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1:11 pm - 08/09/2012

Lena Dunham Wears Muslim Veil, Calls Herself A "Fundamentalist".....

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Lena Dunham, creator and star of HBO's Girls posts a photo of herself on twitter wearing a muslim veil (hijab) with the caption "I had a real goth/fundamentalist attitude when I woke up from my nap"

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Mods, please approve this. This type of ridiculous bigotry and disrespect should be discussed.
rctshack 9th-Aug-2012 11:26 pm (UTC)
What makes me racist. You still haven't answered that. You keep calling me that and seem to never have any examples except the dumb shark patters thing which wasn't even me that said it.
kimberwyn 10th-Aug-2012 12:02 am (UTC)
Dude, I just spelled it out what is wrong with your comments above. When you tell someone, especially a PoC, that they "you look way too far into it." (your own words) you're dismissing their concerns, views, opinions and personal experiences with racism. Which is why it's pretty funny that you accuse others of not respecting your opinions, lol. It's like brushing someone off as being "oversensitive" or "playing the race card"; you're basically saying the racism in that situation only exists in their head, simply because you're not attuned enough to recognize it. Ignorance exists, largely because people like you refuse to listen and would rather cling to your own extremely limited ideas of what racism looks like (aka, white hoods and cross burning).
rctshack 10th-Aug-2012 12:35 am (UTC)
With that said, anything I say can be taken as racist in your opinion and that's sort of my overall point. I really do apologize if I ever hurt you with what i am saying, but understand I never meant it that way and if you are going to take words that you know aren't meant to be racist and wait this long to tell me that you personally felt like they were, then I don't know how to go forward with a conversation with you.

I have found things you have said insulting to both me personally and to my own background which you made fun of below. We don't see eye to eye on things. I didn't even know you were a PoC or the person above was either until you told me, so take it as you will, it wasn't me doing anything based on anyones skin color.
kimberwyn 10th-Aug-2012 12:54 am (UTC)
With that said, anything I say can be taken as racist in your opinion and that's sort of my overall point

Umm, no. I already explained, specifically, what parts of your comments are problematic and why. It is entirely possible to express why you disagree without being dismissive. It's also possible to listen, learn, and try to understand someone elses PoV, and accept that what might not be offensive to you might be offensive to someone else.

Also, your intent doesn't absolve you of responsibility, so you can stop bringing up the fact that you didn't "intend" to hurt someone.

I have found things you have said insulting to both me personally and to my own background which you made fun of below.

No one mentioned your background, only the fact that you're not white (or maybe I was wrong?). If you're referring to the :/ as making fun, that's not disappointment in the fact that you whatever race, it's disappointing that you're unable to see eye to eye on issues that DO effect you.
bamboobanga2 10th-Aug-2012 02:58 am (UTC)
lol EXACTLY. everything anyone says is not only racist, but a personal attack on them.
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