Yeah sure, blame the victims.
I can’t believe this freaking arguement is still around. Every time a Republican gets an obvious racial attack pointed out it somehow becomes the Liberal’s fault.
Hmmm, I suppose they can. What I meant was, and you probably knew this, that some things are accepted by ALL people as being racist. Using historically derogatory words for specific races being one of them. However, it seems today if you dare to challenge a person’s policies or actions and they happen to be a minority – and not even a racial minority – it’s racist to those on the left. Take welfare reform for example. To call for it is labeled racist by the left despite more white people being on welfare than black. Don’t like Obamacare? Racist! Don’t believe the president has done a good job? Racist! It’s the whole “dog-whistle” thing. People looking for racism in every single action and word are always going to find it whether it exists or not. They hear the dog-whistle when most people do not. So, no, what’s obvious to rotatebilly up above is not obvious to the majority of people.
The thing that really gives credence to the dog whistle thing is how vehemently conservatives focus on things that affect equality for women, gays, and lower income people.
Look, I was born in the south, and raised in a predominately republican family.
Not every Republican is racist. It’s just that their platform appeals to people who are interested in a white, male, straight, Christian dominated society.
Want more? How about the Tea Party signs that showed Obama as a witch doctor with a bone in his nose?
Geez Alice, everyone is a little racist. You can even find examples with the democrats. But outright denying it like you are makes you look a little dishonest.
On the other hand, I am sure you would NEVER deny racism against whites, or racism from a non-republican.
Actually, you really can’t silence the opposition by throwing out racist any longer. It doesn’t have the heft it once had because the vast majority of the country knows that, while racism still exists, America is one of the least racists nations on Earth. Add in the fact that certain people predictably cry-wolf about it over and over and over and you have fewer and fewer people buying it.
That image looks more like some cause head got sick of having the racism that peppers most of America’s new found (lack of) understand of socialism and it’s specific categories and decided to try and come up with some way of neutering the whole thing. Why not…you know just not be so fucking racist?
I’m openly racist myself. I don’t care. I think because I’ve grown up surrounded by so many cultures I know better than to restrict myself while their racial bias is accepted and used to leverage themselves professionally. What I see are a whole lot of ignorant white people who really only know a few black people and that’s about it. Maybe they know a Muslim guy. If they do they’re probably so extra nice to him it’s unnerving. Know a lot of Vietnamese? Coloureds? Do you even know in Africa (South) Coloureds and Blacks are two different people? Blacks got all the corrupt gov jobs after South Africa got thrown under the PC bus. Native Coloureds got the shaft.
Anyway either accept that you libtards are bigots are come up with a better way to combat the observation than a silly little bastardization of meme and old t-shirts.
jpmct (#)
12 years ago
Could we settle this?
Lets just make a list of all the Rebublicans who were Ku Klux Klan members. As far as I know, they are running around ZERO, but, hey, what do I know.
Then see if it is longer than the known list of Democrat Klan members.
The party with the longer list obviously deserves the racist prize, heh?
dang ol librels git offended when i said niggers eat watermellon. i ain’t said theres nuthin wrong with it i eat watermellons ,too god dam librel obamacare commietards
skanderbeg (#)
11 years ago
being lib has obvious attractions. One doesn’t need to reason or achieve. One need merely be in accord with the Narrative and learn all of the appropriate slam words (there aren’t that many). Gets pretty charming when they talk about Alan West, Nikky Haley et al. Now that’s racism!
Bush is STUPID we are told! But the (dem)congressman concerned that the preponderance of US servicemen on one side of Guam might tip it over – well …see.. he gets it .. caring thoughtful compassionate
Yeah sure, blame the victims.
I can’t believe this freaking arguement is still around. Every time a Republican gets an obvious racial attack pointed out it somehow becomes the Liberal’s fault.
Obvious? What’s an obvious racial attack? Past the obvious I mean like using the “N-word,” or other blatant racial attack.
Examples, please.
Don’t “obvious racial attack” and “blatant racial attack” mean essentially the same thing?
Hmmm, I suppose they can. What I meant was, and you probably knew this, that some things are accepted by ALL people as being racist. Using historically derogatory words for specific races being one of them. However, it seems today if you dare to challenge a person’s policies or actions and they happen to be a minority – and not even a racial minority – it’s racist to those on the left. Take welfare reform for example. To call for it is labeled racist by the left despite more white people being on welfare than black. Don’t like Obamacare? Racist! Don’t believe the president has done a good job? Racist! It’s the whole “dog-whistle” thing. People looking for racism in every single action and word are always going to find it whether it exists or not. They hear the dog-whistle when most people do not. So, no, what’s obvious to rotatebilly up above is not obvious to the majority of people.
The thing that really gives credence to the dog whistle thing is how vehemently conservatives focus on things that affect equality for women, gays, and lower income people.
Look, I was born in the south, and raised in a predominately republican family.
Not every Republican is racist. It’s just that their platform appeals to people who are interested in a white, male, straight, Christian dominated society.
www.alternet.org/story/153895/the_10_most_racist_moments_of_the_gop_primary_%28so_far%29?page=0%2C0
Want more? How about the Tea Party signs that showed Obama as a witch doctor with a bone in his nose?
Geez Alice, everyone is a little racist. You can even find examples with the democrats. But outright denying it like you are makes you look a little dishonest.
On the other hand, I am sure you would NEVER deny racism against whites, or racism from a non-republican.
Here’s another example. Fox News refers to Michelle Obama as “Obama’s Baby Mama”.
Then there’s the whole southern strategy thing.
That might just be a case of the rhymes.
I think its safe to say that if they didn’t have dark skin, that phrase would never be used. Did they use it with bush?
No, they didn’t use it with Bush. Are you not familiar with the term?
Sounds made up. I’m a news junkie and have never heard that term.
You can silence the opposition by calling someone a racist?
What if they show in a reasonable, logical fashion, that they’re not being racist?
Or maybe they say “yes, that was racist, I apologize for that”
Then the discussion could continue in an adult fashion
Racist.
If you took that as racist, you have my apologies
Actually, you really can’t silence the opposition by throwing out racist any longer. It doesn’t have the heft it once had because the vast majority of the country knows that, while racism still exists, America is one of the least racists nations on Earth. Add in the fact that certain people predictably cry-wolf about it over and over and over and you have fewer and fewer people buying it.
I call that progress.
I think the problem we are facing is two fold.
Some people do like to play the race card too much.
On the other hand, certain people say every claim of racism is crying wolf.
When you throw out statements like “USA is the least/most X country there is” I always wonder what you’re comparing it to.
Somehow I doubt USA fares as well compared to western countries, but I’m too lazy to look it up.
I’m pretty sure Magnus posted this just to strike preemptively at anyone who says his “world map” post is racist.
That’s because you’re a fucking idiot.
I’ve never posted a single image and usernames can be changed in your profile admin.
hint * ponies
That image looks more like some cause head got sick of having the racism that peppers most of America’s new found (lack of) understand of socialism and it’s specific categories and decided to try and come up with some way of neutering the whole thing. Why not…you know just not be so fucking racist?
I’m openly racist myself. I don’t care. I think because I’ve grown up surrounded by so many cultures I know better than to restrict myself while their racial bias is accepted and used to leverage themselves professionally. What I see are a whole lot of ignorant white people who really only know a few black people and that’s about it. Maybe they know a Muslim guy. If they do they’re probably so extra nice to him it’s unnerving. Know a lot of Vietnamese? Coloureds? Do you even know in Africa (South) Coloureds and Blacks are two different people? Blacks got all the corrupt gov jobs after South Africa got thrown under the PC bus. Native Coloureds got the shaft.
Anyway either accept that you libtards are bigots are come up with a better way to combat the observation than a silly little bastardization of meme and old t-shirts.
Could we settle this?
Lets just make a list of all the Rebublicans who were Ku Klux Klan members. As far as I know, they are running around ZERO, but, hey, what do I know.
Then see if it is longer than the known list of Democrat Klan members.
The party with the longer list obviously deserves the racist prize, heh?
David Duke – Republican and Grand Dragon of the KKK.
www.nytimes.com/1989/02/20/us/winner-in-louisiana-vote-takes-on-gop-chairman.html
This is exactly the tactic Navi uses, only he shouts “liberal.”
1) “Navi”? ffs you’re a loser lol
2) learn to comma
3) you just called all libtards racists even though you are desperate to be one of them
And you wonder how you earned the name Retard?
dang ol librels git offended when i said niggers eat watermellon. i ain’t said theres nuthin wrong with it i eat watermellons ,too god dam librel obamacare commietards
being lib has obvious attractions. One doesn’t need to reason or achieve. One need merely be in accord with the Narrative and learn all of the appropriate slam words (there aren’t that many). Gets pretty charming when they talk about Alan West, Nikky Haley et al. Now that’s racism!
Bush is STUPID we are told! But the (dem)congressman concerned that the preponderance of US servicemen on one side of Guam might tip it over – well …see.. he gets it .. caring thoughtful compassionate