Clarity on reporting posts and on what defines a racial slur

I, personally, wouldn’t have thought gammon was racist. It’s basically a synonym, another way of saying, “red faced”.

I always saw it as applying to middle aged, or older, men, it’s usually men, who get themselves all “wound up” over the changing world. This angry makes their face go red and look like gammon, a dark pink/reddish colour. Some may even turn puce.

Wouldn’t see it as a permanent thing, unless the person involved has some sort of high blood pressure “issue”. If that’s the case they should really be avoiding any situation that gets them all “riled up”.

It may not be a flattering “descriptor” but it’s a far cry from being a racist slur.

It is an insult that is dished out based on a persons skin colour.

Is Red a race now??? Because that's the skin colour in question.

Also, on this site I'd say it's almost exclusively used by white people. Can it be considered a racial slur in that context? I'd have to say no. That would be like claiming black people calling eachother the N word is racist, when it's patently not.

I know some woke-lad was recently made a Mod and, as seems to be common with these so-called liberals, promptly tried to shut down debate on a load of threads he didn't agree with.

But going after him on the 'gammon' comment is pure stupid too.

Gammon IMO isn't a racist term, nor is it a gendered one.

It's a synonym with red-faced anger or rage, it does a job of both illustrating the red-faced anger that some folk work themselves up to. Much like Karen, Snowflake, boomer and zoomer are a descriptive shorthand for some demographic cohorts, it serves a purpose.

I do find it odd that anyone complaining about being labelled a gammon? Would take the snowflake path of seeking the word labelled as a racist pejorative? Rather than confront the behaviour that led to the label being applied?

The, traditional, conservative, fúck your feelings and anti-woke bandwagon that is so often the party labelled as Gammon, are the same ones claiming that it's offensive and racist? If their own words are just words? If the power ascribed to the word Gammon, is a pointed, direct and hurtful slur upon them?

Perhaps they could reflect upon what led to someone calling them Gammon in the 1st place?

Only if you don't actually know how racism is defined.

By means of comparison, how is Gammon different to these as a race based stereotype and racialized cariacature.

Would we allow these phrases?

Banana, Coconut, and Twinkie are pejorative terms, primarily used for Asian Americans who are perceived to have been assimilated and acculturated into mainstream American culture and who do not conform to typical South Asian or East Asian cultures.

Uncle Tom:

Also see the Emmy Award-winning 1987 documentary film Ethnic Notions by Black gay filmmaker Marlon Riggs narrated by actor Esther Rolle. The documentary narrates the history and legacy of the dehumanizing effects of African-American stereotypes and racializing caricatures from the "Loyal Uncle Tom" to grinning fools (see Stepin Fetchit) in cartoons, minstrel shows, advertisements, household artifacts, and even children's rhymes.

(refs taken from Wikipedia)

Because gammon isn't used as a pejorative against white people because they are white. it is used against people with particular traits.

it is a behaviour based caricature. Being an anti-immigrant bigot is a not a protected characteristic.

Some of you are really reaching here.

Then just call them that if that's what you think they are.

It is not based on behaviour alone. It clearly references skin colour.

They are not being called gammon because that's the choice of sunday dinner.

How else can you be a gammon except by having red cheeks on white skin?

It is race based stereotyping.

By that logic "Karen" is also a racist (and sexist) slur as it's predominantly used to refer to white women but I don't see anyone advocating for that to be proscribed.