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Van Bur3n

Avenger
Oct 27, 2017
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This is a very underrated post. There are so many layers.
 

clearacell

Member
Oct 27, 2017
1,657
Sombreros can be worn by anyone...its if they are purposely creating a caricature which includes a sombrero is where I would have a problem.
 

Deleted member 11008

User requested account closure
Avenger
Oct 27, 2017
6,627
I have more problem with your Dad voting Trump than to think about the sombreros (and actually I don't mind any people wear them but expect being laughed by mexican people) . But it is kinda weird put mini sombreros (first time I hear this) in a Christmas tree.
 

Eeyore

User requested ban
Banned
Dec 13, 2019
9,029
I'd be more curious about why the sombreros as whether fair or not, people treat them like some sort of representation of Mexican people. Were they just trolling or what?

As a white person, one of the interesting things is a lot of us don't have a collective identity. So it interests me that a family got together and said hey let's wear a Mexican hat for Christmas. I thrive on my lack of collective identity because I'm a milquetoast mofo.

Then again I'm in Hawai'i and there's an island off the coast of Oahu named China man's hat. My reaction was no that's not fucking okay. Everyone I was with was very confused at my aggression.
 

Xiaomi

Member
Oct 25, 2017
7,237
Like the Asian conical hat, sometimes it's just a hat, and other times it's racist bullshit. You have to see the context of its use.
 

NTGYK

Attempted to circumvent ban with an alt-account
Banned
Oct 29, 2017
3,470
I'm Punjabi but does that mean I can't own a cowboy hat?
 

LBsquared

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Banned
Nov 22, 2019
1,603
White people should stfu about what other white people should and shouldn't do in regards to other cultures.
 

Jobbs

Banned
Oct 25, 2017
5,639
can I get a ruling on whether I'm allowed to be playing Jedi Fallen Order right now? The main character is white but he wears a poncho, and I don't know if I'm committing a hate crime by playing this game can you please advise OP
 

Ryuelli

Member
Oct 26, 2017
15,209
can I get a ruling on whether I'm allowed to be playing Jedi Fallen Order right now? The main character is white but he wears a poncho, and I don't know if I'm committing a hate crime by playing this game can you please advise OP

"Yes" and "No" are absolutes, and only Sith deal in absolutes. Maybe you can play it, maybe you can't. Who knows? Probably someone.
 
Oct 31, 2017
14,991
Why can't you just say "Trump supporters"? Because if you said that, I'd agree. Why did you have to use "white people"? I don't get it. I see this everywhere, even on Twitter. You can't fight racism with racism. And before anyone asks, I'm middle eastern.
 

Hokahey

Banned
Oct 28, 2017
2,288
This site is something else sometimes. It's incredible seeing so many people trip all over themselves trying to find something to be offended by, and often times it's on behalf of the people they believe should be offended. Like holy shit.
 

Gunslinger

Banned
Oct 27, 2017
2,401
What a dumb thread. Sombrero is a just a hat of a certain fashion. So should Mexicans not be allowed to wear cowboy hat?
 

LBsquared

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Banned
Nov 22, 2019
1,603
I can't tell you the level of outrage I feel every time I see a football player wearing a baseball hat. Like WTF?!
 

Powdered Egg

Banned
Oct 27, 2017
17,070
Telling white people what to do is apparently one of humanity's worst sins. OP you are funny for the thread title.
This site is something else sometimes. It's incredible seeing so many people trip all over themselves trying to find something to be offended by, and often times it's on behalf of the people they believe should be offended. Like holy shit.
OP isn't offended. The spirit of his post is, he's calling out racists like his dad who talk shit but will still wear that culture's clothing, eat their food etc...

The people fixated on his thread title are more offended then he is, trust me lol. Y'all know what he meant.
 

Vern

Banned
Oct 26, 2017
5,097
The thread yesterday a lot of people didn't know what a cholo is. Bet those are the same type of white people that wear sombreros.
 

MistahS

Prophet of Truth
The Fallen
Sep 2, 2018
3,734
Can you ask your dad where they bought the ornaments? I think my Mexican family would get a kick out of those for next year.
 

LBsquared

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Banned
Nov 22, 2019
1,603
Telling white people what to do is apparently one of humanity's worst sins. OP you are funny for the thread title.

OP isn't offended. The spirit of his post is, he's calling out racists like his dad who talk shit but will still wear that culture's clothing, eat their food etc...

The people fixated on his thread title are more offended then he is, trust me lol. Y'all know what he meant.
Imagine defending this thread.