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Is the Rev. Al Sharpton a racist?

Is Al Sharpton a racist


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I want the same process to be meted out to all.

Then move to fantasy land because it is not going to happen in the real world.

Most know that if a white man did just as Al, but said the reverse, there'd be a totally different reaction on this thread, I think.

You are probably right, but we cannot change the way the population thinks from this little internet message board. You are ranting and fuming about things we (you and I) have no control over except for ourselves. That is the best we can do.
 
No you do not dislike the hypocricy. A poster who is a major race baiter here makes a thread claiming some one else is racist(pay attention to that, it's important), and do you call him out for hypocricy? No, you go after those who do actually do what you are now claiming every one should do.

I don't get your line of reasoning.

I don't care who the OP is; I'm focused on the issue at hand.

You seem to be saying that ANYONE who accuses/questions/muses on the basis of race is a race-baiter, INCLUDING those who call out those people.
 
The question I asked you twice was:

How does whether or not Sharpton is a racist depend on "if a white man said the reverse"?

Answer: It doesn't.

Got it yet? You continue to define racist as whether or not a white person would be called racist for saying the same thing. That's not the definition of racist. If you want to know if Sharpton is a racist, you go to the dictionary, find the definition of racism and see if it applies to him. You don't find out by asking whether or not people would call a white man racist for saying the same thing.

Actually, this sort of litmus test gets one much closer to the truth than the politically correct denials of those determined to defend him.
 
I disagree.

If Al Sharpton said the white media is evil and isn't deemed a racist, while a white man says the black media is evil and is deemed a racist, you know there's a problem.
You can't disagree because what I have stated is a fact.

1. Racism has a definition.
2. That definition is not, "If a white man said it, it would be racist."

The end. Jesus ****ing Christ.
 
um..that's called splitting hairs. They are all basically the same & interchangeable.

though all racism is bigotry & prejudice, not all bigotry & prejudice is racism.

You just contradicted yourself in two lines. Congrats.
 
I don't get your line of reasoning.

I don't care who the OP is; I'm focused on the issue at hand.

You seem to be saying that ANYONE who accuses/questions/muses on the basis of race is a race-baiter, INCLUDING those who call out those people.

What???? Dude, you really need to read what people are saying and stop jumping to illogical conclusions.
 
I don't get your line of reasoning.

I don't care who the OP is; I'm focused on the issue at hand.

You seem to be saying that ANYONE who accuses/questions/muses on the basis of race is a race-baiter, INCLUDING those who call out those people.

So you do not want to go after any one who is a raic baiter, just liberals who are. Got it.
 
Then move to fantasy land because it is not going to happen in the real world.



You are probably right, but we cannot change the way the population thinks from this little internet message board. You are ranting and fuming about things we (you and I) have no control over except for ourselves. That is the best we can do.

It is no fantasy to opine for equality and fairness. So no, that comment is void.

I don't care if the population thinks Guppies are fish yet bass aren't. They aren't correct.

If a white man is going to be attacked for, heck, even lesser things that Al and is called a racist, then people better wake up and see that Al, who does/says even worse things, IS a racist.

Also, please don't insinuate I'm angry, because you honestly don't know.
 
I disagree.

If Al Sharpton said the white media is evil and isn't deemed a racist, while a white man says the black media is evil and is deemed a racist, you know there's a problem.

Yes, but the problem is not racism.
 
So you do not want to go after any one who is a raic baiter, just liberals who are. Got it.

I didn't say that and you know it.

I don't like race-baiters, period, whether Imus or Al.
 
I didn't say that and you know it.

I don't like race-baiters, period, whether Imus or Al.

Nor did I say what you claimed. See how that works?
 
It is no fantasy to opine for equality and fairness. So no, that comment is void.

I don't care if the population thinks Guppies are fish yet bass aren't. They aren't correct.

If a white man is going to be attacked for, heck, even lesser things that Al and is called a racist, then people better wake up and see that Al, who does/says even worse things, IS a racist.

Also, please don't insinuate I'm angry, because you honestly don't know.

Bull****. This is pretty much the "angry white man" syndrome. It is a double standard, but it does not make anyone a racist, period.
 
What???? Dude, you really need to read what people are saying and stop jumping to illogical conclusions.

Perhaps you should, BD.

My message is that people need to be treated fairly. If a white man would be lambasted for saying/doing the same racial things that Al does, it's wrong and it needs to stop.

I'm not going to overlook Al's racism, all while trying to make certain white people look like racists.

People need to be judged equally, imo.
 
Nor did I say what you claimed. See how that works?

Then what are you even talking about?

It's as if you're totally changing the topic from my initial statement.
 
Perhaps you should, BD.

My message is that people need to be treated fairly. If a white man would be lambasted for saying/doing the same racial things that Al does, it's wrong and it needs to stop.

I'm not going to overlook Al's racism, all while trying to make certain white people look like racists.

People need to be judged equally, imo.
Wait, if these white men and Al Sharpton are saying the same things, then why are you calling Sharpton a racist and saying we should not call the white men racists?
 
Bull****. This is pretty much the "angry white man" syndrome. It is a double standard, but it does not make anyone a racist, period.

So you seem to be implying that if a white man were to get pissed at the racial hypocrisy and the blind eyes, that he's suffering from "angry white man syndrome??

How about "angry black man syndrome," like Al Sharpton?
 
So you seem to be implying that if a white man were to get pissed at the racial hypocrisy and the blind eyes, that he's suffering from "angry white man syndrome??

How about "angry black man syndrome," like Al Sharpton?

What about it? "Angry white man" syndrome usually has nothing to do with hypocrisy or anger at anything legitimate, but rather based on ignorance. The same goes for angry black man syndrome.
 
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Perhaps you should, BD.

My message is that people need to be treated fairly. If a white man would be lambasted for saying/doing the same racial things that Al does, it's wrong and it needs to stop.

I'm not going to overlook Al's racism, all while trying to make certain white people look like racists.

People need to be judged equally, imo.

You still have not shown how Sharpton is a racist. Hint: look at definitions of the word, then try and apply it.
 
My point is this. Racial prejudice and stereotyping, problematic though they are, are not the same thing as racism.
Well, one of the dictionary definitions of racism is "racial prejudice".
 
Wait, if these white men and Al Sharpton are saying the same things, then why are you calling Sharpton a racist and saying we should not call the white men racists?

Earlier I said if the white man did the same as Al, but demonized black people, like Al does white people.

If a white man said that America is infested with hateful black people, guess who gets called a racist? Yet if Jesse or Al say the same about white people, well, we'll just sweep that under the rug because that's acceptable.
 
Perhaps you should, BD.

That would not be true and you know it.

My message is that people need to be treated fairly. If a white man would be lambasted for saying/doing the same racial things that Al does, it's wrong and it needs to stop.

I'm not going to overlook Al's racism, all while trying to make certain white people look like racists.

What white man is saying things like Al Sharpton? Point to an example? Or are you assuming?

People need to be judged equally, imo.

Then don't be a partisan hack? :shrug:
 
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