| Is Lent the new Gammon cause celebre? 18:44 - Mar 14 with 7642 views | Zx1988 |
First we had the collective crushing of grapes at the fact that Charles had celebrated Iftar with Muslims on Ash Wednesday, of all days:
https://thecatholicherald.com/why-does-king-charles-choose-to-highlight-ramadan-
And now it seems to be the go-to response to the usual racists commenting on Town's inclusive social media strategy:
Maybe they could give up being racist c0ckw0mbles for Lent? |  |
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| I thought it was agreed that.... on 18:37 - Mar 15 with 982 views | PhilTWTD |
| I thought it was agreed that.... on 17:02 - Mar 15 by blueasfook |
Is there any left wing insults you won't defend? I doubt it. |
Not defended anything, just pointed out the ridiculous assertion that it's racist. |  | | |
| I thought it was agreed that.... on 19:00 - Mar 15 with 927 views | lowhouseblue |
| I thought it was agreed that.... on 18:31 - Mar 15 by NeedhamChris |
I think in general people are defending the principle of the first point you make, not specifically that poster.
I agree with you, but seemingly it's not as beyond doubt as you would think. |
a court of appeal decision a couple of weeks ago dealt with discriminatory stereotyping in the context of belief. essentially applying a broad stereotype to someone, and saying that they share the views of some disparaged group, just because they hold some much narrower belief, can be discriminatory. calling someone a 'gammon' without knowing whether they share all the cliched views of that invented stereotype seems to fall within that. |  |
| And so as the loose-bowelled pigeon of time swoops low over the unsuspecting tourist of destiny, and the flatulent skunk of fate wanders into the air-conditioning system of eternity, I notice it's the end of the show |
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| Yet again, for the "hard of thinking".... on 19:06 - Mar 15 with 893 views | Bloots |
| Not defending anyone..... on 13:23 - Mar 15 by Kievthegreat |
Defending someone using a Rudolf Hess avatar seems like a weird hill to die on... |
....nobody is defending the "tweeter" in the slightest, point out where anyone has if you can, but you can't obviously.
The discussion is about whether the term "Gammon" is racist or not.
Some think it is, some think it isn't.
It can't be that difficult to get your head round surely? |  |
| "He's been a really positive influence on my life, I think he's a great man" - TWTD User (May 2025) |
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| Pineapples are definitely racist. (n/t) on 19:08 - Mar 15 with 883 views | Bloots |
| You called them... on 16:23 - Mar 15 by Benters |
I’m white as well,well I’m a bit brown as I’m always outside and probably don’t wash as much as I should.
I love a bit of Gammon and pineapple.
Shoot me. |
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| "He's been a really positive influence on my life, I think he's a great man" - TWTD User (May 2025) |
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| Neither would I. (n/t) on 19:09 - Mar 15 with 882 views | Bloots |
| I thought it was agreed that.... on 17:24 - Mar 15 by lowhouseblue |
while the term 'gammon' is undoubtedly discriminatory stereotyping, i wouldn't want to defend someone who uses a photo of rudolph hess on his twitter profile. |
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| "He's been a really positive influence on my life, I think he's a great man" - TWTD User (May 2025) |
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| Is Lent the new Gammon cause celebre? on 21:07 - Mar 15 with 793 views | DJR |
| Is Lent the new Gammon cause celebre? on 22:56 - Mar 14 by Guthrum |
Hadn't seen your post, but pretty sure that's Rudolf Hess. |
Yes, that's who it is. [Post edited 15 Mar 21:10]
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| Is Lent the new Gammon cause celebre? on 21:15 - Mar 15 with 786 views | DJR |
Whilst it is not an expression I have ever used, it seems to me that gammon is a political insult which in the main is used by white people against other white people.
To suggest it is racist strikes me as being nonsensical.
And interestingly, a surprisingly high proportion of non-white people voted for Brexit.
https://www.statista.com/statistics/519308/eu-referendum-voting-intention-in-uk- [Post edited 15 Mar 22:39]
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| You called them... on 21:25 - Mar 15 with 762 views | DropCliffsNotBombs |
| You called them... on 16:10 - Mar 15 by Kropotkin123 |
I care about it for different reasons than racist or not racist.
By using the word gammon the original poster lost control of the discourse. The subsequent conversation has been about the word gammon and racism. Not the stupidity of calling out IT social media for not mentioning lent. |
"The subsequent conversation has been about the word gammon and racism. Not the stupidity of calling out IT social media for not mentioning lent."
Exactly as Bloots intended. Job well done for the 'definitely not defending it' crew. |  | | |
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| Pineapples are definitely racist. (n/t) on 04:33 - Mar 16 with 641 views | Benters |
| Pineapples are definitely racist. (n/t) on 19:08 - Mar 15 by Bloots |
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Are they what about Peaches? |  |
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| Yet again, for the "hard of thinking".... on 08:51 - Mar 16 with 576 views | Kievthegreat |
| Yet again, for the "hard of thinking".... on 19:06 - Mar 15 by Bloots |
....nobody is defending the "tweeter" in the slightest, point out where anyone has if you can, but you can't obviously.
The discussion is about whether the term "Gammon" is racist or not.
Some think it is, some think it isn't.
It can't be that difficult to get your head round surely? |
Actually, the discussion was about lent and it's use by people complaining about inclusivity. This Gammon detour was whataboutery and a derailing of the discussion. [Post edited 16 Mar 8:52]
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| I thought it was agreed that.... on 09:22 - Mar 16 with 544 views | Blueschev |
| I thought it was agreed that.... on 18:53 - Mar 14 by Bloots |
....the term "gammon" was racist? |
Saying the term gammon is racist is about as gammon as you can get. It’s completely ridiculous. |  | | |
| Yet again, for the "hard of thinking".... on 09:39 - Mar 16 with 504 views | NeedhamChris |
| Yet again, for the "hard of thinking".... on 08:51 - Mar 16 by Kievthegreat |
Actually, the discussion was about lent and it's use by people complaining about inclusivity. This Gammon detour was whataboutery and a derailing of the discussion. [Post edited 16 Mar 8:52]
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Isn't that the fault of the poster who had a valid point, but decided to throw a divisive comment into a post about inclusivity and then wondered why that hypocrisy was called out. | |
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