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Anthony Joshua, Don't Use 'White' Shops
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As Tyson Fury has commented today.
If Tyson had said that white people should not use black or Asian owned shops, there would be mass hysteria and he would've been hounded out of town.
So how come AJ can say such things and get away with it, double standards or what!
If Tyson had said that white people should not use black or Asian owned shops, there would be mass hysteria and he would've been hounded out of town.
So how come AJ can say such things and get away with it, double standards or what!
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This is what he said:
// ‘Show them where it hurts,’ he said. ‘Abstain from spending your money in their shops and economies and invest in black-owned businesses.’//
That seems clear enough to me.
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// ‘Show them where it hurts,’ he said. ‘Abstain from spending your money in their shops and economies and invest in black-owned businesses.’//
That seems clear enough to me.
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I don't agree with Joshua's sentiments, but, that said, the only situation in which Fury's and Joshua's statements are directly comparable is if we are living in an ideal world with racial equality. We do not live in such a world. It's similar to complaining about the existence of a Black History Month with "why isn't there a White History Month?", or "where is the Music of White Origin Award?", or some such. The answer is that one is promoting the existence/history/culture of the minority in this society, and the other is not.
// The answer is that one is promoting the existence/history/culture of the minority in this society,//
......and that is why there are White History Month", and "Music of White Origin" awards in all the African Countries, India, Pakistan, China, Japan, the Caribbean Counties, Vietnam, Iraq, Iran, Turkey, and anyone else that knows me.
......and that is why there are White History Month", and "Music of White Origin" awards in all the African Countries, India, Pakistan, China, Japan, the Caribbean Counties, Vietnam, Iraq, Iran, Turkey, and anyone else that knows me.
// you must know by now that only white people can be racist!//
I addressed this misunderstanding already, although it seems that the thread I posted it in has been deleted. But in any case it's a complete nonsense: there is no definition of racism in which anyone holds that only White people can be racist. However, racism at a societal level is tied into the question of who is in control of/who is the majority in the country in question. For example, the Chinese treatment of the Uighur minority in their country is racist -- it would be abhorrent anyway, but it is also clearly racially-motivated.
I addressed this misunderstanding already, although it seems that the thread I posted it in has been deleted. But in any case it's a complete nonsense: there is no definition of racism in which anyone holds that only White people can be racist. However, racism at a societal level is tied into the question of who is in control of/who is the majority in the country in question. For example, the Chinese treatment of the Uighur minority in their country is racist -- it would be abhorrent anyway, but it is also clearly racially-motivated.
Maybe Joshua should lead the way instead of demanding it of others. He could start by giving his money to a black trainer rather than Rob McCracken, or a black manager rather than Freddie Cunningham.
I agree that it's good to support local businesses, but selecting where you shop based on the race of the owner is pure, unadulterated racism.
I agree that it's good to support local businesses, but selecting where you shop based on the race of the owner is pure, unadulterated racism.
// you must know by now that only white people can be racist!//
I recall over 20 years ago someone had 'been on a course', always a bad sign, and she was reporting back on the first Training day of the term.
'Black people cannot be racist' was the basis of her report, those of us who had actually taught in multi-cultural schools tried hard not to laugh and returned to our crosswords.
I recall over 20 years ago someone had 'been on a course', always a bad sign, and she was reporting back on the first Training day of the term.
'Black people cannot be racist' was the basis of her report, those of us who had actually taught in multi-cultural schools tried hard not to laugh and returned to our crosswords.
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