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Norwood, OH
Quoted from HarrieD:Or maybe, just maybe, the mods disagree with you. Did you ever consider that?
Pesonally I did not see any racist in the picture. And if I did I'd probably knew better and scroll further. How many "racist pics" did you find in this thread? At which point did you feel offended? One KFC picture did that for you? If so then I think you might need to re-evaluate some emotions and grow up.
Don't get me wrong, I feel sorry if that picture offended you but I think nowadays people are offended too damn fast. I am open for discussion however how to improve that but giving in to a that emotion by deleting the picture is not the best way forward as far as I'm concerned. An OPEN discussion is.
Discussion is fine, and I'm not saying what the mods should or shouldn't do, but if the question is whether an image of a black kid bugging his eyes at a photoshopped bucket of fried chicken is racist then there's really no question at all.
Perhaps you need to be from the US (particularly the southern US) in order to have the necessary context. Trust me, I'm from Virginia -- far enough south to have been exposed to blatant racism my entire life, yet far enough north to acknowledge it when I see it. 
(And for those about to jump down my throat because I just implied that all those south of the Mason–Dixon line are unapologetic racists, I agree with you! It's almost as if one shouldn't spread hurtful stereotypes about people based on where they're from or the color of their skin.)
Some quick context from the front page of Google:
https://www.theatlantic.com/national/archive/2014/12/how-watermelons-became-a-racist-trope/383529/
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stereotypes_of_African_Americans
https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2019/08/23/which-came-first-fried-chicken-or-racist-trope/
https://www.ferris.edu/HTMLS/news/jimcrow/antiblack/picaninny/homepage.htm
https://medium.com/@suzanejardim/reconhecendo-esteri%C3%B3tipos-racistas-internacionais-b00f80861fc9
This thread is starting to remind me of this scene from Becker. Sorry about the low video quality but just found it on YouTube.
Quoted from Mr_Tantrum:For those who don't take rabbits seriously...
That rabbit's dynamite!
Gilligan's Island
Quoted from EternitytoM83:Discussion is fine, and I'm not saying what the mods should or shouldn't do, but if the question is whether an image of a black kid bugging his eyes at a photoshopped bucket of fried chicken is racist then there's really no question at all.
Perhaps you need to be from the US (particularly the southern US) in order to have the necessary context. Trust me, I'm from Virginia -- far enough south to have been exposed to blatant racism my entire life, yet far enough north to acknowledge it when I see it.
(And for those about to jump down my throat because I just implied that all those south of the Mason–Dixon line are unapologetic racists, I agree with you! It's almost as if one shouldn't spread hurtful stereotypes about people based on where they're from or the color of their skin.)
Some quick context from the front page of Google:
https://www.npr.org/sections/codeswitch/2013/05/22/186087397/where-did-that-fried-chicken-stereotype-come-from
https://www.theatlantic.com/national/archive/2014/12/how-watermelons-became-a-racist-trope/383529/
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stereotypes_of_African_Americans
https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2019/08/23/which-came-first-fried-chicken-or-racist-trope/
https://www.ferris.edu/HTMLS/news/jimcrow/antiblack/picaninny/homepage.htm
https://medium.com/@suzanejardim/reconhecendo-esteri%C3%B3tipos-racistas-internacionais-b00f80861fc9
Thanks for your view on the subject. That is exactly what I was asking. I am not from the south, I am not from the US either, I am from the Netherlands so you're right so my perspective is way different than yours.
Personally I disagree on the subject but I also understand your sentiment. The question now is how to proceed further. You are offended by the pic, I myself am not.
I don't think we will change our personal opinions via this forum and thread but I want to emphasize that we all are here for the same reason and that is pinball. I said it before in different threads, let us pinheads try to get along with each other and speak out truly and honestly.
I personally love it that you added your opinion and I am sorry for you the picture offended you and I sure hope the we as people can someday live together in peace without all the bad things that are happening in this messed up world we live in nowadays. In this context there is only one race and that's the human race. Once we understand that simple principle we're on the right track.
So, again, thank you for your answer and your insights.
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Im old but not a MF so I don't get it?
Quoted from oldskool1969:Im old but not a MF so I don't get it?
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An old Tootsie Pop commercial
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I was always a blow pop guy my self, green apple.
Quoted from JayDee:An old Tootsie Pop commercial
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Here's the original uncut minute long version:
Quoted from JayDee:An old Tootsie Pop commercial
Did somebody watch Graveyard Cars last night (they happened to bring up this exact commercial, which I remembered vividly from my childhood)?
Thorold, ON
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Post 4343 - Is that Vid back there?
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