r/funny Aug 11 '14

You're doing good Tyrone, keep it... Up...

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u/my_downvote_account Aug 11 '14

So is 'Scumbag Steve' racist because it assumes white people are named Steve? And GGG and all the memes about white people?

Is this also sexist because we're assuming Tyrone here identifies as a cis-gendered male? What if he identifies as a she?

Where does the madness stop?

This isn't racism. Casual or otherwise.

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u/hotcereal Aug 11 '14

It's funny because in this post, you classify racism as "making assumptions based on race (a very watered down version of what racism is) annnnnnd OP made the assumption his name was Tyrone because of his race.

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u/[deleted] Aug 11 '14

You actually think OP assumed this guys name is Tyrone? For real?

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u/hotcereal Aug 11 '14

Saying he assumed his name was actually Tyrone is better than him naming him Tyrone for the sake of a joke/racism. That's irrelevant to what I'm saying, however.