'Black Man' keeps floors clean and Thailand's marketing super classy

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(I've had my own clash with Jinx....so I can relate with those resisting his "charm". He charmed me & reported me into a 2 day suspension when I gave back his spoon of medicine.....but...) A few posts prior to this 1.. Jinx clearly stated the images in op offended him. He apparently did not think it a non - issue & fodder for humor. I suppose that set him off into this brick wall won't budge ....rigid attitude. & I suppose I shouldn't minimize his outrage regarding & sensitivity to... the images. ....I suppose for a moment...in spite of his lack of "VJ team spirit"...I feel empathy.

I apologize for my presumptiveness....., But I am genuinely curious....,

1) G&D...True or False?

2) G&D ...True or False?

3) Teddy...True or False? (btw...thank you for my very 1st plus 1 - ever - from you...I felt a slight tickle in my nethers...teehee.)

FWIW - (I have stated before = I like the contrasting opinions expressed in this forum = educational)....The man became the target of a VJ gang bang today....perhaps if we isolate this incident...he might deserve a cut of slack....?

(or)...Perhaps Jinx should realize his personality is a bit of oil in the VJ water...?

My vote? I'm with Smoke = Jinx provokes thought and his direct punch you in the face communication style makes VJ more funner = Move aside and let the man come through...let the man come through..& then tape a kick me sign on his backside...he's obviously up for the challenge. & yes..report his azz when he goes to name calling. He did me. so #### him...lol...I learned a lesson when he reported me....after all. Seems most of us have to learn the same lesson...?

Wow you spent all that energy on little ol me? I reported you because you were harassing me thread after thread.

So my charm, is that in a spooky mystical slave narrative type of charm? Did I put a dark voodoo spell on you complete with a bone in the nose tribal dance kinda way?

Or maybe you got suspended bc you violated TOS.

Voooodooo runnin for my magic!

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Probably. I see no way to meet anywhere on this. Way too far apart. I'm like the Nazi's, I know.

FTR, I'm handling this a lot better than you.

Didn't call you a nazi. I'm just trying, albeit not doing a good job, to illustrate what you find funny has been used to dehumanize people to make it easier to persecute them. You may have seen Bernie Mac as "Buck" but I assure you sir he was much prouder than that and his comedy was surely not done in Blackface.

I'm so glad for this thread and seeing the true colors of folks.

Don't really care if you think you are winning or handling this better. I didnt know this place was a popularity contest. I guess I got all that out of my system back during BBS days before Internet.

[Janelle2002 3,865]

Whew! Ok everybody, calm down. Let's take a break. And yes, Thai is not the only place that has the Sambo dolls. South Korea, Japan and Dominican Republic use them as a representative of black people as well.

Other than this, everyone, let's take a chill pill.

[Crashed~N2~Me 970]

Wow you spent all that energy on little ol me? I reported you because you were harassing me thread after thread.

So my charm, is that in a spooky mystical slave narrative type of charm? Did I put a dark voodoo spell on you complete with a bone in the nose tribal dance kinda way?

Or maybe you got suspended bc you violated TOS.

Voooodooo runnin for my magic!

There comes that moment = the stench of Cigarettes and Gin are familiar...the groping ..rough ..clumsy hands = mechanical...the ceiling fan periodically rattles on medium speed and the pull chain swings hypnotically ...resistance is replaced with acceptance.. coz that's when peace is finally found...that moment = the desperate resistance changes to guilt free acceptance....& 1 can fade into a comfortable numb... holding.. grasping.. the remnants of self esteem gifted by... Mom.

One nonsense post deserves an equal response.

Edited May 8, 2014 by Crashed~N2~Me

[GandD 5,966]

Didn't call you a nazi. I'm just trying, albeit not doing a good job, to illustrate what you find funny has been used to dehumanize people to make it easier to persecute them. You may have seen Bernie Mac as "Buck" but I assure you sir he was much prouder than that and his comedy was surely not done in Blackface.

I'm so glad for this thread and seeing the true colors of folks.

Don't really care if you think you are winning or handling this better. I didnt know this place was a popularity contest. I guess I got all that out of my system back during BBS days before Internet.

I didn't see Bernie Mac as "buck" unless he was acting that way on purpose...... because he's a comedian.

Handling it better means keeping the conversation civil and not resorting to character assassination. Something you showed everyone in this thread. True color indeed.

I can assure you I am not attempting to dehumanize anyone. I'm not really even sure what else to write. Part of me wants to really close the loop with you in a decent and friendly manner. I do believe you've been hurt by racism in your life and its become a major point of focus. To a point that perhaps you may see it sometimes where it doesn't exist. Another part of me wants to tell you to go F yourself.

[Janelle2002 3,865]

I didn't see Bernie Mac as "buck" unless he was acting that way on purpose...... because he's a comedian.

Handling it better means keeping the conversation civil and not resorting to character assassination. Something you showed everyone in this thread. True color indeed.

I can assure you I am not attempting to dehumanize anyone. I'm not really even sure what else to write. Part of me wants to really close the loop with you in a decent and friendly manner. I do believe you've been hurt by racism in your life and its become a major point of focus. To a point that perhaps you may see it sometimes where it doesn't exist. Another part of me wants to tell you to go F yourself.

But you just did.

[GandD 5,966]

But you just did.

No i didn't.

[Janelle2002 3,865]

No i didn't.

I know you didn't. I just felt like messing with you. Breathe Breathe

[GandD 5,966]

I know you didn't. I just felt like messing with you. Breathe Breathe

[We Keep Receipts 9,238]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OoDY8ce_3zk

[elmcitymaven 9,712]

LET THE HEALING BEGIN!

[We Keep Receipts 9,238]

I'm just catching up since I had to do actual work today. I'm glad Janelle is trying to keep everyone cool.

[GandD 5,966]

I'm just catching up since I had to do actual work today. I'm glad Janelle is trying to keep everyone cool.

It says a lot about VJ as of late that what happened in this thread was considered "heated"

This was nothing really, I'm an amateur compared to some.

[We Keep Receipts 9,238]

Jinx, you're in good company. If for even a second this thread was something else, Janelle and I would have tanked it. Save your rage for those who deserve it.

[Janelle2002 3,865]

http://www.dailymotion.com/video/x69sd_mtv-all-stars-what-s-going-on_music

What's Going On?"

{C} [P Diddy:]
What's Going On

[Jermaine Dupri:]
Tell Me

[P Diddy:]
People Dying
People Crying
Lord help us

[bono:]
Mother, mother
There's too many of you crying

[Gwen Stefani:]
Oh, brother, brother, brother
There's far too many of you dying

[Jermaine Dupri:]
That's Right

[Aaron Lewis:]
You know we've got to find a way
To bring some lovin' here today

[Nona Gaye:]
Oh my father, father
We don't need to escalate

[backstreet Boys:]
You see war is not the answer

[Nona Gaye/Backstreet Boys:]
For only love can conquer hate

[Christina Aguilera:]
You know we've got to find a way
To bring some lovin' here today

[britney Spears:]
Barricades, can't block our way

[J-Lo:]
Don't punish me with brutality

[Destiny's Child:]
Talk to me
So you can see

[Destiny's Child/Britney Spears:]
[First Chorus]
Oh what's going on
What's going on
Yeah what's going on
Ahh what's going on

[Ja Rule:]
What's going on in a world filled with pain
Where's the love for which we pray
What's going on
When our children can't play
Homeless can't eat
There's got to be a better way
What's going on
When we politically blind
Can't see the signs of endangered times
What's going on

[Nelly Furtado:]
Ah tell me
What's going on in the world today
I'd rather be dead
Than turn my head away
We gotta first world vision to complete, to lift our
Hands in the air and cry for a switch

[Michael Stipe:]
Father, father

[P Diddy:]
Father help us, come on

[Michael Stipe:]
Everybody thinks we're wrong

[Alicia Keys:]
Oh, but who are they to judge us
Together we can all be strong

[P Diddy:]
United we stand, Divided we fall

[N'Sync:]
Oh you know we've got to find a way

[Mary J. Blige:]
To bring some understanding here today

[N'Sync:]
Barricades can't block our way

[Darren Hayes (Savage Garden):]
Don't punish me with brutality

[N'Sync:]
Baby talk to me
So you can see
[second chorus]
Yeah, what's going on
Hey, what's going on
Somebody tell me what's going on
I'll tell you what's goin' on-uh

[Nelly:]
What's going on 'cross seas
Every minute a child dies by this disease
In record numbers indeed
Got momma's crying out please
My baby hold on
My child ain't done nothing wrong
Still I want to holler
Ask them why they don't bother
Oh no, oh no
Make me turn to my father
And ask him why they all got a trapped soul

[Nas:]
I can feel what was bothering Marvin
Why his words forever remain
Dealing with these modern day problems
'Cause of ignorance surrounding me and my constituents
Too many infected
Too many lives diminishing
Nobody say Protestants, Jews, Blacks, and Whites, Latinos and Asians
Pray together
Less fight
We better unite
As genocide chemical war
And the rich and the poor
Know that God delivers a cure

[Eve:]
It's a shame our reality is devastating
People praying for a cure
Dying while they're waiting
Ask the Lord for the comfort and strength to face it
All the kids with dreams
Won't get the chance to chase it
Makes me sad
Think about the lives they would've had
Think about the orphan babies got no moms and dads
How can we sit back and not try to make it right
We gotta come together
We gotta fight for life

[Fred Durst:]
Somebody tell me what's going on
(what's going on)
We got human beings using humans for a bomb
But everyone wanna live
Don't nobody really want to die
You feeling me right
I can't be watching people die
(die)
And watching people cry
Let me break it down for a minute
If there's enough room here for you and me
There's plenty of room for some humanity

Edited May 8, 2014 by Janelle2002