Unfortunately, some animal advocates continue to use unfortunate and racially charged language to criticize Robinson. For example, on a Facebook page devoted to the King matter, someone commented on Robinsons pimpish Im the man attitude. That is shocking. When I pointed it out, another animal advocate responded: Racist comments of any kind of abhorrent, and perhaps the person shouldnt have used the word pimpish but you did not see his demeanor nor his mothers in court. [P]erhaps the person should not have used pimpish? Sorry, theres no perhaps about it. The use of pimpish is unquestionably racist in this context and should be condemned clearly as such. And how is Robinsons demeanor--or his mothers conduct-- in court relevant to the propriety of calling him pimpish? That is a rhetorical question. It isnt. We should all be upset by what Robinson did to King. But we should also remember that what he did was in no way different from the violence that we support every single day if we consume animal products. And however upset we are with anyone, we should never use racially charge language to voice our criticism.
Posted on: Fri, 17 Oct 2014 17:41:33 +0000
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