The row centres around the exhibition ‘This is Colonialism’ and the museum’s decision to restrict white people from entering a small section of the display

Police officers are gathered in front of the Zeche Zollern museum in Dortmund, the focus of what social networks are describing as a racism scandal.

The row centres around the exhibition ‘This is Colonialism’ and the museum’s decision to restrict white people from entering a small section of the display. For several months now, Saturdays at the museum have been reserved for black people and people of colour to explore a colonialism exhibition

The museum claims the objective is not to be discriminatory, but to reserve a safe space for reflection for non-whites.

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    The museum claims the objective is not to be discriminatory

    discriminatory
    “treating a person or group differently from other people, because of their race, gender, sexuality, etc.”

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        that’s… the sole subject of the article.

        the museum’s decision to restrict white people from entering a small section of the display

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          Ok, so? They arent treated differently. They are just not allowed to access a certain space at a certain time because the business owners said so.
          Can they now not get a job because they couldnt access the space at that certain time?
          Thats not treatment. Thats just business.

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            “They arent treated differently.”

            “They are just not allowed to access a certain space at a certain time”

            That’s called being treated differently… I really don’t know what else to say.

            Can they now not get a job because they couldnt access the space at that certain time?

            Can a Cheetah run really fast? What relevance does that have to anything?

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              Truly, white people are the most oppressed race.
              Now they can not… checks notes: Access a safe space for bipoc that is open 4 hours a week!!! Truly disgusting!!!

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                What! You support Child Slavery?!

                See, I can also make up imaginary strawman arguments. You reason like a five-year-old.

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                  You dont even reason. you just keep repeating the same argument you had 2 posts ago.
                  Its not discrimination. youre not missing out on anything. you just cannot access a safe space for bipoc. you can also not enter any womens shelters. are you now arguing that you are being discriminated against for being the wrong gender?

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                    you just keep repeating the same argument

                    There is only one argument. Whether or not this is discrimination. You just plainly say it isn’t because “they [White people] aren’t being treated differently” with absolutely no justification for that claim. How can you not see that’s just plainly nonsense? There wouldn’t be a controversy if that was the case. This article wouldn’t exist if that was the case. I suspect you are confused because you are thinking “discrimination” is something else. Maybe English is your second language or something but I did post the definition…

                    Everything else you bring up about women’s shelters and not being able to get a job and the “WhItE PeOpLe ArE sO OpPrEsSeD!” talking point are just red herrings that have no bearing on anything I said. I’m blocking you because I’m wasting my time replying to you spelling all this out, have a nice day.