Join date : 2009-06-03 Age : 34 Location : a hell of his own creation.
Subject: Re: Black Children Kicked out of Pool Thu Jul 09, 2009 12:53 am
Narwhal wrote:
How horrible is this? I'm stunned. You know, you think that progress has been made, and then you hear about something like this.
I should point out that your reaction, and the fact that everyone except Anonymous, who only really exists as a sort of Mister Hyde, seems to agree with you, is a sign that progress has been made. It might not have percolated to the societal substratum yet, but these things take time. (Some of them haven't accepted womens vote, and that was 90-some years ago.) :suspect:
Also, quick question: What is the status on the word Negro? (useable in polite conversation?)
Bamshalam Shitgobbling pissdrinker
Join date : 2009-06-10
Subject: Re: Black Children Kicked out of Pool Thu Jul 09, 2009 4:04 am
Nihilist wrote:
It's disgusting, but not shocking. You see, I grew up having to put up with this so I only see this as an exposure of what's been happening all along. But I guess we're raised in this vacuum in school where racism isn't supposed to exist (MLK Jr. and Cesar Chavez fired their laz0rs and all was well), so naturally it appears shocking because it goes against what we're taught.
Basically this. It's rare to see people be so stupidly blatant about it, but the underlying sentiment isn't surprising in the least.
unskilled78 wrote:
Also, quick question: What is the status on the word Negro? (useable in polite conversation?)
What the hell, of course not.
SokMunkie Sporkbender
Join date : 2009-06-11 Age : 45 Location : KC,MO
Subject: Re: Black Children Kicked out of Pool Thu Jul 09, 2009 6:04 am
unskilled78 wrote:
Also, quick question: What is the status on the word Negro? (useable in polite conversation?)
um........................no
Chris91 Knight of the Bleach
Join date : 2009-06-13 Age : 56 Location : Salem, Mass., USA
Subject: Re: Black Children Kicked out of Pool Thu Jul 09, 2009 7:42 am
Lady Anne wrote:
WTF!?
Change the complexion!? What century are these people living in?
The 3rd century--3rd century BC, that is.
Cyberwulf NO NOT THE BEEEEES
Join date : 2009-06-03 Age : 42 Location : TRILOBITE!
Subject: Re: Black Children Kicked out of Pool Thu Jul 09, 2009 10:40 am
the asylum wrote:
Cyberwulf wrote:
the asylum wrote:
Lemme guess, Florid-
... it isn't Florida?
Looks like we have a new joke state.
Dude, what the fuck is up with your avatar.
Seriously.
Time for an Obscure Internet Mememe Exam
1. Solve for x, where x = avatar
(Screencap of old bugs bunny cartoon with a carrot) + (-Bugs Bunny - carrot) + (Sonic the Hedgehog + Ring) + (-Sonic - Ring) + (Lewis from L4D + Pill bottle) = X + (Lewis from L4D + Pill bottle) + (-Demoman from TF2 - Bottle of whiskey)
This will constitute 100% of your final grade.
Ohhh.
All I see is a cartoon of a thick-lipped, bandanna-sporting black man gazing joyously at a bottle of liquor. Perhaps the INCREDIBLE FUCKING IRONY of it juxtaposed beside the subject matter in this thread is causing my brain to overload.
grmblfjx Hot and Botherer
Join date : 2009-06-10
Subject: Re: Black Children Kicked out of Pool Thu Jul 09, 2009 10:50 am
Cyberwulf wrote:
Perhaps the INCREDIBLE FUCKING IRONY of it juxtaposed beside the subject matter in this thread is causing my brain to overload.
No, hon, it's just because you're a woman. Women's brains overheat easily, remember?
Psy-4 Armbiter of Good Fanfiction
Join date : 2009-06-10
Subject: Re: Black Children Kicked out of Pool Thu Jul 09, 2009 11:44 am
Cyberwulf wrote:
Ohhh.
All I see is a cartoon of a thick-lipped, bandanna-sporting black man gazing joyously at a bottle of liquor. Perhaps the INCREDIBLE FUCKING IRONY of it juxtaposed beside the subject matter in this thread is causing my brain to overload.
Right. The subject matter is racism. Congratu-motherfucking-lations, you now have to complain about at least 7 other incarnations of that avatar. Asylum, cycle through them.
Others are "racist" depictions of - violent baseball loving Brooklyn teens, Gun nuts Texans, War-happy Americans, outback/middle-of-freaking-nowhere-living Australians, Ex-Nazi Germans, Big Burly Russians, and sneaky French. They are also all white.
Lady Anne NO NOT THE BEEEEES
Join date : 2009-06-12 Age : 47 Location : The land of the fruits and nuts
Subject: Re: Black Children Kicked out of Pool Thu Jul 09, 2009 12:52 pm
unskilled78 wrote:
Also, quick question: What is the status on the word Negro? (useable in polite conversation?)
No...not usable in polite conversation, though I've heard the term used innocently by people who were just beginning to learn English.
I use the term Negro in some of my stories, mainly those set pre-1960's, when the term was acceptable and certainly more polite than nigger (I've used that word, too, though it was in a sentence spoken by a racist character in 1914 New Orleans). I'm currently writing a story set in the 1960's, and there's a fair amount of discussion of the civil rights movement, so I use black and Negro interchangeably in conversation, depending on who's speaking, but just use the word black the rest of the time.
Cyberwulf NO NOT THE BEEEEES
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Subject: Re: Black Children Kicked out of Pool Thu Jul 09, 2009 1:00 pm
Psy-4 wrote:
Cyberwulf wrote:
Ohhh.
All I see is a cartoon of a thick-lipped, bandanna-sporting black man gazing joyously at a bottle of liquor. Perhaps the INCREDIBLE FUCKING IRONY of it juxtaposed beside the subject matter in this thread is causing my brain to overload.
Right. The subject matter is racism. Congratu-motherfucking-lations, you now have to complain about at least 7 other incarnations of that avatar. Asylum, cycle through them.
Others are "racist" depictions of - violent baseball loving Brooklyn teens, Gun nuts Texans, War-happy Americans, outback/middle-of-freaking-nowhere-living Australians, Ex-Nazi Germans, Big Burly Russians, and sneaky French. They are also all white.
I love it when stupid white teenagers deny things they enjoy are racist. Kudos for listing off the others as if they're somehow acceptable, shitforbrains.
Lysander Armbiter of Good Fanfiction
Join date : 2009-06-10
Subject: Re: Black Children Kicked out of Pool Thu Jul 09, 2009 1:00 pm
To be fair, the Demoman is kind of a stereotype.
A Scottish stereotype.
Mafiosa You crack me up, little buddy!
Join date : 2009-06-03
Subject: Re: Black Children Kicked out of Pool Thu Jul 09, 2009 1:26 pm
Cyberwulf wrote:
Psy-4 wrote:
Cyberwulf wrote:
Ohhh.
All I see is a cartoon of a thick-lipped, bandanna-sporting black man gazing joyously at a bottle of liquor. Perhaps the INCREDIBLE FUCKING IRONY of it juxtaposed beside the subject matter in this thread is causing my brain to overload.
Right. The subject matter is racism. Congratu-motherfucking-lations, you now have to complain about at least 7 other incarnations of that avatar. Asylum, cycle through them.
Others are "racist" depictions of - violent baseball loving Brooklyn teens, Gun nuts Texans, War-happy Americans, outback/middle-of-freaking-nowhere-living Australians, Ex-Nazi Germans, Big Burly Russians, and sneaky French. They are also all white.
I love it when stupid white teenagers deny things they enjoy are racist. Kudos for listing off the others as if they're somehow acceptable, shitforbrains.
Stop being retarded, Cyb. If you're going to bitch abut something at least know what it is.
Subject: Re: Black Children Kicked out of Pool Thu Jul 09, 2009 1:50 pm
Ok, getting away from the Cyberwulf wank that's looming over the horizon, I'm still seriously not understanding how people think that this mindset magically vanished after the 60's.
anangrychocobo Sporkbender
Join date : 2009-06-13
Subject: Re: Black Children Kicked out of Pool Thu Jul 09, 2009 2:00 pm
I don't think they think it magically vanished, I think they're assuming (or maybe hoping) that society in general has made some progress with regards to racism.
Aggie Armbiter of Good Fanfiction
Join date : 2009-06-11
Subject: Re: Black Children Kicked out of Pool Thu Jul 09, 2009 2:03 pm
I think people expect blatant racism like that to not be so..., uh obvious, particularly in a business. Racism is SO Un-PC, you know.
Given the fact that the senator is apparently considering an investigation, this should tell those pool employees that what they've done is wrong.
Maximilia My spoon is too big.
Join date : 2009-06-10 Age : 50 Location : South Dakota
Subject: Re: Black Children Kicked out of Pool Thu Jul 09, 2009 2:21 pm
Aggie wrote:
I think people expect blatant racism like that to not be so..., uh obvious, particularly in a business. Racism is SO Un-PC, you know.
Given the fact that the senator is apparently considering an investigation, this should tell those pool employees that what they've done is wrong.
This. In the Age of Lawsuits, NO business should be racist like that. Yes, they have a right to refuse service to anyone, but telling them point blank it's because they're black is begging the ACLU to get involved.
Cyberwulf NO NOT THE BEEEEES
Join date : 2009-06-03 Age : 42 Location : TRILOBITE!
Subject: Re: Black Children Kicked out of Pool Thu Jul 09, 2009 2:57 pm
Mafiosa wrote:
Stop being retarded, Cyb.
Nice ableism, shithead.
Quote :
If you're going to bitch abut something at least know what it is.
Yes, if I don't get the hilarity of something racist, it's clearly because I'm a humourless dumbass.
Mafiosa You crack me up, little buddy!
Join date : 2009-06-03
Subject: Re: Black Children Kicked out of Pool Thu Jul 09, 2009 3:02 pm
Cyberwulf wrote:
Mafiosa wrote:
Stop being retarded, Cyb.
Yes, if I don't get the hilarity of something racist, it's clearly because I'm a humourless dumbass.
Explain how it's racist. Do it. I'm waiting with bated breath.
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myeerah Contributor
Join date : 2009-06-10 Age : 46
Subject: Re: Black Children Kicked out of Pool Thu Jul 09, 2009 3:30 pm
Mafiosa wrote:
Explain how it's racist. Do it. I'm waiting with baited breath.
As an aside, it's bated, not baited. Unless you've been eating nightcrawlers, in which case I don't see how that's relevant.
Mafiosa You crack me up, little buddy!
Join date : 2009-06-03
Subject: Re: Black Children Kicked out of Pool Thu Jul 09, 2009 3:32 pm
myeerah wrote:
Mafiosa wrote:
Explain how it's racist. Do it. I'm waiting with baited breath.
As an aside, it's bated, not baited. Unless you've been eating nightcrawlers, in which case I don't see how that's relevant.
Whoa, cool typo me.
MAYBE I DO, DON'T JUDGE ME. :hmm:
Lapin Knight of the Bleach
Join date : 2009-06-10 Age : 35 Location : Maryland
Subject: Re: Black Children Kicked out of Pool Thu Jul 09, 2009 3:36 pm
I don't know, I think we're doing all right with rascism around here (Maryland). We weren't for awhile there, but here lately, since Obama was elected, there's been some lifted tension. Weird as it is, I think maybe a biracial man with a Muslim father being elected President has thrown so many people off kilter with the sheer force of the very reality, that everyone is still a little flabbergasted.
Don't get me wrong, there's still racial tension in places. Lots of it. But this is just a little too blatant to believe they thought they could get away with it. I know there are still groups like this, but posing in the form of a country club? That was so 1980.
Cyberwulf NO NOT THE BEEEEES
Join date : 2009-06-03 Age : 42 Location : TRILOBITE!
Subject: Re: Black Children Kicked out of Pool Thu Jul 09, 2009 3:48 pm
Mafiosa wrote:
Cyberwulf wrote:
Mafiosa wrote:
Stop being retarded, Cyb.
Yes, if I don't get the hilarity of something racist, it's clearly because I'm a humourless dumbass.
Explain how it's racist. Do it. I'm waiting with bated breath.
I already did. Go and read.
KJM Sporkbender
Join date : 2009-06-11 Age : 45
Subject: Re: Black Children Kicked out of Pool Thu Jul 09, 2009 3:51 pm
Cyberwulf wrote:
Shut up.
Mafiosa You crack me up, little buddy!
Join date : 2009-06-03
Subject: Re: Black Children Kicked out of Pool Thu Jul 09, 2009 4:12 pm
Cyberwulf wrote:
Mafiosa wrote:
Cyberwulf wrote:
Mafiosa wrote:
Stop being retarded, Cyb.
Yes, if I don't get the hilarity of something racist, it's clearly because I'm a humourless dumbass.
Explain how it's racist. Do it. I'm waiting with bated breath.
I already did. Go and read.
Quote :
All I see is a cartoon of a thick-lipped, bandanna-sporting black man gazing joyously at a bottle of liquor.
This right?
First off I find it odd you only take offense to this incarnation of the asylum's avatar, as he's has a few others that are based off the same pic. Changing the race apparently makes all the difference despite the fact that the base of this picture was Bugs Bunny in blackface from an old Warner Bros. cartoon. When it was white Scout it was A-OKAY, but when it's black Demo it's no go. Also, since the blackface bugs became a base for various characters to express adoration over something (most common is Sonic the Hedgehog and a ring) it's lost all meaning except to the heavy-browed basement dwellers on /b/. You also seemingly ignored Lysander's video of the character which explained about the "bandanna" and the whisky. He's Scottish, and it's a beanie that helps give the character a unique silhouette within the game. He now comes with an afro which is probably offensive to you too because a black character looking black is TOTES OFFENSIVE GUISE. You're probably trolling, but whatevs. tl;dr: Picture doesn't have racist connotations within the internet. Just a meme. The original: [You must be registered and logged in to see this image.]
Psy-4 Armbiter of Good Fanfiction
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Subject: Re: Black Children Kicked out of Pool Thu Jul 09, 2009 4:21 pm
I still dream of society where a politically incorrect joke can be laughed at by everyone, with noone thinking much of it, but then along comes a humourless dipshit with a stick in their ass and sand in their privates.
Cyberwulf wrote:
I love it when stupid white teenagers deny things they enjoy are racist. Kudos for listing off the others as if they're somehow acceptable, shitforbrains.
Something is racist if there is genuine hate. Unless I missed the Medic propagating the master race, you don't have a single fucking clue what the fuck you are talking about. Laughing at stereotypes is funny, taking them seriously is not.
Cyberwulf wrote:
Yes, if I don't get the hilarity of something racist, it's clearly because I'm a humourless dumbass.
:
No, you're a humourless dumbass, because you have kneejerk reaction to anything politically incorrect.
Lady Anne NO NOT THE BEEEEES
Join date : 2009-06-12 Age : 47 Location : The land of the fruits and nuts
Subject: Re: Black Children Kicked out of Pool Thu Jul 09, 2009 5:00 pm