Image

Human Rights Commission: The message “It’s Okay To Be White” is intolerant and racist, has “no place” in New Zealand

The New Zealand Human Rights Commission has said there is “no place” in New Zealand for the “It’s Okay To Be White” message. The HRC has condemned the slogan after New Zealand-based online auction site, Trade Me, were found to be selling products featuring the phrase. The seller’s product description said: “Counter-signal the Marxists and…


The New Zealand Human Rights Commission has said there is “no place” in New Zealand for the “It’s Okay To Be White” message.

The HRC has condemned the slogan after New Zealand-based online auction site, Trade Me, were found to be selling products featuring the phrase.

The seller’s product description said: “Counter-signal the Marxists and other anti-white bigots with these decals, featuring the most successful /pol/ meme of 2017!

“An ‘It’s Okay To Be White’ T-shirt will let people know that you are not a racist who thinks that a child can be born into sin if others with the same skin colour have acted badly in the past.

“Wear this shirt as a white person to troll your local Communists, or wear this shirt as a brown person to troll stuck-up middle-class urbanites. Either way, it’s funny!”

A spokesperson for the HRC told NZ Herald, “This phrase is known to be associated with white supremacist groups around the world.”

“Despite what the advertisements say, it seems likely that the stickers and t-shirts are intended to convey a message of intolerance, racism and division. There is no place for that in New Zealand.”

The slogan “It’s Okay To Be White” originated on 4chan in 2017 in response to Leftist anti-white bigotry. The phrase has since been portrayed by mainstream media as a hate symbol akin to the swastika.

Trade Me told Newshub it did not intend on removing the product because the slogan did not breach its rules and regulations, however, it now appears the product is no longer available for purchase.

The Caldron Pool Show

The Caldron Pool Show: #18 – What’s Happening In South Africa? With René van der Vyver
The Caldron Pool Show: #2 – Elijah Schaffer
The Caldron Pool Show: #8 – Andrew Torba
The Caldron Pool Show: #1 – ZUBY
Image

Support

If you value our work and would like to support us, you can do so by visiting our support page. Can’t find what you’re looking for? Visit our search page.

Copyright © 2023, Caldron Pool

Permissions

Everything published at Caldron Pool is protected by copyright and cannot be used and/or duplicated without prior written permission. Links and excerpts with full attribution are permitted. Published articles represent the opinions of the author and may not reflect the views of all contributors at Caldron Pool.