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SmokeOnTheWater wrote:I guess you would have to go with probabilities. If you have 4 men in the car, maybe one will know anything about cars or the basics anyways. The other 3 will pretend but eventually will use their cell to phone for a tow.
You would need a bus full of women for the same probabilities.


Do you think that's a sexist statement anymore than thinking the average German is more motivated than the average Jamaican is racist?
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zzontar wrote:Do you think that's a sexist statement anymore than thinking the average German is more motivated than the average Jamaican is racist?

I don't know any German or Jamaican and I will never know them all ( that's a lot of people ) to have an average and be able to make that statement.
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Sigh... okay then, do you think your comment was sexist? Why or why not?
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No. Pure logic.
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Zzontar it becomes sexist when you say " all women " or " all men ". All men are rapist. All women loves shopping.
It becomes racist when you say " all ... pick a nationality " or " the average ... pick a nationality ".
You have to see the person as an individual.
It's not black and white. Shades of grey.
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SmokeOnTheWater wrote:No. Pure logic.


I agree that it's logical seeing as the majority of mechanics are male. As 80% of NBA players are black, is it also logical to assume blacks are better at basketball?
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zzontar wrote:I agree that it's logical seeing as the majority of mechanics are male. As 80% of NBA players are black, is it also logical to assume blacks are better at basketball?


Hmmm... I think it's ok as long as you don't say " all " black men are better. I'm sure some are lousy at it.LOL !!
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Still at it, eh Z?
Getting anywhere?
Didn't think so.
Too bad you can't refocus all your negative energy into something positive.
Typical though.
Stereotypical.
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Graham Adder wrote:Still at it, eh Z?
Getting anywhere?
Didn't think so.
Too bad you can't refocus all your negative energy into something positive.
Typical though.
Stereotypical.


It's your option to think that every race is the same. Personally, I don't think I'm as ambitious as the average German, not as disciplined as the average Japanese, and not as good at basketball as the average black guy. It doesn't bother me in the slightest as I'm intelligent enough to realize there are differences and I'm not going to be at the top of the heap with everything. If you feel your race can't be worse at something or different than any other race at anything, again that's your option.
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You're lookin' good Z.
Lookin' gooood.
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Graham, I've asked you before to point out what you think are racist remarks or incorrect statements I've made and for some reason you went silent. Here's your chance to discuss that, unless your content with what you're contributing to the discussion, which is nothing... again.
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If you feel your race can't be worse at something or different than any other race at anything, again that's your option.


I have found the white race is little less tolerant of other races ,I think it is culturally inherit not genetically inherit.
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Graham, I've asked you before to point out what you think are racist remarks or incorrect statements I've made and for some reason you went silent. Here's your chance to discuss that, unless your content with what you're contributing to the discussion, which is nothing... again.

you've made over 5000 posts he might need some time
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kibbs wrote:
I have found the white race is little less tolerant of other races ,I think it is culturally inherit not genetically inherit.


Whites consist of roughly 12% of the population yet are in the majority of inter-racial relationships, so much for that theory. To make a reasonable assumption of who's more tolerant, you would have to now spend time on a reserve or in Africa or the middle-east where it's the opposite of white Kelowna.
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I don't like you Z.
Figure it out.
I don't wish to respond to you most of the time because I feel I'm lowering myself by associating with you...even on a faceless forum.
Your energy is sapping to those around you. Whether through text or in person I am sure, you sap the good from others to feed the void you have in your spirit on account of the hurt you've suffered in your life.
I choose not to play in your sandbox because I don't trust you.
That's what it boils down to.
You come across to me as very weak.
I cannot trust you enough to have a meaningful conversation, nor can I trust you to avoid hijacking another thread so you can push your racism onto others and instigate separation under the guise of wanting equality.
Your approach is vile, to the point of being offensive.
That is why I have not responded to your requests.
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