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Thread started 10/20/03 12:18pm

FlyingCloudPas
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Are these emoticons encouraging stereotypes...

mexican

pimp2

pimp

fatalbert

:caucasian: ...wait...thats not here is it...

Whats the purpose of these?

How would and when would you use them in a discussion?

I'm not Mexican but it seems a little odd, any colored people behind the scenes at the org?



.:.
[This message was edited Mon Oct 20 12:19:57 PDT 2003 by FlyingCloudPassenger]
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Reply #1 posted 10/20/03 12:22pm

teller

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Yellow pimps...definitely not your typical Asian stereotype.

And Fat Albert...what...all black people are fat? I don't get it...where's the stereotype?

The Mexican dude with the hat...uh...maybe...but what does it matter? Lighten up.
Fear is the mind-killer.
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Reply #2 posted 10/20/03 12:51pm

purplelu

rolleyes
What makes you think the first one is supposed to be mexican? Maybe the little guy is just on vacation and had too much fun in the sun... yeah, that's it
rolleyes
LIGHTEN UP BABY! :LLAMA:

(Sorry, I know i'm abig stupidhead edit)
[This message was edited Mon Oct 20 12:54:51 PDT 2003 by purplelu]
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Reply #3 posted 10/20/03 12:53pm

purplelu

OH YEAH! i found one...
cowboy
promoting stereotypes
promoting stereotypes
smile smile smile smile smile smile smile
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Reply #4 posted 10/20/03 1:55pm

7IS4ME

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i didn't know there were colored people in the world. where does pink,orange,blue,yellow,red,green,beige,purple,lilac.
mauve,gray,etc. etc.people live? you did say colored people didn't you?
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Reply #5 posted 10/20/03 3:51pm

mcmeekle

I agree with FlyingCloudPassenger!

Look at this one:

:fatgingerscottishwifebeatingchippanfirestartingpieeatingalcoholictosser:

I mean, really. disbelief
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Reply #6 posted 10/20/03 4:13pm

2the9s

mcmeekle said:

I agree with FlyingCloudPassenger!

Look at this one:

:fatgingerscottishwifebeatingchippanfirestartingpieeatingalcoholictosser:

I mean, really. disbelief


You forgot a letter.

Ahhh, there it is:

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Reply #7 posted 10/20/03 6:05pm

ian

It's not offensive, don't be ridiculous. I think you may have positive intentions but I feel you are taking political correctness a little too far.

There's nothing "offensive" about a little character with a sombrero, or someone with a pimp hat. If you are seriously telling me you are attributing racial identities to these little emoticons and you therefore feel that the emoticons are perpetuating racial stereotypes... well I think you might be taking things a bit too seriously.

However, that is just my opinion and not an official Prince.org statement or anything.
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Reply #8 posted 10/21/03 5:52am

Number23

mcmeekle said:



Look at this one:

:fatgingerscottishwifebeatingchippanfirestartingpieeatingalcoholictosser:



lol Sounds like everyone I know.

vocab edit
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Reply #9 posted 10/21/03 11:41am

luv4u

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You are too serious.
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Reply #10 posted 10/31/03 3:06am

JDINTERACTIVE

eheheh, there is far greater things 2 worry about in life than a little yellow face in a sombrero.

lol
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