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Isis
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Isis ,
While I think the avatar in question is not particularly funny, I don't see the racism you are refrring to. It clearly is a gorilla and not a human being. It could certainly be considered sexist but racist..?
IMO you are the one comparing a gorilla to a black person. That seems ...well, racist to me.
I'm sure you didn't intend that , but that's the way I interpret your stance.
ps: Is it racist to dress up any animal like that or just a gorilla? |
We are having a bone to pick, Dr.Wu. |
The only bones I pick are chicken and turkey bones.
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Nice try, but the matter of the bones will be my choice, hehe.
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TheScamDetective
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| Posted: Sun Mar 30, 2008 8:20 pm Post subject: |
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Isis
Maybe you can try to find an avatar of a White Rabbit with a DUNCE cap on it's head....now THAT would be funny!!! 
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Isis
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| Posted: Mon Mar 31, 2008 6:12 pm Post subject: |
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Isis
Maybe you can try to find an avatar of a White Rabbit with a DUNCE cap on it's head....now THAT would be funny!!! |
Hey Scam, what about this one?
Not sure, if Rabbit will like it. Remember he had mentioned he was trying to seem *ahem*sexy.
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White Rabbit
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I'll have you know my current avatar is considered very sexy by male gorillas. The one you put up is a bear, not a rabbit, isn't it?
This is as close to a rabbit in a dunce cap as I could find:
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TheScamDetective
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Isis
The sunglasses seem appropriate for someone to HIDE behind.
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Skeptical
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I feel bad for Ken. This thread was to welcome him and somehow it has veered completely off topic. As for Rabbit's avatar, certainly it's in bad taste but I think it's funny.
BTW, welcome to the board, Ken. Please don't mind the natives. We're a bit A-D-D at times...
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Isis
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| Posted: Tue Apr 01, 2008 8:55 am Post subject: |
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Skep,
I hadn't exspected that kind of deviating discussion, when I had posted a simple request concerning Rabbit's IMO bad tasted avatar.
Scam,
the glasses won't help him out. We already caught him, quasi "inflagranti".
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White Rabbit
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| Posted: Tue Apr 01, 2008 4:10 pm Post subject: |
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| Ah! My avatar has been downgraded from 'racist' to 'in bad taste'. That's progess. See Isis? I told you the answer to your problem was a change in you, not in me or my avatar.
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TheScamDetective
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| Posted: Tue Apr 01, 2008 8:53 pm Post subject: |
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Rabbit
In case no one ever told you, racism IS in bad taste.
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White Rabbit
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LOL
This is like the bible example:
Why do you believe in God? Because the bible tells me so.
Why do you believe the bible? Because it's the word of God.
Why do you believe the Bible is the word of God? Because it says so in the bible.
Absolutely, racism is in bad taste, though that's an assessment so light it's an embarrassment, sort of like saying getting murdered is an inconvenience. Except there has been no racism expressed. It's a freakin' gorilla in a photo-shopped wig and bra. It could be argued that likening it to a black person is the racist act.
BTW, what race am I? Am I black or white or something else?
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paulkimball
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| Posted: Wed Apr 02, 2008 6:43 am Post subject: |
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| White Rabbit wrote: |
LOL
It could be argued that likening it to a black person is the racist act. |
Exactly! Yeeh... 
By the way, welcome aboard Ken!
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Isis
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| Posted: Wed Apr 02, 2008 10:14 am Post subject: |
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Rabbit
In case no one ever told you, racism IS in bad taste. |
Dito.
Scam, what are we actually doing here? - I guess this is gonna be pointless.
Transl.: “Dear me! Pearls ....again....”
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White Rabbit
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| Posted: Wed Apr 02, 2008 2:29 pm Post subject: |
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| Somehow I'd pictured Isis and Scam as taller - and two-legged.
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TheScamDetective
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| Posted: Wed Apr 02, 2008 7:42 pm Post subject: |
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LOL Isis...^5!!!
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Wow White Rabbit...racist AND sexist!!!
What a macho comment to make !!!! Oh yes, YOU can get away with anything here huh???
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White Rabbit
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Taller and two-legged is sexist? Okaaay. It's a cute cartoon and I thought my retort was funny and fair, since I'm supposed to be the pig, a bit of a turnabout. But sexist? Ooph, that's a reach, more so than racist was. So a cartoon indicating me as a pig is not sexist, but a turnabout indicting you guys as the pigs is? That's some kind of double standard you're working there.
I had no idea what gender Isis was, though I would have guessed female due to the screen name Isis.
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