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Originally Posted by Nymphae  That was not subjective. You said I was 'stereotyping' Pit Bulls, which is your opinion on how I was talking about them.. OPINION, not fact. And I was called a racist, and you were right that it's not directly. But it was certainly indirectly, so basically I was still called a racist. Quote:
Originally Posted by Nymphae I thought I'd have a go and check the dictionary:
Racism - a belief that race is the primary determinant of human traits and capacities and that racial differences produce an inherent superiority of a particular race.
Did you notice the 'human' part? Didn't say 'dog', did it? Quote:
Originally Posted by Nymphae Now I'd like to see THAT behaviour from a Pit Bull, I doubt a dog with a more fiery temperament like that breed would show the same behaviour in all aspects. | | |
I really hope that this puts some perspective on this. Lets start at the top.
Yes, actually it is subjective because we don't have racism with dogs. Therefore this whole thread is subjective. You asked how you can be cause racist for disliking a specific breed of dog and I explained it using a subjective view point of racism applied to dogs.
Then you called me ignorant and stupid.
Next, you have the definition of racism which if you apply it to dogs would mean that one breed has something making it superior to another breed. yes? Again, subjectively.
Next, you blatantly stereotype pitbulls saying that they could not show the same behavior of your dog. Which you can say is like racism, if racism would be applicable to dogs.
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Originally Posted by Nymphae Since when is it right for someone to call someone a racist for strongly disliking a certain breed of dog!? I must say I'm shocked!
If someone's afraid of spiders and dislikes being close to them, you wouldn't call that person a racist either. Yet it has happened and a number of people even approved of it, including a moderator. This is going too far! |
This is your original post, and I answered it subjectively applying racism to dogs to give you an example of how you could be called racist. I never actually called you a racist, nor meant to imply it. I simply showed you how you could call a comment about a dog, racist. Because you asked.