Tomous wrote:So, my ex's family has a pet dog that my 6 yr old comes home talking about. Im embarrassed for her to say the dogs name. Its a black dog. They named it "Blackie".
Now...my ex says no big deal. I think its 100% racist and I am embarrassed. Era's thoughts?
This thread is bloodbath:
https://www.resetera.com/threads/is-thi ... t-28999415
Could be named after the lead singer of WASP, who knows???
User Banned (1 Month): Joke minimizing racismSounds fine considering most people would assume a child came up with that name, which is both lazy and stupid. But that’s just how kids are - lazy and stupid.
User Banned (3 Months): dismissing racism; prior severe ban for sexismSeems goofy but not racist to me but then again...
Personally, I've never heard blackie used as a racial pejorative.
User Banned (permanent): dismissing racism, prior severe erectionGotta be honest, this wouldn't even register as racial to me if you didn't present it as such.
Would I name my dog Blackie? No, but naming your pet via the colour of their fur is pretty common. On a 1-10 scale this is like a 1 to me if that.
User Banned (1 Month): Dismissive commentary around racismWhen I was younger my 10 year old sister named our white cat Whitey and black cat Blackie. I'm going to let her know she's racist now.
User Banned (3 Months): Trolling on racial topicsI feel like it’s racist to think it’s racist. It’s a strawberry floatin black dog. Would be like naming a yellow lab Goldie or sumthin
User Banned (1 Month): Inflammatory False Equivalence Surrounding RacismMy neighbors just call their dog the N word
User Banned (1 month): Innapropriate remark about racism in a sensitive threadstrawberry floating hell.