Originally Posted by
Windowmaker
Why is the "racist" tag so easily applied to people?
For example, I'm not a racist, not at all, but I do like making fun of racial stereotypes and I don't mind when people make fun of my race's stereotypes. Yet it seems that if I do that, I get labeled as a racist. Why? How does that work?
Shouldn't there be some sort of clear differentiation between being racially "snarky" and being an outright racist?
For example, I was on a FB page and someone posted a picture of a black Jesus, to which I replied, "Oh look, father gets someone pregnant and bails. Makes more sense than white Jesus", pointing at the racial stereotype that lots of black men in the USA bail on their family, a racial stereotype that some comedy shows also point at, mind you. Yet, I was called a racist.
Being called a racist these days, seems to be like being called a troll just for not agreeing with someone's opinion on a public forum.