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Thread #113211   Message #2413522
Posted By: Ruth Archer
14-Aug-08 - 10:32 AM
Thread Name: The Weekly Walkabout (part 2.)
Subject: RE: The Weekly Walkabout (part 2.)
Little Hawk, let me make myself even clearer: WAV has always denied being a racist becuase, as he says, "Racism is when you say they are all like this or that." Which is a rather peurile and superficial understanding of the concept from someome who claims anthropological qualifications.

Someone recently posted the OED definition of racism, and because he disagreed with it, WAV dismissed it out of hand. My recent attempts to pin WAV down were based on this definition, not on my own views, as you'll see if you examine my posts more closely. Why? Because I think he needs to examine his own views a bit more deeply, and to realise that racism is more subtle and more nuanced than he really understands.

My ego is irrelevant to this particular argument. I don't think anyone has said anything to prove that WAV is not at least xenophobic, and I believe his cultural insularity and paranoia translate to racism.