Are the look-a-like posts on CB racist?

[dallas dan]

Originally Posted by SoonerCoug

Just wondering what you guys think.

Chill out dude. There are a lot of look alike jokes about the white guys too. CB got the idea from the TCU board last year. The TCU board does it for every game.

Personally, I think it is one of the more entertaining things on Cougarboard.

It cracks me up how a lot of posts on cougarguard have this feeling of superiority over those at cougarboard. While I like this board better because I don't have to worry about getting banned. I don't think any of posts are more intelligent than those opinions expressed over there.

[JohnnyLingo]

Our nation killed many and enslaved so many more of these people and then proceeded to treat them like crap for another century. Perpetuating racist caricatures is harmful, and I think we Mormons ought to go above and beyond in avoiding this kind of crap. We ought to be the greatest advocates against even the appearance of racism.

Sooner is the poster boy for White Guilt.

Wow.

There is no racism here. You're overreacting and whether this overreaction is a troll or you really feel that way... it's sad.

[nikuman]

Originally Posted by Jeff Lebowski

Sooner is absolutely correct. Even the term "Buckwheat" is considered to be a racial slur by many. Google it if you don't believe us.

I don't doubt you, but I also don't think it's as well-known as some may think. They didn't teach "Racial Slurs 101" in HS where I was at.

[YOhio]

Originally Posted by nikuman

I don't doubt you, but I also don't think it's as well-known as some may think. They didn't teach "Racial Slurs 101" in HS where I was at.

Weren't you homeschooled? Or was that somebody else?

[Jeff Lebowski]

Originally Posted by nikuman

I don't doubt you, but I also don't think it's as well-known as some may think. They didn't teach "Racial Slurs 101" in HS where I was at.

FWIW, I enjoy the look-alike threads. We just need to be careful.

[nikuman]

Originally Posted by YOhio

Weren't you homeschooled? Or was that somebody else?

Only until HS. Although that may explain some things - my mom both thought "asinine" was a bad word because of the initial phoneme and failed to realize that saying somebody had "pulled a boner" was probably not the best expression for a 40-something woman to be using around small children until we informed her otherwise.

Originally Posted by Jeff Lebowski

FWIW, I enjoy the look-alike threads. We just need to be careful.

Fair enough. My only point is that I'm not always sure what we're suppose to be careful of. That whole omniscient thing is still pending.

[TheSizzle36]

Originally Posted by nikuman

Fair enough. My only point is that I'm not always sure what we're suppose to be careful of. That whole omniscient thing is still pending.

I think you're covered with this:

Originally Posted by nikuman

In poor taste? Maybe, but we didn't know that at the time, did we? A simple "hey, did you know X" would have been enough for me to take it down.

[Venkman]

Originally Posted by dallas dan

Chill out dude. There are a lot of look alike jokes about the white guys too. CB got the idea from the TCU board last year. The TCU board does it for every game.

Personally, I think it is one of the more entertaining things on Cougarboard.

It cracks me up how a lot of posts on cougarguard have this feeling of superiority over those at cougarboard. While I like this board better because I don't have to worry about getting banned. I don't think any of posts are more intelligent than those opinions expressed over there.

The TCU boards BYU look alike thread last year was classic. I crack up everytime I think of John Beck as banjo boy from Deliverance.

[myboynoah]

Originally Posted by nikuman

I don't doubt you, but I also don't think it's as well-known as some may think. They didn't teach "Racial Slurs 101" in HS where I was at.

Because they spent most of the time focused on the finer points of English usage where you were at?



I'm with Nikumono, I wasn't aware Buckwheat was such a divisive character, but I guess I can see why. I get the Al Jolsen thing, but Buckwheat? Is it really such a lightning rod? So, the ward within which I was raised was racist by showing all those Lil Rascals movies at Christmas Parties?

I generally agree with most of what OK Sooner is saying, but it does seem like there is something new everyday that offends people. Should I stop buying Aunt Jemimah products?

[JohnnyLingo]

Originally Posted by myboynoah

I generally agree with most of what OK Sooner is saying, but it does seem like there is something new everyday that offends people. Should I stop buying Aunt Jemimah products?

I'm sure Sooner is willing to send you a list of things you might do/say/buy/think that are offensive. Just ask.