So that Ekwasi guy had a pretty good comment, IMO. A lot of people on voat like to say that facts can't be racist. And indeed that is true, but the way Ekwasi worded the response is enlightening to me. Stating facts in a certain way might be perceived racist if there is reason to believe or feel that the speaker's own bias is leaking into the actual presentation.
It is a "mental rat running back and forth in the head" kind of thing, because you can argue both sides of this point all day long until you're blue in the face. Egh, my brain hurts now.
So that Ekwasi guy had a pretty good comment, IMO. A lot of people on voat like to say that facts can't be racist. And indeed that is true, but the way Ekwasi worded the response is enlightening to me. Stating facts in a certain way might be perceived racist if there is reason to believe or feel that the speaker's own bias is leaking into the actual presentation.
It is a "mental rat running back and forth in the head" kind of thing, because you can argue both sides of this point all day long until you're blue in the face. Egh, my brain hurts now.
So that Ekwasi guy had a pretty good comment, IMO. A lot of people on voat like to say that facts can't be racist. And indeed that is true, but the way Ekwasi worded the response is enlightening to me. Stating facts in a certain way might be perceived racist if there is reason to believe or feel that the speaker's own bias is leaking into the actual presentation.
It is a "mental rat running back and forth in the head" kind of thing, because you can argue both sides of this point all day long until you're blue in the face. Egh, my brain hurts now.