it's their own problem.
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Spoken like the typical American racist/bigot...nice job...
JakeT
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Takes one to know one.
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Congratulations for posting the most mature retort of 2019...
But, since you were so clever to make such an accusation, feel free to review years of my posts here, on Facebook and any other media/online platform and cite ANY examples you can find where I have demonstrated racism or bigotry...much of my life have been devoted to ENDING racism and bigotry so, before you make such an asinine statement, get your facts right...
And try to communicate beyond the level of a 12-year-old...
JakeT
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