to tell son NOT to post memes of black people

Yep that's it! 😆 You're braver than me Danglers!

Social justice warriors.. Social justice warriors everywhere............

It’s all ludicrous, with constantly shifting goalposts designed to maintain division. It’s mostly white people and their saviour complex responsible for it too - infantilising black people in the process. Buying rap music and paying to watch black people in concert apparently isn’t racist or cultural appropriation, but god forbid you sing along to the lyrics. God forbid you share a meme with the singer’s face even though that singer might expressly want you to. Etc etc.

Such embarrassing virtue-signalling. Infantilising black people. Ugh. They’re not your virtue signal props

OP given that this is your thread and you believe this is racist, can you please explain how/why? I don't understand what giving the side eye in a sarcastic or exaggerated way has to do with black people specifically, or stereotypically. It's certainly not a stereotype I am aware of.

It's not racist. The problem is the kiddos.

Is anyone else interested in joining Tin tok? Do you have a link @mazxim

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Digital_blackface

I’d be concerned that if it’s primarily black people who feature in the memes, that it’s to do with the high contrast between the whites of the eyes and the colour of the skin that make it so ‘funny’. And that would be then the racist stance on it. But I am not black, and I am not an expert. But that to me, would be why it’s different if it’s a pic of a black person compared to white.

@Excited101 It is NOT primarily black people in memes and gifs! This is the OP making an issue out of nothing, and trying to cause discord where there is none. There's a word for people like the OP.

If there were no memes featuring black people, and all memes of funny facial expressions were of white people, you would be saying it's racist that black people are being excluded from memes.

Only black people can laugh at black people

only white people can laugh at white people

only Asian people can laugh at Asian people

otherwise it is RACISM!!!

100% this. SOME people will find any old excuse to cause disharmony! 🙄

digital black face ? Someone needed a phd in a hurry...🙄

😆 And the idea of using a shitty made-up wiki page as a 'gotcha!'

LOL!!!!!!!!!! 😂

Oh OK, so only white people are allowed to laugh at the new Deadpool and Wolverine movie? Should all black and asian people sit in silence, or just leave the cinema altogether?

For goodness sake, this was a meme created by a black person!

She gave it the photo, the name and the context, but it can't be shared because it's racist?
You've way over-reacted @mazxim . I'm sure you meant well, but this was not worth having a huge row over and damaging your relationship with your son.

@BlackPanther75 I can't tell whether you are being sarcastic or not with your post.

I think it's fine for a white person to laugh at a black person and vice versa if it's in the context of comedy. For example, Will Smith has had some brilliant lines during his career that make me laugh. I don't see anything wrong with that.

Context is key

They were being sarcastic. Their other posts make that clear

There is a HUGE difference between laughing at a black person being funny and laughing at a person for being black because you think that is funny.

@ButWhatAboutTheBees I don't tend to take notice of usernames when reading posts so wouldn't have linked it to previous.

I agree, context is key.

Oh and this is for those posters saying he should then get banned from his phone for daring to question you...

Absolutely NOT! Punishing him for having a different opinion immediately is a sure fire way to push him towards negative opinions in secret. Instead having an open and frank discussion about why your opinions differs and why each think they are right is far better. If he continues to insist something provably offensive then consider consequences. But go in open minded. You might change your opinion too.

Completely agree with you.

Of course they were being sarcastic. No one in their right mind would think that.