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Old 07-01-2014, 12:31 PM
 
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Look, i'm not gonna argue about it. It's not a big deal to me. But that statement wasn't offensive at all. It was truthful more than anything else.
It was the TONE!

It was the TONE!
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Old 07-01-2014, 12:32 PM
 
Location: Boston, MA
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She was making a statement about the Cro-Magnon culture many students at that school share. She thought she would be able to enjoy freedom of speech, but she was wrong.
Cro-magnons who apparently voted her student body president.
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Old 07-01-2014, 12:34 PM
 
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If she was white, had a fake afro, some black face paint, and was holding two fried chicken drumsticks, this would be national news, and every liberal on this forum would be asking for a 10 year jail sentence.
She was wearing corporate clothing and accouterments.

Just making a point.
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Old 07-01-2014, 12:36 PM
 
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If she had on a sombrero would you have a problem? Such crap. She was stereotyping, a girl who graduated from the most prestigious, exclusive high school in the USA.
What was she stereotyping? She was holding a hockey stick--she was stereotyping hockey players?
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Old 07-01-2014, 12:40 PM
 
Location: Austin
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What was she stereotyping? She was holding a hockey stick--she was stereotyping hockey players?
Can you read? Maya explicitly said.
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Old 07-01-2014, 12:41 PM
 
Location: Florida
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She was mocking privilege and that comes in all colors. Whites are not the only color that is rich today. Nor republicans.. many many wealthy democrats who use the capitalist tools to stay rich .
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Old 07-01-2014, 12:51 PM
 
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What was she stereotyping? She was holding a hockey stick--she was stereotyping hockey players?
Hockey is an organized sport.

She was engaging in free lance sport.

Not very corporate of her, was it?!

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Old 07-01-2014, 12:52 PM
 
Location: Phoenix, AZ
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She was mocking privilege and that comes in all colors. Whites are not the only color that is rich today. Nor republicans.. many many wealthy democrats who use the capitalist tools to stay rich .


So a girl whose parents are able to afford a $50,000 a year tuition isn't privileged?
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Old 07-01-2014, 12:53 PM
 
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What was she stereotyping? She was holding a hockey stick--she was stereotyping hockey players?
Might have had something to do with AGW sports.
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Old 07-01-2014, 12:57 PM
 
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So a girl whose parents are able to afford a $50,000 a year tuition isn't privileged?
She was picking on the lame; that's bullying.

Very subtle bully pulpitting. (Did I spell that right? Are there any pulp rules on this?)

Pulp pitting.

Pulp pitying?

She too good for dat school.

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