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Melissa Harris Perry on how Star Wars is racist

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This woman is a pathetic joke. She sees racism in every closet, around every corner and under every rock.

Maybe she's Al Sharpton's secret love child... That would explain the 24/7 race-hustling.

 
And the stormtroopers were just a KKK analogy who happened to be helping the black guy?

I sure wish I had the time in my life to even ponder stuff like this.:roll:
 
This is why today's civil rights movement (and those that speak about it like this) is doing such a disservice to the movement from the 1950s and 1960s. Fighting for equal protections and recognition under the law became about a model of designing the appearance of racism as a means to vilify, which has absolutely nothing to do with a desire for social cohesion.
 
She really shouldn't be on any channel with "news" in the title.

But I could say that about probably half of the people on said channels, so eh.
 
Grim17 said:
This woman is a pathetic joke. She sees racism in every closet, around every corner and under every rock.

Maybe she's Al Sharpton's secret love child... That would explain the 24/7 race-hustling.

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Let me ask you....when/what situations do you see racism at play?
 
Grim17 said:
This woman is a pathetic joke. She sees racism in every closet, around every corner and under every rock.

Maybe she's Al Sharpton's secret love child... That would explain the 24/7 race-hustling.

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Oh FFS. That's just patently absurd.
 
Shadowless said:
I see you know how to find black people using racist epithets, but what about the reverse?
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I see, you are looking for specific examples that meet your agenda, as opposed to just examples of racists. You should have been more specific.
 
Grim17 said:
This woman is a pathetic joke. She sees racism in every closet, around every corner and under every rock.

Maybe she's Al Sharpton's secret love child... That would explain the 24/7 race-hustling.

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When the only tool you have is a hammer, every solution you seek will likely involve a nail. This woman is so intensely focused on a single issue, of course everything is racist.

It's a one stop excuse.
 
Shadowless said:
I see you know how to find black people using racist epithets, but what about the reverse?
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The common practice in here has been that if one has an issue with an insert, it is his responsibility to seek out and post counter examples. If you have it, post it, but don't try to bait people
 
ocean515 said:
I see, you are looking for specific examples that meet your agenda, as opposed to just examples of racists. You should have been more specific.
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No, it's just interesting that you choose an example of racism that clearly does not fall in line with the majority of racist incidents. There are way more incidents involving white on black than there are the reverse. Mostly institutional things like the police and the court system, but you know, feel free to ignore that stuff.
 
Lutherf said:
And the stormtroopers were just a KKK analogy who happened to be helping the black guy?

I sure wish I had the time in my life to even ponder stuff like this.:roll:
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Just an idea, I wonder where such characters a Jabba Hutt, or Yoda factor into her racism. And what about the emperer, Darth's Boss? He was dead white.
 
Shadowless said:
No, it's just interesting that you choose an example of racism that clearly does not fall in line with the majority of racist incidents. There are way more incidents involving white on black than there are the reverse. Mostly institutional things like the police and the court system, but you know, feel free to ignore that stuff.
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You asked for an example of racism. I complied.

Let's face the facts, examples of racism today have more to do with agenda driven propaganda than they do with actual racism. Probably why you haven't gone to the trouble of posting some yourself.
 
ocean515 said:
You asked for an example of racism. I complied.

Let's face the facts, examples of racism today have more to do with agenda driven propaganda than they do with actual racism. Probably why you haven't gone to the trouble of posting some yourself.
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as "racism" is now popularly defined in the US. From what I see, it is bigotry and 99% of the coverage is white against black, as if non whites are not capable of racism. I am not the only white Canadian who has stories of a hostile border guard, black, and my late wife [Asian/Canadian] absolutely refused to use a land crossing because of the bigotry directed at her by blacks.

But what we see on tv and read about is all agenda. The media has a predefined modality in presenting the story, leaning to LOOK like white against black. Why? It is what draws viewers.
 
Fearandloathing said:
The common practice in here has been that if one has an issue with an insert, it is his responsibility to seek out and post counter examples. If you have it, post it, but don't try to bait people
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You can have a 100:1 ratio, and still post the one and call that "balance". That's a farce. I would just like these people to acknowledge the racism of certain institutions.
 
ocean515 said:
You asked for an example of racism. I complied.

Let's face the facts, examples of racism today have more to do with agenda driven propaganda than they do with actual racism. Probably why you haven't gone to the trouble of posting some yourself.
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Here is the largest example of institutional racism in America...can't believe you needed me to link you to this.

newjimcrow.com | The New Jim Crow
 
Fearandloathing said:
When the only tool you have is a hammer, every solution you seek will likely involve a nail. This woman is so intensely focused on a single issue, of course everything is racist.

It's a one stop excuse.
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Indeed.

Those who seek to be offended will surely find it and find things to be offended over.

Those who seek racism at every turn will surely find it and find things that can be further tortured and further distorted into racist themes.

She's only got that one intellectual hammer, and so all she does, all day long, is look for rationalization where she can possibly used it.
 
Shadowless said:
Here is the largest example of institutional racism in America...can't believe you needed me to link you to this.

newjimcrow.com | The New Jim Crow
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I suppose in your mind the most appropriate action for the legal system to take would be to stop arresting and charging minorities? Just let them on their way?

Yeah, that's gonna help matters.
 
Fearandloathing said:
Just an idea, I wonder where such characters a Jabba Hutt, or Yoda factor into her racism. And what about the emperer, Darth's Boss? He was dead white.
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I can't answer those questions but I'm pretty sure it's ultimately GWB's fault.
 
eohrnberger said:
I suppose in your mind the most appropriate action for the legal system to take would be to stop arresting and charging minorities? Just let them on their way?

Yeah, that's gonna help matters.
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No, we have to take away criminal charges for stupid things like drugs, furtive movements, etc. We need to hire police who are trained to respect civil liberties of ALL people. The opposite of what we have now.
 
Fearandloathing said:
as "racism" is now popularly defined in the US. From what I see, it is bigotry and 99% of the coverage is white against black, as if non whites are not capable of racism. I am not the only white Canadian who has stories of a hostile border guard, black, and my late wife [Asian/Canadian] absolutely refused to use a land crossing because of the bigotry directed at her by blacks.

But what we see on tv and read about is all agenda. The media has a predefined modality in presenting the story, leaning to LOOK like white against black. Why? It is what draws viewers.
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We could compare notes and find similar experiences. There is political gain to be had by pushing white on black racism. There is also political cover. Here in Southern California, Black Communities are being crushed by the onslaught of illegal aliens from south of the border. Unemployment among Black youth is heart breaking. And yet, politicians in the liberal/progressive run state are encouraging more and more to come.

Investing in the creation of groups like BLM provides the opportunity to create a boogie man that distracts from the real issues facing these communities. In my view, the media plays up these issues not just to sell advertising, but to carry the message as part of a greater agenda. You above most, know how that can work.
 
Grim17 said:
This woman is a pathetic joke. She sees racism in every closet, around every corner and under every rock.

Maybe she's Al Sharpton's secret love child... That would explain the 24/7 race-hustling.

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She's another one who isn't quite as Black as she'd like to be. Has to try harder.
 
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