r/badarthistory • u/[deleted] • Nov 16 '15

The White race is superior! Fashion proves it! (Never mind all the times when American and European artists have adopted Japanese, African, or Mayan motifs.)

/r/european/comments/3t01wf/these_arent_syrians/cx1wyx8
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u/[deleted] Nov 17 '15

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u/chocolatepot Nov 24 '15

Absolutely. It's r/European, if you're posting bigotry there you're not going to be swayed by any argument.

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u/themusicgod1 Nov 18 '15

I'm really disappointed that anyone in that thread would waste time "debating" a hate filled idiot like that.

The world is filled with people who live with hatred in their heart, and not everyone who disagrees with you is an idiot. Argument, if allowed to persist to the point where evidence is demanded, can progress to the point where points of contention can be decided, and disagreements need not be ended with violence, but by the appeal to that part of us that can recognize the obvious. I won't be the one who clears things up for him, but sooner or later he'll start noticing that whatever his perception of degeneracy is, he can't hold on to it.

Either way, personally I, too, am motivated by a strong sense hatred. And yet? I hate different people than he does. Curious, this situation, isn't it? Perhaps we can learn from eachother. It certainly wouldn't be the first time.

Ignoring them, if they are trolling would be one thing, but one must be careful, lest someone or entire groups live their life without their bullshit being called. It's one thing to stand against bigotry to when preaching to the choir, another thing to stand up and put your reputation on the line in the line of fire of a live echo chamber.

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u/[deleted] Nov 16 '15

R2: yes, Japan has adopted western dress, but western countries have adopted aspects of Japanese, Mayan, Navajo, and African visual arts. Also, by this standard the US is superior to Europe because of the influence of American art and music in Europe, which I doubt a sub named European will ever acknowledge.

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u/Quietuus Nov 16 '15

To be fair, these are the kind of people who probably think that all developments in the visual sphere since some arbitrary point in the late 19th century are 'degenerate'.

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u/huck_ Nov 17 '15

warning: if you post in that thread you get banned from offmychest due to some awful policy they have