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White comedian rejected for show in MTL after dreadlocks deemed cultural apropriation

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More over the top "political correctness" white hating bullshit. Typical Libtard philosophy.


MONTREAL — An aspiring Montreal comedian has been told he cannot take part in shows at a university bar because his dreadlocks are a form of cultural appropriation.

The Coop les Recoltes, a bar and solidarity co-operative at the Universite du Quebec a Montreal, confirmed on Facebook its decision to exclude Zach Poitras, who is white, because of his hairstyle. Poitras, denied a spot at the Snowflake Comedy Club and another evening of “engaged humour,” declined comment on the situation.
The bar is operated by the UQAM branch of the Public Interest Research Group, which focuses on environmental and social issues. In its Facebook statement, the co-operative says its mission is to be “a safe space, free of relationships of oppression.” It describes cultural appropriation as a form of violence.

“We will not tolerate any discrimination or harassment within our spaces,” it says. It defines cultural appropriation as when “someone from a dominant culture appropriates symbols, clothing or hairstyles that come from historically dominated cultures.”
It adds that wearing dreadlocks is “a privilege” for a white person, whereas a black person with the same hair “is going to find himself refused access to job opportunities or spaces (apartments, schools, parties, sports competitions, etc.)”

Even if the person wearing dreadlocks is not racist himself, the group adds, the chosen hairstyle “conveys racism.” It calls cultural appropriation “a form of passive oppression, a privilege to be deconstructed and in particular a manifestation of ordinary racism.”
Last summer, American actor Zac Efron was accused of cultural appropriation after posting a photo of himself with dreadlocks on social media along with the caption, “just for fun.” Canadian singer Justin Bieber faced similar criticism in 2016 when he posted photos of himself with dreadlocked blond hair.

Greg Robinson, a UQAM professor specializing in black history, compared the wearing of dreadlocks by whites to the widely denounced practice of actors wearing blackface to portray characters of colour.
“What I mean is that it is whites who dress up as blacks to make fun of them,” he said, adding that even when the intention is not mockery but embracing another culture, one has to be careful.
“It’s like the N-word,” Robinson said. “Blacks can use it among themselves, but if someone from outside uses it, even if he wants to be like blacks, among blacks, there is still an aspect that remains rooted in history.”

The Coop les Recoltes did not respond to an interview request.

https://nationalpost.com/news/canad...fter-dreadlocks-deemed-cultural-appropriation
 

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I'm not gonna lie. I lean left on most things. This is just flat out stupid. It screams of people not having real things to do in their life so they look for boogeymen where none exist.
 

Grimnul

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Yup. Also traditionally a liberal. This is the kind of shit that loses us elections. This PC silliness needs to end.
 

hedo rick

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I fucking hate liberal sjws
 

JackBurton

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I’m sure all 6 of the audience members at that show will be very happy to hear he is excluded.
 

Butler1000

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I'd say the name of the club is entirely appropriate.....
 

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Within polite society and the fraternity of men there remains the premise that a man who welches on a bet, whether totally or in spirit, is not a man. He is a mouse. A rat. To be mocked. To be shunned. To be known as unworthy of trust.

Such a vermin lurks now among us...
Agreed. trump has reneged/welched on many deals and promises.
 

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Stupid decision if true, but..... Is everybody sure this isn’t a gag? The “Snowflake Comedy Club”? If this is the same Zack Poitras who used to write for Funny or Die, I’m not sure that this isn’t a big prank.

Here’s what he looked like a couple years ago:




It’s possible that he adopted the dreadlock look when he moved from being a writer to doing standup - so maybe it’s become a part of his schtick... so worst case: this incident raises his profile and is fodder for a hell of a lot of jokes.
 

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September 1939 - 19 year old Canadian males are off the European theatre for the second time in a generation to take up arms to protect the helpless. They fly in bombers and fighters, they sail in destroyers and corvettes, and they storm the beaches. They fight in Europe and Asia and everywhere in between and they carve out a fearsome reputation and at the same time they pick up farm implements to get the shattered farms up and running to prevent starvation in Holland .

January 2019 and 19 year old Canadian males suffer trigger words and need safe spaces and fight the fight for correct pronoun use, and against the cultural appropriation of dread locks.

What the fuck happened?
 

richaceg

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performing in Universities? he was asking for it...lol...
 

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September 1939 - 19 year old Canadian males are off the European theatre for the second time in a generation to take up arms to protect the helpless. They fly in bombers and fighters, they sail in destroyers and corvettes, and they storm the beaches. They fight in Europe and Asia and everywhere in between and they carve out a fearsome reputation and at the same time they pick up farm implements to get the shattered farms up and running to prevent starvation in Holland .

January 2019 and 19 year old Canadian males suffer trigger words and need safe spaces and fight the fight for correct pronoun use, and against the cultural appropriation of dread locks.

What the fuck happened?
Socialism happened. The first step on a road to the Utopia is control of the language and expression in general because honest criticism ain't allowed without first bowing to the orthodoxy.
 

Insidious Von

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performing in Universities? he was asking for it...lol...
If true it's unfortunate. Numerous comics and bands have developed in the college circuit, most notably Lewis Black and REM. Will Lewis have to change his name to Beige just to not offend?
 

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Speaking of Quebec comedians: https://nationalpost.com/news/canad...in-court-defending-joke-about-disabled-singer

It’s a special kinda of asshole that jokes about drowning a disabled kid.

The unwritten rule in good comedy is you pick on the things that people can change: asshole, misandrist etc. you dont pick on qualities someone can’t change like being handicapped.

It’s the first story I saw in the paper when I woke up. Really puts a shitty color on my day.

Wtf is wrong with Quebec?
 

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This podcast perfectly explains what’s happening here...many of us just don’t know how bad this is, but it’s getting worse and affecting these kids psychologically and messing them up to the point that they will not be prepared for the real world. They don’t even know who they are anymore , what they stand for, and what are their core values because they have been used and pawned by others and other agendas to the point that it might be to late for repair.

Maybe a better term to consider would be pawned culture.

 
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