Re: [D] Re: editorials, vanity fair, and ffuts

[Rise Up]

question: is racism/sexism/classism perpetuated through satire and sarcasm, or is it merely comic relief?

theoretical situation: what if your parents were disgusted by the thought of inter-racial dating and your partner happened to be of a different race than your own. would you be ok if your parents trash talk your partner if they get a screen name, create a fictional character, call it satire, and print it in a magazine? why do we make "isms" ok on some levels?

i don't think anyone's trying to suggest that we suppress the freedom of the press. that article did offend people and i don't think we should expect them to just shut up and take it. and why not boycott? just because people couldn't stop buying abercrombie doesn't mean we should throw our hands in the air and say it's hopeless. i suppose you think rosa parks was a fanatic then, huh?

gotta remind myself to breathe sometimes------------>rose:p

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