“That is the most creative and inaccurate justification for racism I’ve seen.”
If you’d actually read what I wrote, you’d see I didn’t justify anything. Not once. I pointed out that “saffa” is an Afrikaans-derived term, used both colloquially and, in some contexts, insultingly. That’s a description, not a defence. Googling “is saffa racist” is not “creative” it’s just reading comprehension. Try to separate explaining something from excusing it.
“I can find no record of it being an Afrikaans word in the context that Awkward used.”
Then I can only assume you’re either incapable of using Google properly, or you skimmed the first result and called it a day. “Saffa” is listed in multiple places as an Afrikaans abbreviation. Some sources say it can be offensive, others note it’s widely used neutrally. Context matters. If nuance doesn’t fit your black-and-white perspective that’s on you.
“Why on earth would Awkward’s husband be going to the protest to protect her from men like himself?”
This cannot be a real question. why is anyone going to counter protest?
They’re both sick to the back teeth of people being manipulated into thinking refugees are the ones “stealing from them,” when the real theft comes from the grifters in power. That’s blindingly obvious.
Why do people there need protecting?? pretending far-right protests don’t come with a track record of violence is absurd. We’ve all seen the well-documented violence, arson and intimidation, last year’s Farage riots alone were proof enough. are you unaware of that or just pretending it didn't happen, or are you justifying it .
And again, you neatly sidestepped my actual question. If “saffa” is irredeemably racist in your eyes, where does that leave “Ozzie,” “Kiwi,” “Scouser,” “Geordie,” or “Yankee”? Silence speaks volumes.
Did I overestimate your ability to hold a discussion without collapsing it into:
“awkwardasfuck must be a racist,” and “I couldn’t find anything, therefore my opinion is fact.”