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Full Throttle 10/24/17 12:59:28 AM #1: |
The segment was slammed as racially insensitive with social media users voicing outrage which has struggled with a string of controversies. A number of children were invited to the studio to display costumes for the Halloween holiday and kids dressed as rainbows and robots were featured..until it moved onto "organic fruit" costumes. A presenter says "Lucas is our watermelon" before a child of ethnic minority is introduced. The reaction was swift as users condemned the network for the move One user said "Overt racism, foolishm racism, or tone deaf racism?" Another said "No, they don't get the benefit of the doubt, Fox & Friends dresses up black child as watermelon for Halloween" But others defended the network as one person said "Let's be clear, watermelon is not racist and neither is fried chicken. signed black lady in NC. People nowadays have lost their minds" The racist stereotype of portraying African Americans as excessively fond of watermelon began during the 19th century, shortly after slaves won their freedom. Watermeon became a staple crop for black farmers after emancipation. Southern whites threatened new agricultural competitors and still reeling from the loss of war and responded by associating watermelons with racist tropes aimed at black people. Do you think this was racially insensitive?. The shocking pictures - https://tinyurl.com/y983w6rq http://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/pix/2017/10/23/14/459A1BB200000578-0-image-m-2_1508766811763.jpg Twitter - http://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/pix/2017/10/23/14/459A252F00000578-0-image-m-6_1508766994977.jpg http://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/pix/2017/10/23/15/459A253F00000578-0-image-m-17_1508767254577.jpg http://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/pix/2017/10/23/15/459AAD1A00000578-5008845-image-a-2_1508770688087.jpg http://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/pix/2017/10/23/15/459AAD1F00000578-5008845-image-m-3_1508770694155.jpg --- call me mrduckbear, sweater monkeys. Everytime a GFAQS User Steps On A Bug, I'll Stop Posting for 24 HOURS I'm an Asian Liberal. RESIST The Alt-Right ... Copied to Clipboard!
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GanonsSpirit 10/24/17 1:13:33 AM #2: |
What's the other kid supposed to be?
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Person106 10/24/17 1:15:20 AM #3: |
I love Fox & Friends "racial insensitivity." If it's "racially insensitive," I love it.
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Sahuagin 10/24/17 1:16:42 AM #4: |
I don't know why they're even associated in the first place, but whatever it is, isn't that stereotyping, not racism?
Full Throttle posted... The racist stereotype of portraying African Americans as excessively fond of watermelon began during the 19th century, shortly after slaves won their freedom. Watermeon became a staple crop for black farmers after emancipation. oh... nm I guess --- The truth basks in scrutiny. http://i.imgur.com/GMouTGs.jpg http://projecteuler.net/profile/Sahuagin.png ... Copied to Clipboard!
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Yellow 10/24/17 1:17:16 AM #5: |
They probably saw it coming or something. I don't really care. Shittiest network stays shittiest network.
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Golden Road 10/24/17 1:18:45 AM #6: |
If it were anyone but Fox News, I'd give them the benefit of the doubt as just something they overlooked. But when it's Fox News, specifically, they don't really have a great track record on racial sensitivity =/
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dioxxys 10/24/17 1:20:27 AM #7: |
lol it doesnt really matter
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Syntheticon 10/24/17 1:35:11 AM #8: |
Regardless of their intention, surely someone at some point said "hey, uh, are you sure we should use the black kid for the watermelon?"
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Melon_Master 10/24/17 2:05:01 AM #9: |
GanonsSpirit posted...
What's the other kid supposed to be? A metrosexual pineapple? --- http://i.imgur.com/linui.png http://i.imgur.com/FiYI1.jpg PotDs UnOfficial President and Official Sheldon Cooper ... Copied to Clipboard!
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TheCyborgNinja 10/24/17 4:40:06 AM #10: |
Race is such a touchy subject for Americans. People need to find a way to get over it. It only has power because it is given power.
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EvilMegas 10/24/17 6:33:58 AM #11: |
How is fox racist for that? Did they make him be a watermelon?
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Zikten 10/24/17 10:53:47 AM #12: |
he looks white to me, not black
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Golden Road 10/24/17 12:31:22 PM #13: |
TheCyborgNinja posted...
Race is such a touchy subject for Americans. People need to find a way to get over it. It only has power because it is given power. This is one of those "sound smarter by saying it" things that's technically true, but for practical purposes, pretty meaningless. Racists don't like giving up that power so easily. --- Who's your favorite character from "Bend It Like Beckham"? And you can't say Beckham. ... Copied to Clipboard!
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waterdeepchu 10/24/17 12:35:41 PM #14: |
Yes, its racially insensitive. I don't think they did it on purpose, they just... didn't think at all before doing it. A common problem with Fox.
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Blue_Thunder 10/24/17 12:58:31 PM #15: |
Full Throttle posted...
But others defended the network as one person said "Let's be clear, watermelon is not racist and neither is fried chicken. signed black lady in NC. People nowadays have lost their minds" Amen sister. --- FC: 2724-1435-8055 - IGN: PSI_BLUE Spelling errors make me laugh. ... Copied to Clipboard!
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