tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4452483540659721212.post7769905789688824208..comments2023-11-20T02:22:26.069-08:00Comments on An Open Letter by a Feminist: The Apprentice UK: Racist Edition.Feminist Avatarhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03364456372396228106noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4452483540659721212.post-23151609592187122222008-05-02T09:32:00.000-07:002008-05-02T09:32:00.000-07:00Just that crowd behaviour is a really odd phenomen...Just that crowd behaviour is a really odd phenomenon. We all like to think that we would stand up and do the right thing when witnessing a crime, but past examples, such as the IRA murders, show that people in crowds do not behave in the same way as those same individuals would act under different circumstances. People in crowds take their cues from those around them and this instinct often overcomes the instinct to stop a crime. And then I wondered whether it was about trusting other people not to cross lines of acceptable behaviour. I think if this is the case, then if the person committing a crime is in a position of authority (such as Jonny Vegas) then we are more likely not to react because the level of trust we place in them is greater. <BR/><BR/>I'm a historian. Crowds are our bread and butter. We love talking about them- sometimes that filters into all sorts of conversations.Feminist Avatarhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03364456372396228106noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4452483540659721212.post-81527817874699005812008-05-02T07:42:00.000-07:002008-05-02T07:42:00.000-07:00I must admit, I came over here in a very bad mood ...I must admit, I came over here in a very bad mood with you, following your link from The Curvature (where they deleted my question) and a comment on Johnny Vegas's audience being like 'crowds who paticipated in IRA murders', or some nonsense to that tone. What the hell were you on about?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4452483540659721212.post-26319696477857520682008-05-02T06:47:00.000-07:002008-05-02T06:47:00.000-07:00Nah, just a misinformed one.Nah, just a misinformed one.Feminist Avatarhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03364456372396228106noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4452483540659721212.post-78688924328124163492008-05-02T05:58:00.000-07:002008-05-02T05:58:00.000-07:00Her name is Sara, not Shazia. Shazia was fired sev...Her name is Sara, not Shazia. Shazia was fired several episodes ago. Are you the kind of racist who thinks all Asian people look the same?FrizzyLogichttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16310049762563592334noreply@blogger.com