Mayor in West Virginia resigns after racist Michelle Obama post

[JayJayH 546]

Oops.

Did you just go and change the gender of mayor Beverly Whaling, or director Pamela Taylor?

In my defense, I don't think we should outright assume someone's preferred pronouns.

Ze can choose xir own.

It's 2016.

Edited November 16, 2016 by JayJayH

[smilesammich 10,727]

I suppose if white people were once kept on exhibit in the Bronx zoo by African Americans, you would have an argument for why that context would work both ways. But it never happened that way in America. It only happened "one way". There are no rules. It's called history.

summed it up perfectly. i dont buy that there's a lack of understanding going on here.

[MarkPerry 488]

Where was backlash when Bill Clinton said Make American Great Again was meant to be racist

Per Bill Clinton

“Make America Great Again,” is a racist dog whistle.

“I’m actually old enough to remember the good old days, and they weren’t all that good in many ways,” Clinton said at a rally in Orlando. “That message where ‘I’ll give you America great again’ is if you’re a white Southerner, you know exactly what it means, don’t you?”

“What it means is ‘I’ll give you an economy you had 50 years ago, and I’ll move you back up on the social totem pole and other people down,’”

This funny thing about this is Trump is a New Yorker born and raised. Bill Clinton was born in Hope Arkansas and lived in that area, and he was Governor of Arkansas. He lived just a few miles down the road from the headquarters of the KKK. I am sure Bill knows all about the KKK since he came from the same area as the national headquarters, and grew up there and was Governor of the state, funny no one ever mentions that.

[Dakine10 5,452]

summed it up perfectly. i dont buy that there's a lack of understanding going on here.

No, I think it's been rehashed too many times to be a lack of understanding. Unless it's a willful one.

[Dakine10 5,452]

If that is how you really think, then you are part of the problem, not the solution. Michelle Obama and Donald Trump are of the same race... The human race. Until you can stop seeing skin color as a dividing line between classes of humans, you will never be truly able to accept others who are different from you. You really need to get on board with the concept that we are all equal. For goodness' sake, we have had a half white/half black man running our country for 8 years now. Can't we just accept that we are all human? Cannot we agree that to disparage another, regardless of their color or culture, is inappropriate?

I accept that you are against racism. Getting past racism and ignoring racism are two different things. If you think it will go away just because we would all like it to, then I think you've missed something.

[Teddy B 17,252]

So is it racism to call Michelle an ape?

You're right. When the "rules" only go one way, it's completely hypocritical.

If that is how you really think, then you are part of the problem, not the solution. Michelle Obama and Donald Trump are of the same race... The human race. Until you can stop seeing skin color as a dividing line between classes of humans, you will never be truly able to accept others who are different from you. You really need to get on board with the concept that we are all equal. For goodness' sake, we have had a half white/half black man running our country for 8 years now. Can't we just accept that we are all human? Cannot we agree that to disparage another, regardless of their color or culture, is inappropriate?

Jeebus what bs. I see you've devolved overnight from our talk yesterday when you were a champion against racism, and by your own father no less.

[MarkPerry 488]

People say the actress Sarah Jessica Parker looks like a horse, I have never heard that was racist.

George Bush was said to look like a monkey back when he was in office, this was touted a lot.

Why comparing her to an ape is racist?

[Dakine10 5,452]

People say the actress Sarah Jessica Parker looks like a horse, I have never heard that was racist.

George Bush was said to look like a monkey back when he was in office, this was touted a lot.

Why comparing her to an ape is racist?

I suugest - try starting with the answer and working backwards. You might figure it out that way.

For some reason, explaining it doesn't seem to work.

[smilesammich 10,727]

People say the actress Sarah Jessica Parker looks like a horse, I have never heard that was racist.

George Bush was said to look like a monkey back when he was in office, this was touted a lot.

Why comparing her to an ape is racist?

oh yeah, remember back when america was all 'white people are from horse stables, all they're good for is running in circles and glue'.

[Teddy B 17,252]

People say the actress Sarah Jessica Parker looks like a horse, I have never heard that was racist.

George Bush was said to look like a monkey back when he was in office, this was touted a lot.

Why comparing her to an ape is racist?

Is it school vacation in Texas?

[smilesammich 10,727]

Is it school vacation in Texas?

i think public education might have quietly seceded dear texas over the past few years...

[Teddy B 17,252]

i think public education might have quietly seceded dear texas over the past few years...

That's okay, did you hear Trump was elected and he's gonna make everything all white right again?

[Voice of Reason 10,298]

LOL, fair enough.

Oops.

In my defense, I don't think we should outright assume someone's preferred pronouns.

Ze can choose xir own.

It's 2016.

[smilesammich 10,727]

That's okay, did you hear Trump was elected and he's gonna make everything all white right again?

this all coming from guys who rage against snowflakes..

[Teddy B 17,252]

this all coming from guys who rage against snowflakes..

The only thing that separates some snowflakes from others is an education.