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They retracted the piece after they allegedly couldn't trace the author. :lol: Also, they said the piece was going to be reviewed by an ethics ombudsman and stated that they adhered to journalistic 'anti-discrimination' statutes.

Funny thing is, they had already backed the original piece, and basically implied that it did not infringe on anything.

Huffington Post SA has removed the blog "Could It Be Time To Deny White Men The Franchise?" published on our Voices section on April 13, 2017.
We have done this because the blog submission from an individual who called herself Shelley Garland, who claimed to be an MA student at UCT, cannot be traced and appears not to exist.

We have immediately bolstered and strengthened our blogging procedures that, until now, have operated on the basis of open communication and good faith. From now on, bloggers will have to verify themselves.

We will hold discussions on putting in place even better quality controls.

In addition, we note the commentary on the content of the blog post and will submit it to the South African Press Ombudsman Joe Thloloe for his analysis of the opinion we carried.

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We further understand that universal enfranchisement followed a long struggle and we fully support this.
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#14797319
Blogging; because who needs research.

This goes back to dumb things like CNN's... what was it called, where they let people upload reports on their own. iReport or something? That is dumb. I know they need to make money, but credibility should be the first step in reporting.
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Zagadka wrote:You do if you present it as a report without cites or evidence. Especially if you don't actually exist.


The sorest problem with fake feminist opinion pieces appears to be Poe's law.

In other words, if this was indeed satire from some anti-feminist prankster, it still seems tame compared to the kind of things you say to become a distinguished member of the gender studies faculty.
#14797332
Pants-of-dog wrote:Except that holocaust denial is perpetuating an ongoing tradition of anti-Semitism that has been part of western societies for centuries, like racism or sexism.

No Semitism is the racist lie that the creator of the universe is a Semitic nationalist. Judaism and Islam are racist filth. They project racist nationalism into the sky. Anti-Semitism means to oppose the racist ideology of Semitism. Christianity is also Semitic racism. We Pagans are not responsible for the murderous conflict between Judaic derived religious groups. We Pagans are the victims of three thousand years of Judaic oppression going back to the genocide of the Caananites.
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Saeko wrote:You're completely missing the point as usual. Your "congratulations on finding yet another way to act like victims" comment is offensive not just to white males but LITERALLY EVERYONE since, as I've said, it could be equally well applied to holocaust survivors or whatever. It's such a generic statement, that it could be used to legitimize any sort of injustice.


I understand why some white men want to talk about their feelings of being persecuted. And my amusement is based on the fact that these feelings are the entire argument.

The difference between white men and LITERALLY EVERYONE else is that white men do not actually need to worry about this while the rest of us have had to do so.

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Rapperson wrote:What are you saying? If it's tradition it's OK?


Actually, what I am saying is almost the exact opposite of that.
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Pants-of-dog wrote:The difference between white men and LITERALLY EVERYONE else is that white men do not actually need to worry about this while the rest of us have had to do so.


It is largely a matter of interpretation. Any discrimination or racism that whites face will never be taken seriously and will most often be dismissed. If it is acknowledged it will only be done in a "serves them right" capacity.

Most whites will believe that they have privileges because they want to be good people. However this soon starts to disappear when they realise that there is nothing in return for them bowing their heads to this narrative.
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Pants-of-dog wrote:The difference between white men and LITERALLY EVERYONE else is that white men do not actually need to worry about this while the rest of us have had to do so.

Check out the proportions of WIGs (White infidel Goy) at America's top universities and you will see there is massive discrimination. I think you will find the discrimination against male WIGs is even greater than against female WIGs.
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Political Interest wrote:It is largely a matter of interpretation. Any discrimination or racism that whites face will never be taken seriously and will most often be dismissed. If it is acknowledged it will only be done in a "serves them right" capacity.


It is not a matter of interpretation. There is no way of reinterpreting history to make it look like white men were denied the vote, or shipped wholesale as slaves to a different continent, or had their lands taken from them while they suffered from disease.

The only discrimination they have faced in this case is a satirical article. Why should we take that as seriously as religious persecution or racism or sexism? These actual forms of discrimination have been houng on for centuries or millenia, and have had significant effects on modern society. Have white men suffered similar persecution? No.

Moreover, it has nothing to do with some "serves their right" mentality. History is the same regardless of our feelings towards white men.

Most whites will believe that they have privileges because they want to be good people. However this soon starts to disappear when they realise that there is nothing in return for them bowing their heads to this narrative.


I doubt most white people believe in privilege becase they want to be good. Most white people have not even thought of privilege.

And of course you do not get anything out of realising you have privilege. Fortunately, it has nothing to do with bowing your head.
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Pants-of-dog wrote:It is not a matter of interpretation. There is no way of reinterpreting history to make it look like white men were denied the vote, or shipped wholesale as slaves to a different continent, or had their lands taken from them while they suffered from disease.



Are you for real? There's plenty of evidence for all of those things.
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There is no way of reinterpreting history to make it look like white men were denied the vote


:lol:

My great granddad didn't have the vote until the representation of the people act in 1918 just after the war. At the start of the war he was good enough to be conscripted and sent to get wounded to make money for arms companies but not good enough to vote. You know nothing whatsoever about history PoD. Britain did not have universal male suffrage till 1918. There were property qualifications on the vote until this date. All but the richest working class people have only had the vote for less than a century in the UK and you claim that they were never denied the vote. If it was a non white in that situation you and your kind would be foaming at the mouth but as it is a white you are probably glad it happened and see the day he got the vote as a great tragedy.
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Rapperson wrote:What is it then?


There is a continuing tradition of prejudice and discrimination towards people of colour and women. Thus, when someone targets women or people of colour with prejudice and discrimination, they are perpetuating this tradition.

There is no continuing tradition of prejudice and discrimination towards white men. Thus, when someone targets white men with prejudice and discrimination, they are not perpetuating this tradition.

Now, do you want to know why this difference is important?

Rapperson wrote:Are you for real? There's plenty of evidence for all of those things.


Please present evidence that white men have been targeted with the same prejudice and discrimination faced by women and people of colour. Thank you.

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Decky wrote: :lol:

My great granddad didn't have the vote until the representation of the people act in 1918 just after the war. At the start of the war he was good enough to be conscripted and sent to get wounded to make money for arms companies but not good enough to vote. You know nothing whatsoever about history PoD. Britain did not have universal male suffrage till 1918. There were property qualification on the vote until this date. All but the richest working class people have only had the vote for less than a century in the UK and you claim that they were never denied the vote. If it was a non white in that situation you and your kind would be foaming at the mouth but as it is a white you are probably glad it happened and see the day he got the vote as a great tragedy.


So when some whie men did not have the vote, neither did people of colour and women. And this was only for poor people, and other white men did have the vote.

Sure. This does not contradict my point at all as white men still had the vote.
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It was for nearly half of all males, hardly just the poor. :roll: When facts and your myths collide you just ditch the facts. It is the same as you people talking about whites having slaves at a time when a tiny minority had them and a great many in eastern Europe were still essentially slaves themselves (serfdom).

You are no different to a klansman claiming all black people are criminals because some are in prison. The logic is totally identical, social justice warriors and normal garden variety racists will be reeducated in the same camps when the working class take over.
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Decky wrote:It was for nearly half of all males, hardly just the poor. :roll: When facts and your myths collide you just ditch the facts. It is the same as you people talking about whites having slaves at a time when a tiny minority had them and a great many in eastern Europe were still essentially slaves themselves (serfdom).


Were they denied the vote because they were white or because they were men?

No.

Were people of colour and women denied the vote becase of their race and/or sex?

Yes.

You are no different to a klansman claiming all black people are criminals because some are in prison. The logic is totally identical, social justice warriors and normal garden variety racists will be reeducated in the same camps when the working class take over.


Yes, if you completely ignore history, then criticism of racism and sexism is just as bad as actual racism and sexism.

Lol.
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Pants-of-dog wrote:There is a continuing tradition of prejudice and discrimination towards people of colour and women. Thus, when someone targets women or people of colour with prejudice and discrimination, they are perpetuating this tradition.

There is no continuing tradition of prejudice and discrimination towards white men. Thus, when someone targets white men with prejudice and discrimination, they are not perpetuating this tradition.

Now, do you want to know why this difference is important?



Please present evidence that white men have been targeted with the same prejudice and discrimination faced by women and people of colour. Thank you.

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I am not your private tutor. This is a place for you to start:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Barbary_pirates
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Were they denied the vote because they were white or because they were men?

No.

Were people of colour and women denied the vote becase of their race and/or sex?

Yes.


What the fuck are you tying to prove Spaniard?

Were blacks denied the vote because they were working class?

No.

Were working class people denied the vote because of their class?

Yes.

Now what has that proved exactly?

See it's easy anyone can post like you do. Just string some words together with no actual meaning or evidence or even a cogent point behind them. I guess when other people are reading history books you are "busy" having your siesta. :lol:
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