Stretch Posted January 8, 2019 Share Maybe all of us saffas should go on that.... I'll be right behind malema...You've kind of highlighted whats wrong in SA in your one sentence...."If it's ok for xyz to do something wrong.. Then it's ok for me" BigDL 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gombai Posted January 8, 2019 Share While I 100% agree with a level sensitivity that needs to be exercised when doing this, the correct approach is not to criticise and thereby discourage people from reporting crimes or possible crimes, but rather to encourage it and then educate on how to do so more sensitively. Agreed Patch, my aim with my post was to understand hence the question "Is there something I am missing here" and in subsequent posts I have aimed to raise awarness not to criticise Absolutely... But saying 'this might be a stolen bike' is different to saying 'That guy doesn't even know it's an e-bike' or 'that guy definitely can't afford a charger' and other such things. 100%, thats was my gripe That's not stereotyping.. It's called racial bias... And I think it's exactly what the point is...we have to move away from racial bias. I know that the US police services go on regular training to eliminate racial bias in their day to day operations Agreed, Racial, class - we need to first be aware of our biases then decide whether we want to move away and if so, we can train/gain more opinions. My recommendation here is that we move away from it. Maybe all of us saffas should go on that.... I'll be right behind malema... Maybe sias, I purposefully stayed away from politics because I see the hub as a community of similar interests on bikes specifically. Zatopek 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sias Posted January 8, 2019 Share Maybe sias, I purposefully stayed away from politics because I see the hub as a community of similar interests on bikes specifically.You're in for a rude awakening!!! Rouxenator, bikebloke, gombai and 2 others 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
porqui Posted January 8, 2019 Share That's not stereotyping.. It's called racial bias... And I think it's exactly what the point is...we have to move away from racial bias. I know that the US police services go on regular training to eliminate racial bias in their day to day operations I'm sorry but there are certain characters I would suspect as well who would be of a different racial group (same as mine). In fact I would venture to guess that some of a similar economic class or even higher than I might be inclined to ride bikes that could be of suspect origins. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheJ Posted January 8, 2019 Share That's not stereotyping.. It's called racial bias... And I think it's exactly what the point is...we have to move away from racial bias. I know that the US police services go on regular training to eliminate racial bias in their day to day operations Stereotyping and racial bias can often be interchangeable. I've had a few things stolen from me over the years, and once the truth came out, or footage was checked, every time it was individuals from a certain group. How are stereotypes formed? By those individuals constantly repeating the very behavior and actions that lead to that stereotype being formed. People that "suffer from being stereotyped", need to shift their anger, not towards those that stereotype them, but towards those in their same group (socio economical / race / religion etc) who perpetuate the very, often negative, behavior that created the stereotype in the first place. "Hey, you're making us look bad!" Edited January 10, 2019 by TheJ sias, Dirkitech, Walt Jabsco and 3 others 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheJ Posted January 8, 2019 Share Agreed, Racial, class - we need to first be aware of our biases then decide whether we want to move away and if so, we can train/gain more opinions. My recommendation here is that we move away from it. See now that's a thing. Biases form from what we witness with our own eyes every day. What you are proposing is a form of willful ignorance, "innocent until proven guilty", over and over again. How many times do you see yourself, or others, forcing themselves to back out of a certain through or bias (innocent until proven guilty), before you start going........ heeeeeeyyyy... 19 out of 20 bikes that are stolen seem to be ridden/stolen by individuals of a certain race/religion/economic class/whatever... 50 times? 100 times? On the 101th thread on BikeHub titled "Possible Stolen bike today", you wouldn't be blamed by going... it was probably a bloody ".................." again! Biases/Stereotypes can only be blamed on the very people who's behavior over and over again, created those stereotypes/biases. And the general populous cannot be blamed for using their free thought to start seeing trends and accepting those biases. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stretch Posted January 8, 2019 Share Stereotyping and racial bias can often be interchangeable. Not really..stereotyping is a simple association while bias is a prejudice School shooters in the US are all white males is a racial bias. All southerners are Hicks is a stereotype Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chingy182 Posted January 8, 2019 Share I guess this thread will eventually be the death of the good Samaritan trying to help identify and recover stolen bikes ever again without being criticized or being branded as something first. leeubok, Milkman, gemmerbal and 10 others 13 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Long Wheel Base Posted January 8, 2019 Share Some big words being used on this thread. Too big for overall wearers like myself. Opc_danny, OneLove, Kalahari Vegmot and 3 others 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Captain Fastbastard Mayhem Posted January 8, 2019 Share Not really..stereotyping is a simple association while bias is a prejudice School shooters in the US are all white males is a racial bias. All southerners are Hicks is a stereotypeHave there been school shootings perpetrated by "african american" or non-white Americans? If so, then it's racial bias. If not, then it's just a stat, and therefore by definition cannot be classed as a racial bias (in the manner in which we're talking about biases) It CAN be classed as a racial bias insofar as only white americans have perpetrated school shootings, or the data shows that the majority of school shooters are in fact white male, and therefore the bias skews towards a single race, ito who perpetrates it. Still not a racial bias in the way you're using it. (derogatory / racist) Edited January 8, 2019 by Captain Fatbastard Mayhem Chingy182 and Dirkitech 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stretch Posted January 8, 2019 Share Have there been school shootings perpetrated by "african american" or non-white Americans? If so, then it's racial bias. If not, then it's just a stat.The correct term is actually implicit bias I believe and that covers gender race and social status... It's been generalised to racial bias by popular media... And me apparently... Captain Fastbastard Mayhem 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LongDonkey Posted January 8, 2019 Share I wear overalls and there is no way I will be able to afford that bike and I work on aircraft ..... Could be worse. You could work on an oil rig and just picked up a bike you bought for your nephew.... Long Wheel Base, Patchelicious, Odinson and 3 others 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gemmerbal Posted January 8, 2019 Share while everyone is commenting on the person ON the bike, no one seems to be concerned with the fact that the bike might be missing its owner? edit: eventhough it's an e-bike... Edited January 8, 2019 by gemmerbal MDJ, Rouxenator and Arries87 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dirkitech Posted January 8, 2019 Share That's not stereotyping.. It's called racial bias... And I think it's exactly what the point is...we have to move away from racial bias. I know that the US police services go on regular training to eliminate racial bias in their day to day operationsThere was absolutely no race (technically still isn't) in this thread until some people brought it in incorrectly, including yourself. To point out what seems to me like hypocrisy - you assumed because some people used the word "overalls" that it implies "black male", which is applying racial bias to what was statistical bias. Stereotypes can be biased and not just "simple associations" and our differing bias opinions are living proof. Not really..stereotyping is a simple association while bias is a prejudice School shooters in the US are all white males is a racial bias. All southerners are Hicks is a stereotypeI was going to comment, but scrolled down and saw Captain Mayhem say exactly what I was going to. It's not racial bias, its statistics. The persons of whatever their race where that colour before their actions took place, not after. As a side note, I get the feeling that my arguments may come across as aggressive - that's not my intention if anyone perceives it as such. mazambaan 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dieter ( ͡° ͜ʖ ͡°) Posted January 8, 2019 Share TheKaiser, Wayne Potgieter, Kalahari Vegmot and 12 others 15 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eccc whippet Posted January 8, 2019 Share Has a giant (*correction trek*) ebike been reported stolen? Edited January 8, 2019 by eccc whippet Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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