TomJoadsLich

TomJoadsLich t1_ixhkujt wrote

Can we post a thread about Chesapeake? Feel like we should have solidarity with other Virginians

I’m making my Mac and Cheese and driving to Baltimore to see family

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TomJoadsLich t1_irx1ms3 wrote

Eh. I agree with you that calling their owners low class is a dog whistle (no pun intended.) But dog breeds are bred to do things; acknowledging that fact is not comparable to racism. It rubs me the wrong way when people act like acknowledging retrievers retrieve, pointers point, shepherds shepherds, and my pitbull terrier will kill a rabbit in a heart beat if he was allowed to - is comparable to racism. It feels like you’re equating racism - which is completely unfounded - to acknowledging that genetics in dogs have an impact on behavior

Just to be clear - I own a pitbull and have owned a wheaten terrier

Seriously, I don’t see how equating the two is not actually more racist - you’re saying that black peoples and ethnic minorities are facing discrimination like dogs

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