Would you be offended if someone called you a colonizer?

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I would not
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No, while Im not white Im an American citizen, my government foreign policy has been imperialist since the 1800s, so the charge isnt entirely unfounded.
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I'd probably laugh.
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Nobody is ever going to call me that, lol.
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It's not exactly inaccurate.
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I dont think its a label people should be throwing around.
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they probably wouldn't but no, not in the slightest
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It's too silly to be offended by.
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Dunno in what context I would be one when I've lived in the same state all my life and my distant ancestors were brought over without consent in the slave trade and I've never voted for a globalist political candidate (and yes I mean never).
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David1988 posted...
No, while Im not white Im an American citizen, my government foreign policy has been imperialist since the 1800s, so the charge isnt entirely unfounded.
This but also I am white, so it's doubly accurate.
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the only person in a position to even insinuate such is a friend from benin, who once suggested that the afro-american colonization of liberia lingers in the cultural memory of west africans and to some extent their perspective of the diaspora in the usa

it was certainly interesting to think about
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ItsNotA2Mer posted...
I'd probably laugh.
Likely this. I laughed when the one guy was called a colonizer in both of the Black Panther movies.
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Why would I be mad that they know I support Colin Robinson for Staten Island Comptroller?
I knew a guy that wanted to colonize me for reparation purposes. That's as far as I think I can go on this website.
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I'd definitely laugh and continue on with my day.
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They would need to be specific about which era they're talking about. None of my grandparents came here until the 1910s and I have bloodlines who at one time were part of a colonizing nation, so it'd be dependent on the context.

If they're just talking about modern America, then I wouldn't care cause I'd likely agree with colonizer or imperialist (though I wouldn't identify as such, they wouldn't be wrong about my nation of origin).
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My people were too poor to be colonizers. Half of my family ancestors were subsistence farmers, the other half river fishermen.
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Offended? no. But it's an easy way to know the person saying it is an idiot.
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Pretty sure I've never colonized a damn thing. Calling me such would be blaming me for the actions of people who lived long before I was born, towards people who lived long before the accuser was born, simply based on the respective skin colors. Or as most people call that, racism.
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Trumble posted...
Pretty sure I've never colonized a damn thing. Calling me such would be blaming me for the actions of people who lived long before I was born, towards people who lived long before the accuser was born, simply based on the respective skin colors. Or as most people call that, racism.
Because colonial policies definitely haven't caused widespread and lasting harm.

Go ahead and come down to the Navajo reservation, tell them that having to drive 8 hours for water is no big deal.
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No, but I cant really think of anything that would offend me.
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DrizztLink posted...
Because colonial policies definitely haven't caused widespread and lasting harm.

Go ahead and come down to the Navajo reservation, tell them that having to drive 8 hours for water is no big deal.
I didn't say it's "no big deal". I said I am not the one responsible for it and blaming me just because I share a skin color with those who are - not even heritage, just a skin color - is blatant racism.
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Trumble posted...
I didn't say it's "no big deal". I said I am not the one responsible for it and blaming me just because I share a skin color with those who are - not even heritage, just a skin color - is blatant racism.
Assuming you're not capable of understanding the concept of privilege, sure.

Congratulations, you've solved race relations through ignorance.
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DrizztLink posted...
Assuming you're not capable of understanding the concept of privilege, sure.

Congratulations, you've solved race relations through ignorance.
What you are doing is exactly the same as those who blame Palestinian civilians for Hamas's actions, or Israeli civilians for the IDF's actions.

Except even worse, because you're blaming me for actions of people that lived before I was even born, and as such even theoretically there is not a damn thing I could've done to influence it either way.
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It is not, but explaining that to you is gonna go almost as well as explaining it to an actual horse.
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DrizztLink posted...
It is not, but explaining that to you is gonna go almost as well as explaining it to an actual horse.
The only difference is that you've decided one of these groups is okay to blame the whole group for the actions of a subset, while the others you've realised it isn't.

People are not responsible for other people's actions purely on the grounds of sharing a skin color. To say otherwise is blatant racism.
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Alright stop tryna colonize my topic. It was a silly yes or no question.
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Id be a bit annoyed because Im not a landowner.
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I'm half Dutch, so it would be a pretty accurate descriptor
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It doesn't really feel like an insult, plus my family didn't immigrate until like, the 40s.
i mean because of my spanish blood, they wouldn't be wrong
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Trumble posted...
The only difference is that you've decided one of these groups is okay to blame the whole group for the actions of a subset, while the others you've realised it isn't.

People are not responsible for other people's actions purely on the grounds of sharing a skin color. To say otherwise is blatant racism.
"Neigh," he says.

See, this is why I'm talking to the horse instead.
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coyot posted...
Once someone said, we have more colonizer in our dna

ffs Im indigenous and my family lived in bareque huts..
What tribe
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No I wouldn't because that doesn't apply to me, we Mexicans got colonized. But then again I wouldn't call anyone a colonizer because it's fucking stupid to blame the current generation for the mistakes from hundreds of years ago. I got no beef with whites/spaniards and never will.
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No, and I certainly wouldn't remember the remark either nor the person. I would move on.
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It just means they they making false assumptions about my ancestry based on my skin color.
VeggetaX posted...
Alright stop tryna colonize my topic. It was a silly yes or no question.

Here's $20 and a bag of Doritos, thanks for your land
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I'm about 50%-60% indigenous but you wouldn't be able to tell by looking at me so I feel ehhhh
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Offense? No.
Find it ridiculous? Yes.

I'm not taking accountability for something I didn't do. Also if we want to talk ancestors l, part of my ancestry are victims too.

I might dabble in a conversation online about it, but IRL, I'd just ignore anyone calling me that. They aren't worth the energy as such a conversation isn't all that productive in the grand scheme of things. It assumes way to much about multiple things.
DrizztLink posted...
"Neigh," he says.

See, this is why I'm talking to the horse instead.
Can you explain how as a white person, I'm a colonizer?
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GeraldDarko posted...
Can you explain how as a white person, I'm a colonizer?
No, because that was not the point I was making.
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Yes.
Im mixed. Half of my ancestry didnt have a choice to be here. The other half, yeah its a valid call.
I wouldn't. I don't get offended over things I'm not guilty of.
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Not offended, but I would think it was a very silly thing to say.
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I'd be confused.
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DrizztLink posted...
No, because that was not the point I was making.
What is your point?
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