Not sure how else you would explain your comment then?
Would you call a black guy a â â â â â â ? Black people often refer to other black guys as â â â â â â â , but I would think there would be too many others willing to call them that.
Seems to me that there are alot of people who want to be offended on behalf of others who might be offended.
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Nope, for a multitude of reasons.
I would say the first part said that personally I try and treat people with respect.
Second bit says, if, when it suits your purposes, you treat people like â â â â , have zero regard for facts or decency in your behaviour, donât be surprised when the same comes back the other way.
Pretty simple really.
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Whoâs doing that?
Well not the bloke who had a go at Francis (you know, the kid who was battling depression) for having a laugh with a mate after our team, which he wasnât playing in, lost.
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Act like a â â â â â â â â and expect racism. Right
Anyone who makes excuses
We all learn from our mistakes
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Thatâs not what I said either.
I said if you regularly treat others like â â â â , you have to expect some to come back your way. And I also said I donât care if it does.
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Excuses or reasoning?
Itâs not beyond the realms of possibility that cartoons and forms of caricature may become a dying art - Seeing this type of art fairly much skirts the edge then itâs on shaky ground - Hell even comedians could become a dying scene - And this is from a person who has no interest in cartoons.
Fwiw that cartoon (the Wilson one) not really a caricature. Itâs also not mocking her, itâs mocking the other guy. It also is not very obviously serena- cut out just the face: it might be anyone with dark skin and non-exaggerated featuresâŚ
Yes, this has been raised before.
Itâs the first panel, the set-up, but while perhaps itâs not mocking her, as you put it, neither is it pardoning her.
And not a caricature, no, but a cartoon.
You say itâs not Serena in a detailed physical sense, and yet you have no trouble recognising her.
I think most of us have said all we can constructively say on this subject.
Some people say they see a good resemblance of her. I accept that.
I donât see anything remotely like Serena, and if that face were in a different setting it would be unrecognisable.
If I could be bothered I could play with some cut and paste, maybe put that face on the Paul Keating caricature to make a point.
But I doubt it would be worth it. Those who say they see Serena would still say they see Serena.
Itâs difficult to imagine any sort ofâŚexperiment once the establishing connection has been made.
Ok, so all knight needed to do was use a cartoon rather than an unflattering caricature - in a way he wouldnât do for anyone else (when mocking them). So special treatment for someone based on theirâŚ
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Knights cartoons are â â â â
Iâm sorry if thatâs the impression I gave you.
As I said, I think everyoneâs said all that can be constructively said on the subject, but since you still seem to be unclear on my position Iâll summarise.
Knight shouldnât use racist tropes and stereotypes and be less of a â â â â .
Hope that clears that up.
Itâs okay to be empathetic. The world needs a lot more of it.
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The moral high ground must be an over crowded piece of real estate these days
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