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What do you think of the "Oreo" comment made by the Opposition leader?

Poll ended at September 22nd, 2018, 12:16 pm

It was a racist statement and she needs to apologize.
13
17%
Not racist but socially unacceptable.
15
20%
Risky but appropriate description of the Prime Minister.
48
63%
 
Total votes: 76

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Re: Poll: The "Oreo" comment... racist?

Postby brainchild » September 23rd, 2018, 12:48 pm

I didn't read all the comments but the issue here is why should race matter? Every administration makes moves that allows some citizens to benefit more than others, why should their ethnicity matter? If his moves benefited africans mainly she would have gone back to the "we time now" comment. Time to rise above this childish politics instead of getting sucked in every time and perpetuate the nonsense.
I'm no PNMite but the fact is the UNC had 5yrs and didn't do anything spectacular but maintain the status quo, always avoiding certain issues. I'm not a fan of the current PNM tactics but at least some longstanding issues are being addressed (petrotrin)and time will tell if this leads to positive change.

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Re: Poll: The "Oreo" comment... racist?

Postby realtalk777 » September 23rd, 2018, 11:03 pm

Nope not racist. Means he's changing his mind like black and white. Continuously contradicting himself. Lying as most of us will say.

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Re: Poll: The "Oreo" comment... racist?

Postby shake d livin wake d dead » September 24th, 2018, 5:28 am

I think he is ah domino

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Re: Poll: The "Oreo" comment... racist?

Postby gastly369 » September 24th, 2018, 9:03 pm

Orr kk
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Re: Poll: The "Oreo" comment... racist?

Postby matr1x » September 24th, 2018, 9:24 pm

I always thought he was made of cowdung inside...

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Re: Poll: The "Oreo" comment... racist?

Postby timelapse » September 25th, 2018, 8:09 am

The only thing i find though, is that Kams isn't one to be talking either, as far as I concerned, all politicians become oreos or some sort of cream filled biscuit once they get into power. businessmen and party financiers win regardless

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Postby WarrLordd » September 25th, 2018, 9:34 am

gastly369 wrote:Orr kkIMG-20180924-WA0036.jpeg


Hard luck they I seeing an expiry date on the Dixie. Oreo going and win 2020 hold yuh head from now its shelf time is ah lifetime. Down to the other day I called my partner a oreo and he laugh saying he want to dip in some milk (white woman)

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Re: Poll: The "Oreo" comment... racist?

Postby K74T » September 25th, 2018, 11:55 am

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Re: Poll: The "Oreo" comment... racist?

Postby gastly369 » September 25th, 2018, 12:08 pm

Do u luuu me

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Re: Poll: The "Oreo" comment... racist?

Postby K74T » September 25th, 2018, 12:18 pm

Trap money bene

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Re: Poll: The "Oreo" comment... racist?

Postby one eye » January 12th, 2020, 3:35 pm

hydroep wrote:
The great Oreo battle
PNM claims racism, UNC says it’s a distraction

Sean Douglas

OPPOSITION Leader Kamla Persad-Bissessar’s characterisation on Monday of Prime Minister Dr Keith Rowley as being an “Oreo”, was condemned as racist by the ruling People’s National Movement (PNM) in several statements yesterday.

However, a United National Congress (UNC) group has accused the PNM of trying to create an uproar so as to distract the national community away from pressing national concerns such as violence against women and the Petrotrin refinery closure.

Black Agenda director David Muhammed also weighed in by saying the “Oreo” comment may be inappropriate but is not racist and is actually an allegation that a person was not black enough. The PNM’s Arouca/Maloney Constituency hit Persad-Bissessar’s remarks as “racist, vile and disgusting” and showed her “sinking to the lowest of her lows.”

“It is a highly derogatory and offensive term used to refer to someone of African descent as being ‘black on the outside, white on the inside,’ including persons who speak proper English, attain high academic achievement and having a diverse group of associates.

“The implications of the use of such a term by Mrs Kamla Persad-Bissessar, a former Prime Minister herself, are deeply troubling and speaks to someone with a mind-set who only sees and judges people by the colour of their skin and ethnic background rather than the content of their character.”

MUST BE CONDEMNED

The PNM group said her words must be condemned by all right-thinking citizens and the Opposition Leader, by her words and perilous stewardship of the country’s affairs, had shown her unsuitability for any position of public trust.

“We call upon Mrs Kamla Persad-Bissessar to apologise unreservedly to the Honourable PM, all persons of African descent and the country by extension for her latest racist rant and we call on her to exercise some sober judgement by resisting the urge to divide the country along racial lines.”

The statement said political desperation is no excuse to act irresponsibly by uttering such divisive and polarizing words.

Recalling Persad-Bissessar’s attendance at the Independence celebration wearing national colours, the PNM urged her and her party to live by the words of the national anthem “Here every creed and race, find an equal place.”

The Ministry of Communications hit Persad-Bissessar’s remarks as “despicable and nakedly racist.” It said, “Whilst this Government has been guiding and leading the country in a stable, inclusive and productive way, through a number of difficult and demanding situations, including, the financial contagion effects created by Petrotrin, Mrs Kamla Persad-Bissessar and the United National Congress (UNC) have once again attempted to destabilize the country by consciously and intentionally utilizing race to divide and destroy TT.”

The ministry said the Government will not condone the use of race or class to attack any citizen, and rejected attempts to stir up racial tension in the country.

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PARTY GROUP?

One Opposition activist, in a Facebook comment, asked, “Is the Ministry of Communications a PNM party group now?”

The UNC National Women’s Arm expressed its “displeasure and disappointment” at what it called the PNM’s desperate attempt to distract from issues plaguing the country by creating an outcry over the use of the word “Oreo.”

The group said the PNM had failed to acknowledge an upsurge in domestic violence, women going missing daily and the upcoming refinery shutdown, which will have a ripple effect nationwide of joblessness, domestic violence, suicide and depression.

“The UNC National Women’s Arm will not allow these issues to be swept under the carpet.” It urged the PNM Women’s League and the Government to address the refinery shutdown, the ferry fiasco, the increase in crimes against women and the displacement of families at the Curepe Interchange. “As we await the budget... we once more call on those in authority to place the people first and do not engage in distractions and deflections to conceal the incompetence of this PNM Government.”

FB WEIGHS IN

The Oreo issue lit up Facebook yesterday. Steven Cadiz, former trade minister in the Persad-Bissessar administration, said, “What in God’s name got into the LOTO (Leader of the Opposition)? The ‘Oreo’ statement was downright racist like the ‘Calcutta Ship.’.Two wrongs simply do not make it right!”

Arima Mayor in the former government Ghassan “Gus” Youseph hit, “When she links ‘Oreo’ with the stupid destructive talk of the so-called one per cent her statement (is) not only racist but a statement of hate. She is speaking Roget language. Maybe she is making overtures there at the expense of the welfare of the country.”

However, former attorney general Garvin Nicholas was unfazed, saying there is a difference between a racist comment and a derogatory comment.

“Being described as an Oreo is derogatory. It’s a derogatory description of behaviour. It’s not an attack on his ethnicity. It is important that we understand the difference. “It is not to say that it is appropriate. I have always found the term to be stupid.”


https://newsday.co.tt/2018/09/13/the-great-oreo-battle/


​David Muhammed is a very backward false hypocritical anti African, pro hindu, pro Kamla, pro Devant Maharaj.

​David talks African, but by God that man knows he is not African. He can talk it, but God and our ancestors and real intelligent conscious African know he knows not what African is!

​Devant and Ramdeen give David all his crime stats to remind. If David only had the slightest sense of being black even a crappo would know.

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Re: Poll: The "Oreo" comment... racist?

Postby zoom rader » January 12th, 2020, 4:08 pm

one eye wrote:
hydroep wrote:
The great Oreo battle
PNM claims racism, UNC says it’s a distraction

Sean Douglas

OPPOSITION Leader Kamla Persad-Bissessar’s characterisation on Monday of Prime Minister Dr Keith Rowley as being an “Oreo”, was condemned as racist by the ruling People’s National Movement (PNM) in several statements yesterday.

However, a United National Congress (UNC) group has accused the PNM of trying to create an uproar so as to distract the national community away from pressing national concerns such as violence against women and the Petrotrin refinery closure.

Black Agenda director David Muhammed also weighed in by saying the “Oreo” comment may be inappropriate but is not racist and is actually an allegation that a person was not black enough. The PNM’s Arouca/Maloney Constituency hit Persad-Bissessar’s remarks as “racist, vile and disgusting” and showed her “sinking to the lowest of her lows.”

“It is a highly derogatory and offensive term used to refer to someone of African descent as being ‘black on the outside, white on the inside,’ including persons who speak proper English, attain high academic achievement and having a diverse group of associates.

“The implications of the use of such a term by Mrs Kamla Persad-Bissessar, a former Prime Minister herself, are deeply troubling and speaks to someone with a mind-set who only sees and judges people by the colour of their skin and ethnic background rather than the content of their character.”

MUST BE CONDEMNED

The PNM group said her words must be condemned by all right-thinking citizens and the Opposition Leader, by her words and perilous stewardship of the country’s affairs, had shown her unsuitability for any position of public trust.

“We call upon Mrs Kamla Persad-Bissessar to apologise unreservedly to the Honourable PM, all persons of African descent and the country by extension for her latest racist rant and we call on her to exercise some sober judgement by resisting the urge to divide the country along racial lines.”

The statement said political desperation is no excuse to act irresponsibly by uttering such divisive and polarizing words.

Recalling Persad-Bissessar’s attendance at the Independence celebration wearing national colours, the PNM urged her and her party to live by the words of the national anthem “Here every creed and race, find an equal place.”

The Ministry of Communications hit Persad-Bissessar’s remarks as “despicable and nakedly racist.” It said, “Whilst this Government has been guiding and leading the country in a stable, inclusive and productive way, through a number of difficult and demanding situations, including, the financial contagion effects created by Petrotrin, Mrs Kamla Persad-Bissessar and the United National Congress (UNC) have once again attempted to destabilize the country by consciously and intentionally utilizing race to divide and destroy TT.”

The ministry said the Government will not condone the use of race or class to attack any citizen, and rejected attempts to stir up racial tension in the country.

MINISTRY A PNM

PARTY GROUP?

One Opposition activist, in a Facebook comment, asked, “Is the Ministry of Communications a PNM party group now?”

The UNC National Women’s Arm expressed its “displeasure and disappointment” at what it called the PNM’s desperate attempt to distract from issues plaguing the country by creating an outcry over the use of the word “Oreo.”

The group said the PNM had failed to acknowledge an upsurge in domestic violence, women going missing daily and the upcoming refinery shutdown, which will have a ripple effect nationwide of joblessness, domestic violence, suicide and depression.

“The UNC National Women’s Arm will not allow these issues to be swept under the carpet.” It urged the PNM Women’s League and the Government to address the refinery shutdown, the ferry fiasco, the increase in crimes against women and the displacement of families at the Curepe Interchange. “As we await the budget... we once more call on those in authority to place the people first and do not engage in distractions and deflections to conceal the incompetence of this PNM Government.”

FB WEIGHS IN

The Oreo issue lit up Facebook yesterday. Steven Cadiz, former trade minister in the Persad-Bissessar administration, said, “What in God’s name got into the LOTO (Leader of the Opposition)? The ‘Oreo’ statement was downright racist like the ‘Calcutta Ship.’.Two wrongs simply do not make it right!”

Arima Mayor in the former government Ghassan “Gus” Youseph hit, “When she links ‘Oreo’ with the stupid destructive talk of the so-called one per cent her statement (is) not only racist but a statement of hate. She is speaking Roget language. Maybe she is making overtures there at the expense of the welfare of the country.”

However, former attorney general Garvin Nicholas was unfazed, saying there is a difference between a racist comment and a derogatory comment.

“Being described as an Oreo is derogatory. It’s a derogatory description of behaviour. It’s not an attack on his ethnicity. It is important that we understand the difference. “It is not to say that it is appropriate. I have always found the term to be stupid.”


https://newsday.co.tt/2018/09/13/the-great-oreo-battle/


​David Muhammed is a very backward false hypocritical anti African, pro hindu, pro Kamla, pro Devant Maharaj.

​David talks African, but by God that man knows he is not African. He can talk it, but God and our ancestors and real intelligent conscious African know he knows not what African is!

​Devant and Ramdeen give David all his crime stats to remind. If David only had the slightest sense of being black even a crappo would know.
Tuner needs more people like you bro.

You smart, elite must be proud

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Re: Poll: The "Oreo" comment... racist?

Postby The_Honourable » January 12th, 2020, 4:08 pm

one eye wrote:David Muhammed is a very backward false hypocritical anti African, pro hindu, pro Kamla, pro Devant Maharaj.

​David talks African, but by God that man knows he is not African. He can talk it, but God and our ancestors and real intelligent conscious African know he knows not what African is!

​Devant and Ramdeen give David all his crime stats to remind. If David only had the slightest sense of being black even a crappo would know.


You're retarded :?

So for you, a real intelligent conscious African is someone like fitzgerald hinds ent? :lol:

I don't always agree with David but he teaches being black first but many like you put pnm first before everything else. He's not pro-hindu, pro-kamla and for sure not pro-devant. He shows that an "indian" or "hindu" government will support and empower their culture whereas when the PNM is in power, they will disassociate from it, avoid helping the black community (maybe some crumbs), and empower other communities like the syrians, chinese and indian businessmen.

You can't be pro-black or black conscious and be PNM at the same time. The PNM does not like charismatic pro-black men because they will wake black minds up who will get wise and start a revolution. In PNM's book, the only pro black man afro-trinidadians should look up to is Eric Williams.

Did you know the man who came up with the term "Black Power" Stokely Carmichael aka Kwame Ture was banned from T&T by Eric Williams in 1970? You know who lifted the ban? Injun Basdeo Panday. Of course you wouldn't know that because yuh busy collecting a pittance from balisier house to talk a bunch of chit on tuner so you can buy a kfc kids pack and top up some gyul phone who will call a gunman to end up in she hole :lol:

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Re: Poll: The "Oreo" comment... racist?

Postby zoom rader » January 12th, 2020, 4:12 pm

The_Honourable wrote:
one eye wrote:David Muhammed is a very backward false hypocritical anti African, pro hindu, pro Kamla, pro Devant Maharaj.

​David talks African, but by God that man knows he is not African. He can talk it, but God and our ancestors and real intelligent conscious African know he knows not what African is!

​Devant and Ramdeen give David all his crime stats to remind. If David only had the slightest sense of being black even a crappo would know.


You're retarded :?

So for you, a real intelligent conscious African is someone like fitzgerald hinds ent?

I don't always agree with David but he teaches being black first but many like you put pnm first before everything else. He's not pro-hindu, pro-kamla and for sure not pro-devant. He shows that an "indian" or "hindu" government will support and empower their culture whereas when the PNM is in power, they will disassociate from it, avoid helping the black community (maybe some crumbs), and empower other communities like the syrians, chinese and indian businessmen.

You can't be pro-black or black conscious and be PNM at the same time. The PNM does not like charismatic pro-black men because they will wake black minds up who will get wise and start a revolution. In PNM's book, the only pro black man afro-trinidadians should look up to is Eric Williams.

Did you know the man who came up with the term "Black Power" Stokely Carmichael aka Kwame Ture was banned from T&T by Eric Williams in 1970? You know who lifted the ban? Injun Basdeo Panday. Of course you wouldn't know that because yuh busy collecting a pittance from balisier house to talk a bunch of chit on tuner so you can buy a kfc kids pack and top up some gyul phone who will call a gunman to end up in she hole
Don't speak facts bro.

We cant let these people be educated

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Re: Poll: The "Oreo" comment... racist?

Postby matr1x » January 12th, 2020, 6:32 pm

They wear white people clothes, they worship white people gods, and they try to show the white people what good little lemmings they are. Not 1842.....just Friday.

They say they hated slavery, but they act now, its like they miss that time.

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Re: Poll: The "Oreo" comment... racist?

Postby zoom rader » January 12th, 2020, 6:55 pm

matr1x wrote:They wear white people clothes, they worship white people gods, and they try to show the white people what good little lemmings they are. Not 1842.....just Friday.

They say they hated slavery, but they act now, its like they miss that time.
In this case it's not white people.

It's Arabs

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Postby matr1x » January 12th, 2020, 9:41 pm

zoom rader wrote:
matr1x wrote:They wear white people clothes, they worship white people gods, and they try to show the white people what good little lemmings they are. Not 1842.....just Friday.

They say they hated slavery, but they act now, its like they miss that time.
In this case it's not white people.

It's Arabs

Local white too

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Re: Poll: The

Postby zoom rader » January 13th, 2020, 7:02 am

matr1x wrote:
zoom rader wrote:
matr1x wrote:They wear white people clothes, they worship white people gods, and they try to show the white people what good little lemmings they are. Not 1842.....just Friday.

They say they hated slavery, but they act now, its like they miss that time.
In this case it's not white people.

It's Arabs

Local white too


Nah dem smarter and dislike Arabs even more

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