As a forward-thinking progressive, I’m always on the lookout for common English phrases that are likely to offend people of color. Yes, I may be “married” to a “person of color,” but I understand that this is simply not enough to absolve me of the white supremacy from which I’ve enjoyed so many benefits. And, yes, I may have a few children who wouldn’t be considered “white” according to the one-drop rule. I grew up hating that rule. But I now realize how it has the potential to advance the interests of marginalized communities. So, it’s all kewl.
So, what about “chocolate”?
Mark Henry, the former WWE wrestler, used to refer to himself as “Sexual Chocolate.” Yeah, just try to defend that one in the post-Harvey Weinstein era!
At best, the enjoyment of chocolate by people in North America is reflective of an innocent ignorance of the mesoamerican origins of this treat. At worst, it is cultural appropriation of the most sinister type. This goes for the Muslims in europe as well.
I like chocolate. But, every time I take a bite, I try to remind myself of the diseases my people brought to this continent, which wiped out so many of its original inhabitants.

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In 2014, there were 6,697 rapes reported to the Swedish police, or 69 cases per 100,000 population, according to the Swedish National Council for Crime Prevention (BRĹ), which is an 11% increase from the previous year.[5] In 2015, the number of reported rapes declined 12%, to 5918 (On the other hand, Swedish Crime Survey in 2015 showed that 1.7% of the total population or 129,000 people between 16-79 years old have exposed to some extension of sexual offenses include rape in their previous lives, increased from 1% in 2014[6]). In 2016, the number of reported rapes increased again to 6,715[7]. The number of convictions has remained relatively unchanged since 2005, with approximately 190 convictions on average each year.[8][

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Given that a human can only ever interpret the world around them, rather than directly experience it, how can one establish that something is true, as only intrepretations of the phenomena can be expressed and shared.

Truth is a social construction, built out of arguments around the evidence, supporting a interpretation or series of interpretation.

Now I do think you can establish that something is likely or reasonably true, in the presentation of evidence that supports the argument of an interpretation, but that is always just an interpretation (its just evidences, rather than an opinion).

Its the fundamental problem of philosophy, the nature of truth, in light of a world in which we only can establish truth as a 'consensual understanding'

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Exactly my thoughts on reading through this thread - worrying to see from both 'sides'.

I've heard it said that Sweden is used as 'evidence ' by right wing groups here and in America because not many people really knows much about the place so it's easy to make up stuff without being called out on.it.
Oh and the Swedish far right party are losing a lot of ground in the latest polls. Nowhere near leading them as was said earlier in the thread.

That graph doesn't show rape statistics in isolation; it includes a number of offences of a sexual nature. Figures for reported rape offences throughout the period have remained within the 5,500 - 6,500 per annum level, while convictions have remained around 190-200 per annum.

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