Republicans cannot be this stupid.

NuggetBrain · April 2011

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[QUOTE]My school has a KKK exhibit up right now. <a href="http://www.wlox.com/Global/story.asp?S=14447146" rel='nofollow'>http://www.wlox.com/Global/story.asp?S=14447146</a>
Posted by ricksang[/QUOTE]

That looks utterly facsinating. I wish that was here, I'd totally go see that.

TheCranberry · April 2011

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[QUOTE]In Response to Re: Republicans cannot be this stupid. : See, I don't like that. I don't think it's cool to use potentionally slur-ish language or nicknames around somebody but then expect them not to do it. That's kind of why I get pissed when black folks will call each other n*gga in public, but then if a white dude was to roll up and do it they'd be ready to box. Don't use the word or allow it to be used around people if you're not okay with it being used by them.
Posted by NuggetBrain[/QUOTE]

I totally agree with you. That's one of the reasons they were shocked that I used that term. We'd previously had a discussion about the n-word, and they knew my stance. They thought I was being hypocritical. I did point out to them that this was the perfect example of my opinion. They don't use the n-word and think coconut is not as bad or as offensive a term. That's what they said when I asked. They also think it's funny because FI is the only one of his close group of friends who is "African-American" in that his ancestors were slaves while the others are more recently from the Caribbean or Africa (they immigrated themselves or their parents did).

reddy123 · April 2011

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[QUOTE]I think rational discussion can work, unfortunately I think when parents are defending their kids, or when race is involved rational discussion becomes unlikely. When it'ts both... well I wouldn't hold my breath. <strong>I also will say, no, I don't have your experiences with race so I don't 100% understand where your coming from, but that is not a helpful place to focus. You don't understand the religious discrimination I may have received, or something else, but we can still learn from each other and get past it. Once you say, but you don't understand because your not x the conversation is mostly over. </strong>
Posted by KatyRoseM[/QUOTE]

<div>I really hope this isn't how you took my last post? I was just surprised you hadn't heard of it. If you are talking in general, ignore me.</div><div>
</div><div>And Also Kate C- wtf?</div>

KatyRoseM · April 2011

Yes understanding its bad and hurt other people is the point. I suppose what I was saying was mostly that in my school the "you don't understand" is a conversation ender, not starter, which makes it not useful for the progression of understanding.

Blueyed228 · April 2011

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[QUOTE]In Response to Re: Republicans cannot be this stupid. : Maybe not to focus, but it is relevent when people are all "I don't understand so stop making a big deal out of it." There is absolutely nothing wrong with saying "You don't understand." Because you DON'T understand. I can academically or logically know, for example, that being called a Jewish slur is bad and painful, but I don't really understand what it feels like. Because it's never happened to me. But I can say "I don't understand but that doesn't mean that I don't acknowledge that it's a bad thing." PS Blue I am TOTALLY not saying that's what you did because you ain't racist, yo. <strong><u> You have black friends</u></strong>.
Posted by NuggetBrain[/QUOTE]

I have black AND gay friends. And some gay black friends. I even invited a black drag queen to my wedding. Suck on that beyotchs!

TurtlesAllTheWayDown · April 2011

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[QUOTE]In Response to Re: Republicans cannot be this stupid. : That just seems so strange to me that certain words are 100% off limits just because someone, somewhere is going to claim "RACIST!". Again, im not really talking about that betch lady who sent the email. I am sure that she meant it in a racist way, but to say that people cannot say "He is as dumb as a monkey" just because he is black makes zero sense to me.
Posted by Blueyed228[/QUOTE]

See, I actually think she's honest when she says she didn't mean it as a racist email. She didn't. But it was. Then she said some things about how people interpret EVERYTHING to be racist OMG, like racism isn't a real problem in society, but I digress...

The history of the use of monkeys as a deragatory comparison to African Americans is what makes it racist. It's similar to an issue that happened earlier this year on the Bump. A girl posted a pic of her FI from Halloween. He was dressed as Flava Flav. He was in blackface. Her FI appeared to be white. Some people told her it was offensive. The girl (and several others) argued that they weren't offended by it because they had never heard about black face being racist and therefore it was fine. Just because someone (the politician) is ignorant of the racial connotations of something doesn't make it fine, because the rest of society is going to judge you for it.

NuggetBrain · April 2011

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[QUOTE]Yes understanding its bad and hurt other people is the point. I suppose what I was saying was mostly that in my school the "you don't understand" is a conversation ender, not starter, which makes it not useful for the progression of understanding.
Posted by KatyRoseM[/QUOTE]

See I think saying "you don't understand" or "I don't understand" is a great way to educate or inform people. My thinking tends to be ass backwards though, so there's that.

Blueyed228 · April 2011

Sarah- I dont think anything about socialized healthcare is moderate. But I am a little biased.

TurtlesAllTheWayDown · April 2011

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[QUOTE]I am a MS republican :)
Posted by ricksang[/QUOTE]

OMG DID THEY CALL YOU AND ASK YOU ABOUT INTERRACIAL MARRIAGE?! <img src="http://cdn.cl9.vanillaforums.com/downloaded/ver1.0/content/scripts/tinymce/plugins/emotions/images/smiley-tongue-out.gif" border="0" alt="Tongue out" title="Tongue out" />

NuggetBrain · April 2011

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[QUOTE]In Response to Re: Republicans cannot be this stupid. : I have black AND gay friends. And some gay black friends. <strong> I even invited a black drag queen to my wedding. </strong> Suck on that beyotchs!
Posted by Blueyed228[/QUOTE]

You are now offically blacker than I am.

ricksang · April 2011

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[QUOTE]In Response to Re: Republicans cannot be this stupid. : OMG DID THEY CALL YOU AND ASK YOU ABOUT INTERRACIAL MARRIAGE?!
Posted by msmerymac[/QUOTE]

No and I waited by the phone for HOURS, Mery!

NuggetBrain · April 2011

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[QUOTE]In Response to Re: Republicans cannot be this stupid. : See, I actually think she's honest when she says she didn't mean it as a racist email. She didn't. But it was. Then she said some things about how people interpret EVERYTHING to be racist OMG, like racism isn't a real problem in society, but I digress... The history of the use of monkeys as a deragatory comparison to African Americans is what makes it racist. It's similar to an issue that happened earlier this year on the Bump. A girl posted a pic of her FI from Halloween. He was dressed as Flava Flav. <strong>He was in blackface.</strong> Her FI appeared to be white. Some people told her it was offensive. The girl (and several others) argued that they weren't offended by it because they had never heard about black face being racist and therefore it was fine. Just because someone (the politician) is ignorant of the racial connotations of something doesn't make it fine, because the rest of society is going to judge you for it.
Posted by msmerymac[/QUOTE]

If I saw somebody in blackface I would pop them straight in their mouth. I just find that SO incredibly offensive. Seriously.

TurtlesAllTheWayDown · April 2011

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[QUOTE]omg Blue, I just watched Religulous the other day. I'm a non-Christian liberal, but I cannot tell you how freakin' pissed that movie made me. Like fuming mad. I haven't been that riled up in a long time. I hate 'documentary' style opinion pieces, nothing makes me rage more than saying opinion is fact.... To me, at the end of the movie it just made him look like a bitter, bitter, person, that couldn't accept another's viewpoint. ETA: I realize this is an UO, because everyone just loooves this movie. And the statistics of it's revenue are ridic, ugh.
Posted by reddy123[/QUOTE]

I LOVE Bill Maher. Love with the fire of a thousand suns. And I thought that movie was a pretentious bag of crap. I'm agnostic and *I* felt offended on behalf of religion.

reddy123 · April 2011

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[QUOTE]In Response to Re: Republicans cannot be this stupid. : See, I actually think she's honest when she says she didn't mean it as a racist email. She didn't. But it was. Then she said some things about how people interpret EVERYTHING to be racist OMG, like racism isn't a real problem in society, but I digress... The history of the use of monkeys as a deragatory comparison to African Americans is what makes it racist. It's similar to an issue that happened earlier this year on the Bump. A girl posted a pic of her FI from Halloween. He was dressed as Flava Flav. He was in blackface. Her FI appeared to be white. <strong>Some people told her it was offensive. The girl (and several others) argued that they weren't offended by it because they had never heard about black face being racist and therefore it was fine.</strong> Just because someone (the politician) is ignorant of the racial connotations of something doesn't make it fine, because the rest of society is going to judge you for it.
Posted by msmerymac[/QUOTE]

<div>My eyes are kind of bugging out of my head right now.</div>

Blueyed228 · April 2011

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[QUOTE]In Response to Re: Republicans cannot be this stupid. : You are now offically blacker than I am.
Posted by NuggetBrain[/QUOTE]

Thats my goal ;)

Steph0871 · April 2011

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[QUOTE]I will say that it makes me really, really sad to think that there are still a lot of people out there who think that my marriage should be illegal.
Posted by NuggetBrain[/QUOTE]

<div>Yup. H is doubly screwed, though, since he's also mixed. Maybe I should just claim I'm married to only the white half?</div><div>
</div><div>What makes me even sadder is that we STILL get looks when we're out together. In Minneapolis FFS.</div>

cardmonsta · April 2011

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[QUOTE]In Response to Re: Republicans cannot be this stupid. : My eyes are kind of bugging out of my head right now.
Posted by reddy123[/QUOTE]

<div>Yup.</div>

ricksang · April 2011

See I hate Maher, but I loved that movie.

Blueyed228 · April 2011

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[QUOTE]In Response to Re: Republicans cannot be this stupid. : See, I actually think she's honest when she says she didn't mean it as a racist email. She didn't. But it was. Then she said some things about how people interpret EVERYTHING to be racist OMG, like racism isn't a real problem in society, but I digress... The history of the use of monkeys as a deragatory comparison to African Americans is what makes it racist. It's similar to an issue that happened earlier this year on the Bump. A girl posted a pic of her FI from Halloween. He was dressed as Flava Flav. He was in blackface. Her FI appeared to be white. Some people told her it was offensive. The girl (and several others) argued that they weren't offended by it because they had never heard about black face being racist and therefore it was fine. Just because someone (the politician) is ignorant of the racial connotations of something doesn't make it fine, because the rest of society is going to judge you for it.
Posted by msmerymac[/QUOTE]

Are you talking to me? Because I thought we have already gone over this before.......

Nebb · April 2011

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[QUOTE]In Response to Re: Republicans cannot be this stupid. : See, I actually think she's honest when she says she didn't mean it as a racist email. She didn't. But it was. Then she said some things about how people interpret EVERYTHING to be racist OMG, like racism isn't a real problem in society, but I digress... The history of the use of monkeys as a deragatory comparison to African Americans is what makes it racist. It's similar to an issue that happened earlier this year on the Bump. A girl posted a pic of her FI from Halloween. He was dressed as Flava Flav. He was in blackface. Her FI appeared to be white. Some people told her it was offensive. The girl (and several others) argued that they weren't offended by it because they had never heard about black face being racist and therefore it was fine. Just because someone (the politician) is ignorant of the racial connotations of something doesn't make it fine, because the rest of society is going to judge you for it.
Posted by msmerymac[/QUOTE]
Dude, what is up with you always quoting Blue when you know she doesnt want to interact with you? Its like you get off on it...

LessThanZero · April 2011

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[QUOTE]<strong>To be honest I took the monkey email to be implying Obama's lack of intelligence.</strong> Since it is so reminiscent of everything said about Bush I really didn't think it was that big of a deal. I do understand what Taylor is trying to say I just agree with Blue that she isn't phrasing things correctly. I think a lot of people who cannot stand Obama for a variety of reasons hang onto the birther concept because they just cannot stand him and want him to fail. I'm not saying its right but that's how I view it. I agree that his campaign organizing is ridiculous and to me just indicates how deep in the shiit he is.
Posted by aprovencher21[/QUOTE]

Sorry, i know the convo is long past this but I just got home...as far as the part I bolded, it would be understandable if you thought that if it was just the picture on it's own.

But she forwarded along an email where either the subject line or something written within it said something along the lines of "now we know why there's no birth certificate". I don't know how that doesn't scream "OBAMA CAME FROM MONKEYS" which IS racist.

I can't understand how people taking this to mean anything about intelligence. They're talking about where he originated from, hence the birth certificate nonsense.

NuggetBrain · April 2011

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[QUOTE]In Response to Re: Republicans cannot be this stupid. : Yup. H is doubly screwed, though, since he's also mixed. Maybe I should just claim I'm married to only the white half? What makes me even sadder is that we STILL get looks when we're out together. In Minneapolis FFS.
Posted by Steph0871[/QUOTE]

God I know, right?? You'd think that Minnesota Nice would override some of that sh*t but apparently not. We've gotten looks and comments from both races. I can't imagine living somewhere like Mississippi - I heard Florida is pretty bad about that too.

TheCranberry · April 2011

In Response to <a href="http://forums.theknot.com/Sites/theknot/Pages/Main.aspx/wedding-boards_snarky-brides_republicans-cannot-this-stupid?plckFindPostKey=Cat:Wedding%20BoardsForum:17Discussion:36d82b82-f4f0-40be-8aef-20e059c676bcPost:6f101334-f731-4dbf-8f25-104263c7d7d2">Re: Republicans cannot be this stupid.</a>:
[QUOTE]In Response to Re: Republicans cannot be this stupid. : See, I actually think she's honest when she says she didn't mean it as a racist email. She didn't. But it was. Then she said some things about how people interpret EVERYTHING to be racist OMG, like racism isn't a real problem in society, but I digress... The history of the use of monkeys as a deragatory comparison to African Americans is what makes it racist. It's similar to an issue that happened earlier this year on the Bump. A girl posted a pic of her FI from Halloween. He was dressed as Flava Flav. He was in blackface. Her FI appeared to be white. Some people told her it was offensive. <strong>The girl (and several others) argued that they weren't offended by it because they had never heard about black face being racist and therefore it was fine. Just because someone (the politician) is ignorant of the racial connotations of something doesn't make it fine, because the rest of society is going to judge you for it.</strong>
Posted by msmerymac[/QUOTE]

If someone really doesn't know the history or connotations behind something they do or say then I can understand that. Their reaction will determine my next move. If they are contrite and recognize that what they did was offensive because of whatever history regardless of their intent, then fine. If they refuse to try to see the other person's point of view and try to invalidate their position, I continue to judge them and think they're stupid or lying about not knowing.

I just find it hard to believe that people on this country don't know the racial history. However, I guess this thread has taught me not to assume that everyone does know since there were a few people here who didn't know about the history of black people being compared to monkeys

.

reddy123 · April 2011

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[QUOTE]In Response to Re: Republicans cannot be this stupid. : I LOVE Bill Maher. Love with the fire of a thousand suns. And I thought that movie was a pretentious bag of crap. I'm agnostic and *I* felt offended on behalf of religion.
Posted by msmerymac[/QUOTE]

<div>Thank-you! I have also liked some of Bill Maher's stuff, but was caught off guard by that movie, and maybe even more caught off guard it had me defending Christianity/Catholicism. What are you doing to me Bill?!</div>

ricksang · April 2011

Whoa Kate changed the title- umm WTH dude?

TurtlesAllTheWayDown · April 2011

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[QUOTE]In Response to Re: Republicans cannot be this stupid. : If I saw somebody in blackface I would pop them straight in their mouth. I just find that SO incredibly offensive. Seriously.
Posted by NuggetBrain[/QUOTE]

Exactly. And IMO, not knowing that black face is offensive is NO excuse. (Sorry, Cranberry, I don't think I had heard of coconut being used as a deragatory term before, either, so I'd let that slide, but black face? Seriously?) It's a perfect example of how ignorance can become everyone's problem.

ricksang · April 2011

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[QUOTE]In Response to Re: Republicans cannot be this stupid. : Thank-you! I have also liked some of Bill Maher's stuff, but was caught off guard by that movie, and maybe even more caught off guard it had me defending Christianity/Catholicism. What are you doing to me Bill?!
Posted by reddy123[/QUOTE]

Eff you both. I thought the movie was funny.

TheCranberry · April 2011

Steph and Nuggs, ya'll need to move to Brooklyn! When FI and I walk around our neighborhood we feel like WE get the side eye for being one of the few black on black couples. Haha. I can't believe that crap is happening in 2011. I mean, really.

Steph0871 · April 2011

I would also like to point out that I was raised in a small town in Central WI. There were literally 2 black students in my entire high school (of about 1400.) They were siblings and moved after half a semester (I can't say I blame them.) Quite a bit of the town fits the stereotypical 'hick' mindset; I had never really met anyone that wasn't white (or a few adopted Asian kids... sounds bad, but it's the truth.) That's how undiverse (non-diverse?) this town was.

Regardless, I still cringed when ever I would hear someone use the N word. I can still understand how offensive racism is. I guess my point is to agree with Nugs. Just because you've never actually experienced racism doesn't mean you can't understand how awful it is.

ETA: I should add that I credit my parents for my adversion to the bulk of my town. I also hate to admit it... but I am genuinely concerned about bringing our future children home with me (not because of my parents! but because of the shtt people say). How sick is that?

TurtlesAllTheWayDown · April 2011

In Response to <a href="http://forums.theknot.com/Sites/theknot/Pages/Main.aspx/wedding-boards_snarky-brides_republicans-cannot-this-stupid?plckFindPostKey=Cat:Wedding BoardsForum:17Discussion:36d82b82-f4f0-40be-8aef-20e059c676bcPost:97d654ec-4c5e-45d6-9cff-edb2f5c0fe8e">Re: Republicans cannot be this stupid.</a>:
[QUOTE]In Response to Re: Republicans cannot be this stupid. : Are you talking to me? Because I thought we have already gone over this before.......
Posted by Blueyed228[/QUOTE]

In Response to <a href="http://forums.theknot.com/Sites/theknot/Pages/Main.aspx/wedding-boards_snarky-brides_republicans-cannot-this-stupid?plckFindPostKey=Cat:Wedding BoardsForum:17Discussion:36d82b82-f4f0-40be-8aef-20e059c676bcPost:cd666c02-a021-461d-9953-db9950cda944">Re: Republicans cannot be this stupid.</a>:
[QUOTE]In Response to Re: Republicans cannot be this stupid. : Dude, what is up with you always quoting Blue when you know she doesnt want to interact with you? Its like you get off on it...
Posted by Nebb[/QUOTE]

Because I had something to add and thought we were havinga civil conversation. If you don't want to respond, don't respond. I'm trying to converse like a human being, and I'm actually getting a little sick of the whole, "OMG! I don't want to talk to you! Stop talking to me on a public message board!" thing when I'm not insulting you in any way and actually contributing to the conversation just as much as Cranberry did. I guess I can only respond to Cranberry, then, if I want to talk about the racism thing further.

Republicans cannot be this stupid.

Re: Republicans cannot be this stupid.

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