13-07-2023, 12:43 PM
(13-07-2023, 12:13 PM)Oh_hunnihunni Wrote: Do not tell me what you think I am saying. My statement is quite clear and unequivocal, it isn't a justification, and not an excuse.
While we are on the racist theme, just how do you think your comment on Mandela comes across? Maybe you need to examine your own acquired attitudes.
And btw, it's you're, in that context, not your.
I could counter with "do not tell me what I can or can't say", however, in truth, I meant the first sentence to be a question and just forgot the question mark. But, if your statement wasn't a justification or excuse, I'm guessing it's simply an explanation? To me, acknowledging something (i.e. that your initial comment was racist) and then explaining why you made that comment without suggesting that you perhaps shouldn't have, certainly comes across like a justification.
My comment on Mandela is solely based on his conduct, the people he associated with and his legacy (i.e. the ANC). It isn't remotely related to his skin colour/ethnicity. The modern "if you say something negative about a non-white, it's because you're racist" (along with the comparable "if you say something negative about a women, it's because you're a misogynist") is absolutely no way to conduct reasoned debate.
When pointing out mistakes, it is always advisable to be absolutely certain that you're correct before you do. In this case, you're quite wrong as I indeed did mean the possessive "your" and not the contraction "you're". I'm was referring to your implication, rather than stating that "[you are] implying...". Also, if you feel the need to point out one grammatical or spelling error within a fairly lengthy post, it really does suggest that you're scratching around trying to find a "point to score". I'm sure that, if I trawled back through your various posts, I could find a mistake or two.