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Re: Swing Low is "racist"
DIR By: SwindonQuin
Date: June 18, 2020, 11:14 am
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--- Quote from: JammyGit link ---
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> The primary mission of raising awareness? I think you've got
that rather wrong. It's not about raising awareness. It's an
outpouring of rage and grief and demanding widespread change
because enough is enough.
>
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I have no intention of getting into an argument over this issue,
there are too many view points and individual opinions to have a
rational discussion without issues arising.
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Re: Swing Low is "racist"
DIR By: raedarius
Date: June 18, 2020, 11:53 am
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--- Quote from: JammyGit link ---
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> Swing Low has been a bone of contention for literally decades.
It is SUPER weird that an overwhelmingly white & middle/upper
class crowd has been singing a slave song at rugby matches, and
even weirder that it was originally sung "in honour" of a black
player.
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In honour of a black player whose surname we aren't even
pronouncing correctly...
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Re: Swing Low is "racist"
DIR By: Quinky
Date: June 18, 2020, 12:13 pm
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--- Quote from: raedarius link ---
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> In honour of a black player whose surname we aren't even
pronouncing correctly...
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In the same way that we never pronounced Ugo properly, as I
understand it?
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Re: Swing Low is "racist"
DIR By: Quinky
Date: June 18, 2020, 12:16 pm
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--- Quote from: JammyGit link ---
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>
> Also: "National Mass Hysteria for BAME virtue signalling"?
Come on. Why do you and people like you refuse to accept that
these things are genuine?
>
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Because in most people's eyes, they rarely are. Neither I nor
any of my last 5 generations owned slaves, and I'm guessing you
never did. I also don't know any black person that worked in a
cotton field.
As for racism, you'd be really surprised at reality versus
perception, and bandwagon jumping.
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Re: Swing Low is "racist"
DIR By: J Scott
Date: June 18, 2020, 12:38 pm
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Well I’m sure the crowd will listen to this or b sing louder.
#Post#: 44457--------------------------------------------------
Re: Swing Low is "racist"
DIR By: Samquin
Date: June 18, 2020, 12:55 pm
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> I am not sure that Swing Low has anything at all to do with
Martin Offiah, it was always sung in the after match revelries
when I first started playing club rugby in the early sixties.
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I also recall this in the clubhouse from the late 70s. Mind you
it also included all the hand gestures.
#Post#: 44458--------------------------------------------------
Re: Swing Low is "racist"
DIR By: quinalan
Date: June 18, 2020, 1:01 pm
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i picked Strawberries once, so please no songs about that!
#Post#: 44460--------------------------------------------------
Re: Swing Low is "racist"
DIR By: Mayor West
Date: June 18, 2020, 1:32 pm
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Oh no! That’s a Beatles classic gone then.
#Post#: 44465--------------------------------------------------
Re: Swing Low is "racist"
DIR By: QuincyJones
Date: June 18, 2020, 2:00 pm
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--- Quote from: JammyGit link ---
>
> Swing Low has been a bone of contention for literally decades.
It is SUPER weird that an overwhelmingly white & middle/upper
class crowd has been singing a slave song at rugby matches, and
even weirder that it was originally sung "in honour" of a black
player.
>
> Also: "National Mass Hysteria for BAME virtue signalling"?
Come on. Why do you and people like you refuse to accept that
these things are genuine?
>
--- End Quote ---
It's SUPER weird that a song with zero mention of slaves, racist
language, or in fact any race in at all should be deemed racist
in the slightest. It wasn't written as a racist song, so
therefore isn't a racist song.
I heard Hitler once sang Happy Birthday. Disgusting song.
People need to concern themselves with real issues.
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Re: Swing Low is "racist"
DIR By: MaidstoneQuin
Date: June 18, 2020, 2:10 pm
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Allowing these student union types who identify as apache
gunships and prefer the pronoun “they” to have a platform was
the thin edge of the wedge. Now we live in a society in everyone
is offended by anything.
I’m praying for an asteroid to collide with earth and put me out
of my misery
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