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Shirts That Go Hard

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[–] SonicBlue03@sh.itjust.works 92 points 9 months ago (5 children)

I can't speak for all of Caucasia but I'm not offended.

[–] remotedev@lemmy.ca 25 points 9 months ago

I think the way it works is someone who is not a member of that group tells you it's offensive

[–] watson387@sopuli.xyz 20 points 9 months ago (2 children)

He got it wrong though. The shirt should says "CRACKERS".

[–] DaCrazyJamez@sh.itjust.works 13 points 9 months ago* (last edited 9 months ago) (2 children)

Also not offended by this.

[–] watson387@sopuli.xyz 13 points 9 months ago (2 children)

Me either, but it's actually meant to be offensive whereas Caucasians is just a classification.

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[–] Earthwormjim91@lemmy.world 10 points 9 months ago (1 children)

Cracker isn’t an epithet that native Americans have ever used though.

Paleface would be the matching slur to redskin.

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[–] angrymouse@lemmy.world 11 points 9 months ago (1 children)

The problem with the football teams is that usually the name of team is the name of a group of ppl that was almost exterminated and their descendants still pay the price and nobody cares while their name is used as something cool. Just using the name should not be that offensive.

[–] scutiger@lemmy.world 11 points 9 months ago (1 children)

Except redskins is offensive. It's not the name of a group of people, it's an epithet describing them.

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[–] mulcahey@lemmy.world 74 points 9 months ago (2 children)

Should go harder IMHO. This ad from the National Congress of American Indians does a good job.

[–] SCB@lemmy.world 31 points 9 months ago (4 children)

Yeah the only issue here is "Caucasians" is roughly similar in emotional weight to "native Americans."

Shirt should say like, "crackers" or something

[–] AngryCommieKender@lemmy.world 8 points 9 months ago* (last edited 9 months ago)

Cracker doesn't even have enough contextual weight. Whitey is about as heavy as I can think of and even that doesn't carry much weight for the people it should.

Source: I'm literally whiter than Casper the friendly ghost, and I actually care. The Americans I'm talking about just don't care.

[–] TopRamenBinLaden@sh.itjust.works 5 points 9 months ago* (last edited 9 months ago) (2 children)

Even that word has no pull nowadays. I don't know any white people that are even bothered by it in the least. I am one half Caucasian and I know for sure that it has no affect at all on me. I think it's a kind of funny word, actually. We need something with more spice to it for sure. Mayo monkies? Snow roaches? Marshmallow minions?

[–] SCB@lemmy.world 5 points 9 months ago (1 children)

I very much like Mayo Monkies myself lol

[–] Hamartia@lemmy.world 4 points 9 months ago

Eh.. folks from County Mayo might feel unfairly singled out.

I would have thought that if redskins is the settler pejorative for native americans then Paleface (or the like) is the thematic riposte.

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[–] match@pawb.social 3 points 9 months ago

"Whipcrackers," even

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[–] HiddenLayer5@lemmy.ml 17 points 9 months ago* (last edited 9 months ago)

The issue is a lot of people would completely fail to get the message and want to buy all three hats.

[–] MrJameGumb@lemmy.world 36 points 9 months ago

My favorite team is still the Cincinnati Cracker-Asses

[–] Apprehensive@lemmy.world 31 points 9 months ago

Whiteskins seems like a more appropriate name

[–] jaxxed@lemmy.world 18 points 9 months ago (1 children)
[–] LifeInMultipleChoice@lemmy.world 3 points 9 months ago

They would gather a following all to fast

[–] ApollosArrow@lemmy.world 18 points 9 months ago (2 children)

Shouldn’t the shirt say “Red Necks” or anything more offensive?

[–] MataVatnik@lemmy.world 18 points 9 months ago (1 children)

I read that a more apt metaphore would be a shirt that says Paleface, with a skinny white dude on it. Cause this shirt actually goes hard.

[–] EtherWhack@lemmy.world 3 points 9 months ago

I see 'paleface' more as a response to something morbidly shocking versus ID'ing a group of people. Similar, if the original were 'redface,' it would be being uncontrollably angry.

Wouldn't swapping in white to have whiteskins, fit better?

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[–] Stunning@lemmy.zip 12 points 9 months ago

Is it racist for me a white guy to wear this?

[–] BrazenSigilos@ttrpg.network 12 points 9 months ago (5 children)

Only sport that team would play is disk golf

[–] SnuffleUpagus40@lemmy.world 3 points 9 months ago

I'm in this comment, and yea I'm ok with that and the post

[–] AngryCommieKender@lemmy.world 2 points 9 months ago (1 children)
[–] SPRUNT@lemmy.world 2 points 9 months ago

Having been a part of a curling club for a few years, it's more diverse than you might think.

[–] Sweetpeaches69@lemmy.world 2 points 9 months ago* (last edited 9 months ago)

Field hockey, golf, and polo

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[–] Grass@sh.itjust.works 9 points 9 months ago

I would wear that shirt

[–] Quacksalber@sh.itjust.works 8 points 9 months ago (3 children)

Caucasians doesn't roll off the tongue at all. Need something shorter.

[–] Nougat@kbin.social 27 points 9 months ago (4 children)
[–] Crismus@lemmynsfw.com 8 points 9 months ago

Pinkskins fits more of us, but that gets into Enterprise territory.

[–] RickyRigatoni@lemmy.ml 8 points 9 months ago
[–] systemglitch@lemmy.world 6 points 9 months ago

I'm okay with that.

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[–] Venat0r@lemmy.world 11 points 9 months ago
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[–] sarmale@lemmy.zip 6 points 9 months ago (4 children)

Why is caucasian used to refer to the white race, isnt that for georgians or something?

Misrepresenting the target group is just an added bonus. It's like referring to all indigenous people as "indians" - even if they were from India (which they're not), it's just taking a blanket term and making them all seem like they're the same. At least that's why it's even funnier in this context.

But generally speaking, when people unironically use the term to refer to all whites, well, that just shows that they don't really understand the meaning of the term they are using.

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[–] some_guy@lemmy.sdf.org 6 points 9 months ago (1 children)

I wanted to support the team, but they're so damn unathletic.

[–] DoctorWhookah@sh.itjust.works 3 points 9 months ago (1 children)

Most certainly can’t jump.

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[–] Mango@lemmy.world 5 points 9 months ago (5 children)

Can we do this? I want this team. It's gotta be full of burly black guys though. They're clearly better at football. I would start watching football.

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[–] PP_BOY_@lemmy.world 4 points 9 months ago

Hell yeah brother got one in a large long?

[–] Red_October@lemmy.world 3 points 9 months ago (1 children)

I'm all for it. I want the mascot to be just a normal guy named "Steve." It's just some white guy in a cardigan. His catch phrase is "Hi, I'm Steve, nice to meet you."

When the players score a touchdown, the fans all chant "Hi, I'm Steve." The customary celebration is for the player to mime a normal handshake.

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[–] Thedogspaw@midwest.social 2 points 9 months ago (1 children)

What league does this team play in

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[–] Malfeasant@lemmy.world 2 points 9 months ago

To be a fair response, it really should be "paleface" or something. I'd even accept honkey.

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