Lord Herbert wrote on Jul 7
th, 2017 at 7:15am:
SadKangaroo wrote on Jul 7
th, 2017 at 7:06am:
There are rules, but many don't come close to being enforced, especially those around racism.
What racism?
The rules state, Quote:Racism
Discussion of racism and race related political issues is encouraged. However, politically correct language should be used when making criticism of racial policies or groups. Racism will be judged in a similar way to pornography – that is, is the criticism necessary to get a point of view across, or is it a gratuitous attack on a racial group? Note that race is treated differently from religion, which is a matter of choice and is open to the same criticism as political ideology.
The use of racial slurs is rampant and doesn't fit within even the very broad strokes of the rules, you even do it yourself.
Panther, Valkie, Hammer just to name a few throw them out there as if they're nothing, and they must be in the eyes of the mods because they never get moderated.
I've asked the question before and the consensus is that the mods don't care and the conduct even if against the rules is condoned by them and in turn OzPol.
Quote:The racism as described in my day in the 50's which referred to colour only, or the re-jigged 'racism' that was later custom designed by the Far Left to protect Third World immigrants from justifiable criticism of elements of their cultural practices, religion, and attitudes peculiar to their national ethnicities?
We're no longer in your day. Get used to it.
That said, nobody is saying that you can't debate legitimate issues such as you have described, but if you start blaming the victims of racism because they look different, speak another language, wear different cloths rather than those being racist and attacking them because of those differences, or start talking about only taking issue to people on the bus or a doctors office talking in another language rather than anyone being rude and talking loudly or when you refer to them or their racial group using a well defined slur (that might have been ok in the 50's) don't be surprised if you get called a racist today.
You're entitled to your opinion and not all of the above falls foul of the forum rules (common decency and respect on the other hand...), but the use of racial slurs does.
A quick search using the forum search tools and google (using site:www.ozpolitic.com <slur>) shows countless examples.
Take your pick. Many of your posts come up too.