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Running racism in America thread

Discussion in 'Sports and News' started by Scout, May 26, 2020.

  1. Smallpotatoes

    Smallpotatoes Well-Known Member

    Is there a more willfully ignorant person in America?
     
  2. Twirling Time

    Twirling Time Well-Known Member

  3. qtlaw

    qtlaw Well-Known Member

    This was the face of every fu**tard in my Econ class who had no clue how to get a date other than daddy’s buddy’s daughter at the other school.
     
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  4. MTM

    MTM Well-Known Member

    Kindergarten Cop=Birth of a Nation

    As the film and television industry grapples with its role in recklessly pushing copaganda, movie-lovers in Portland, Oregon are taking matters into their own hands. After the Northwest Film Center, a local organization, planned to open a drive-in movie series with the 1990 comedy Kindergarten Cop, a film that was made in Oregon and is celebrating its 30th anniversary this year, locals voiced outrage over the choice as anti-police brutality protests continue all across the nation. Portland in particular has been a hotbed of unrest, with President Donald Trump sending in militarized federal forces to beat and brutally teargas protesters. Now, the series organizers have tuned in to the outrage, changing the opening film from Kindergarten Cop to the documentary John Lewis: Good Trouble, in honor of the late congressman.

    The outrage over the film choice apparently began when Portland author Lois Leveen criticized NWFC, tweeting that now is “a weird time to revive Kindergarten Cop,” according to local outlet Willamette Week. In a letter sent to Willamette, Leveen outlined her argument further.

    “It’s true Kindergarten Cop is only a movie. So are Birth of a Nation and Gone With the Wind, but we recognize films like those are not ‘good family fun,’” she wrote. “They are relics of how pop culture feeds racist assumptions.”

    Kindergarten Cop Pegged as Pro-Police Propaganda as Screening Is Canceled
     
  5. Donny in his element

    Donny in his element Well-Known Member

    It’s not a tumor.
     
  6. swingline

    swingline Well-Known Member

    Fixed
     
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  7. Driftwood

    Driftwood Well-Known Member

    OK, I'll tell a funny on myself, and this seems a good place to do it.

    I was just outside in the middle of my front yard looking up at the roof line trying to figure out the angle. I raised my right arm, hand palm down, fingers fully extended ... sighting down my arm, essentially turning myself into a human protractor. "Ummmm, that looks about like 45 degrees." Then it dawned on me what that must have looked like to a random passerby. Dropping my arm as quickly as I could. Looking around. "Oh, god! I hope nobody saw that."
     
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  8. Jerry-atric

    Jerry-atric Well-Known Member

    I enjoy many of poster Regan MacNeil’s posts.

    But it does seem like he often has difficulty getting along with other posters!

    This is unfortunate!
     
  9. heyabbott

    heyabbott Well-Known Member

    What would you do for $6,000,000 a year plus the occasional ghost written book royalties?
     
  10. Regan MacNeil

    Regan MacNeil Well-Known Member

    Is that unfortunate? Or is it unfortunate that you seem to be OK with abbott's racism?
     
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  11. Jerry-atric

    Jerry-atric Well-Known Member

    I am certainly against racism. Let us all battle it together.
     
  12. Jerry-atric

    Jerry-atric Well-Known Member

    It has appeared you also have difficulty getting along with posters Alma and BTE Express, who are not racist.

    These are simply my observations.

    You are a fine poster in most cases!
     
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