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fun n serious

(4,451 posts)
Sun Mar 27, 2016, 07:53 PM Mar 2016

Bernie made me white!

hashtag BernieMadeMeWhite is trending on twitter. It's intentions backfired. They're all white people tweeting saying things like " " "Bernie did not make me white, Jesus did." #BernieMadeMeWhite Lol Also,



"No Bernie didnt #BernieMadeMeWhite make me white.

For the 1st time in Forever
He made me UNASHAMED 2 be White.

THATS what Bernie did."


Looks like his white supporters hijacked the hashtag.

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Bernie made me white! (Original Post) fun n serious Mar 2016 OP
Well that was pointless AgingAmerican Mar 2016 #1
I think the op is who they had in mind when they created the hashtag. beam me up scottie Mar 2016 #4
Got their marching orders from Hillary/Brock way to smear every opponent FreakinDJ Mar 2016 #50
Hillary supporters are attacking PoC who are using that hashtag beam me up scottie Mar 2016 #52
And if they expect people to vote for her in November nadinbrzezinski Mar 2016 #55
Hillary can't win without Dirty Tricks FreakinDJ Mar 2016 #59
And so it goes. dchill Mar 2016 #130
Yep. SOP. nt kristopher Mar 2016 #96
It is plumbing the depths Aerows Mar 2016 #133
Silly is one word for it. beam me up scottie Mar 2016 #138
"There all white people tweeting saying things" -- Grammar aside, you haven't proved the claim JonLeibowitz Mar 2016 #2
Thank you, I fixed it. fun n serious Mar 2016 #3
You still haven't proved the "all" claim. Picking one or two tweets doesn't prove a damn thing JonLeibowitz Mar 2016 #9
It would certainly save some embarassment in the morning Silver_Witch Mar 2016 #129
yeah, you are complete wrong Bassomar Mar 2016 #5
Indeed, like this one: beam me up scottie Mar 2016 #6
Tell that to his white supporters using the hashtag nt fun n serious Mar 2016 #7
Man, you are case in point for this hashtag n/t Bassomar Mar 2016 #10
Why does it bother you so much that minorities are speaking out? beam me up scottie Mar 2016 #11
That is just it. fun n serious Mar 2016 #14
Do you have evidence for that claim or is it just an excuse to mock them? beam me up scottie Mar 2016 #16
This is what minorities are actually saying... fun n serious Mar 2016 #19
So the minorities who created and are using the hashtag are lying? They don't exist? beam me up scottie Mar 2016 #23
@dilemmv is a guy who says interesting things... JonLeibowitz Mar 2016 #25
Now having or wanting a job makes you GOP!? fun n serious Mar 2016 #29
Okay we have finally answered the question of whether you are clueless or a troll. JonLeibowitz Mar 2016 #35
Tell me how wanting a job makes someone GOP? nt fun n serious Mar 2016 #38
. melman Mar 2016 #51
They're not only a troll, they're terrible at it n/t arcane1 Mar 2016 #136
lol melman Mar 2016 #31
So now the op is lying about actual AA tweeters. beam me up scottie Mar 2016 #45
The troll isn't clever enough to actually look at the accounts. arcane1 Mar 2016 #137
I guess you think he photo mined his picture... Kalidurga Mar 2016 #34
Tell me am I white or not. Gwhittey Mar 2016 #21
I don't see that at all but I did find this: "I don't understand why it's bothering so many ppl... beam me up scottie Mar 2016 #8
its exposing fake narrative Bassomar Mar 2016 #13
This backlash was a long time coming and it's aimed at people like the op. beam me up scottie Mar 2016 #18
I like this one.. fun n serious Mar 2016 #12
LOL! Dig yourself a deeper hole. JonLeibowitz Mar 2016 #17
Great statement and insight into how the media and Hillary and her supporters want to control cui bono Mar 2016 #81
LOL bravenak Mar 2016 #22
You are totally making this up melman Mar 2016 #15
Not a clue that it is much more difficult to misrepresent social media - because djean111 Mar 2016 #30
LOL bravenak Mar 2016 #20
Since this OP is a complete fabrication I expect you will be the first to condemn it? JonLeibowitz Mar 2016 #28
Complete fabrication? bravenak Mar 2016 #37
Funny, it is on my computer nadinbrzezinski Mar 2016 #42
Maybe they're not black enough. I was told via pm that people who aren't black enough don't cui bono Mar 2016 #77
Hey that is just as good as myself finding out nadinbrzezinski Mar 2016 #79
I'm sure your farm was lovely! cui bono Mar 2016 #82
Bessy was the best, nadinbrzezinski Mar 2016 #88
Haha... cui bono Mar 2016 #90
Of course frank was the bull in the crew nadinbrzezinski Mar 2016 #92
I wonder what his twitter handle is. I'd love to see his #Berniemademewhite tweet! cui bono Mar 2016 #93
No surprise that you are laughing at thousands of PoC who are posting on Twitter Luminous Animal Mar 2016 #33
LOL@theentirehastagthingy bravenak Mar 2016 #36
You seem to have a problem with PoC Bernie supporters expressing their anger. Luminous Animal Mar 2016 #44
Nope. I find hastags funny when they get co-opted bravenak Mar 2016 #47
Indeed. You are celebrating co-opting the voices of People of Color. Luminous Animal Mar 2016 #54
I am laughing at the co-opters bravenak Mar 2016 #57
The coopters were antisemites and Hillary Supporters nadinbrzezinski Mar 2016 #61
Indeed, some of those tweets from HC supporters are disgustingly anti-Semitic. beam me up scottie Mar 2016 #62
To be fair, I have spotted a few nadinbrzezinski Mar 2016 #63
They're not hard to spot. beam me up scottie Mar 2016 #64
If you knew me, fun n serious Mar 2016 #73
I was referring to anti-Semites, why do you think I was I talking about you? beam me up scottie Mar 2016 #75
Are you a member of the Tea party? No nadinbrzezinski Mar 2016 #76
I don't think it's a false narative fun n serious Mar 2016 #85
You mean "white states" like Hawaii and Alaska and Washington State nadinbrzezinski Mar 2016 #87
How many people voted in AK? fun n serious Mar 2016 #89
FREE HUGE FREAKING CLUE nadinbrzezinski Mar 2016 #91
What? fun n serious Mar 2016 #94
They are not... ok, stop it nadinbrzezinski Mar 2016 #95
"Hawaii is not similar as the rest of the US." SMC22307 Mar 2016 #97
I am an Obama DEM fun n serious Mar 2016 #99
Hawaiians disagree with you... Sanders crushed Hillary. SMC22307 Mar 2016 #102
Bernie supported Obama and like Obama he's a minority. beam me up scottie Mar 2016 #104
Mahalo, SMC22307! beam me up scottie Mar 2016 #100
This thread needs some Poi Dog Pondering. SMC22307 Mar 2016 #106
Funky! beam me up scottie Mar 2016 #107
Flashing back to junior high! LOL SMC22307 Mar 2016 #109
Ah...Eddie...brings to mind another Seattle group: beam me up scottie Mar 2016 #112
How many Alaskan PoC must have voted for Bernie in order for you to acknowledge their existence? beam me up scottie Mar 2016 #101
I thought you wanted to stop? fun n serious Mar 2016 #103
Stop what? You're the one who keeps digging. beam me up scottie Mar 2016 #105
How sad that that question needs to be asked on a Democratic messageboard. SMC22307 Mar 2016 #108
I remember that one only because I grew up listening to a Canadian rock station. beam me up scottie Mar 2016 #110
We also need to acknowledge native Hawaiian Makana who believes in Bernie. beam me up scottie Mar 2016 #111
Aaah, I saw that in someone's sigline and was curious... SMC22307 Mar 2016 #113
I love his music nadinbrzezinski Mar 2016 #115
The co-opters are like .000000000000001 of the entire hashtag. But let's pretend they are not Luminous Animal Mar 2016 #65
Well what is she to do? nadinbrzezinski Mar 2016 #67
I'm just taking her guidance here on DU. When she says it is okay to laugh & silence PoC…. Luminous Animal Mar 2016 #69
I know the irony is thick nadinbrzezinski Mar 2016 #71
I think they are ridiculous. bravenak Mar 2016 #68
Just let me know when it is okay for white people to LOL at white disrupters of PoC voices. Luminous Animal Mar 2016 #72
You can always do as you please bravenak Mar 2016 #74
Trying to do the right thing and listen. Right now, this white woman does not feel like it is Luminous Animal Mar 2016 #78
Yeah, so funny that black people feel slighted... cui bono Mar 2016 #86
You are proving the point of the hashtag. Erasing the voices of PoC. Congratulations. Luminous Animal Mar 2016 #24
Didn't take them long, did it? beam me up scottie Mar 2016 #26
Hey Luminous choie Mar 2016 #70
Found it on twitter. Luminous Animal Mar 2016 #80
Thanks! choie Mar 2016 #118
Here two of them white supporters nadinbrzezinski Mar 2016 #27
Yes, there are a few... nt fun n serious Mar 2016 #32
The majority are PoC pissed at people like you nadinbrzezinski Mar 2016 #40
And here, one of them whites you agree with nadinbrzezinski Mar 2016 #39
Come out and say what you feel. nt fun n serious Mar 2016 #41
That you are making shit up nadinbrzezinski Mar 2016 #43
Actually, it was started by this black man and retweeted by Dixon. Luminous Animal Mar 2016 #46
Thanks for correcting me nadinbrzezinski Mar 2016 #49
You denied that an obvious anti-Semitic post was actually hate speech. beam me up scottie Mar 2016 #48
Peg me how you wish. fun n serious Mar 2016 #53
That hate speech was recognized by a lot of people, no broad brush required. beam me up scottie Mar 2016 #58
and #hilarrymademerealistic taken over PoC nadinbrzezinski Mar 2016 #56
.... JonLeibowitz Mar 2016 #60
"Incarcerated Black Men are more profitable than educated Black Men." cui bono Mar 2016 #83
You got to admit, some folks are very creative nadinbrzezinski Mar 2016 #84
Beautiful lol beedle Mar 2016 #98
Doesn't matter what Rovian/Brock Smears Hillary supporters propogate here at DU FreakinDJ Mar 2016 #66
... SMC22307 Mar 2016 #117
I wonder how well the backlash would have.. one_voice Mar 2016 #114
This is happening because the assess at CNN nadinbrzezinski Mar 2016 #116
We are not the ones who said the South didn't count. fun n serious Mar 2016 #119
You're the one who's saying PoC in AK don't count. beam me up scottie Mar 2016 #120
It's my thread nt fun n serious Mar 2016 #122
Yes it certainly is, and it's very enlightening. beam me up scottie Mar 2016 #124
YOU are the ones carrying a hate filled, false narrative story line nadinbrzezinski Mar 2016 #123
Not only is the meme disgusting, so is your OP. dchill Mar 2016 #121
You mean like the South doesn't count? nt fun n serious Mar 2016 #125
It could have. dchill Mar 2016 #126
how? one_voice Mar 2016 #128
It is really funny how this hashtag went over so many people's heads. Sorry you missed the entire jillan Mar 2016 #127
How do you know they're all white?? n/t blueintelligentsia Mar 2016 #131
Yes ... TheFarS1de Mar 2016 #132
The hell? Aerows Mar 2016 #134
Your desperation is showing. arcane1 Mar 2016 #135

beam me up scottie

(57,349 posts)
4. I think the op is who they had in mind when they created the hashtag.
Sun Mar 27, 2016, 08:01 PM
Mar 2016

Instead of applauding the people who are fighting to be recognized and respected the op searched for and found one tweet to use to mock eveyone else.

Sad.

beam me up scottie

(57,349 posts)
52. Hillary supporters are attacking PoC who are using that hashtag
Sun Mar 27, 2016, 08:43 PM
Mar 2016

Trump supporters are doing it too.

And the anti-Semitic trolls showed up as well.

dchill

(38,432 posts)
130. And so it goes.
Mon Mar 28, 2016, 12:13 AM
Mar 2016
Ye shall know them by their fruits. Do men
gather grapes of thorns, or figs of thistles?

It's from Matthew, but I think it could also apply here.

beam me up scottie

(57,349 posts)
138. Silly is one word for it.
Mon Mar 28, 2016, 12:34 PM
Mar 2016

We both know what this op is really about and it's not pretty. The fact that it hasn't been deleted yet confirms my suspicions.


JonLeibowitz

(6,282 posts)
2. "There all white people tweeting saying things" -- Grammar aside, you haven't proved the claim
Sun Mar 27, 2016, 07:58 PM
Mar 2016
There all white people tweeting saying things

JonLeibowitz

(6,282 posts)
9. You still haven't proved the "all" claim. Picking one or two tweets doesn't prove a damn thing
Sun Mar 27, 2016, 08:08 PM
Mar 2016

What a shameful OP this is. Consider self-deleting.

 

Silver_Witch

(1,820 posts)
129. It would certainly save some embarassment in the morning
Mon Mar 28, 2016, 12:09 AM
Mar 2016

when the OP wakes up and realizes what he has done.

Bassomar

(58 posts)
5. yeah, you are complete wrong
Sun Mar 27, 2016, 08:02 PM
Mar 2016

Considering that I am looking at it at the moment, I see lots of minorities expressing their frustration with being erased by comments like yours. sad.

beam me up scottie

(57,349 posts)
6. Indeed, like this one:
Sun Mar 27, 2016, 08:03 PM
Mar 2016
Anoa J. Changa, Esq.
Twitter › MsNonoESQ

People who claim to not get #BernieMadeMeWhite buy into false MSM narratives and have no real desire to "understand" us at all

beam me up scottie

(57,349 posts)
11. Why does it bother you so much that minorities are speaking out?
Sun Mar 27, 2016, 08:09 PM
Mar 2016

So much so you took the time to dig for one tweet to use to marginalize them.

Pathetic.

 

fun n serious

(4,451 posts)
14. That is just it.
Sun Mar 27, 2016, 08:11 PM
Mar 2016

They're not. It is only a handful of minorities. The rest of the people using it are white.

 

fun n serious

(4,451 posts)
19. This is what minorities are actually saying...
Sun Mar 27, 2016, 08:14 PM
Mar 2016

African Fighter ‏@Africanfighter 2h2 hours ago
What a stupid idea #BernieMadeMeWhite
4 retweets 5 likes
Reply Retweet 4
Like 5
More
bwdone2017 ‏@theonlyadult 2h2 hours ago
I don't even want to know what's under #BernieMadeMeWhite
2 retweets 7 likes
Reply Retweet 2
Like 7
More
WesleyZ3 ‏@50th_President 2h2 hours ago Georgia, USA
Finally I have white privilege.
#BernieMadeMeWhite
322 retweets 752 likes
Reply Retweet 322
Like 752
More
Delonté ‏@dilemmv 2h2 hours ago
#BernieMadeMeWhite tag is proving EXACTLY how white his supporters are. They take one pic w/t a POC and call it a revolution... smh

beam me up scottie

(57,349 posts)
23. So the minorities who created and are using the hashtag are lying? They don't exist?
Sun Mar 27, 2016, 08:15 PM
Mar 2016

Are you fucking kidding me?

JonLeibowitz

(6,282 posts)
25. @dilemmv is a guy who says interesting things...
Sun Mar 27, 2016, 08:17 PM
Mar 2016

Going back to study because I want a job...that's J O B
Bernie supporters, something you do to get money.


Sounds very RW.

https://twitter.com/dilemmv/status/714233511230746624

JonLeibowitz

(6,282 posts)
35. Okay we have finally answered the question of whether you are clueless or a troll.
Sun Mar 27, 2016, 08:22 PM
Mar 2016

I know which one I think. I expect you know which one as well.

Kalidurga

(14,177 posts)
34. I guess you think he photo mined his picture...
Sun Mar 27, 2016, 08:22 PM
Mar 2016

WesleyZ3 ‏@50th_President 2h2 hours ago Georgia, USA
Finally I have white privilege.
#BernieMadeMeWhite

beam me up scottie

(57,349 posts)
8. I don't see that at all but I did find this: "I don't understand why it's bothering so many ppl...
Sun Mar 27, 2016, 08:07 PM
Mar 2016
Neale Clunie

Twitter › AbeFroman

This #BernieMadeMeWhite hashtag is great. I don't understand why it's bothering so many ppl; they should be upset at what it's pointing out.


I think he means you.

Bassomar

(58 posts)
13. its exposing fake narrative
Sun Mar 27, 2016, 08:10 PM
Mar 2016

and they don't like it. CNN finally saying hawaii was the last straw for many people.

beam me up scottie

(57,349 posts)
18. This backlash was a long time coming and it's aimed at people like the op.
Sun Mar 27, 2016, 08:14 PM
Mar 2016

I'm glad women and minorities are taking the fight to Twitter, we should have done it a long time ago.

 

fun n serious

(4,451 posts)
12. I like this one..
Sun Mar 27, 2016, 08:10 PM
Mar 2016

If Bern didn't have a minority problem they wouldn't need to try to prove how NOT white a handful of his fans are. #BernieMadeMeWhite

JonLeibowitz

(6,282 posts)
17. LOL! Dig yourself a deeper hole.
Sun Mar 27, 2016, 08:13 PM
Mar 2016

This hashtag was created by PoC as a counter to the shameful media narrative that Bernie won "non-black" Hawai'i and Alaska (implying there aren't PoC there) which is a fairly obvious dog whistle.

Here's the guy who started it:

I thought for one glimmering second that the "bernie only does good with white voters" narrative died after leaving the southern firewall...

There was little mention of it while HRC won states that were predominantly white. But WA & AK results started coming in & here we go again

Only problem was, HI was sitting right smack in the middle messing up their "bernie/white vote" narrative. Then this morning I read WaPo

They changed the "Bernie only does good w/white voters" to "Bernie only does good w/non-black voters." Since we're redefining the argument..

Let' refine it completely: HRC only does well with people who can afford to focus solely on identity over economics concerns...

But never mind the diversity of his support. They're non-black. This gives pundits a convenient way of continuing this "minority problem"

For people who constantly complain abt being erased, they've no problem erasing the diversity of sanders support for a convenient narrative

I guess some of them wouldn't have anything to say on TV if they couldn't push that narrative.


https://twitter.com/TheBpDShow/status/714064055984660480

cui bono

(19,926 posts)
81. Great statement and insight into how the media and Hillary and her supporters want to control
Sun Mar 27, 2016, 09:56 PM
Mar 2016

the narrative and use race to divide and conquer.

It's truly a shame that black Hillary supporters are willing to use racism as a political tool. I noticed the same thing that person did, that the black Hillary supporters who were fine economically were the ones pushing the false social vs. economic meme. They got theirs, who cares about the poor people.

Let' refine it completely: HRC only does well with people who can afford to focus solely on identity over economics concerns...


How very Republican of them. I asked someone who gets to decide who dies? Because poor people die from lace of a/c or heat among other things, so why would anyone be wiling to give up on the economic fight in order to choose another fight? Why not fight for both? They had no answer. Of course. Because it's all about smearing Bernie and anointing Hillary.

.
 

djean111

(14,255 posts)
30. Not a clue that it is much more difficult to misrepresent social media - because
Sun Mar 27, 2016, 08:20 PM
Mar 2016

we can, and will, check on it - in real time. Sad. And amusing.

 

nadinbrzezinski

(154,021 posts)
42. Funny, it is on my computer
Sun Mar 27, 2016, 08:31 PM
Mar 2016

and the majority are POC

Like this oh so white guy

:large

Journey to Bernie ‏@Ibelieveinberni 5m5 minutes ago
#BernieMadeMeWhite but we still believe in him! #Feelthebern

cui bono

(19,926 posts)
77. Maybe they're not black enough. I was told via pm that people who aren't black enough don't
Sun Mar 27, 2016, 09:45 PM
Mar 2016

have a right to express themselves.

Not kidding. You can guess who sent it. People think she's brave and she has a knack for word salad.

.

 

nadinbrzezinski

(154,021 posts)
79. Hey that is just as good as myself finding out
Sun Mar 27, 2016, 09:46 PM
Mar 2016

I grew up in Iowa and I am neither Jewish or Latina...

Luminous Animal

(27,310 posts)
33. No surprise that you are laughing at thousands of PoC who are posting on Twitter
Sun Mar 27, 2016, 08:21 PM
Mar 2016

and pissed off that their voices are being erased by the MSM. That hashtag is overwhelmingly dominated by PoC and posts like the OP is why it was created.

No surprise at all.

 

bravenak

(34,648 posts)
47. Nope. I find hastags funny when they get co-opted
Sun Mar 27, 2016, 08:36 PM
Mar 2016

Remember, I am the person who posted berniesoblack. It was also co-opted hilariously.

Luminous Animal

(27,310 posts)
54. Indeed. You are celebrating co-opting the voices of People of Color.
Sun Mar 27, 2016, 08:45 PM
Mar 2016

Will you also laugh when Trump's racist's drown them out completely?

Let me know when this white woman can laugh with you. Because, as you have requested many times and I have taken it to heart, it is all about listening to black people and I am here to listen.

So, please, let me know when I can laugh at white people shutting down, squashing, silencing, neutering, destroying, making irrelevant, mocking... a PoC twitter protest.

 

bravenak

(34,648 posts)
57. I am laughing at the co-opters
Sun Mar 27, 2016, 08:50 PM
Mar 2016

It was not about THEM. But they made it so and drown out the voices of the marginalized. And they are on the SAME SIDE! Why co-opt? Why not just let them speak without throwing themselves into it. Because LOL it is always about THEM. They drown out their own members voices.

 

nadinbrzezinski

(154,021 posts)
61. The coopters were antisemites and Hillary Supporters
Sun Mar 27, 2016, 08:54 PM
Mar 2016

you understand this now.

By the way nice avatar... it fits.

beam me up scottie

(57,349 posts)
62. Indeed, some of those tweets from HC supporters are disgustingly anti-Semitic.
Sun Mar 27, 2016, 08:55 PM
Mar 2016

It's difficult to tell them apart from trump supporters.

beam me up scottie

(57,349 posts)
75. I was referring to anti-Semites, why do you think I was I talking about you?
Sun Mar 27, 2016, 09:20 PM
Mar 2016

And you're the one who created a thread to laugh about minorities who are sick of being told they don't exist or don't count. You're doing the exact thing that made them create the hashtag.

If I were worried about what people thought of me I'd delete this thread.

 

nadinbrzezinski

(154,021 posts)
76. Are you a member of the Tea party? No
Sun Mar 27, 2016, 09:34 PM
Mar 2016

Ok, then we are talking not about you.

But as BMUS suggested... you might want to self delete. Though the twitter feed is getting down right smacking hilarious, The Trump supporters and the HRC supporters are getting very funny responses from some of these PoC. You should applaud at least half of it. They purposely have been ignoring the antisemites tough.

Now let me try to explain this to you very, very, slowly. PoC who support Sanders are pissed that the media has created a false narrative. This is one you tried to spread here, without actually checking who was posting.

 

fun n serious

(4,451 posts)
85. I don't think it's a false narative
Sun Mar 27, 2016, 10:02 PM
Mar 2016

I don't think Sanders is racist and I do not blame him but.... far left liberal socialist tend to be white and mostly in white states. Like where I live, Oregon and Vermont... No one is at fault, it's just true.

 

nadinbrzezinski

(154,021 posts)
87. You mean "white states" like Hawaii and Alaska and Washington State
Sun Mar 27, 2016, 10:07 PM
Mar 2016

why do you think people finally had it?

If you mean that only black people can be minority, by all means, knock yourself silly. But you really going to stick by that?

Here, this is a good example of the FUD you are buying

:large

 

fun n serious

(4,451 posts)
89. How many people voted in AK?
Sun Mar 27, 2016, 10:09 PM
Mar 2016

and also.. Hawaii is not similar as the rest of the US.. It's a place of it's own

 

nadinbrzezinski

(154,021 posts)
91. FREE HUGE FREAKING CLUE
Sun Mar 27, 2016, 10:11 PM
Mar 2016

neither is white, nor is WA, or a few other states.

We have had it.

Stop the racist shit.

 

fun n serious

(4,451 posts)
94. What?
Sun Mar 27, 2016, 10:23 PM
Mar 2016

According to the 2010 United States census, the racial and ethnic composition of Washington was the following:[40][50]

White: 77.3% (Non-Hispanic Whites 71%, White Hispanics 6.3%)
Black or African American: 3.6%
Native Americans: 1.5%
Asian: 7.2%
Pacific Islander: 0.4% (0.2% Samoan, 0.1% Guamanian, 0.1% Hawaiian)
Two or more races: 4.7%

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Washington_(state)

I live a bridge from WA. I think I know.

SMC22307

(8,090 posts)
97. "Hawaii is not similar as the rest of the US."
Sun Mar 27, 2016, 10:32 PM
Mar 2016

You sound like a birther.

Thank you Hawaii, Obama's home state, for voting so overwhelmingly for Sanders!

beam me up scottie

(57,349 posts)
104. Bernie supported Obama and like Obama he's a minority.
Sun Mar 27, 2016, 10:50 PM
Mar 2016

The continued smears against a minority candidate and the minorities who support him from so-called Dems are starting to look a lot like what happened in 2008.

SMC22307

(8,090 posts)
106. This thread needs some Poi Dog Pondering.
Sun Mar 27, 2016, 11:01 PM
Mar 2016


I love that this thread has one rec, from guess who... "the voice of the marginalized."

Thank you Hawaii!

SMC22307

(8,090 posts)
109. Flashing back to junior high! LOL
Sun Mar 27, 2016, 11:16 PM
Mar 2016

And thank you Washington state voters! And to some great music that's come out of your state...



Mmm, Eddie.

beam me up scottie

(57,349 posts)
105. Stop what? You're the one who keeps digging.
Sun Mar 27, 2016, 10:53 PM
Mar 2016

Don't you wonder why this oh so clever thread only has one rec and other Hillary supporters aren't joining in the "fun"?

That should be a clue.

SMC22307

(8,090 posts)
108. How sad that that question needs to be asked on a Democratic messageboard.
Sun Mar 27, 2016, 11:12 PM
Mar 2016

I'm in the mood for music.



Not sure how I've made it half a century with never hearing this song, but I can't stop listening to it.

beam me up scottie

(57,349 posts)
110. I remember that one only because I grew up listening to a Canadian rock station.
Sun Mar 27, 2016, 11:17 PM
Mar 2016

I've never heard it played on air in the states.

So much great music from the 60's and 70's.

beam me up scottie

(57,349 posts)
111. We also need to acknowledge native Hawaiian Makana who believes in Bernie.
Sun Mar 27, 2016, 11:20 PM
Mar 2016

So much so he spent 11K of his own money to make this video:


Luminous Animal

(27,310 posts)
65. The co-opters are like .000000000000001 of the entire hashtag. But let's pretend they are not
Sun Mar 27, 2016, 09:06 PM
Mar 2016

to mock the very real grievance behind the hashtag. Very telling that you that you take glee in that .000000000000001 and ignore the message behind the hashtag.

 

nadinbrzezinski

(154,021 posts)
67. Well what is she to do?
Sun Mar 27, 2016, 09:10 PM
Mar 2016

Being that she is PoC, that is kind of odd. but whatever, proving the point that not all the people she claims to speak for, well actually would allow her to be the spokesperson.

Luminous Animal

(27,310 posts)
69. I'm just taking her guidance here on DU. When she says it is okay to laugh & silence PoC….
Sun Mar 27, 2016, 09:13 PM
Mar 2016

I'll laugh and celebrate their voices being silenced.

 

bravenak

(34,648 posts)
68. I think they are ridiculous.
Sun Mar 27, 2016, 09:11 PM
Mar 2016

Hence the LOL. This op is about the co-opters. Yours was about the originators. Did you see me come there and LOL or try to talk crazy about them? No. I stayed out so as to not attract attention to myself as opposed to them. I did see the coopting start, thanks to your post. But I did not post an op and chose to come here to say, LOL. See? Nothing sinister. Just trying not to come and ruin your thing.

Luminous Animal

(27,310 posts)
78. Trying to do the right thing and listen. Right now, this white woman does not feel like it is
Sun Mar 27, 2016, 09:46 PM
Mar 2016

a laughing matter that a righteous hashtag could end up being taken over by clueless white people in order to silence PoC voices.

Apparently the you and the OP think it is wise to ignore those thousands of PoC voices and celebrate a handful of ignorance.

Looking forward to celebrating ignorance. It will be a new experience. I've never done it before. It could be liberating.



cui bono

(19,926 posts)
86. Yeah, so funny that black people feel slighted...
Sun Mar 27, 2016, 10:06 PM
Mar 2016

Because you perceive this as a hashtag against Bernie.

Too bad all your rants about racism are merely blatant attempts to smear Bernie. Here you have a real racial issue and you are on the wrong side of it. No surprise since it's against the media marginalized blacks who are Bernie supporters.

You claim you don't even like Hillary and yet you put her - or your personal hatred of anyone who doesn't supporter her or dares to run against her - above the tragic issue of racism yet again.

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choie

(4,107 posts)
70. Hey Luminous
Sun Mar 27, 2016, 09:14 PM
Mar 2016

Sorry for busting in on the thread, but can I ask you where you got the Bernie Bird JPEG? Did you create it??? I love it!

Luminous Animal

(27,310 posts)
80. Found it on twitter.
Sun Mar 27, 2016, 09:51 PM
Mar 2016

Here is the link. Just take out the word "space" after https to get the image

https:space//pbs.twimg.com/media/CebzaK-XEAE-X2d.jpg

 

nadinbrzezinski

(154,021 posts)
27. Here two of them white supporters
Sun Mar 27, 2016, 08:18 PM
Mar 2016

Todd Whitney ‏@Joplin09 5m5 minutes ago
Wow, Unreal, First he summons birds, now according to @cnn @nytimes he makes entire states white! #berniemademewhite
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Jeff Olson and 24 others follow
Katie Halper ‏@kthalps 6m6 minutes ago
Turns out telling people of color who support #BernieSanders that they don't exist isn't a good strategy. #WhoKnew #BernieMadeMeWhite

Ooopsie, these were from PoC

 

nadinbrzezinski

(154,021 posts)
39. And here, one of them whites you agree with
Sun Mar 27, 2016, 08:26 PM
Mar 2016

WhiteWizard
‏@WhiteWizaard
#BernieMadeMeWhite
You're Not White !
You'll Never Be White !
You Wish You Were White !


Did I mention this is an antisemite? All chuckles all right
 

nadinbrzezinski

(154,021 posts)
43. That you are making shit up
Sun Mar 27, 2016, 08:33 PM
Mar 2016

I don't think I have to. It is obvious. As to the underlying antisemitism and erasing of minorities has been happening all this campaign. That Hasthtag, started by Benjamin Dixon, who happens to be African American, is a reaction to the attitudes in your OP, and the major media.

I think the Hawaii is a white state was the drop actually.

 

nadinbrzezinski

(154,021 posts)
49. Thanks for correcting me
Sun Mar 27, 2016, 08:39 PM
Mar 2016

but the two are PoC, and PoC are pissed by this, so finally reacting to it. The only little truth in the OP is that some HRC supporters are trying (to no effect) to correct PoC in what they feel

beam me up scottie

(57,349 posts)
48. You denied that an obvious anti-Semitic post was actually hate speech.
Sun Mar 27, 2016, 08:39 PM
Mar 2016

You said you didn't "see it" even though it was listed on a website that keeps track of hate speech.

So why am I not surprised that you can't see the minorities who created and are tweeting this are actually minorities?


beam me up scottie

(57,349 posts)
58. That hate speech was recognized by a lot of people, no broad brush required.
Sun Mar 27, 2016, 08:50 PM
Mar 2016

Anyone who didn't see it didn't want to see it.

 

nadinbrzezinski

(154,021 posts)
56. and #hilarrymademerealistic taken over PoC
Sun Mar 27, 2016, 08:50 PM
Mar 2016

a thing of beauty

Sara Jackson-Holzman ‏@Saraplenty 24m24 minutes ago
#HillaryMadeMeRealistic now I know that as long as I "evolve" to be electable my former views don't matter.
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Khari Effin Lester ‏@Khari_FN_Lester 28m28 minutes ago
#HillaryMadeMeRealistic and now I know that breaking national security laws, is only punishable if you're poor & not connected.
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Khari Effin Lester ‏@Khari_FN_Lester 33m33 minutes ago
Incarcerated Black Men are more profitable than educated Black Men.
#HillaryMadeMeRealistic
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L.A. LOVES Bernie ‏@GinaBrucato 1h1 hour ago
#HillaryMadeMeRealistic and now I no longer believe that mass incarceration is the new Jim Crow. #BernieOrBust

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Sara Jackson-Holzman ‏@Saraplenty 2h2 hours ago
#HillaryMadeMeRealistic now I think "there's a special place in hell for women who don't support other women."

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Sara Jackson-Holzman ‏@Saraplenty 2h2 hours ago
#HillaryMadeMeRealistic now I no longer care that the middle class has all but disappeared.
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Jay Elliot Coburn ‏@AsapJayCob 2h2 hours ago
@50th_President #HillaryMadeMeRealistic So Obamacare and lifting Cuban embargo were delirious wet dreams woken up from b/c governing is hard
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WesleyZ3 ‏@50th_President 2h2 hours ago Georgia, USA
#HillaryMadeMeRealistic so now I don't am high.
I aim about my eye level.
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WesleyZ3 ‏@50th_President 2h2 hours ago Georgia, USA
#HillaryMadeMeRealistic so I took all my dreams buried them.
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WesleyZ3 ‏@50th_President 2h2 hours ago Georgia, USA
Dear #BernieMadeMeWhite tweeters.
Stop using the hashtag use a pro Hillary hashtag like the following.
#HillaryMadeMeRealistic
Thank you

 

FreakinDJ

(17,644 posts)
66. Doesn't matter what Rovian/Brock Smears Hillary supporters propogate here at DU
Sun Mar 27, 2016, 09:09 PM
Mar 2016

The media has picked up on the Hillary Campaign's Dirty Little Tricks and is reporting on it.

This marks the beginning of the End for Team Clinton - and everyone knows it





one_voice

(20,043 posts)
114. I wonder how well the backlash would have..
Sun Mar 27, 2016, 11:30 PM
Mar 2016

been received if the southern dems made up some snarky assed hashtag. You know, something about how they didn't matter. Wonder if that would have been ok. Probably not.

My AA family across the south that VOTED FOR BERNIE didn't like that shit. But, confederate, red state, low info voters, etc. what do they know, eh?

Easter dinner at my house; family & friends. Different candidate choices & undecided. No one talked about this kind of shit. Sure, we talked about who was stronger where, maybe why, what could be done to make it better. It wasn't nasty. Black, white, Hispanic & mixed. Young, middle aged and seniors. Agreements & disagreements. All under one roof. No nasty, snarky, hash tags needed. (not a shot at you)

One thing we all agreed on, fuck the republicans.

So glad the real world is nothing like the internet. It would be very discouraging.

 

nadinbrzezinski

(154,021 posts)
116. This is happening because the assess at CNN
Sun Mar 27, 2016, 11:33 PM
Mar 2016

said that Hawaii was a white state...

So of course people are to their wits end. After all. some folks are smearing PoC who are following a minority candidate... this got uglier than 2008 already, and some here are not even coding their hate anymore.

beam me up scottie

(57,349 posts)
120. You're the one who's saying PoC in AK don't count.
Sun Mar 27, 2016, 11:45 PM
Mar 2016

Sorry you don't get to play guilt by association game, not after this thread.

 

nadinbrzezinski

(154,021 posts)
123. YOU are the ones carrying a hate filled, false narrative story line
Sun Mar 27, 2016, 11:46 PM
Mar 2016
not unlike 2008

So do carry on. This OP of yours is well quite ugly. And for the record, I did not say that. What I will say is that what she did in 2008 and now, is not different from a variation of the Southern Strategy.

Stop trying to silence PoC you do not agree with politically. It is not pretty. And that by the way includes me.

dchill

(38,432 posts)
121. Not only is the meme disgusting, so is your OP.
Sun Mar 27, 2016, 11:45 PM
Mar 2016

But go with it. You don't seem to realize that it makes you look, um, bad...
In any number of ways. Put the shoe on the other foot, if you can.

jillan

(39,451 posts)
127. It is really funny how this hashtag went over so many people's heads. Sorry you missed the entire
Sun Mar 27, 2016, 11:50 PM
Mar 2016

point.

As did the tweets that you posted.

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