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In reply to the discussion: I don't know this has been posted/seen ... [View all]Cha
(298,888 posts)25. I've been reading about Rod Morrow but I haven't seen this article.. thank you!
"Vox spoke to Morrow on Sunday evening about why he wasn't impressed with Sanders or his online fans.."
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And it seems like any time black people bring this up on Twitter, there's all these people who, I don't know, they're just sitting around searching his name on Twitter or something, they just come and get in your mentions and start harassing you, they start saying the same things over and over to you, like, "He marched with Dr. Martin Luther King," and, "He was at a sit-in," and they send you a picture of him at a sit-in from 1960-something. That's all well and good, and I'm not denigrating that work, but it's almost as if they're trying to say, "You shouldn't expect him to continue this" or, "Because he's done stuff in the past, you shouldn't question him now."
Imani Gandy ?@AngryBlackLady
If I see one more Bernie acolyte mention that he marched with MLK, I'm going to burn the Internet to the ground. @EdDescault @Eclectablog
4:23 AM - 19 Jul 2015
That @AngryBlackLady tweet, sent out to her 35,000 followers, inspired Roderick Morrowwho runs the Black Guy Who Tips comedy podcast with his wife, Karento launch the mocking hashtag #BernieSoBlack:
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Which I thought was a funny joke. It's like they're almost trying to outblack us. "Oh, you're a black person, what could you possibly understand about our candidate? He was marching before you were even born!" Okay, that's cool, but you gotta stay on top of it. So I made a joke that's like, "Bernie's blacker than us! Bernie's SO BLACK!" That's how it feels when they come into our mentions and tell us that we don't know what we're talking about, and even though [Sanders] doesn't talk about #BlackLivesMatter right now, we should just kind of shut up. So I was just like:
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Roderick Morrow:Sort of. The thing about the Bernie Sanders fans is while they're very obtuse and they don't listen, they are more polite than the people who just call you the n-word or a racial slur or something. It's more like that passive-aggressive "We're on the same side, man!" where clearly they don't want you to talk about anything that their candidate can do better, but they do want you to just vote for him.
I love this guy!
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And it seems like any time black people bring this up on Twitter, there's all these people who, I don't know, they're just sitting around searching his name on Twitter or something, they just come and get in your mentions and start harassing you, they start saying the same things over and over to you, like, "He marched with Dr. Martin Luther King," and, "He was at a sit-in," and they send you a picture of him at a sit-in from 1960-something. That's all well and good, and I'm not denigrating that work, but it's almost as if they're trying to say, "You shouldn't expect him to continue this" or, "Because he's done stuff in the past, you shouldn't question him now."
Imani Gandy ?@AngryBlackLady
If I see one more Bernie acolyte mention that he marched with MLK, I'm going to burn the Internet to the ground. @EdDescault @Eclectablog
4:23 AM - 19 Jul 2015
That @AngryBlackLady tweet, sent out to her 35,000 followers, inspired Roderick Morrowwho runs the Black Guy Who Tips comedy podcast with his wife, Karento launch the mocking hashtag #BernieSoBlack:
snip//
Which I thought was a funny joke. It's like they're almost trying to outblack us. "Oh, you're a black person, what could you possibly understand about our candidate? He was marching before you were even born!" Okay, that's cool, but you gotta stay on top of it. So I made a joke that's like, "Bernie's blacker than us! Bernie's SO BLACK!" That's how it feels when they come into our mentions and tell us that we don't know what we're talking about, and even though [Sanders] doesn't talk about #BlackLivesMatter right now, we should just kind of shut up. So I was just like:
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Roderick Morrow:Sort of. The thing about the Bernie Sanders fans is while they're very obtuse and they don't listen, they are more polite than the people who just call you the n-word or a racial slur or something. It's more like that passive-aggressive "We're on the same side, man!" where clearly they don't want you to talk about anything that their candidate can do better, but they do want you to just vote for him.
I love this guy!
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Bernie's white libertarian "supporters" will doom his campaign. They are his liability.
Tarheel_Dem
Jul 2015
#2
OMG! So jealous! Black people are the new fashion accessory! They're all the rage! n/t
freshwest
Jul 2015
#12
They're off to a terrible start.. that's for sure, Tarheel. Another quote from Rod Morrow..
Cha
Jul 2015
#29
Nah.. far from it.. "it's not about Bernie".. #BlackLivesMatter.. they'll get it or eat dust..
Cha
Jul 2015
#38
Good hide. I had one of those earlier today. Thankfully, the poster is now on a time out.
Tarheel_Dem
Jul 2015
#40
It'd be a damn shame they feel so comfortable making idiotic statements like that just because
Cha
Jul 2015
#41
But I was tagged as a HRC supporter for making the exact same points/observations ...
1StrongBlackMan
Jul 2015
#7
Skinner must be so proud! Old Elm Tree, the offshoot of racist, bitter dead end DUers that got
Number23
Jul 2015
#20
Oh God. Not only did a Sanders supporter say this but actually had the nerve to tweet it to the
Number23
Jul 2015
#21
And that one screamed and wailed for days when I blocked him from this group a few months ago
Number23
Jul 2015
#28
Oh wow.. is that a little sad fest for Sanders.. :( #BlackLivesMatter.. get over it.
Cha
Jul 2015
#32
Precisely, Starry Messenger.. #BlackLivesMatters had a Victory at NRN.. and that's a win for
Cha
Jul 2015
#39
I understand it's a business, and Admin doesn't want to upset the apple cart. But, if history is...
Tarheel_Dem
Jul 2015
#45
I know, but I would like to think that eliminating bigots would be better for business?
Starry Messenger
Jul 2015
#48
That makes two of us. The good thing is, they won't be able to contain their contempt for much....
Tarheel_Dem
Jul 2015
#49
It didn't come to MIRT because it wasn't a 7 - 0 hide, though it should have been.
greatauntoftriplets
Jul 2015
#51
Which makes me question those who voted to Leave It. I'm glad Admin reviews these things.
Tarheel_Dem
Jul 2015
#52