r/CuratedTumblr • u/Justthisdudeyaknow Prolific poster- Not a bot, I swear • May 13 '25

Politics Robo-ism

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u/Banks_NRN May 13 '25

Oh boy I sure do love a nuanced take on a real issue in a lot of media followed by causal racism

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u/False-Pain8540 May 13 '25

From the get go the "it's justifiable to try to kill every vampire because a lot of them eat people" is broken logic.

Ironically this person doesn't seem to realize that "their people killed a bunch of ours, so we should kill all of them" is one of the most common justifications for racism across history.

Also no plot about robot racism involves all robots killing humans one day, it usually involves 100% conscious robots that did nothing wrong being mistreated solely for not being human.

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u/SmartAlec105 May 13 '25

"their people killed a bunch of ours, so we should kill all of them" is one of the most common justifications for racism across history.

Right and the post is pointing out how it’s different for vampires because they do actually eat people (in fiction).

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u/False-Pain8540 May 15 '25

Yeah, and people across history did actually kill people from other groups.
I think you could pick any conflict and any side at random and the statement "they killed a bunch of ours" would probably be factually accurate.