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Re: He didn't make a single racist comment..
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Fri, 14 Sep 2001 02:10:59 GMT
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In lugnet.off-topic.debate, Dave Schuler writes:
> In lugnet.off-topic.debate, Larry Pieniazek writes:
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> > > He didn't make a single racist comment, nor did he say anything that even
> > > vaguely appeared racist.
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> > I agree. No racism in Greg's comments that I saw. Not much Jingoism either.
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> Greg has done a good job of elaborating upon his original point, as well
> as clarifying his (self-admitted) imprecise wording. However, some here
> felt a distinctly racial tone to this snippet:
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> > While I certainly see the problems inherent in a society that forces it's
> > population to work under virtual "slave labor" conditions, for me the botton
> > line is that products made in China are inevitably cheap, inferior crap.
> from http://news.lugnet.com/general/?n=32796
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> I agree that there is no Chinese-"race"-equals-garbage sentiment implicit
> in this quote, and I can infer (and Greg has clarified) that the statement
> was intended to address issues of workmanship within the manufacturing
> system of China. However, since Greg went out of his way to identify "slave
> labor" conditions inflicted upon workers in China as less important than the
> dollar-driven bottom line, it is not too much of a stretch to identify the
> intended message as "I don't care what happens to Chinese people, since
> they're less important than the impact upon my wallet." This interpretation
> is certainly not much more of a stretch than people getting bent out of
> shape over the use of the word "gypped."
> To his credit, Greg has identified the weaknesses and imprecisions in his
> wording, and I accept that he truly meant no racist rhetoric in his post.
> However, at first reading--and prior to subsequent clarification--his post
> can indeed (though incorrectly) be seen as racially-biased. It's only after
> he elaborated his message that his true intent became clear.
Yes, thanks for that clarification. I stand by my assertion though that Greg
got a bit of a raw deal on this, though, especially in some of the initial
comments made. Calling it jingoistic was a bit over the top, I thought.
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