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Running racism in America thread

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

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  1. TheSportsPredictor

    TheSportsPredictor Well-Known Member

    Well, are they idiots or racists?
     
    TheSportsPredictor, Mar 18, 2021
    #4405
  2. heyabbott

    heyabbott Well-Known Member

    Teen Vogue Editor Resigns After Fury Over Racist Tweets

    27 year old editor loses job over tweets made when she 17.

    adrian Peterson can beat his kids and get stand ovations and millions of dollars and his transgressions were committed with violence against a child and he was a adult. Do we not value children? Zeke Elliott, still playing and all is forgive. Only been 6 years since he beat a woman multiple times when he was an adult.

    Kavanaugh likely rapes or at least sexually assaults a girl when he was 17. He’s on the Supreme Court because it happened when he was a minor. Lied about it.

    sticks and stone can break your bones
    But only words can get you fired
     
    heyabbott, Mar 18, 2021
    #4406
  3. The Big Ragu

    The Big Ragu Moderator Staff Member

    Some are idiots because the requirement to become a cop in most places is basically a GED and 2 years of college. That lets a fair share of idiots into the job.

    The "why" doesn't really matter, if there was a will to put checks on their authority and their ability to violate people's rights. You can be the biggest racist in the world, but will you treat the badge like it is a license to harrass people if you know there will be severe consequences?
     
    The Big Ragu, Mar 18, 2021
    #4407
  4. TheSportsPredictor

    TheSportsPredictor Well-Known Member

    You said anyone who thinks being black while driving in a wealthy neighborhood is means for being pulled over is racist. Now you are backing off that. Just trying to clarify.
     
    TheSportsPredictor, Mar 18, 2021
    #4408
  5. TheSportsPredictor

    TheSportsPredictor Well-Known Member

    A clear marker for racism not existing.
     
    TheSportsPredictor, Mar 18, 2021
    #4409
  6. doctorquant

    doctorquant Well-Known Member

    The federal minimum wage. (Just playing along a la the wokamus maximi in the room).
     
    doctorquant, Mar 18, 2021
    #4410
  7. The Big Ragu

    The Big Ragu Moderator Staff Member

    I have no idea what you are talking about.

    I said that if you think driving while black is a reason to pull anyone over, you are a racist. Pretty much by definition.

    I never "backed off" of that.
     
    Last edited: Mar 18, 2021
    The Big Ragu, Mar 18, 2021
    #4411
  8. BitterYoungMatador2

    BitterYoungMatador2 Well-Known Member

    if you’re racist you are an idiot.
     
    BitterYoungMatador2, Mar 18, 2021
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  9. heyabbott

    heyabbott Well-Known Member

    Why do the words of a 17 year old carry more consequences than Actual violence towards women and children?
     
    heyabbott, Mar 18, 2021
    #4413
  10. The Big Ragu

    The Big Ragu Moderator Staff Member

    Or the corollary. ... if you are an idiot, there is a greater chance that you are going to have racist attitudes.
     
    The Big Ragu, Mar 18, 2021
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  11. OscarMadison

    OscarMadison Well-Known Member

    You're right. I was being unfair by assuming a sentiment s/he did not express. Apologies, @TheSportsPredictor.
     
    OscarMadison, Mar 18, 2021
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  12. Regan MacNeil

    Regan MacNeil Well-Known Member

    Why is "woke" used as a pejorative? W0uldn't any person who considers him or herself decent WANT to be "woke"?
     
    Regan MacNeil, Mar 18, 2021
    #4416
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