12-07-2020, 11:51 AM
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Not a casual user
Join Date: Mar 2006
Location: A simple man leading a complicated life....
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My apologies to all members of this forum
I posted an image in the cool and funny picture thread that was in poor taste and was removed by the mods. I didn't realise until later that it was racist and and offensive to Chinese people. Learn Chinese in 5 minutes.
I am not a racist person and I make no excuses for my actions and wish to apologise for my actions.
Dion
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12-07-2020, 12:03 PM
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#2
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wins 10 internets
Join Date: Feb 2006
Location: slightly to the left
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Just missing the spouse standing beside you wishing to be anywhere but there
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12-07-2020, 12:05 PM
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#3
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First Line Centre
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Good on you for the acknowledgement.
It's amazing how ALL of us have various prejudices that we have a very hard time in self-identifying but others can see/hear. It could be racism, agism, sexism, religious, income related, standards for self/others, opinions, etc... and often we learn them as we grow up by exposure, culture, "conspiracy theory", social group(s), sport group(s), or going down some internet rabbit hole(s).
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12-07-2020, 12:06 PM
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#4
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Franchise Player
Join Date: Dec 2005
Location: Moscow
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Dion
I posted an image in the cool and funny picture thread that was in poor taste and was removed by the mods. I didn't realise until later that it was racist and and offensive to Chinese people. Learn Chinese in 5 minutes.
I am not a racist person and I make no excuses for my actions and wish to apologise for my actions.
Dion
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IMO everyone makes mistakes and has lapses in judgment. The far more important measure of a person is how one reacts to those mistakes or lapses.
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12-07-2020, 12:12 PM
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#5
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Franchise Player
Join Date: Mar 2007
Location: Income Tax Central
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Awww.....now what am I going to do with all this Torch-fuel and these pitchfork sharpeners??
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12-07-2020, 12:18 PM
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Franchise Player
Join Date: Mar 2012
Location: Sylvan Lake
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accepted
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12-07-2020, 12:19 PM
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#8
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Truculent!
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I didn't see what it was.
But I do NOT accept your apology.
Kidding!
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12-07-2020, 12:26 PM
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#9
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First Line Centre
Join Date: Nov 2007
Location: Airdrie, Alberta
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I didn't even see it and I can tell you I'm offended
Edit: Dion is a real hero for providing context for me to look it up. I laughed but I get why admins have to remove stuff like this.
Last edited by Raekwon; 12-07-2020 at 12:31 PM.
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12-07-2020, 12:28 PM
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#10
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Uncle Chester
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Originally Posted by PepsiFree
Dion is the lovable old man of the forum.
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Ageist!
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12-07-2020, 12:29 PM
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#1 Goaltender
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apologizing for being wrong is too rare on these boards, well done Dion.
that being said, I need to see this picture like right now dammit
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12-07-2020, 12:38 PM
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#12
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First Line Centre
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I see you as a kind, caring person, and as far from a racist as anyone could be.
I am honored to have you as a friend.
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12-07-2020, 12:52 PM
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Join Date: Oct 2002
Location: Crowsnest Pass
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Dion is a good man. We all can make mistakes, and a good man owns up to it.
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12-07-2020, 01:03 PM
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#14
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Franchise Player
Join Date: Dec 2005
Location: Moscow
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Originally Posted by troutman
Dion is a good man. We all can make mistakes, and a good man owns up to it.
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I read this in the voice of Johnny Cash, sung to the guitar chords of a country western song.
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12-07-2020, 01:09 PM
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Franchise Player
Join Date: Jul 2010
Location: Calgary - Centre West
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Well there goes your chance of ever holding public office, Dion. Moral purity test failed!
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Originally Posted by Azure
Typical dumb take.
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12-07-2020, 03:25 PM
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Franchise Player
Join Date: Nov 2008
Location: the dark side of Sesame Street
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Mistakes happen, Dion. You're a good guy.
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12-07-2020, 03:50 PM
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addition by subtraction
Join Date: Feb 2008
Location: Tulsa, OK
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A year or two back I learned that the term 'mammy' has a pretty racist history. I had no idea. I thought it was just another generic name like meemaw that some people used to describe relatives.
We all make mistakes.
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This individual is not affluent and more of a member of that shrinking middle class. It is likely the individual does not have a high paying job, is limited on benefits, and has to make due with those benefits provided by employer.
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12-07-2020, 04:56 PM
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Franchise Player
Join Date: Jul 2010
Location: Calgary - Centre West
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Originally Posted by dobbles
A year or two back I learned that the term 'mammy' has a pretty racist history. I had no idea. I thought it was just another generic name like meemaw that some people used to describe relatives.
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I hear 'mammy' and think of that part in the song 'Thrift Shop' where he's hunting in the Goodwill for a pair of ladies flannel pajamas. There's no frame of reference for someone born and raised in Canada to recognize that as anything other than a sort of nasally, whiny form of 'mommy'.
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Originally Posted by Azure
Typical dumb take.
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12-07-2020, 05:06 PM
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#19
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Franchise Player
Join Date: Jan 2010
Location: east van
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I struggle to remember that those dick head proud boys have coopted the 'ok' hand sign, when I see a nice classic car and I'm driving the other way I naturally go to it to show my appreciation of a decent Healey or Alfa, the really annoying thing is the sign has nothing to do with racism but the numpties are too stupid to understand their own symbolism
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12-07-2020, 05:41 PM
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Franchise Player
Join Date: Mar 2015
Location: Pickle Jar Lake
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Originally Posted by afc wimbledon
I struggle to remember that those dick head proud boys have coopted the 'ok' hand sign, when I see a nice classic car and I'm driving the other way I naturally go to it to show my appreciation of a decent Healey or Alfa, the really annoying thing is the sign has nothing to do with racism but the numpties are too stupid to understand their own symbolism
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It's not just the proud boys why you might be getting a bad reaction:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/OK_ges...tural_contexts
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