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Is this racism?

Was the described situation racist?

  • Yes, it sounds like a racist remark

    Votes: 3 7.5%
  • It was insensitive

    Votes: 8 20.0%
  • There was only cultural gulf and misunderstanding

    Votes: 0 0.0%
  • The fellow's sensitivity over his ethnicity was coming to the surface

    Votes: 7 17.5%
  • Is bad handwriting a stereotype for people from Philippines?

    Votes: 4 10.0%
  • People should be more careful throwing out accusations of racisms

    Votes: 11 27.5%
  • Other

    Votes: 7 17.5%

  • Total voters
    40
Heavens no, it's not racism. People really need to get a life so they can worry about something more meaningful than someone thinking their handwriting is crap. I work with a guy who has atrocious handwriting. I tell him he writes like a chicken. I guess I need to tell him he should be offended.;)
 
Incidentally, my oldest son is married to a woman who is half Filipino. She's fine. Another son is dating a Black woman, another son has a girlfriend who was born in Taiwan, so I guess we are a diverse family after all. :rofl

So MOD, what are you trying to do, single-handedly stamp out racism? That would leave some people without anything to feel guilty about, and others without anything to bi*ch about.:mrgreen:
 
So MOD, what are you trying to do, single-handedly stamp out racism? That would leave some people without anything to feel guilty about, and others without anything to bi*ch about.:mrgreen:

LOL, it's just to say that I didn't really give a crap about the guy's damn race. He gave a crap much more...
 
A quick left hook, followed by a front snap kick to tha Junk, should pretty much get him back on point. Ill manored people often must be called to task, for insulting comments. Unless it's true, then buy the guy a beer.
 
''After this episode however, I'll be very leery of anything but a business like relationship with him. ''

Yeah, I am wary of the person who was offended by what I said at work too. Mostly, because I am not the first person it happened with, so it is highly likely that my humour would not be appreciated, if I make more jokes in this persons presence.

I have an autopilot friendliness I put on, when I am walking on egg shells with somebody. I think it can be the only way to handle work place arguments, to prevent them turning into an annoying time wasting things.
 
So, Filipinos are smart? That's part of the Asian stereotype *gasp*

Honestly, I'm clueless regarding them. They are good workers, seem nice, appreciate being in the U.S., but some are insecure and don't mention about where they come from... Does that sum it up? :lol:

You just don't know what is going to put someone on edge, or what someone might have said to that person in the past about being filipino.
 
You just don't know what is going to put someone on edge, or what someone might have said to that person in the past about being filipino.

That's not his problem, that is the Filipino's problem.
 
You just don't know what is going to put someone on edge, or what someone might have said to that person in the past about being filipino.

That's very true, like I said in a previous post, esp when someone is tired or stressed.

At a previous workplace, at the time I was a fairly devout Catholic. It's fairly socially acceptable to make anti-Catholic remarks, and I constantly was hearing snide comments, mostly from non-Catholic Christians, or ex-Catholics. It really got old. Anti-Catholicism is considered a politically correct and acceptable prejudice actually, so you don't have much recourse.

Sometimes it's the sum total of small, ignorant remarks that can push one over the edge, I agree...
 
You just don't know what is going to put someone on edge, or what someone might have said to that person in the past about being filipino.


So what?

It is upon the poor widdle easily offend able individual to recognize that another person is not aware of their personal problems.


I mean seriously, we are making a big deal about someone criticizing someone else's handwriting and using a comparison where the other person just happens to be from the same country. This is NOT what my vice president would consider a
Big
****ing
Deal
 
Racist? Borderline. Its more like the guy sounds like a dweeb trying to make a really lame insensitive joke. The comment itself isn't "racist" per se, but that fact that he would try to make such a dumb quip evidences that the guy very well could be racist. If I had to bet on it, I would say yes, but probably not always overtly.
 
Heavens no, it's not racism. People really need to get a life so they can worry about something more meaningful than someone thinking their handwriting is crap. I work with a guy who has atrocious handwriting. I tell him he writes like a chicken. I guess I need to tell him he should be offended.;)

Telling a guy that he "writes like a chicken", is different than telling someone that they write "like a filipino" or write like a "black man" or write like "an Aisan"....and then insinuating that all filipinos, blacks, Asians, etc...have poor handwriting.

Again...I don't think that the comment is "racism" per se....but I think it points to evidence that the commentator probably harbors racist views.
 
Telling a guy that he "writes like a chicken", is different than telling someone that they write "like a filipino" or write like a "black man" or write like "an Aisan"....and then insinuating that all filipinos, blacks, Asians, etc...have poor handwriting.

Again...I don't think that the comment is "racism" per se....but I think it points to evidence that the commentator probably harbors racist views.

He didn't tell him he "wrote like a filipino".
 
Telling a guy that he "writes like a chicken", is different than telling someone that they write "like a filipino" or write like a "black man" or write like "an Aisan"....and then insinuating that all filipinos, blacks, Asians, etc...have poor handwriting.

Again...I don't think that the comment is "racism" per se....but I think it points to evidence that the commentator probably harbors racist views.

asian and black are races, fillipino is a nationality, like i regularly imply all irish are drunks, that don't make me racist.

but just saying that two people have bad handwriting, and then commenting on the fact that they have the same nationality is in no way racist.
 
He didn't tell him he "wrote like a filipino".

"you guys are even from the same country".

Are you saying that this doesn't imply that perhaps all filipinos have bad handwriting?

If you are...then what do you think the statement implies? Why make the statement about the country, rather than the individual if you are not making that implication?
 
"you guys are even from the same country".

Are you saying that this doesn't imply that perhaps all filipinos have bad handwriting?

If you are...then what do you think the statement implies? Why make the statement about the country, rather than the individual if you are not making that implication?

because he was pointing out that two people with something in common are from the same country, it takes a long leap of the imagination to apply that to everyone in the country
 
"you guys are even from the same country".

Are you saying that this doesn't imply that perhaps all filipinos have bad handwriting?

If you are...then what do you think the statement implies? Why make the statement about the country, rather than the individual if you are not making that implication?

I think the big issue is that his reaction was not commensurate with the comment.

Personally, I think all Philipino men are homos or eunuchs. Because their women are overbearing juggernauts of personality that will argue with the sky for being too blue. I would love to see Flipper's reaction to that comment. :p
 
"you guys are even from the same country".

Are you saying that this doesn't imply that perhaps all filipinos have bad handwriting?
LMFAO Not in the slightest.

If you are...then what do you think the statement implies? Why make the statement about the country, rather than the individual if you are not making that implication?

If they'd been from Uzbekistan, I imagine he still would have remarked about them being from the same country. If they'd both been from Texas, I imagine he would have remarked about that. The point was just making a ****ing joke about their similar (crappy) handwriting and the fact that they're both from the same place. Where that place is, is irrelevant. The fact that they shared the commonalities is what was relevant. Ergo, it had absolutely nothing to do with race, especially since "filipino" isn't a ****ing race to begin with.

Dear god. The mere fact that this must be explained is astounding to me.
 
I think the big issue is that his reaction was not commensurate with the comment.

Personally, I think all Philipino men are homos or eunuchs. Because their women are overbearing juggernauts of personality that will argue with the sky for being too blue. I would love to see Flipper's reaction to that comment. :p

Yeah well... I think everyone with the name Joey is a flaming homo
 
Racist? Borderline. Its more like the guy sounds like a dweeb trying to make a really lame insensitive joke.
Not Racist.
Not Insensitive.

The offended individual in question is an over sensitive user of vagisil.

Telling a guy that he "writes like a chicken", is different than telling someone that they write "like a filipino" or write like a "black man" or write like "an Aisan"....and then insinuating that all filipinos, blacks, Asians, etc...have poor handwriting.
And in this case, neither was done.

It did not state, "you write like a philipino" he stated that this person, and another person he works with that has bad handwriting happen to be from the same country.

This is the problem with liberals, they read a story and then create a new version of what happened to create a victim out of it.
 
"you guys are even from the same country".

Are you saying that this doesn't imply that perhaps all filipinos have bad handwriting?

If you are...then what do you think the statement implies? Why make the statement about the country, rather than the individual if you are not making that implication?


Its a word.... let me see.... we call it....... coincidence.

The person was just recognizing a coincidence.

:roll:

So ready to convict someone for not conforming to the political correct utopian desires of yourself.
 
''That's not his problem, that is the Filipino's problem. ''

The only way to make a significant move towards ending racism, is if everybody takes responsibility. It is not just the problem of individuals.
 
''So ready to convict someone for not conforming to the political correct utopian desires of yourself. ''
Everybody knows, that making unfounded negative assessements about a group of people, is not politically correct.
 
''That's not his problem, that is the Filipino's problem. ''

The only way to make a significant move towards ending racism, is if everybody takes responsibility. It is not just the problem of individuals.


There is no racism here so your remark is off base.
 
Everybody knows, that making unfounded negative assessements about a group of people, is not politically correct.

And as soon as you explain to me where the person in the story of the OP made "negative assessments about a g r o u p of people" then maybe I'll agree with you.

You, like Disneylib, are creating your own conclusions from the story, the conclusions that you want to conclude so you can then turn the chicken scratch philipino dude into a victim of racism, so then you'll have something liberal-like to cry about.

 
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