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How are those tweets NOT racist? Change my mind.
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New York Times writer's anti-white tweets cause outrage (Original Post)
Galraedia
Jul 2019
OP
Symone Sanders made a good point - the tweets were taken out of context. I would need
iluvtennis
Jul 2019
#1
Good link, with good explanation. People should read it before jumping to conclusions. (n/t)
thesquanderer
Jul 2019
#8
iluvtennis
(19,882 posts)1. Symone Sanders made a good point - the tweets were taken out of context. I would need
to read the full context of the tweets. If they were indeed anti trilloing tweets to white fascists, then I would say they are just defensive tweets.
Now that said, I think it was poor decision on her part to even partake and publish such stuff on twitter.
Galraedia
(5,027 posts)2. Nothing taken out of context here:
cwydro
(51,308 posts)4. Never heard of this person, but yikes.
What a lovely woman. Not.
OnDoutside
(19,982 posts)5. Out of context, my arse ! Complete double standard there.
appalachiablue
(41,182 posts)3. The story broke a year ago, Aug 2018, her tweets are from 2015
thesquanderer
(11,996 posts)8. Good link, with good explanation. People should read it before jumping to conclusions. (n/t)
chowder66
(9,087 posts)9. THIS! If they don't read it they are handing the alt-right a small win. nt
LeftTurn3623
(628 posts)7. Not sure who these lady's are defending her
But this is the definition of racist
nothing taking out of context. She should be let go from NYT if this was anyone else they would be gone
ismnotwasm
(42,020 posts)10. That's not how racism works.