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In reply to the discussion: Dear White Racists... [View all]Number23
(24,544 posts)93. Bloo and Rainey were spectacularly awesome. And as you said, called the bullshitters out so much
they could do it in their sleep.
Their presence is really missed around here. Especially now when so many of the same bullshitters they would have taken out back to the wood shed back in the day are filling up this forum daily with their (you guessed it!) utter bullshit.
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This needs to be reposted on the racists' websites. But they don't listen to reason.
Dont call me Shirley
Oct 2014
#5
It is possible to be correct yet be insufferably smug at the same time. nt
Dreamer Tatum
Oct 2014
#7
but historically this tone is acceptable for white men, only problematic for the "angry" black and
bettyellen
Oct 2014
#30
perhaps because you have not xperienced this double standard your entire life, you feel more okay
bettyellen
Oct 2014
#33
Interesting. I would love to see you take a crack at rewriting this- it would be interesting to see
bettyellen
Oct 2014
#51
LOL, persecution complex much? if you make shit you don't care about, all about you....
bettyellen
Oct 2014
#21
Is that the sound of another self-aware open letter being posted to racists
Dreamer Tatum
Oct 2014
#28
Given that this is addressed at racists, can't really object to the rude tone. (nt)
Nye Bevan
Oct 2014
#8
Yes, but an open letter to white racists on DU is self-defeating - should post on RW site
3rdwaydem
Oct 2014
#36
I'm not sure that this letter is a genuine attempt to persuade racists of the error of their ways.
Nye Bevan
Oct 2014
#47
Nothing says "secret handshake" like sitting in a room full of other white people
hedgehog
Oct 2014
#9
Amen to the less relevant thing. We have the same problem with racist dog whistles here that the
bettyellen
Oct 2014
#19
It's engrained, can't be changed. I recognized WP as a kid in single digits without the term.
freshwest
Oct 2014
#62
"IMHO TBH and frank I whish I wasn't full of shit. " Or something like that. nt
Guy Whitey Corngood
Oct 2014
#77