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<blockquote data-quote="Which Tyler" data-source="post: 1058861" data-attributes="member: 73592"><p>Yes, people found the Exeter Chiefs imagery offensive in 1999 - but it was generally felt (amongst people who weren't from the marginalised community) that a minor sport on the other side of an ocean from the victims, where they'd pretty much never heard of rugby was "no harm, no foul". Crass, but okay at the time.</p><p>Since then though, the world has evolved, and our understanding of racism, victimisation etc has evolved; whilst rugby has become properly professional, and is becoming a much bigger sport in the USA, with MLR, Olympic7s, and RWC bids. It's now right in the face of the victims, rather than hidden half-a-world away.</p><p></p><p>I'm sure there wasn't, and still isn't intend to be offensive - but guess what - intent would only aggravate the seriousness, lack of intent doesn't absolve.</p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p>Now you're just being silly (or "<strong><a href="https://www.logicallyfallacious.com/logicalfallacies/Reductio-ad-Absurdum" target="_blank"><strong>Reductio Ad Absurdum</strong></a></strong>" as it's otherwise known)</p><p></p><p></p><p>And the "<a href="https://www.logicallyfallacious.com/logicalfallacies/Slippery-Slope" target="_blank"><strong>slippery slope</strong></a>" (absent any actual logical rationale) is a well known and acknowledged logical fallacy</p><p><img src="http://www.rugbyrebels.co/board/download/file.php?id=617" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Which Tyler, post: 1058861, member: 73592"] Yes, people found the Exeter Chiefs imagery offensive in 1999 - but it was generally felt (amongst people who weren't from the marginalised community) that a minor sport on the other side of an ocean from the victims, where they'd pretty much never heard of rugby was "no harm, no foul". Crass, but okay at the time. Since then though, the world has evolved, and our understanding of racism, victimisation etc has evolved; whilst rugby has become properly professional, and is becoming a much bigger sport in the USA, with MLR, Olympic7s, and RWC bids. It's now right in the face of the victims, rather than hidden half-a-world away. I'm sure there wasn't, and still isn't intend to be offensive - but guess what - intent would only aggravate the seriousness, lack of intent doesn't absolve. Now you're just being silly (or "[B][URL='https://www.logicallyfallacious.com/logicalfallacies/Reductio-ad-Absurdum'][B]Reductio Ad Absurdum[/B][/URL][/B]" as it's otherwise known) And the "[URL='https://www.logicallyfallacious.com/logicalfallacies/Slippery-Slope'][B]slippery slope[/B][/URL]" (absent any actual logical rationale) is a well known and acknowledged logical fallacy [IMG]http://www.rugbyrebels.co/board/download/file.php?id=617[/IMG] [/QUOTE]
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