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In reply to the discussion: This Is the America White People Wished For. This Is the America White People Want [View all]Gothmog
(145,839 posts)239. #Racist white man caught on camera after throwing a chair at black woman while she's reading outside
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This Is the America White People Wished For. This Is the America White People Want [View all]
sheshe2
Jul 2018
OP
It's never too late to acknowledge the truth so many racists have refused to admit.
Judi Lynn
Jul 2018
#5
For decades upon decades the bigots and racists were so nasty to minorities....
magicarpet
Jul 2018
#24
In my local paper the San Francisco they had an article saying hate crimes rose in California
kimbutgar
Jul 2018
#12
#Racist white man caught on camera after throwing a chair at black woman while she's reading outside
Gothmog
Jul 2018
#239
This is the America people who were too lazy to vote created and received.
Snake Plissken
Jul 2018
#15
It doesn't say all white people. It just says "white people." But it's the majority of white people.
Garrett78
Jul 2018
#27
And what about the scads of white collar criminals that get away with their crimes?
CozyMystery
Aug 2018
#407
It's implied, as it is in many headlines. Nobody seems to have this reading comprehension issue...
Garrett78
Jul 2018
#216
Nobody seems to have this reading comprehension problem when the subject isn't white people.
Garrett78
Jul 2018
#266
It doesn't matter if turtles aren't people, unless you're purposely trying to miss the point.
Garrett78
Jul 2018
#271
The point is that a qualifier is assumed, so long as the subject isn't white people.
Garrett78
Jul 2018
#286
Employee who allegedly told children wearing hijabs they could not go into a public pool reassigned
Gothmog
Jul 2018
#397
As a white as white can be man who lied in bed for weeks in a deep depression....
RhodeIslandOne
Jul 2018
#77
This is the America Black People Wished For. This is the America Black People Want.
Honeycombe8
Jul 2018
#25
1/2 Ridiculous. Who does it sound like when you want all trumpers locked in cages?
7962
Jul 2018
#162
I understand what you're saying. But it doesn't apply. Discrimination is discrimination.
Honeycombe8
Jul 2018
#310
Young didn't say *all* white people. He just wrote "white people." It is the majority, however.
Garrett78
Jul 2018
#29
+1. Worse than poor taste. The OP is counter-productive to all progressive goals. . . . nt
Bernardo de La Paz
Jul 2018
#45
If you made a thread about apathy of people (incl white people) re racism, you might find me agreein
Bernardo de La Paz
Jul 2018
#124
It doesn't prevent or halt them, but driving wedges between allies hinders those goals.
Bernardo de La Paz
Jul 2018
#173
How did the article drive a wedge between you and any POC with whom you're supposedly allied?
EffieBlack
Jul 2018
#295
I didn't qualify the question. You did. You wrote "you". So I answered that question. . . . nt
Bernardo de La Paz
Jul 2018
#342
I have answered your question directly and as to your further questions, see my posts in-thread. .nt
Bernardo de La Paz
Jul 2018
#343
DL Hughley: 'The most dangerous place for black people to live is in white people's imagination'
Gothmog
Jul 2018
#241
WATCH: Cop caught on video taunting black men -- and bragging about killing people
Gothmog
Jul 2018
#242
Three racially charged confrontations have occurred at swimming pools already this summer.
Gothmog
Jul 2018
#240
Wow! As a white person, I'm pissed off by this. Thanks for judging me by the color of my skin.
rainin
Jul 2018
#28
Young didn't say *all* white people. He just wrote "white people." It is the majority, however.
Garrett78
Jul 2018
#35
I've a question, please take it as a request for clarification, information
uppityperson
Jul 2018
#180
What's it called when a 92 year old disabled Hispanic man is beaten with a brick while being told
Mosby
Jul 2018
#298
There is a group here that posts this trash so you shouldn't be surprised.
sarah FAILIN
Jul 2018
#65
You're suggesting that a majority white site "includes all races and types" while a majority.black s
EffieBlack
Jul 2018
#296
Racist Colorado cop swiftly fired for using a racial slur- then gets rehired less than a year later
Gothmog
Jul 2018
#247
So whites are inferior? I think there is a word for believing a group is inferior based on melanin
Bok_Tukalo
Jul 2018
#191
WaWa gas station clerk falsely accuses black woman of shoplifting because of her 'big afro'
Gothmog
Jul 2018
#389
Awwwww, "how does it feel" to be attacked? "Awww, you poor little snowflake white thing."
rainin
Jul 2018
#95
So, being white makes me immune to hate? Hummm, I bet that is news to the morbidly obese,
rainin
Jul 2018
#97
Sorry, but this post is offensive. Do you suppose there are any white people here who want this?
Vinca
Jul 2018
#31
No because I've never lumped everyone who looks or acts a particular way into the same category.
Vinca
Jul 2018
#160
I am "white people" and I despise everything Trump stands for. What do you call someone that
doc03
Jul 2018
#33
Folks, the "some" or - in this case - "most" is implied. Nowhere does Young say *all* white people.
Garrett78
Jul 2018
#36
A huge blatant over-generalization is not the truth. It is not reality. . . . nt
Bernardo de La Paz
Jul 2018
#123
I've never been so ashamed of people that I know and truly and care about
Horse with no Name
Jul 2018
#51
Racist NYC bus rider taunts Muslim woman in a headscarf: 'ICE is here for you'
Gothmog
Jul 2018
#243
WATCH: Racists caught on video pelting black bicyclist with bottles along Chattanooga road
Gothmog
Jul 2018
#371
WATCH: Off-duty cop and apartment manager force 'only black dude in pool' to leave -- even though he
Gothmog
Jul 2018
#244
the Fact is a Majority of White People in this Country think Brown Kids Deserve to be Taken from
JI7
Jul 2018
#106
actual votes count more . people can claim whatever they want in polls, Trump himself says
JI7
Jul 2018
#113
he has high approvals from his voters . this isn't some disagreement over a tax rate
JI7
Jul 2018
#118
Trump says he opposes separation of kids from parents also . trump supporters will claim he isn't
JI7
Jul 2018
#122
no, i'm looking at what they have actually done and continue to do which is support Trump and other
JI7
Jul 2018
#132
"But you're attempting to look into hearts, to make windows into men's souls."
brer cat
Jul 2018
#174
"But you're attempting to look into hearts, to make windows into men's souls."
George II
Jul 2018
#194
The majority of whites will be okay with it because they know their children aren't affected.
haele
Jul 2018
#186
"The Only Thing Necessary for the Triumph of Evil is that Good Men Do Nothing"
still_one
Jul 2018
#129
So many posts in this thread are displaying a disturbing level of ignorance.
Garrett78
Jul 2018
#142
The stipulative definition of racism you expouse is not universally accepted
Bok_Tukalo
Jul 2018
#201
Read through the thread and the only disqualifier that needs to be added is that the "majority"
Afromania
Jul 2018
#156
CAUGHT ON VIDEO: White women rant about 'fat Mexican b*tches' after cops refuse to immediately arres
Gothmog
Jul 2018
#245
There is a great deal of racism that is being displayed since trump's election
Gothmog
Jul 2018
#284
WATCH: Road-raging white woman almost crashed before calling victims N-word -- and then she got sacke
Gothmog
Jul 2018
#300
When Red Hats talk about America being "better" now that Trump is POTUS
Proud Liberal Dem
Jul 2018
#215
Shitty is as shitty does. If white folks don't want to be called shit don't act like shit.
McCamy Taylor
Jul 2018
#219
As a rural Texan, I can confirm that this is the world I live in. Sad but true.
walkingman
Jul 2018
#234
'They are now more emboldened': Hate crimes rise in California for third straight year
Gothmog
Jul 2018
#248
Ohio city comes together to scrub away racist 'Hail Trump' graffiti on victims' home
Gothmog
Jul 2018
#390
'Racists have been let loose on the streets:' Ana Navarro warns people of color how to be safe in Tr
Gothmog
Jul 2018
#252
White guy attempts a 'citizen's arrest' on darker-skinned man he thinks is an 'illegal alien'
Gothmog
Jul 2018
#388
He is racist. Does that mean I am racist because I am white? Am I to be judged by the color
rainin
Jul 2018
#392
White woman who called cops on sleeping black Yale student: I've 'done absolutely nothing wrong'
Gothmog
Jul 2018
#394
What is your point? I've clearly stated mine. So far, you appear to be trying to impress me
rainin
Jul 2018
#396
Crazy white peoples on drugs! So angry at their own life's failures they need to attack Latin people
Gothmog
Jul 2018
#291
Racially-charged brawl at water park leaves black man with a broken skull -- but cops make no arrests
Gothmog
Jul 2018
#299
Trump isn't bothering to disguise his racism, declares himself world president of white people
Gothmog
Jul 2018
#303
White Memphis doctor under fire for repeatedly calling black patient 'Aunt Jemima' to her face
Gothmog
Jul 2018
#321
sheshe2 didn't write the article, and Mr. Young made no reference to *all* white people.
Garrett78
Jul 2018
#329
No, it's merely my "opinion" that you shouldn't refer to the OP as her screed. Because it isn't.
Garrett78
Jul 2018
#334
I agree that many people respond to posts without reading the article, only the headline
oberliner
Jul 2018
#357
Racist New York man spews horrific racial insults at black man dropping off his young son
Gothmog
Jul 2018
#395
Black candidate running in rural NY criticized for not being 'like us' -- because he once made a rap
Gothmog
Jul 2018
#372
For those who say the author should have just said "most" white people then it would be OK
Bongo Prophet
Jul 2018
#351
Meanwhile, back home. 'I'm gonna get you, n***er!' White man melts down at family over their anti-T
Gothmog
Jul 2018
#373
Trump-loving skinhead group led by GOP official beats up black man at Pennsylvania bar
Gothmog
Jul 2018
#382
WATCH: White owner of urban Detroit clothing store spits in black man's face in ugly parking lot dis
Gothmog
Jul 2018
#387
Far-right personalities tout Trump's subservience to Putin as victory for 'global white supremacy'
Gothmog
Jul 2018
#399
White Americans humiliated themselves by supporting the racist stooge of a foreign tyrant
Gothmog
Jul 2018
#370
Lumping all white people together isn't very smart. We are not all idiots.
beachbum bob
Jul 2018
#379
The white supremacists from last year in Charlottesville chanting "Russia is our FRIEND!
Gothmog
Jul 2018
#381
This went very badly for her and she ended up being wrestled to the ground -- for being a racist
Gothmog
Jul 2018
#385
Seattle realtor under fire for calling historic black area a 'hood' buyers will be able to 'stomach'
Gothmog
Jul 2018
#386
Frantic racist chases victim through subway car to steal phone containing her ugly recorded rant
Gothmog
Jul 2018
#400
Have to ask, just what does a thread like this do? It replays something we know.
tonyt53
Jul 2018
#402