Jussie Smullett hoax

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All the coverage I saw of the incident was reported with a healthy bit of skepticism from the beginning. Seems like a poorly planned publicity stunt. You didn't know who the guy was and now you do. If it was a hoax he'll likely be a felon soon.

[Jim in CT]

Originally Posted by spence

All the coverage I saw of the incident was reported with a healthy bit of skepticism from the beginning. Seems like a poorly planned publicity stunt. You didn't know who the guy was and now you do. If it was a hoax he'll likely be a felon soon.

Kamela Harris and Corey Booker said it was a modern day lynching. Nancy Pelosi and Alexandra Cortez said it was a "racist, homophopbic" attack.

If that represents a "healthy bit of skepticism" to you, boy I hope I don't live long enough to see you feel that anyone actually rushed to judgment.

I don't doubt that he'll get what's coming to him (though he may enjoy prison). What about the 4 politicians I mentioned? Will they go on the air and apologize for fanning the flames of racial tensions?

[Pete F.]

Originally Posted by Jim in CT

Kamela Harris and Corey Booker said it was a modern day lynching. Nancy Pelosi and Alexandra Cortez said it was a "racist, homophopbic" attack.

If that represents a "healthy bit of skepticism" to you, boy I hope I don't live long enough to see you feel that anyone actually rushed to judgment.

I don't doubt that he'll get what's coming to him (though he may enjoy prison). What about the 4 politicians I mentioned? Will they go on the air and apologize for fanning the flames of racial tensions?

If an attack like that happened what should people say about it?
Should the first reaction be maybe it didn't happen?
Why do they have to apologize for an honest statement about what they believe happened?

Maybe the guy who is so blind to white privilege and sees black and Latino unemployment went down as something special, "even though they are black I got them jobs, look at me, I'm special" should apologize.

[Jim in CT]

Originally Posted by Pete F.

If an attack like that happened what should people say about it?
Should the first reaction be maybe it didn't happen?
Why do they have to apologize for an honest statement about what they believe happened?

Maybe the guy who is so blind to white privilege and sees black and Latino unemployment went down as something special, "even though they are black I got them jobs, look at me, I'm special" should apologize.

what people should say, is that because of tds. due process comes first. when the covington kids claimed they suffered racist attacks, they were still blamed. all about the narrative.
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[Pete F.]

Originally Posted by Jim in CT

what people should say, is that because of tds. due process comes first. when the covington kids claimed they suffered racist attacks, they were still blamed. all about the narrative.
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Might be applicable if any person was accused, was there any perpetrator identified, are you just claiming victim status again or what?
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[Jim in CT]

Originally Posted by Pete F.

Maybe the guy who is so blind to white privilege and sees black and Latino unemployment went down as something special, "even though they are black I got them jobs, look at me, I'm special" should apologize.

"Maybe the guy who is so blind to white privilege"

If white privilege was all that it's cracked up to be, why is honkey Liz Warren desperately trying to be Native American, and why is honkey Robert Francis (Beto) O'Roarke desperately trying to be Hispanic?


"sees black and Latino unemployment went down as something special"

I view lowest black unemployment ever recorded, as a good thing. You view it as nothing worth mentioning. You can't bring yourself to concede that it's a great thing, your deranged hatred won't allow you to celebrate something so great. I'm quite comfortable stating that my position is a whole lot less cuckoo than yours.

Take off the tin foil hat for two seconds.

[Pete F.]

Originally Posted by Jim in CT

"Maybe the guy who is so blind to white privilege"

If white privilege was all that it's cracked up to be, why is honkey Liz Warren desperately trying to be Native American, and why is honkey Robert Francis (Beto) O'Roarke desperately trying to be Hispanic?


"sees black and Latino unemployment went down as something special"

I view lowest black unemployment ever recorded, as a good thing. You view it as nothing worth mentioning. You can't bring yourself to concede that it's a great thing, your deranged hatred won't allow you to celebrate something so great. I'm quite comfortable stating that my position is a whole lot less cuckoo than yours.

Take off the tin foil hat for two seconds.

It’s only right wing media obsessed with people’s racial heritage and supposed issues, day after day but with an inept and failing leader what would anyone expect?
Are you arguing for or against identity politics when you claim special status for black unemployment?
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[detbuch]

Originally Posted by Pete F.

It’s only right wing media obsessed with people’s racial heritage and supposed issues, day after day but with an inept and failing leader what would anyone expect?

This is your drunken intellectual mode. Only right wing media is obsessed with racial heritage day after day? As for the "inept and failing" crap, it comes off as inebriated verbal slobber.

Are you arguing for or against identity politics when you claim special status for black unemployment?

Are you employing identity politics when you infer or accuse someone of having white privilege?

[Pete F.]

Originally Posted by detbuch

This is your drunken intellectual mode. Only right wing media is obsessed with racial heritage day after day? As for the "inept and failing" crap, it comes off as inebriated verbal slobber.
Are you employing identity politics when you infer or accuse someone of having white privilege?

When you can’t retort, resort to insults
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[Jim in CT]

Originally Posted by Pete F.

It’s only right wing media obsessed with people’s racial heritage

Oh man that's rich. So why are Liz Warren and Beto O'Roarke desperately trying to not be seen as white? Are they part of the "right wing media"?

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Originally Posted by Jim in CT

If white privilege was all that it's cracked up to be, why is honkey Liz Warren desperately trying to be Native American, and why is honkey Robert Francis (Beto) O'Roarke desperately trying to be Hispanic?

I don't understand this rant. Who's desperate to be what again?

[Jim in CT]

Originally Posted by spence

I don't understand this rant. Who's desperate to be what again?

Warren desperate to be native American. O'Rourke desperate to be Hispanic. Is that news to you?

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Originally Posted by Jim in CT

Warren desperate to be native American. O'Rourke desperate to be Hispanic. Is that news to you?

Checking a few check boxes and submitting a recipe years ago doesn't really strike me as a desperate act. As for Beto, his name is Robert, his family called him Beto as a nickname. He grew up in a city with a Latino majority. Don't know how this makes him desperate either.

[Pete F.]

Originally Posted by Jim in CT

Warren desperate to be native American. O'Rourke desperate to be Hispanic. Is that news to you?

Luckily they are not Republicans, either would have a hard time passing as a grumpy old white man.
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