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Whose hypocrisy, Shadz? I think we should be told...

Just going back a wee bit about name-calling, in South Africa the phrase 'poor whites' has been common for decades. It's the equivalent of America's 'cracker', 'po' white trash', and 'trailer trash' - while the latter doesn't signal race, it's generally aimed at whites too poor to own or rent a 'proper' home. In South Africa, it was primarily aimed at Afrikaaners by white South Africans of non-Boer origin (in other words, usually of British origin). While multiracial marriages are now happening and are generally welcomed (our family is happy to have its first South African Hindu), there used to be a nasty little insult thrown at any white people showing any form of friendship towards (let alone a romantic interest in) black South Africans. The term was 'kaffir lover', on a par with the USA's 'nigger lover', and was practised by mostly Afrikaaners against incoming, liberal-minded whites. So, as is said a few posts up, the notion that abuse is hurled only at other races is wrong - there's plenty of it to be had within a racial group.

Going back to BB - doesn't Ch.4 screen its participants for their attitudes towards certain issues, such as race/religious bias, gender, and so on? I'd have thought they would have done so, in order to avoid bringing down calumny on their own heads. If they didn't, it looks like a major goof not to have done so.

<blockquote data-quote="krizon" data-source="post: 2097704" data-attributes="member: 64950">Whose hypocrisy, Shadz?&nbsp; I think we should be told...&nbsp;&nbsp; <img src="https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/joypixels/assets/8.0/png/unicode/64/1f615.png" class="smilie smilie--emoji" loading="lazy" width="64" height="64" alt=":confused:" title="Confused&nbsp; &nbsp; :confused:"&nbsp; data-smilie="5"data-shortname=":confused:" />Just going back a wee bit about name-calling, in South Africa the phrase &#039;poor whites&#039; has been common for decades.&nbsp; It&#039;s the equivalent of America&#039;s &#039;cracker&#039;, &#039;po&#039; white trash&#039;, and &#039;trailer trash&#039; - while the latter doesn&#039;t signal race, it&#039;s generally aimed at whites too poor to own or rent a &#039;proper&#039; home.&nbsp; In South Africa, it was primarily aimed at Afrikaaners by white South Africans of non-Boer origin (in other words, usually of British origin).&nbsp; While multiracial marriages are now happening and are generally welcomed (our family is happy to have its first South African Hindu), there used to be a nasty little insult thrown at any white people showing any form of friendship towards (let alone a romantic interest in) black South Africans.&nbsp; The term was &#039;kaffir lover&#039;, on a par with the USA&#039;s &#039;nigger lover&#039;, and was practised by mostly Afrikaaners against incoming, liberal-minded whites.&nbsp; So, as is said a few posts up, the notion that abuse is hurled only at other races is wrong - there&#039;s plenty of it to be had within a racial group.Going back to BB - doesn&#039;t Ch.4 screen its participants for their attitudes towards certain issues, such as race/religious bias, gender, and so on?&nbsp; I&#039;d have thought they would have done so, in order to avoid bringing down calumny on their own heads.&nbsp; If they didn&#039;t, it looks like a major goof not to have done so.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="krizon, post: 2097704, member: 64950"] Whose hypocrisy, Shadz? I think we should be told... :confused: Just going back a wee bit about name-calling, in South Africa the phrase 'poor whites' has been common for decades. It's the equivalent of America's 'cracker', 'po' white trash', and 'trailer trash' - while the latter doesn't signal race, it's generally aimed at whites too poor to own or rent a 'proper' home. In South Africa, it was primarily aimed at Afrikaaners by white South Africans of non-Boer origin (in other words, usually of British origin). While multiracial marriages are now happening and are generally welcomed (our family is happy to have its first South African Hindu), there used to be a nasty little insult thrown at any white people showing any form of friendship towards (let alone a romantic interest in) black South Africans. The term was 'kaffir lover', on a par with the USA's 'nigger lover', and was practised by mostly Afrikaaners against incoming, liberal-minded whites. So, as is said a few posts up, the notion that abuse is hurled only at other races is wrong - there's plenty of it to be had within a racial group. Going back to BB - doesn't Ch.4 screen its participants for their attitudes towards certain issues, such as race/religious bias, gender, and so on? I'd have thought they would have done so, in order to avoid bringing down calumny on their own heads. If they didn't, it looks like a major goof not to have done so. [/QUOTE]

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