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> Defending myself against ridiculous allegations What in the heck are you doing that's inviting frequent accusations of racism?

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rrrrrrrrrrrryan 6y ago
Making nice little statements like this: > The point is, if you want to face reality rather than live in a comfortable fantasy, you have to confront the possibility that the racists are right about one thing: It's possible that some races really do have less intelligence than others. https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=24889113 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=24889113
- deleteme34444 6y ago
  It is very rude of you to completely neglect the reasonable discussion surrounding that cherry-picked quote and present it in this way that implies they are "racist" -- this is exactly the sort of behavior that needs to stop.
  - chandra381 6y ago
    Tell me, how is it possible to conclude anything else?
  - prezjordan 6y ago
    There is no amount of context that makes a statement like "the racists are right about one thing: It's possible that some races really do have less intelligence than others" redeemable.
  - rrrrrrrrrrrryan 6y ago
    I'm not implying he's a racist, I'm implying he's a bit dense. Someone was wondering why he's getting called a racist, and I took a shot at providing an answer. You just can't go around making statements about race and intelligence, however delicate and nuanced, and not expect people to raise an eyebrow. Do you think he'd make that same statement in a room full of black people? In case it isn't obvious, not-racist people with a smidgeon of social awareness don't even engage in those sorts of discussions on the first place, because they understand that nothing productive can come of them. They're his words, and I linked to the full thread to provide context. If you find "this behavior" "very rude," I think many others here would disagree with you.

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rrrrrrrrrrrryan 6y ago

Making nice little statements like this: > The point is, if you want to face reality rather than live in a comfortable fantasy, you have to confront the possibility that the racists are right about one thing: It's possible that some races really do have less intelligence than others. https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=24889113 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=24889113

deleteme34444 6y ago
It is very rude of you to completely neglect the reasonable discussion surrounding that cherry-picked quote and present it in this way that implies they are "racist" -- this is exactly the sort of behavior that needs to stop.
- chandra381 6y ago
  Tell me, how is it possible to conclude anything else?
- prezjordan 6y ago
  There is no amount of context that makes a statement like "the racists are right about one thing: It's possible that some races really do have less intelligence than others" redeemable.
- rrrrrrrrrrrryan 6y ago
  I'm not implying he's a racist, I'm implying he's a bit dense. Someone was wondering why he's getting called a racist, and I took a shot at providing an answer. You just can't go around making statements about race and intelligence, however delicate and nuanced, and not expect people to raise an eyebrow. Do you think he'd make that same statement in a room full of black people? In case it isn't obvious, not-racist people with a smidgeon of social awareness don't even engage in those sorts of discussions on the first place, because they understand that nothing productive can come of them. They're his words, and I linked to the full thread to provide context. If you find "this behavior" "very rude," I think many others here would disagree with you.