re: White teen under fire for racist promposal using slavery pun - Florida

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For example, saying black people like watermelon. That's not racism at all. What is insulting or bad about liking watermelon? Nothing. It's just like saying white people like country music. Neither of those are examples of racism. They're stereotypes, which are generally rooted in some version of the truth

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Actually there's a history behind the watermelon thing that's pretty derogatory. It may not seem like a big deal now because we're so far removed from the root of it, but the watermelon thing is much more than just a stereotype. Educate yourself a little more.

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For example, saying black people like watermelon. That's not racism at all.

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Agreed that's not racist. I dont mind stereotypes, as long as it isnt degrading. I usually find a lot of them funny. For the record, I hate watermelons, but I love me some fried chicken

But when stereotypes are meant to be degrading, ie. Saying all black people are crack babies who dont know their father. That is racist. Or even saying all white people are rednecks who dont shower, and drive pickup trucks while missing their front 3 teeth, that too could be deemed as racist.

I feel like nowawdays racism is like the boy who called "wolf". There has been so many instances of folks claiming racism, when it wasnt anything close. Now in an instance of actual racism, people refuse to acknowledge that.