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Austin mayor outraged by 'white people only' stickers posted on businesses

no, they appeared on certain targeted businesses that seemed to attract the gentrified crowd. The stickers were a protest of that gentrification.

"Gentirification" is a pejorative term aimed at whites.
 
"Gentirification" is a pejorative term aimed at whites.
well, see, in the real world it means outside money coming in and pricing people who already live there out
 
I don't think anyone implied it was black people doing it. I'd actually say white hipsters are more likely.

I don't get that hipsters would protest gentrification. They tend to live in gentrifying neighborhoods.
 
I don't get that hipsters would protest gentrification. They tend to live in gentrifying neighborhoods.

...because it would be ironic.
 
I don't get that hipsters would protest gentrification. They tend to live in gentrifying neighborhoods.

Exactly. Gentrifying. That's when it's this new cool thing the hipsters have caught onto that us whitebread squares haven't discovered yet, man. They were into that neighborhood before it was cool. Now it's all owned by big businesses, man. *puff*
 
Austin mayor outraged by 'white people only' stickers posted on businesses - CNN.com



Notice how the story, and the city manager, automatically make the subtle assumption that this was the action of white supremacists.

It's quite possible - perhaps even more likely - that this was done by people who want to make a claim that the City of Austin caters to white people only. It's a common tactic to pose as what you despise in order to create a false image and make it look bad.

The bias, lack of creativity, and laziness of the media is dumbfounding.

Just like in the majority of the cases, the perp turns out to be a slimy liberal activist. What a surprise.
 
....and the austin story once found out it was perpetrated by a leftist, quietly sinks out of the media......
 
....and the austin story once found out it was perpetrated by a leftist, quietly sinks out of the media......

Yeah, because it's less of a story. "Holy **** real overt racial discrimination in 2015." is a story. "Some douche thinks he's making a point about race" isn't.
 
Yeah, because it's less of a story. "Holy **** real overt racial discrimination in 2015." is a story. "Some douche thinks he's making a point about race" isn't.

Maybe they should have investigated the story before making it national news?

Nah, crazy talk!
 
Maybe they should have investigated the story before making it national news?

Nah, crazy talk!

You are talking about an industry that does things like report that the ACA had been overturned by the Supreme Court because they couldn't finish walking out the door with the text of the decision before they had to report SOMETHING. Let alone read the dang thing.

our media thinks being first is more important than being right. Probably because that is the more profitable option.
 
Well, it certainly looks like he was the victim of a real estate scam...$32 million for that!

It looks nasty. Like it needs a good scrubbing or something. I guess $32 million doesn't buy you much in the Big Apple these days.
 
You are talking about an industry that does things like report that the ACA had been overturned by the Supreme Court because they couldn't finish walking out the door with the text of the decision before they had to report SOMETHING. Let alone read the dang thing.

our media thinks being first is more important than being right. Probably because that is the more profitable option.

Not sure who you were listening to, but the first I heard of the ACA decision was on twitter, from a conservative pundit, with these simple words: "It's a Tax"

Maybe you should stick to more obvious failures of the national media. Might I suggest "Hands up, Don't Shoot"?
 
Do you have evidence of a conspiracy?

"The stickers were neither produced nor knowingly displayed by the businesses and were removed by their employees when discovered this morning," he said Wednesday.

Someone did this to elicit a response. 'Who' remains to be seen. It wasnt the businesses. Now...who would have something to gain by this? Surely the stickers should be relatively easy to track.
 
"The stickers were neither produced nor knowingly displayed by the businesses and were removed by their employees when discovered this morning," he said Wednesday.

Someone did this to elicit a response. 'Who' remains to be seen. It wasnt the businesses. Now...who would have something to gain by this? Surely the stickers should be relatively easy to track.

The "who" turns out to be a 'Liberal Social Justice Warrior'. Odd how these 'warriors' always prefer to remain anonymous.

. Austin lawyer Adam Reposa says he put up ‘white people’ stickers | KXAN.com
 
Not sure who you were listening to, but the first I heard of the ACA decision was on twitter, from a conservative pundit, with these simple words: "It's a Tax"

Maybe you should stick to more obvious failures of the national media. Might I suggest "Hands up, Don't Shoot"?

CNN reported that the ACA had been ruled unconstitutional by the Supreme Court. Oops.
 
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