'What is a Gronk?': 11 User-Generated Highlights From the Blackface War of '09

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7. THE "GRONK" AFFAIR

· From Timmy

Posted 07 Oct 2009, 10:08 AM

Lets put this into perspective ok yes there is a racial issue in the states and yes some ppl to this day still discriminate against a person because of their creed or colour this also happens in Australia to this day as well. I think what the issue here is that HCJ felt obliged to say something which he did, and I respect that yet in saying that I also feel that HJC felt obliged to say something because a major part of his core fan base are jazz loving African Americans so if at the very least he is protecting his income. Good work Harry ya gronk

Timmy <-- Australian

· From Ben

Posted 07 Oct 2009, 10:21 AM

Timmy,

I told you to shut the fuck up.

...I feel like I'm gonna be here all night.

PS. What is a gronk?

· From Timmy

Posted 07 Oct 2009, 11:25 AM

you are a gronk ben

· From Timmy

Posted 07 Oct 2009, 11:30 AM

you are a gronk ben

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8. THE WHITEFACE ARGUMENT

· From Fred

Posted 07 Oct 2009, 2:56 PM

I'd like to see how many of you would be outraged if it were black people painting their faces white. Oh wait, none of you would be, because it's ok to be racist against whites.

· From Fred

Posted 07 Oct 2009, 5:46 PM

Oh my God there was a guy with a white painted face. I'm white! I'm offended!

· From Nathan

Posted 07 Oct 2009, 6:43 PM

If this is the way it is going then I demand a public apology from the Wayans brothers for their movie 'White Chicks'.

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9. THE BATTLEGROUND

· From Pluto

Posted 07 Oct 2009, 7:28 PM

I'm utterly disgusted by all this. I am an Australian. And i'm bloody proud of it. I've always had a hatred for American's, but this just boils my blood. Quite frankly, non of you yanks can even comment on this, you don't know our culture, whether you think you understand it, coz you read a bloody wiki article about it, or not! I won't even start on how wiki is SUCH a reliable source of information. You yanks need to get your head out of your arse and stop meddling with other countries. We don't need, nor want your opinion. Australians, in general, are not racist. Our country is so multicultural, theres barely any caucasians left. And either way, this whole racism thing has gone way to far... globally. And i'm sick to death of the fact that everyone else is aloud to be racist, you just can't do it if you're white. The truth of the matter is, no matter what we do, humans will always be racist, its embedded in our brains.I think everyone should just get over it. If you enjoyed it... great! If you hated it... good for you. Just leave it alone, coz we all have more important things to deal with.

· From Ben

Posted 07 Oct 2009, 11:48 PM

Hi Pluto,

I'm Australian and I think you're a disgusting piece of shit. Your inane fantasy that this is about some Australia vs America conflict that doesn't exist merely confirms your idiotic bigotry. It's a question of basic civility, you fucking ball sack.

· From John from Oz

Posted 07 Oct 2009, 9:13 PM

Wow, Americans condemning other countries for being racist. How ironic. Almost as ironic as their anti nuclear weapons stance, seemingly ignorant of their own stockpile of WMD's. Quit with the hypocrisy America, you're truly pathetic.

· From Larry

Posted 07 Oct 2009, 7:34 PM

Americans are the stupiest people in the world; black or white. Australians rule and Australian TV rules. At least our hosts don't have affairs with crew.

· From Eric

Posted 08 Oct 2009, 12:12 AM

Americans: please believe me when I say that not all Australians are simplistic, narrow-minded embarrassments like the guy who wrote "Americans are the stupiest people in the world; black or white. Australians rule and Australian TV rules."

· From Shayne

Posted 07 Oct 2009, 3:13 PM

Great skit - Even funnier is the response from America. More face paint for all. GET A LIFE and stop living in the past!

· From andy

Posted 07 Oct 2009, 4:36 PM

a television show called 'hey hey it's saturday' that screens midweek? that's always going to be a little behind the times! AUSSIE AUSSIE AUSSIE OI OI OI!

· From Daniel

Posted 07 Oct 2009, 1:56 PM

Well, an American finds it racist, so of course everyone else must! God forbid!

Do you realise that two of the members are actually from Indian descent, with dark skin?

· From A.

Posted 07 Oct 2009, 6:42 PM

To assume that because someone is "Indian" and therefore "dark" equates to black is, sir, you idiot, racist.

· From Customs

Posted 08 Oct 2009, 2:35 AM

Hey Ben,

Do us a favour, stay in USA and get ur citizenship cause ur crawling up the Americans arseholes brilliantly, lets hope our customs turn u around shall u ever want to come "home".

U must be from Tasmania with ur 2 heads!

Go the Aussies!

· From Ben

Posted 08 Oct 2009, 11:41 AM

I want you to know something, "Customs".

You and everything you stand for are a relic of a bygone era. Soon the whole world will have moved on from your brand of pathological poison forever. Your children will embrace the promise of progress and tolerance, and your antiquated world-view will be consigned to the dustbin of history where it belongs. Not long after that, you will be forgotten. Forever.

This is a battle you cannot and will not win. We came down from the trees. We invented the wheel. And we will soon be rid of the likes of you. You are a relic. A vestigial tail. Nothing more.

You know all this of course, and so do the others like you, which is why you are spamming the internet with your hubris and hatred. Your ignorance and your moral illiteracy are being called to account more and more each day, and you are responding in the only way you know how; by lashing out. You are on the defensive. You operate only on fear and desperation. You surround yourself with others who think like you do, convincing yourselves that you are not irrelevant.

But you are irrelevant, and the only contribution you have left to offer is as an example of how things once were, and how far we have come.

Welcome to the death of the dinosaurs.

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