Ulty Posted December 16, 2019 Share Posted December 16, 2019 16 minutes ago, Landlord said: Can someone tell me if these is EITHER the circle game OR a white power hate symbol? I mean, none of them are below the waist. There is no waist. So it can't be the circle game, right? I don't see anybody being punched; they fooled me into looking at them but how are they supposed to punch me, a stranger on the internet? But it has to be either this or white power, so it must be racism? It's pretty clear that it doesn't have to be literally playing the game within the actual literal rules for people fooling and joking around to be inspired/informed by this as it's own sort of cultural meme. Context matters. The co-opting of this gesture as a hate symbol is a fairly recent development. I don't know when all of these memes and pictures were created, but if they were done after it became widely known that the finger circle could be used as a statement of hate instead of (or in addition to) an innocent game, then they would certainly be less amusing. Things change and sometimes take an unfortunate turn. 14 minutes ago, Landlord said: Immature, sure. College kids generally are fairly immature. Jackholes? idk why they're jackholes, did they do something particularly mean spirited or inconsiderate or rude to somebody? Jackholes, idiots, dorks...whatever you want to use. Throwing hand signs on TV behind a reporter without understanding the ramifications is pretty rude and inconsiderate, yes. 14 minutes ago, Landlord said: You know hate groups use the f word? You feel comfortable using that word knowing that it's sometimes used by hate groups? If so, and you did it anyway, BUZZ OFF. The F word is universally used to convey a variety of expressions. If the word was hijacked to have a racist meaning, I would stop using it. Language evolves, and so do symbols. I don't use "f@g" to describe cigarettes, I don't call black men "boy" or "negro," and I no longer use the little finger circle that some of you seem irrationally loyal to. Why? Because the meaning of these once innocuous words and symbols, especially in a certain context, have changed over time. 1 1 Link to comment
teachercd Posted December 16, 2019 Share Posted December 16, 2019 42 minutes ago, deedsker said: I don't think anyone rushed. They are reviewing for potential issues. Did I miss the execution? I guess, read through this thread. There are a few rushing. 1 Link to comment
deedsker Posted December 16, 2019 Share Posted December 16, 2019 57 minutes ago, teachercd said: I guess, read through this thread. There are a few rushing. They are investigating. So people are talking about the fact they are looking into the situation. Now people are talking about talking about it. Link to comment
teachercd Posted December 17, 2019 Share Posted December 17, 2019 1 hour ago, deedsker said: They are investigating. So people are talking about the fact they are looking into the situation. Now people are talking about talking about it. Whooooaaaaa...is that a white power emoji???? 1 Link to comment
deedsker Posted December 17, 2019 Share Posted December 17, 2019 6 minutes ago, teachercd said: Whooooaaaaa...is that a white power emoji???? Cute. I see you are more worried about eliciting an angry/worried response than considering the situation. 1 1 Link to comment
teachercd Posted December 17, 2019 Share Posted December 17, 2019 2 minutes ago, deedsker said: Cute. I see you are more worried about eliciting an angry/worried response than considering the situation. Yes, correct, I already considered the situation so I already know what is going on. So do you. And thank you for calling me cute, I appreciate that. Link to comment
ActualCornHusker Posted December 17, 2019 Share Posted December 17, 2019 Still rings true: 1 Link to comment
Landlord Posted December 17, 2019 Share Posted December 17, 2019 8 hours ago, Ulty said: The F word is universally used to convey a variety of expressions. If the word was hijacked to have a racist meaning, I would stop using it. Language evolves, and so do symbols. I don't use "f@g" to describe cigarettes, I don't call black men "boy" or "negro," and I no longer use the little finger circle that some of you seem irrationally loyal to. Why? Because the meaning of these once innocuous words and symbols, especially in a certain context, have changed over time. This is a very good response that correctly explains the further nuance behind what you said that was missing before. Good point. Although I will not cede ground on something that is still overwhelmingly innocuous and silly to the online woke overreactionary cultural zeitgeist which has a habit of giving undue power and legitimacy to things that none belongs to, in the name of defending those who didn't really ask for it. 3 Link to comment
teachercd Posted December 17, 2019 Share Posted December 17, 2019 Context does matter. 1 Link to comment
teachercd Posted December 17, 2019 Share Posted December 17, 2019 1 hour ago, BigRedBuster said: Organ smuggler? There can't be a market for that...Pianos, maybe, but not organs. 1 Link to comment
sho Posted December 18, 2019 Share Posted December 18, 2019 Quote 'We only kill black people,’ a cop told a woman — on camera. Now he’ll lose his job. https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/post-nation/wp/2017/08/31/remember-we-only-shoot-black-people-georgia-police-officer-told-a-woman-on-camera/ Link to comment
Nebfanatic Posted December 18, 2019 Share Posted December 18, 2019 3 hours ago, sho said: https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/post-nation/wp/2017/08/31/remember-we-only-shoot-black-people-georgia-police-officer-told-a-woman-on-camera/ It's good he will lose his job for this but I find it funny if he hadn't have ever said this out loud and did kill a person of color on duty they probably wouldn't be fired for that. 2 Link to comment
commando Posted December 19, 2019 Share Posted December 19, 2019 isn't this nice https://www.rawstory.com/2019/12/gop-senate-quietly-removes-white-nationalism-from-new-requirements-to-screen-military-enlistees/ the Senate-passed version of the National Defense Authorization Act — the annual spending bill to fund the military and national security services — quietly gutted a House-passed amendment that would have encouraged officials to screen prospective military enlistees for white nationalist ideology. The amendment, authored by Rep. Pete Aguilar (D-CA) has been rewritten to direct the Department of Defense to explore how to screen recruits for “extremist and gang-related activity” — with the words “white nationalism” cut altogether. Link to comment
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