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Old 03-31-2013, 08:42 PM
 
Location: Wheaton, Illinois
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How did this society turn into a place with so much hate people now attack strangers on the street?
It's always been that kind of a place.
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Old 03-31-2013, 08:43 PM
 
Location: Chicago(Northside)
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Nope, I am going to KEEP POSTING these when they do happen, simply because you guys tried to tell me before that "these never happen" and they clearly do...so I am going to keep bumping it for your PWNAGE!

I am also posting these things so that people are aware when they go out...to watch out and be aware of their surroundings. I feel like posting this helps people out...Im performing a service, ya see, and if some tourists physical safety is spared by me posting this, then I am doing them a favor, instead of mindlessly defending the city's problems that need to be fixed.. Im also posting this so to help raise awareness so that people will demand that the city hire more police.
Im scared i better pretend i am a leaf for now on.
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Old 03-31-2013, 08:44 PM
 
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Well plenty of white people are oppressed, many millions. But they're oppressed by other Whites.
And they're not oppressed because of their whiteness.
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Old 03-31-2013, 08:44 PM
 
Location: Los Angeles
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Well plenty of white people are oppressed, many millions. But they're oppressed by other Whites.
Fair enough. I'll rephrase. How did this turn into people pretending whiny white Americans are oppressed?
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Old 03-31-2013, 08:44 PM
 
Location: Edmonds, WA
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No, I'm saying that it's not an insult to remind someone that they're a member of the group with the power, so it's hilarious (in a holy-cow-people-are-stupid kind of way) when somebody mentions "anti-white slurs" as if they matter. Oh noes, anything but those!!!
That's not a slur to me. To me, a slur is a word that expresses disgust, hatred, enmity etc. for a person because of their skin color, gender, sexual orientation, etc. It does more than just remind one that they are a power group or lack thereof. So saying it doesn't matter, to me, is condoning those attitudes and sentiments. Just my $.02
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Old 03-31-2013, 08:46 PM
 
Location: Edmonds, WA
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Perhaps because only white people (and only a particular extra-stupid subset of white people, at that) could possibly think white people are oppressed?

Just a guess. It's not so hard to figure out.
Not sure where there are white people posting on here are claiming they are oppressed. Can you point to a post?
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Old 03-31-2013, 08:46 PM
 
Location: The East
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Perhaps because only white people (and only a particular extra-stupid subset of white people, at that) could possibly think white people are oppressed?

Just a guess. It's not so hard to figure out.
Anyone can become oppressed. Ever hear of 'wage slavery'? Indentured servitude? Religious Persecution? Classism?
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Old 03-31-2013, 08:47 PM
 
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No, I'm saying that it's not an insult to remind someone that they're a member of the group with the power, so it's hilarious (in a holy-cow-people-are-stupid kind of way) when somebody mentions "anti-white slurs" as if they matter. Oh noes, anything but those!!!
I doubt the 60 year old guy gave too much of a damn about whether "cracker" was truly offensive to him or not. He was too busy getting his grand daughter to safety and protecting his life I guess. And maybe the race motives behind attacks aren't that relevent. What counts is protecting innocents and bringing criminals to justice.

This thread has been educational though. I've learnt that racism isn't so bad depending on who it comes from. No really, that's an amazing thing to learn. Thank you.
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Old 03-31-2013, 08:47 PM
 
Location: South Chicagoland
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That's not a slur to me. To me, a slur is a word that expresses disgust, hatred, enmity etc. for a person because of their skin color, gender, sexual orientation, etc. It does more than just remind one that they are a power group or lack thereof. So saying it doesn't matter, to me, is condoning those attitudes and sentiments. Just my $.02
Actually, if a black guy calls me a whiteboy, he's EXERTING power and flexing his muscles - not "reminding me I'm in a power group".

Not ALWAYS though. Context is important.
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Old 03-31-2013, 08:51 PM
 
Location: Wheaton, Illinois
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And they're not oppressed because of their whiteness.
Yeah, but people are oppressed for their type of whiteness. In America today this is a minor problem but was very important in the past. I dunno, there may be some types of Whites who are still oppressed on account of their ethnicity, Jews for instance. There are sure lots of American Whites who dislike Jews, whether they have the power to actually oppress them is another story.
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