harmonica
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yes--only whites can be racistWhy no damn pineapple selection available?
Or no I hate orange oompa loopas?
some people actually argue this !!
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yes--only whites can be racistWhy no damn pineapple selection available?
Or no I hate orange oompa loopas?
yes--only whites can be racistWhy no damn pineapple selection available?
Or no I hate orange oompa loopas?
some people actually argue this !!
It is when its not facts....and intent matters a great deal. Why do some work so hard to find, cherry pick or distort info just to disparage, discredit or demonize another group? Intent not the words themselves are what makes something racist.you forgot stating facts is surely racist
such as:
blacks commit murder at a much higher rate than whites
blacks commit hate crimes at over TWICE the rate of whites
--the big one--blacks graduate at lower levels
etc
I've been on other forums [ and on USMB ]--when you state facts = racist
and then they try to DENY the FACTS!! hahahahahah
I don't see the birther crap as racist. No one is saying that he is inferior because they're pretending he's Kenyan or that Kenya is inferior.Context is needed...I think the birther crap is racist...I think criticism of Obamacare is not.
#7 is the very definition of racist.Started in the CDZ in an effort to keep name-calling to a minimum. I'm sure we can all do that.
Quick background: I'm of mixed race (half Hispanic half European), my wife is also of mixed race, as are (obviously) our beautiful children. Our Christmastime family photos put any Celebrate Diversity! poster to shame, from Spanish & Mexican to Japanese to Nigerian. Not a full-bloody whitey amongst us.
Perhaps as a result, I take the terms "racist" and "racism" very seriously, and it saddens me to see the way the terms have been diluted and trivialized by people who feel they gain advantage by spraying them around like water.
So let's see where we stand. Please identify all terms you would normally feel are racist, and please comment, thanks.
For the record, I picked #6 and #7. I think #5 is borderline, and would depend on the situation.
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how can they tell intent over the inet!!!!!!!!!!!!???????????!!!!!!!!!!!!! !!!!!!???????????It is when its not facts....and intent matters a great deal. Why do some work so hard to find, cherry pick or distort info just to disparage, discredit or demonize another group? Intent not the words themselves are what makes something racist.you forgot stating facts is surely racist
such as:
blacks commit murder at a much higher rate than whites
blacks commit hate crimes at over TWICE the rate of whites
--the big one--blacks graduate at lower levels
etc
I've been on other forums [ and on USMB ]--when you state facts = racist
and then they try to DENY the FACTS!! hahahahahah
I don't see the birther crap as racist. No one is saying that he is inferior because they're pretending he's Kenyan or that Kenya is inferior.Context is needed...I think the birther crap is racist...I think criticism of Obamacare is not.
They're just playing partisan politics, trying to discredit him and his agenda and Democrats and whatever the hell else they're trying to discredit.
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Yeah, I can see that. For some it plays into their already-held racism, justifying it in a way.I don't see the birther crap as racist. No one is saying that he is inferior because they're pretending he's Kenyan or that Kenya is inferior.Context is needed...I think the birther crap is racist...I think criticism of Obamacare is not.
They're just playing partisan politics, trying to discredit him and his agenda and Democrats and whatever the hell else they're trying to discredit.
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Birtherism is partisan politics, but what it does is plays into some people's racism. They could have conjured up any number of batshit conspiracies. Say he's running a child sex ring out of the basement of a pizza shop, or something. What they went with was him being born in an African nation. It conveniently would disqualify him for office while at the same time playing into his being "different".
I said facts--not untruths.....It is when its not facts....and intent matters a great deal. Why do some work so hard to find, cherry pick or distort info just to disparage, discredit or demonize another group? Intent not the words themselves are what makes something racist.you forgot stating facts is surely racist
such as:
blacks commit murder at a much higher rate than whites
blacks commit hate crimes at over TWICE the rate of whites
--the big one--blacks graduate at lower levels
etc
I've been on other forums [ and on USMB ]--when you state facts = racist
and then they try to DENY the FACTS!! hahahahahah
so stating facts is racist?? is that right?? yes or no?!!!It is when its not facts....and intent matters a great deal. Why do some work so hard to find, cherry pick or distort info just to disparage, discredit or demonize another group? Intent not the words themselves are what makes something racist.you forgot stating facts is surely racist
such as:
blacks commit murder at a much higher rate than whites
blacks commit hate crimes at over TWICE the rate of whites
--the big one--blacks graduate at lower levels
etc
I've been on other forums [ and on USMB ]--when you state facts = racist
and then they try to DENY the FACTS!! hahahahahah
I think my track record on PC & Identity Politics, and the amount of incoming I take from the Left here in that area, speaks for itself.Can anyone else jump in here? He's ignoring everything I'm saying, and I don't know why.Okay.
Who, would you say, is most likely to dilute and trivialize the terms "racist" and "racism" for advantage?
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You did it in this thread for an advantage, I don't call myself white it's irrelevant..i call myself a half Pollack German American I could give a damn about my skin color..
But you brought up this once again ..you want to bring up your skin color..
Quick background: I'm of mixed race (half Hispanic half European), my wife is also of mixed race, as are (obviously) our beautiful children. Our Christmastime family photos put any Celebrate Diversity! poster to shame, from Spanish & Mexican to Japanese to Nigerian. Not a full-bloody whitey amongst us.
Perhaps as a result, I take the terms "racist" and "racism" very seriously, and it saddens me to see the way the terms have been diluted and trivialized by people who feel they gainadvantage by spraying them around like water.
You posted this thread in the CDZ to play a victim..be honset now.
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I think that you described your families' diversity to explain why you care about this issue.
It does sort of sound though, like you were supporting the notion that diversity is good and white is bad.
AND you missed the fact that the people who really care about the terms "Racist" being misused, are the ones who are being constantly slandered with it, ie us cons.
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Can anyone else jump in here? He's ignoring everything I'm saying, and I don't know why.Okay.
Who, would you say, is most likely to dilute and trivialize the terms "racist" and "racism" for advantage?
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You did it in this thread for an advantage, I don't call myself white it's irrelevant..i call myself a half Pollack German American I could give a damn about my skin color..
But you brought up this once again ..you want to bring up your skin color..
Quick background: I'm of mixed race (half Hispanic half European), my wife is also of mixed race, as are (obviously) our beautiful children. Our Christmastime family photos put any Celebrate Diversity! poster to shame, from Spanish & Mexican to Japanese to Nigerian. Not a full-bloody whitey amongst us.
Perhaps as a result, I take the terms "racist" and "racism" very seriously, and it saddens me to see the way the terms have been diluted and trivialized by people who feel they gainadvantage by spraying them around like water.
You posted this thread in the CDZ to play a victim..be honset now.
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I think that you described your families' diversity to explain why you care about this issue.
It does sort of sound though, like you were supporting the notion that diversity is good and white is bad.
AND you missed the fact that the people who really care about the terms "Racist" being misused, are the ones who are being constantly slandered with it, ie us cons.
Exactly, it's obvious he has ulterior motives for this thread in the CDZ ....thats why he posted irrelevant poll choices he wakes up everyday brushing his teeth and says to himself I wish I was white.
It can also mean that the person has formed that opinion based on limited personal experience. That's kind of what I was thinking when I wrote that.I may be overthinking number 5. If I generally don’t like blue people simply because they are blue, I would say that is racist. On the other hand, if most blue people that I come across are hostile towards me for some reason that is not a fault of my own, then I don’t see that as racism on my part. In not disliking blue people because they are of the blue race, I am disliking them because they are hostile towards me.
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No, if a person has had limited exposure to blue people and prefers not to hang around them based on that exposure, that's not racist to me.It can also mean that the person has formed that opinion based on limited personal experience. That's kind of what I was thinking when I wrote that.I may be overthinking number 5. If I generally don’t like blue people simply because they are blue, I would say that is racist. On the other hand, if most blue people that I come across are hostile towards me for some reason that is not a fault of my own, then I don’t see that as racism on my part. In not disliking blue people because they are of the blue race, I am disliking them because they are hostile towards me.
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That would be incorrect, but would it actually be racist?
He is still judging them not on their skin color or any belief that they are inferior, but on his personal experience that blue people are hostile to him.
Started in the CDZ in an effort to keep name-calling to a minimum. I'm sure we can all do that.
Quick background: I'm of mixed race (half Hispanic half European), my wife is also of mixed race, as are (obviously) our beautiful children. Our Christmastime family photos put any Celebrate Diversity! poster to shame, from Spanish & Mexican to Japanese to Nigerian. Not a full-bloody whitey amongst us.
Perhaps as a result, I take the terms "racist" and "racism" very seriously, and it saddens me to see the way the terms have been diluted and trivialized by people who feel they gain advantage by spraying them around like water.
So let's see where we stand. Please identify all terms you would normally feel are racist, and please comment, thanks.
For the record, I picked #6 and #7. I think #5 is borderline, and would depend on the situation.
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Here we go again.Started in the CDZ in an effort to keep name-calling to a minimum. I'm sure we can all do that.
Quick background: I'm of mixed race (half Hispanic half European), my wife is also of mixed race, as are (obviously) our beautiful children. Our Christmastime family photos put any Celebrate Diversity! poster to shame, from Spanish & Mexican to Japanese to Nigerian. Not a full-bloody whitey amongst us.
Perhaps as a result, I take the terms "racist" and "racism" very seriously, and it saddens me to see the way the terms have been diluted and trivialized by people who feel they gain advantage by spraying them around like water.
So let's see where we stand. Please identify all terms you would normally feel are racist, and please comment, thanks.
For the record, I picked #6 and #7. I think #5 is borderline, and would depend on the situation.
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Your poll is meaningless and irrelevant. All it proves is that YOU are racist for seeing yourself and others in terms of race! None of the above are intrinsically racist on their own without there being more info about the reasons why they think that. Barring that, they are nothing more than observations------ we are all free to like and dislike ANY ONE WE WANT for any reason, no input from you needed.
None of them are. All are common sense and logic.Started in the CDZ in an effort to keep name-calling to a minimum. I'm sure we can all do that.
Quick background: I'm of mixed race (half Hispanic half European), my wife is also of mixed race, as are (obviously) our beautiful children. Our Christmastime family photos put any Celebrate Diversity! poster to shame, from Spanish & Mexican to Japanese to Nigerian. Not a full-bloody whitey amongst us.
Perhaps as a result, I take the terms "racist" and "racism" very seriously, and it saddens me to see the way the terms have been diluted and trivialized by people who feel they gain advantage by spraying them around like water.
So let's see where we stand. Please identify all terms you would normally feel are racist, and please comment, thanks.
For the record, I picked #6 and #7. I think #5 is borderline, and would depend on the situation.
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Thanks.None of them are. All are common sense and logic.Started in the CDZ in an effort to keep name-calling to a minimum. I'm sure we can all do that.
Quick background: I'm of mixed race (half Hispanic half European), my wife is also of mixed race, as are (obviously) our beautiful children. Our Christmastime family photos put any Celebrate Diversity! poster to shame, from Spanish & Mexican to Japanese to Nigerian. Not a full-bloody whitey amongst us.
Perhaps as a result, I take the terms "racist" and "racism" very seriously, and it saddens me to see the way the terms have been diluted and trivialized by people who feel they gain advantage by spraying them around like water.
So let's see where we stand. Please identify all terms you would normally feel are racist, and please comment, thanks.
For the record, I picked #6 and #7. I think #5 is borderline, and would depend on the situation.
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Apparent having a discussion about what things are racist is racist.Here we go again.Started in the CDZ in an effort to keep name-calling to a minimum. I'm sure we can all do that.
Quick background: I'm of mixed race (half Hispanic half European), my wife is also of mixed race, as are (obviously) our beautiful children. Our Christmastime family photos put any Celebrate Diversity! poster to shame, from Spanish & Mexican to Japanese to Nigerian. Not a full-bloody whitey amongst us.
Perhaps as a result, I take the terms "racist" and "racism" very seriously, and it saddens me to see the way the terms have been diluted and trivialized by people who feel they gain advantage by spraying them around like water.
So let's see where we stand. Please identify all terms you would normally feel are racist, and please comment, thanks.
For the record, I picked #6 and #7. I think #5 is borderline, and would depend on the situation.
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Your poll is meaningless and irrelevant. All it proves is that YOU are racist for seeing yourself and others in terms of race! None of the above are intrinsically racist on their own without there being more info about the reasons why they think that. Barring that, they are nothing more than observations------ we are all free to like and dislike ANY ONE WE WANT for any reason, no input from you needed.
Maybe read through the thread.
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