In this instance I was completely ignorant of the inference to African Americans and watermelons.

However people do get offended over the smallest of things these days and expect people to know every little detail about history.

Look how this who Gayle situation has blown out of proportion.

It's just watermelon in a face for fucks sake. The stereotype pertains to African Americans, Gayle is a Jamaican, the innuendo that Gayle is somehow connected with the American slave trade and watermelon due to the colour of his skin is more racist than the cartoon.

People are so such fucking nannies these days, they will find outrage with anything. I've got no problem with black face as well, just a bit of black paint on the face, harmless, light heated benign fun. People just need to lighten up and stop pretending to be so offended all the time.

Why do you think there are so many people of african decent living in Jamaica? :-k

are u offended

I'm not normally the one who cries "racism" but I guarantee you that this is racist and the cartoonist knew exactly what he was doing.

The stereotype of the lazy black person with a face full of watermelon as iconography of racism and slave trade America would be WELL known to any cartoonist or social/political satirist, because it was often through cartoons that this stereotype was perpetuated. See my wiki link above.

It was not a co-incidence. Cartoonists have a big appreciation for their art and history and he would definitely have known that even if the editor didn't. (But I still reckon they knew too)

Also, Gayle is the same race as African Americans so it does count. Black Jamaicans are West African by race. Like the majority of African Americans. also, black people were kept as slaves by the Spaniards in Jamaica.

:shock:

What the fugs that got to do with American slaves and watermelon?

Looks like I was right all along. :)

Sorry rusty if you're going to be willfully ignorant then I can't help you.

I'm offended by some things, what are you referring to?

Using yellow face ( :) ) is potentially offensive to Asians and you should refrain from using it.

Again the idea that Chris Gayle is intrinsically connected to the black American slave trade and watermelons due to his skin colour is itself racist.

You sir are an a grade idiot.

Not an idiot. Ignorant and his mind is pretty much completely closed to be changed.

Edited by mcjules: 7/1/2016 02:12:59 PM

Again the idea that a black person of non American origin can't be in anyway associated with a mere fruit is disturbing and demeaning to all black people.

Edited by rusty: 7/1/2016 02:30:05 PM

Rusty, read my post above.

Black Jamaicans are West Africans like most African Americans and they too were brought over to the Caribbean and kept as slaves.

Not a good few days for the right.
Even when they try to jump on the moral high ground they slip and fall into the pit of racism.

:)

I knew your free speech would come back to bite you.

and you are a bernie sanders supporter?
oh my gawwd lolz :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: :oops:

But I bet they didn't all munch on watermelon.

Here's Chris 'Roy' Taylor's comic from a few days ago which features the same kid in his comic from today.



It was a recurring joke about the watermelon kid who ate an entire watermelon at the cricket. Even if he knew about the stereotype, thats not the joke. Not racist/10

The left just cannot resist any opportunity to be sanctimonious :)

0/10 ricey

Further proof of the undercurrent of racism that still exists in middle Australia.

Well aware of the watermelon kid, but you're suggesting that someone who is paid to do this sort of stuff is ignorant to one of the most common modern stereotypes in relation to people with black skin., I find that hard to believe tbph.

Of course thats the recurring joke. Hence why it works so well. Thats why its quite clever, but clearly racist. It has a double meaning.

I've been ignoring these jibes/false accusations, however it seems to be a standard get out for you when you cant respond like an adult.

yes im offended...me part asian i want an apology from trident

This country has a long way to go in this area. This will be a growing pain for middle Australia.
Its too obvious now they were a little too quick to marginalise and stereotype the black man as some sort of uncontrolled animal.

so this is what its come to....if someone pisses me off by doing something i deemed offensive (that maybe some other people dont find offensive) then they are ignorant because they had the ignorance of not knowing they offended?...:-k

i think people who get offended over little things need a reality check that theres kids in Africa that are starving and have it worse than we do.

Edited by Socawho: 7/1/2016 02:54:41 PM

Edited by Socawho: 7/1/2016 02:55:47 PM