Tiki Torches.

Are they racist?

are burning crosses racist?

are nooses racist?

are white hoods racist?

are bombs in church basements racist?

are swastikas racist?

are confederate flags raised in the House of Representatives racist?

are hands being racist when they flash white power signs?

are shotguns racist for gunning down young black men for jogging through white neighborhoods?

objects are not racist.  People are racist.

Hmm, it’s a tough one.

I think it probably depends on the context.

For example;  if I was using one as mood lighting for a  couple of beers with friends in my back garden: no.

If I was using one as mood lighting for a March of swastika emblazoned right wing Neo nazis screaming “Jews will not replace us” and “blood and soil”; it’s not quite as clear.

Well, I suppose they are if eating sushi is also racist. I did, today.  As it happens, I had Chinese, yesterday, so sue me. 

But I don't suppose any such thing, because who is being harmed physically, mentally, spiritually, culturally, linguistically, or any -ly you want, by my burning tiki torches, which I have also done frequently this summer on my deck.

Further, I had no complaints, even by my conscience.

I' don't even think its a global warming issue because my torches are a natural expression of Earth's elements, namely, fire. And I'm prepared with a fire extinguisher.

Can a Black person hold a Tiki torch without Erik Swalwell calling him a Nazi?

Why are you pretending that this is about the torch itself as opposed to what the torch is being used for?

It’s kind of like me using a pen to write “death to all whites”, then when I’m accused of being a racist, claim they’re just trying to attack everyone who uses a pen.

Nah: it’s the DC elites running the country from DC that somehow are using their DC powers to make everything racist. Also they’re in DC.

The most common use for Tiki torches is the aesthetic improvement of one's yard.

White people have a higher rate of owning homes (and thus yards) than black people. Therefore, white people as a group are privileged by experiencing a greater amount of benefits that the torches provide.

Since black people have a lower rate of owning homes compared to white people, they are disproportionately affected because they are unable to receive the same benefit white people get from Tiki torches.

Tiki torches by their very nature favor white people. So yes, Tiki torches are racist.

Can a Black person hold a Tiki torch without Erik Swalwell calling him a Nazi?

I don’t speak for Eric Swalwell. Ask him.

He only cares about Black Nazis holding tiki torches.

Ahhhhh okay. Yeah, this makes sense now.

White nationalists used tiki torches to light up their Charlottesville march.

And Black Nazis used tiki torches to destroy Democracy in Virginia. Erik Swalwell does not approve.

I have 0 interest in this bullshit thread but since you sidetracked, I'll bite.

If something is natural, can it not harm the ecosystem... Naturally?

wtf are you talking about?

It can, but there are economies of scale that are virtually impossible to predict as to actual effect. Plus, there are positive actions we can take, and don't, to alleviate some problems, like building an aqueduct to the southwest US from the confluence of the Mississippi and Missouri Rivers to help prevent frequent flooding in the Mississippi Valley downstream, and provide more need water to the southwest, and desalinization plants along the coasts. plus recognizing that natural and cultivated waterways [including rice paddies] that contribute more methane to the atmosphere than do cows, and that paying carbon credits to alleviate cloud contamination does no more that did payment of indulgences in the 14th century for sins.

Thankfully, the party of racists lost in Virginia, so maybe this BS can be put to bed.

And what BS would that be?