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In reply to the discussion: Did you ever notice that some people are more outraged at racist rich white punks getting [View all]Android3.14
(5,402 posts)13. Racist language
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Did you ever notice that some people are more outraged at racist rich white punks getting [View all]
geek tragedy
Mar 2015
OP
Yep. The mask of civility has dropped off their faces to show the racist hidden beneath these
BlueCaliDem
Mar 2015
#1
I find it kind of funny how you use a racially loaded term to describe racists
CBGLuthier
Mar 2015
#2
I was thinking the same thing. The reason given for a male to join a southern fraternity is to
Sarcastica
Mar 2015
#36
I disagree, but to avoid further distraction I will change based on your input
geek tragedy
Mar 2015
#47
that you have to modify it with 'rich' does not such thing: it just means "rich people acting like
ND-Dem
Mar 2015
#68
i find it funny you use a term that denigrates whites because they're poor to denigrate these
ND-Dem
Mar 2015
#66
You're missing the fact the OP decided to edit the title on the original post.
onenote
Mar 2015
#102
Yeah, those people are probably Koch-paid to be outraged. Just as Kochs and their ilk
valerief
Mar 2015
#4
What I'm saying is that there are some white people who are all up in arms about
geek tragedy
Mar 2015
#8
Well, thank goodness you were here to 'splain what is and is not offensive, and to whom.
Orsino
Mar 2015
#39
Well, whatever made you think it might be offensive, I appreciate that impulse. n/t
Orsino
Mar 2015
#58
you haven't noticed anyone, anywhere complain that the OU racists were being treated unfairly
geek tragedy
Mar 2015
#12
See below, at least one person learned about the DOJ report thanks to this thread. nt
geek tragedy
Mar 2015
#28
I've debated at least two people here who have a history of apologism for the Ferguson PD
geek tragedy
Mar 2015
#18
Oh OH!.. Paul Krugman referred to "rich white trash"..!! They're "white" check.. they're "rich"
Cha
Mar 2015
#106
I trust the DOJ's work on both counts here. It seems the "hands up, don't shoot"
geek tragedy
Mar 2015
#38
I have not noticed anyone here defending the frat rats' right to express their
KingCharlemagne
Mar 2015
#43
It seems to me that people are just getting more & more tired of B.S. as is.....
AverageJoe90
Mar 2015
#75
sort of like folks only glomming on to the part of the DOJ report re: Officer Wilson, but silent
salin
Mar 2015
#76
I just saw someone said that the racist frat guys were just "kids being kids"
Number23
Mar 2015
#107
Did you ever notice that some people are more outraged at/concerned with ...
1StrongBlackMan
Mar 2015
#96
I'll be looking for a similar reply when some fool on DU uses the word "thug" again.
U4ikLefty
Mar 2015
#105