US Law Firm Accuses Lenovo of Bulk Data Transfers to China

[LinuxFan58]

When blackface was deemed funny?

Not intended to promote Black face = zwarte piet or black Peter as it was called in Dutch (now transformed to multi coloured Peter).

FYI I am partly of Suriname origin. I never felt it much (was called the 'adopted whitey' in the family), but most of my nephews from my mothers side felt seriously bad going to school when they were a kid from the day before Saint Nicolaus (the real Santa Claus) landed until the day after he left again.

Also living in a poor neighborhood (I am from 1958) kids only got an apple or a carrot as presents in that period and only some candy on Sinterklaas evening. So it was not as much celebrated on school as nowadays (kids getting expensive presents and teachers giving it more attention to deal with the anxiety of little kids), but still my nephews felt really bad at the time. So I can understand why it was changed, because for black kids it was not a kids-party as the conservatives claim in the Netherlands.

 

[Parkinsond]

Using Chinese products is inevitable for me economically

Most products in our local market is Chinese; we do not care about privacy, we do not care about quality, we only care about prices.

 

[Parkinsond]

The U.S. electric car market would be up shitz creek if Chinese electrics didn't face such huge tariffs. Their cars are clearly superior to American brands.

The problem their will be mutual imposition of tarrits, so it well depend which partner is exporting more than importing.

 

[Wrecker4923]

we do not care about privacy, we do not care about quality, we only care about prices.

I think there is a limit to that; otherwise, we would have been part of Kimwolf/Badbox net a while ago. Some Chinese products have good quality, even if their security and privacy are questionable.

 

[Parkinsond]

Some Chinese products have good quality

True; Chinese manufacturers produce variable grades of the same product; according to the price-limit offered by the importer, they provide the suitable grade (1st, 2nd, 3rd).
The quality of the Chinese products exported to US or Japan is entirely different from that to Egypt and Africa.

 

[Zero Knowledge]

Even the fakes are very good quality from sneakers to wallets to fake LV + Prada + Gucci, so if that is grade 3 then they know how to manufacturer goods for cheap at decent quality. For example official brand sneakers made in China just last much more than others I'm talking years, others made in other parts of Asia don't last I'm talking months. You have to give them praise where due.

 

[Zero Knowledge]

Not intended to promote Black face = zwarte piet or black Peter as it was called in Dutch (now transformed to multi coloured Peter).

FYI I am partly of Suriname origin. I never felt it much (was called the 'adopted whitey' in the family), but most of my nephews from my mothers side felt seriously bad going to school when they were a kid from the day before Saint Nicolaus (the real Santa Claus) landed until the day after he left again.

Also living in a poor neighborhood (I am from 1958) kids only got an apple or a carrot as presents in that period and only some candy on Sinterklaas evening. So it was not as much celebrated on school as nowadays (kids getting expensive presents and teachers giving it more attention to deal with the anxiety of little kids), but still my nephews felt really bad at the time. So I can understand why it was changed, because for black kids it was not a kids-party as the conservatives claim in the Netherlands.

Have you seen that Atlanta episode about blackface in Amsterdam? Very funny, reminds me of how funny Europeans can be about race.

Suriname? You must of got a fair bit of racism back in the day, but things are much better now in Europe I guess it's the African immigrant effect.

 

[Parkinsond]

Even the fakes are very good quality from sneakers to wallets to fake LV + Prada + Gucci, so if that is grade 3 then they know how to manufacturer goods for cheap at decent quality

We have here a completely different level of "fake", for example "adidos" for "adidas"

 

[Zero Knowledge]

We have here a completely different level of "fake", for example "adidos" for "adidas"

Yeah it's funny even in Gaza you see people with fake Adidas and Nike clothing and bags. In a way counterfeiters are providing the poor with cheap goods with brand names.

 

[Parkinsond]

Have you seen that Atlanta episode about blackface in Amsterdam? Very funny, reminds me of how funny Europeans can be about race.

Suriname? You must of got a fair bit of racism back in the day, but things are much better now in Europe I guess it's the African immigrant effect.

Racism is everywhere and an integral part of the human nature; even inside the African communities, racism is there and has lead to massive bloodshed; only communities applying law and order can keep things under control.