Facebook's new policy bans blackface and some Jewish stereotypes

Re:Facebook's new policy bans blackface and some Jewish ster... by turboturbo on Wednesday August 12, 2020 @05:30AM (#24130034)

As a Belgian born in the late ’80s, this is both very understandable and slightly bewildering.

I can perfectly understand Facebook’s decision in the context of blackface being racist.

On the other hand, I have fond memories of watching a show for kids (on the public TV station) called “Dag Sinterklaasje”, which featured “Zwarte Piet” (Black Pete) in each of its episodes. This show invariably had a warm, charming and cosy atmosphere.

I completely agree with the decision, it’s just bewildering to realise that progress in social justice (if only symbolic progress) can catch you off-guard and forces you to reconsider parts of your youth.

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Re:Facebook's new policy bans blackface and some Jewish ster... by raxxorrax on Wednesday August 12, 2020 @06:05AM (#24130255)

If it doesn't look like progress, it probably isn't. Since the demographic change of the net, content is actually regressing back to a mean. There are some people that see racism everywhere because they have been told that they are victims. This is no road to anything that can be called progress.

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