Posted by SpaceBirdSometimes peoples sensitivities can hinder group performance.Posted by SpaceBirdBut on the other hand ..is sensitivity not a good thing? Personally i think todays society needs more sensitivity. We all have to be sensitive to each other.Posted by 777It's healthy you are expressing this.
I usually don't make race threads but today was an acception because this theme kept reaccuring in my head. I've always heard whites say blacks act off of emotion as opposed to intellect. Today I noticed how sensitive white people are when it comes to everything.
Only difference between b&w is whites first instinct is to snitch lol
It would make sense for white people to feel comfortable snitching ..the system is our friend etc. Whereas for the black community traditionally it has not been. That might account for the difference.
The sensitivity ...yes ...we're right about everything. Our feelings are paramount etc ...
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Posted by dilettanteYou're a nobody anyways. I'd feel proud if you blocked me
someone remind me:
can u block threads on this forum? or just other dxpers?
Posted by -MadHatter-Posted by Black-MambaDont be a sensitive Sally, toad. It's a fucken compliment. Every person on this planet has at least 3% African DNA..Posted by -MadHatter-And still born with a inverted dick.
I'm 3% African according to ancestry.com.... 👌🖕✌
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Posted by IxionI have to say, that’s the first attack I’ve ever had towards me on dxpnet. I guess I’m official now lol.Posted by SwiftI swear folks who "could care less" betray themselves every time because the people who really care less are kinda out and about doing other shit that they DO care about.
At the end of the day I could care less really. Unless it’s making me money, paying bills, or making my woman happy I could care less what people think.
I say all of the above with out hate or malice but I gotta say the "I'm above it all veneer" you are presenting rings hollow af
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Posted by IxionTo answer your question, no racism towards me does not bother me.Posted by SwiftWords fit for transference to a friend who is immobilized by the words within this thread...but I haven't seen that person here yet lol.Posted by IxionI have to say, that’s the first attack I’ve ever had towards me on dxpnet. I guess I’m official now lol.Posted by SwiftI swear folks who "could care less" betray themselves every time because the people who really care less are kinda out and about doing other shit that they DO care about.
At the end of the day I could care less really. Unless it’s making me money, paying bills, or making my woman happy I could care less what people think.
I say all of the above with out hate or malice but I gotta say the "I'm above it all veneer" you are presenting rings hollow af
On a side note, I do my own thing every day. I’m doing it right now too.
I would like to know though, why should I care about things that have nothing to do with me? Would you prefer me to? If more people spent more time minding their own business and living their own lives rather then telling others what they should be doing, I bet those people would be living a much better life. If you sit and wait for the world to make your life for you, you will be spending your entire life waiting. Do something for yourself for once, and stop depending on the world to carry you.
As for my investiture in your willful ignorance, I have none so long as you are quiet and unobstructive. Speak out on how issues of race are so below your notice and then thats when I say.....hmmm thats a lot of words for alleged non care lol.
Regardless, I am ultimately inclined to agree with the messaging so long as it's tempered by a healthy dose of acknowledgment of the larger context in which someone's non-care exists.
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Posted by Arielle83Posted by ArkansassyI’m not saying don’t care about it.Posted by Arielle83They do when racism effects them or someone they care about.. or are just a decent human being.Posted by ArkansassyYep because everyone cares about race.Posted by Arielle83As we should. Hell.. segregated schools were still a thing only 50 years ago. Voter suppression is a very real thing during elections for Black and Hispanic folks in this country too.Posted by IxionYour country cares too much about race.Posted by Arielle83Yohkay, all I will say on that, is that neither of those states of being mean non-care about the plight of others.Posted by IxionHim thinking as an individual, and not seeing himself as part of a collective thought, doesn’t mean he isn’t a decent human being or a non-compassionate person.Posted by SwiftI mean yo, do you, but if you looking for me to say "you right, you shouldn't care" ..... not finnin ta happen b lol.Posted by IxionTo answer your question, no racism towards me does not bother me.Posted by SwiftWords fit for transference to a friend who is immobilized by the words within this thread...but I haven't seen that person here yet lol.Posted by IxionI have to say, that’s the first attack I’ve ever had towards me on dxpnet. I guess I’m official now lol.Posted by SwiftI swear folks who "could care less" betray themselves every time because the people who really care less are kinda out and about doing other shit that they DO care about.
At the end of the day I could care less really. Unless it’s making me money, paying bills, or making my woman happy I could care less what people think.
I say all of the above with out hate or malice but I gotta say the "I'm above it all veneer" you are presenting rings hollow af
On a side note, I do my own thing every day. I’m doing it right now too.
I would like to know though, why should I care about things that have nothing to do with me? Would you prefer me to? If more people spent more time minding their own business and living their own lives rather then telling others what they should be doing, I bet those people would be living a much better life. If you sit and wait for the world to make your life for you, you will be spending your entire life waiting. Do something for yourself for once, and stop depending on the world to carry you.
As for my investiture in your willful ignorance, I have none so long as you are quiet and unobstructive. Speak out on how issues of race are so below your notice and then thats when I say.....hmmm thats a lot of words for alleged non care lol.
Regardless, I am ultimately inclined to agree with the messaging so long as it's tempered by a healthy dose of acknowledgment of the larger context in which someone's non-care exists.
If I let it bother me what kind of person would that make me? I’m not about to let the world tell me how to think or feel. I decide that for myself. Just like every person of every race who’s actually making a life for themselves. Rather then letting life pass them by, and letting the unfairness of life destroy them.
Or better yet, letting the words of people who share the same color as them tell them they should feel weak, and should feel worthless. Rather then telling them how much they are actually worth, and how strong they actually are.
I do feel you a bit, I understand the need to make a life for oneself, but what I am saying is that need for security and autonomy does not free us from a duty to be a decent citizen and a compassionate human being.
Personally, though I am in the chase for a good life, with a pretty formidable mental constitution...I know that there are forces arrayed against black folk, globally.
Those forces congeal into the concept of racism and trust black folks that isn't some mystical force that doesn't care about people of color even if poc didn't care to acknowledge its existence.
For the average black person in America there is a general knowledge that there are people (as intent as you are on creating a life), creating conditions that make living unduly more difficult for POC. People are actively creating the conditions for racism to exist. It is a documented social phenomenon so this isn't about personal sentiments at the end of the day. Racism is a result of concerted efforts and maintained thought systems, yes it is a coincidence that it exists...and yes not every coincidence is worth paying attention to....but bruh?......this is one that matters and your feigned apathy is harmful If you really didn't care this conversation would be below ya.
But since you are here and apparently do care enough to engage in the conversation, racism does exist as a system of norms and institutions and suppressing it requires way more than a spot of intentional apathy.
Really we can walk and chew bubble gum at the same time.
The moment you can't make a claim like that seem credible is the moment you walk into thread about racism and its effects and pull a Melania "I don't really care, do you?"
At that point you are no longer just quietly not caring...just living your life quietly and obliviously. You are talking to people who clearly do care and were not seeking you out and telling them that the conversation is below you. That shows a lack of compassion if "I don't care" is all you can muster in the face of the information that abounds within the thread of itself.
Really the comment of not caring about race is the apathy that civil rights leaders in the States and globally have been talking about for decades.
That’s the problem.
I’m saying America focuses on it enormously.
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Posted by justagirlShe didn't say it shouldn't be focused on. She said it still should be focused on but not at an obsessive level to the exclusion of everything else. There are other tools of divisiveness being used aside from race.Posted by Arielle83Posted by ArkansassyI’m not saying don’t care about it.Posted by Arielle83They do when racism effects them or someone they care about.. or are just a decent human being.Posted by ArkansassyYep because everyone cares about race.Posted by Arielle83As we should. Hell.. segregated schools were still a thing only 50 years ago. Voter suppression is a very real thing during elections for Black and Hispanic folks in this country too.Posted by IxionYour country cares too much about race.Posted by Arielle83Yohkay, all I will say on that, is that neither of those states of being mean non-care about the plight of others.Posted by IxionHim thinking as an individual, and not seeing himself as part of a collective thought, doesn’t mean he isn’t a decent human being or a non-compassionate person.Posted by SwiftI mean yo, do you, but if you looking for me to say "you right, you shouldn't care" ..... not finnin ta happen b lol.Posted by IxionTo answer your question, no racism towards me does not bother me.Posted by SwiftWords fit for transference to a friend who is immobilized by the words within this thread...but I haven't seen that person here yet lol.Posted by IxionI have to say, that’s the first attack I’ve ever had towards me on dxpnet. I guess I’m official now lol.Posted by SwiftI swear folks who "could care less" betray themselves every time because the people who really care less are kinda out and about doing other shit that they DO care about.
At the end of the day I could care less really. Unless it’s making me money, paying bills, or making my woman happy I could care less what people think.
I say all of the above with out hate or malice but I gotta say the "I'm above it all veneer" you are presenting rings hollow af
On a side note, I do my own thing every day. I’m doing it right now too.
I would like to know though, why should I care about things that have nothing to do with me? Would you prefer me to? If more people spent more time minding their own business and living their own lives rather then telling others what they should be doing, I bet those people would be living a much better life. If you sit and wait for the world to make your life for you, you will be spending your entire life waiting. Do something for yourself for once, and stop depending on the world to carry you.
As for my investiture in your willful ignorance, I have none so long as you are quiet and unobstructive. Speak out on how issues of race are so below your notice and then thats when I say.....hmmm thats a lot of words for alleged non care lol.
Regardless, I am ultimately inclined to agree with the messaging so long as it's tempered by a healthy dose of acknowledgment of the larger context in which someone's non-care exists.
If I let it bother me what kind of person would that make me? I’m not about to let the world tell me how to think or feel. I decide that for myself. Just like every person of every race who’s actually making a life for themselves. Rather then letting life pass them by, and letting the unfairness of life destroy them.
Or better yet, letting the words of people who share the same color as them tell them they should feel weak, and should feel worthless. Rather then telling them how much they are actually worth, and how strong they actually are.
I do feel you a bit, I understand the need to make a life for oneself, but what I am saying is that need for security and autonomy does not free us from a duty to be a decent citizen and a compassionate human being.
Personally, though I am in the chase for a good life, with a pretty formidable mental constitution...I know that there are forces arrayed against black folk, globally.
Those forces congeal into the concept of racism and trust black folks that isn't some mystical force that doesn't care about people of color even if poc didn't care to acknowledge its existence.
For the average black person in America there is a general knowledge that there are people (as intent as you are on creating a life), creating conditions that make living unduly more difficult for POC. People are actively creating the conditions for racism to exist. It is a documented social phenomenon so this isn't about personal sentiments at the end of the day. Racism is a result of concerted efforts and maintained thought systems, yes it is a coincidence that it exists...and yes not every coincidence is worth paying attention to....but bruh?......this is one that matters and your feigned apathy is harmful If you really didn't care this conversation would be below ya.
But since you are here and apparently do care enough to engage in the conversation, racism does exist as a system of norms and institutions and suppressing it requires way more than a spot of intentional apathy.
Really we can walk and chew bubble gum at the same time.
The moment you can't make a claim like that seem credible is the moment you walk into thread about racism and its effects and pull a Melania "I don't really care, do you?"
At that point you are no longer just quietly not caring...just living your life quietly and obliviously. You are talking to people who clearly do care and were not seeking you out and telling them that the conversation is below you. That shows a lack of compassion if "I don't care" is all you can muster in the face of the information that abounds within the thread of itself.
Really the comment of not caring about race is the apathy that civil rights leaders in the States and globally have been talking about for decades.
That’s the problem.
I’m saying America focuses on it enormously.
Because it should be focused on because it IS an issue when it shouldn't be. it needs to be addressed and fixed not ignored like it's not happening.click to expand
Posted by Aqua__Kind of the point Arielle83 was trying to make.
OMG stop with categorising people by their race. Just because you’ve met a bunch of white people who are overly emotional does not mean white people in general are.
I’ve met loads of white people who’ve lacked emotion so this is completely inaccurate. I’ve also met an equal share of black and white snitches so that is also completely false.
Get out more, the world is so diverse. I really find threads like this so pointless and stupid.
Posted by IxionShe's not Australian though.Posted by Arielle83Nope, I want other countries to stop acting like they don't have significant issues with race because they absolutely do. As a White passing Australian, I hope you realize your narrative is extremely similar to other white passing individuals in other countries.Posted by IxionYou want other countries to focus on America’s issues?
The focus is "enormous" because it is necessary to really have an egalitarian society where POC are not treated as 2nd class citizens (or non-citizens). And to reiterate other countries could REALLY care to focus on it more.
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Posted by Ram416Posted by justagirlShe didn't say it shouldn't be focused on. She said it still should be focused on but not at an obsessive level to the exclusion of everything else. There are other tools of divisiveness being used aside from race.Posted by Arielle83Posted by ArkansassyI’m not saying don’t care about it.Posted by Arielle83They do when racism effects them or someone they care about.. or are just a decent human being.Posted by ArkansassyYep because everyone cares about race.Posted by Arielle83As we should. Hell.. segregated schools were still a thing only 50 years ago. Voter suppression is a very real thing during elections for Black and Hispanic folks in this country too.Posted by IxionYour country cares too much about race.Posted by Arielle83Yohkay, all I will say on that, is that neither of those states of being mean non-care about the plight of others.Posted by IxionHim thinking as an individual, and not seeing himself as part of a collective thought, doesn’t mean he isn’t a decent human being or a non-compassionate person.Posted by SwiftI mean yo, do you, but if you looking for me to say "you right, you shouldn't care" ..... not finnin ta happen b lol.Posted by IxionTo answer your question, no racism towards me does not bother me.Posted by SwiftWords fit for transference to a friend who is immobilized by the words within this thread...but I haven't seen that person here yet lol.Posted by IxionI have to say, that’s the first attack I’ve ever had towards me on dxpnet. I guess I’m official now lol.Posted by SwiftI swear folks who "could care less" betray themselves every time because the people who really care less are kinda out and about doing other shit that they DO care about.
At the end of the day I could care less really. Unless it’s making me money, paying bills, or making my woman happy I could care less what people think.
I say all of the above with out hate or malice but I gotta say the "I'm above it all veneer" you are presenting rings hollow af
On a side note, I do my own thing every day. I’m doing it right now too.
I would like to know though, why should I care about things that have nothing to do with me? Would you prefer me to? If more people spent more time minding their own business and living their own lives rather then telling others what they should be doing, I bet those people would be living a much better life. If you sit and wait for the world to make your life for you, you will be spending your entire life waiting. Do something for yourself for once, and stop depending on the world to carry you.
As for my investiture in your willful ignorance, I have none so long as you are quiet and unobstructive. Speak out on how issues of race are so below your notice and then thats when I say.....hmmm thats a lot of words for alleged non care lol.
Regardless, I am ultimately inclined to agree with the messaging so long as it's tempered by a healthy dose of acknowledgment of the larger context in which someone's non-care exists.
If I let it bother me what kind of person would that make me? I’m not about to let the world tell me how to think or feel. I decide that for myself. Just like every person of every race who’s actually making a life for themselves. Rather then letting life pass them by, and letting the unfairness of life destroy them.
Or better yet, letting the words of people who share the same color as them tell them they should feel weak, and should feel worthless. Rather then telling them how much they are actually worth, and how strong they actually are.
I do feel you a bit, I understand the need to make a life for oneself, but what I am saying is that need for security and autonomy does not free us from a duty to be a decent citizen and a compassionate human being.
Personally, though I am in the chase for a good life, with a pretty formidable mental constitution...I know that there are forces arrayed against black folk, globally.
Those forces congeal into the concept of racism and trust black folks that isn't some mystical force that doesn't care about people of color even if poc didn't care to acknowledge its existence.
For the average black person in America there is a general knowledge that there are people (as intent as you are on creating a life), creating conditions that make living unduly more difficult for POC. People are actively creating the conditions for racism to exist. It is a documented social phenomenon so this isn't about personal sentiments at the end of the day. Racism is a result of concerted efforts and maintained thought systems, yes it is a coincidence that it exists...and yes not every coincidence is worth paying attention to....but bruh?......this is one that matters and your feigned apathy is harmful If you really didn't care this conversation would be below ya.
But since you are here and apparently do care enough to engage in the conversation, racism does exist as a system of norms and institutions and suppressing it requires way more than a spot of intentional apathy.
Really we can walk and chew bubble gum at the same time.
The moment you can't make a claim like that seem credible is the moment you walk into thread about racism and its effects and pull a Melania "I don't really care, do you?"
At that point you are no longer just quietly not caring...just living your life quietly and obliviously. You are talking to people who clearly do care and were not seeking you out and telling them that the conversation is below you. That shows a lack of compassion if "I don't care" is all you can muster in the face of the information that abounds within the thread of itself.
Really the comment of not caring about race is the apathy that civil rights leaders in the States and globally have been talking about for decades.
That’s the problem.
I’m saying America focuses on it enormously.
Because it should be focused on because it IS an issue when it shouldn't be. it needs to be addressed and fixed not ignored like it's not happening.
Example: when people say Asians don't experience racism because we are economically better off than blacks. That's really a class issue.click to expand
Posted by Black-MambaThe Thousand Oaks shooting wasn’t racially motivated though. A bunch of college kids in a sleepy quiet suburb.
I am an African it's easy to bury my head as my father wants me too and stick to the American dream
But ther's a high cost in burying your head. For instance that shooting happened in California. Am i not supposed to be concerned?
I can be anywhere and some nut might get me. Imagine being black. That's your world 24/7 Where you're uncomfortable. You don't know wtf is going to happen
Do you think ppl want to feel this way? That they choose this life of always having to question ppls intentions
Posted by ArkansassyNo I understand her point. I think she’s using the wrong example. White people dont fear getting shot up in a bar in a sleepy suburb town. This was an anomaly.Posted by LadyNeptuneI don't think that's what she's saying.Posted by Black-MambaThe Thousand Oaks shooting wasn’t racially motivated though. A bunch of college kids in a sleepy quiet suburb.
I am an African it's easy to bury my head as my father wants me too and stick to the American dream
But ther's a high cost in burying your head. For instance that shooting happened in California. Am i not supposed to be concerned?
I can be anywhere and some nut might get me. Imagine being black. That's your world 24/7 Where you're uncomfortable. You don't know wtf is going to happen
Do you think ppl want to feel this way? That they choose this life of always having to question ppls intentions
And a sick ptsd vet who wasn’t given care.
White folks are scared they might get shot up while shopping/watching a movie/etc.. Although it's a growing issue we fail to address, it's honestly a recent phenomena.
Since we colonized America, Black folks have been in fear for their lives. From being beaten/raped/enslaved.. To having patrol Polly calling the police on then for enjoying a nice day while grilling, and wondering if they'll be pumped full of lead when police arrive.
The IRRATIONAL fear of black men and women has existed since the founding of this country, and black men/women will continue to be afraid of dying until that irrational fear by white folks ceases to exist.click to expand
Posted by ArkansassyYou forget California has the strictest gun control measures.Posted by LadyNeptuneIf it's an anomaly, why the need for gun control measures?Posted by ArkansassyNo I understand her point. I think she’s using the wrong example. White people dont fear getting shot up in a bar in a sleepy suburb town. This was an anomaly.Posted by LadyNeptuneI don't think that's what she's saying.Posted by Black-MambaThe Thousand Oaks shooting wasn’t racially motivated though. A bunch of college kids in a sleepy quiet suburb.
I am an African it's easy to bury my head as my father wants me too and stick to the American dream
But ther's a high cost in burying your head. For instance that shooting happened in California. Am i not supposed to be concerned?
I can be anywhere and some nut might get me. Imagine being black. That's your world 24/7 Where you're uncomfortable. You don't know wtf is going to happen
Do you think ppl want to feel this way? That they choose this life of always having to question ppls intentions
And a sick ptsd vet who wasn’t given care.
White folks are scared they might get shot up while shopping/watching a movie/etc.. Although it's a growing issue we fail to address, it's honestly a recent phenomena.
Since we colonized America, Black folks have been in fear for their lives. From being beaten/raped/enslaved.. To having patrol Polly calling the police on then for enjoying a nice day while grilling, and wondering if they'll be pumped full of lead when police arrive.
The IRRATIONAL fear of black men and women has existed since the founding of this country, and black men/women will continue to be afraid of dying until that irrational fear by white folks ceases to exist.
If it's an anomaly, why the need for active shooter classes in most bigger businesses (I have to take one every year)?
If it's an anomaly, why post graphics on dxp pointing out the amount of mass shootings in 2018?click to expand
Posted by ArkansassySchools, churches, concert venues or events.Posted by LadyNeptuneSo people expect to be killed in a mass shooting elsewhere?Posted by ArkansassyYou forget California has the strictest gun control measures.Posted by LadyNeptuneIf it's an anomaly, why the need for gun control measures?Posted by ArkansassyNo I understand her point. I think she’s using the wrong example. White people dont fear getting shot up in a bar in a sleepy suburb town. This was an anomaly.Posted by LadyNeptuneI don't think that's what she's saying.Posted by Black-MambaThe Thousand Oaks shooting wasn’t racially motivated though. A bunch of college kids in a sleepy quiet suburb.
I am an African it's easy to bury my head as my father wants me too and stick to the American dream
But ther's a high cost in burying your head. For instance that shooting happened in California. Am i not supposed to be concerned?
I can be anywhere and some nut might get me. Imagine being black. That's your world 24/7 Where you're uncomfortable. You don't know wtf is going to happen
Do you think ppl want to feel this way? That they choose this life of always having to question ppls intentions
And a sick ptsd vet who wasn’t given care.
White folks are scared they might get shot up while shopping/watching a movie/etc.. Although it's a growing issue we fail to address, it's honestly a recent phenomena.
Since we colonized America, Black folks have been in fear for their lives. From being beaten/raped/enslaved.. To having patrol Polly calling the police on then for enjoying a nice day while grilling, and wondering if they'll be pumped full of lead when police arrive.
The IRRATIONAL fear of black men and women has existed since the founding of this country, and black men/women will continue to be afraid of dying until that irrational fear by white folks ceases to exist.
If it's an anomaly, why the need for active shooter classes in most bigger businesses (I have to take one every year)?
If it's an anomaly, why post graphics on dxp pointing out the amount of mass shootings in 2018?
He is ex military and gun was obtained legally.
The anomaly was the location of the shooting.
None of those people walked into the bar thinking there was even the slightest chance something like that would go down.
I know Thousand Oaks intimately. This is a city people move their families to for the great schools and gated communities. Pay a premium for it too.click to expand
Posted by ArkansassyNo, not an attempt to cause fear. Thanks for your assumptions.
@LadyNeptune
Is posting this.. not an attempt to cause fear in order to get legislation proposed?
Posted by IxionBecause Obama was elected prior to him.
Why was Trump elected? A great number of reasons,
Posted by ArkansassyPosting the facts.Posted by LadyNeptuneWhat was the purpose of it then?Posted by ArkansassyNo, not an attempt to cause fear. Thanks for your assumptions.
@LadyNeptune
Is posting this.. not an attempt to cause fear in order to get legislation proposed?
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Posted by ArkansassyI'm telling you how people, myself included, that live in this community or have contact with this community feel. This completely blindsided everyone. And we can't blame it on lax gun laws.Posted by LadyNeptuneThere are schools, churches, events in sleepy safe little suburbs.Posted by ArkansassySchools, churches, concert venues or events.Posted by LadyNeptuneSo people expect to be killed in a mass shooting elsewhere?Posted by ArkansassyYou forget California has the strictest gun control measures.Posted by LadyNeptuneIf it's an anomaly, why the need for gun control measures?Posted by ArkansassyNo I understand her point. I think she’s using the wrong example. White people dont fear getting shot up in a bar in a sleepy suburb town. This was an anomaly.Posted by LadyNeptuneI don't think that's what she's saying.Posted by Black-MambaThe Thousand Oaks shooting wasn’t racially motivated though. A bunch of college kids in a sleepy quiet suburb.
I am an African it's easy to bury my head as my father wants me too and stick to the American dream
But ther's a high cost in burying your head. For instance that shooting happened in California. Am i not supposed to be concerned?
I can be anywhere and some nut might get me. Imagine being black. That's your world 24/7 Where you're uncomfortable. You don't know wtf is going to happen
Do you think ppl want to feel this way? That they choose this life of always having to question ppls intentions
And a sick ptsd vet who wasn’t given care.
White folks are scared they might get shot up while shopping/watching a movie/etc.. Although it's a growing issue we fail to address, it's honestly a recent phenomena.
Since we colonized America, Black folks have been in fear for their lives. From being beaten/raped/enslaved.. To having patrol Polly calling the police on then for enjoying a nice day while grilling, and wondering if they'll be pumped full of lead when police arrive.
The IRRATIONAL fear of black men and women has existed since the founding of this country, and black men/women will continue to be afraid of dying until that irrational fear by white folks ceases to exist.
If it's an anomaly, why the need for active shooter classes in most bigger businesses (I have to take one every year)?
If it's an anomaly, why post graphics on dxp pointing out the amount of mass shootings in 2018?
He is ex military and gun was obtained legally.
The anomaly was the location of the shooting.
None of those people walked into the bar thinking there was even the slightest chance something like that would go down.
I know Thousand Oaks intimately. This is a city people move their families to for the great schools and gated communities. Pay a premium for it too.
Not the sleepy safe little suburb, no.
There are mentally ill people in sleepy safe little suburbs.
There are guns in sleepy safe little suburbs.
Columbine was a sleepy safe little suburb.
Newtown, Connecticut was a sleepy safe little suburb.
Sutherland Springs, Texas
Parkland, Floridaclick to expand
Posted by enfant_terribleWe?Posted by IxionBecause Obama was elected prior to him.
Why was Trump elected? A great number of reasons,
Why was Obama elected?
Because we had to put up with the incompetence and bafoonery of Bush. And so on.
For every reaction, there's a counter reaction. For every step taken towards leftist politics, there's going to be one taken towards the right next time. This is how history 'repeats itself'.
Order follows chaos, and vice versa. That's why we only have to sit through Trump's bafoonery for a little while longer before things mend themselves back to the less extreme. I'm not too worried.
These are just phases and they are consistant throughout recent (American) history.click to expand
Posted by ArkansassyWith that goal in mind.Posted by LadyNeptuneWith no goal in mind?Posted by ArkansassyPosting the facts.Posted by LadyNeptuneWhat was the purpose of it then?Posted by ArkansassyNo, not an attempt to cause fear. Thanks for your assumptions.
@LadyNeptune
Is posting this.. not an attempt to cause fear in order to get legislation proposed?
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Posted by ArkansassyYeah I didn't put half as much thought behind posting those numbers than I have in responding to your questions as to why I posted those numbers. Put me down for whatever goal you want.Posted by LadyNeptuneSo posting the facts was the goal. Which means you're attempting to inform and educate. Correct?Posted by ArkansassyWith that goal in mind.Posted by LadyNeptuneWith no goal in mind?Posted by ArkansassyPosting the facts.Posted by LadyNeptuneWhat was the purpose of it then?Posted by ArkansassyNo, not an attempt to cause fear. Thanks for your assumptions.
@LadyNeptune
Is posting this.. not an attempt to cause fear in order to get legislation proposed?
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Posted by 777could you elaborate on this snitching concept
I usually don't make race threads but today was an acception because this theme kept reaccuring in my head. I've always heard whites say blacks act off of emotion as opposed to intellect. Today I noticed how sensitive white people are when it comes to everything.
Only difference between b&w is whites first instinct is to snitch lol
Posted by ArkansassyAgain I called the thousand oaks shooting an anomaly because of the location. Please read closely and stop trying to twist my words to suit your narrative.Posted by LadyNeptunePosting the "facts" as vaguely as you did really discounts the idea that what happened in California is an anomaly. ijsPosted by ArkansassyYeah I didn't put half as much thought behind posting those numbers than I have in responding to your questions as to why I posted those numbers. Put me down for whatever goal you want.Posted by LadyNeptuneSo posting the facts was the goal. Which means you're attempting to inform and educate. Correct?Posted by ArkansassyWith that goal in mind.Posted by LadyNeptuneWith no goal in mind?Posted by ArkansassyPosting the facts.Posted by LadyNeptuneWhat was the purpose of it then?Posted by ArkansassyNo, not an attempt to cause fear. Thanks for your assumptions.
@LadyNeptune
Is posting this.. not an attempt to cause fear in order to get legislation proposed?
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Posted by ArkansassyDo what you want.Posted by LadyNeptuneWould you like me to point out how many of the mass shootings in the link you provided happened in sleepy safe suburbs?Posted by ArkansassyAgain I called the thousand oaks shooting an anomaly because of the location. Please read closely and stop trying to twist my words to suit your narrative.Posted by LadyNeptunePosting the "facts" as vaguely as you did really discounts the idea that what happened in California is an anomaly. ijsPosted by ArkansassyYeah I didn't put half as much thought behind posting those numbers than I have in responding to your questions as to why I posted those numbers. Put me down for whatever goal you want.Posted by LadyNeptuneSo posting the facts was the goal. Which means you're attempting to inform and educate. Correct?Posted by ArkansassyWith that goal in mind.Posted by LadyNeptuneWith no goal in mind?Posted by ArkansassyPosting the facts.Posted by LadyNeptuneWhat was the purpose of it then?Posted by ArkansassyNo, not an attempt to cause fear. Thanks for your assumptions.
@LadyNeptune
Is posting this.. not an attempt to cause fear in order to get legislation proposed?
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Posted by Black-MambaYah I already booked a trip down under, wayyyyy down under
but nobody asked you, just cause you're trying to get between arielles thighs mean little to me.
Posted by IxionI wasn't saying that the bigotry or racism is a phase, that's always going to be an issue in a country where one group of people are an estimated 12% of the population while White Americans are a 60% majority..Posted by enfant_terribleHow neat, how tidy, and how quarter true...especially considering the history of this nation. What you said isn't entirely untrue however it also ignores and I will say purposefully the active racist legacy and history of this nation. And its nice that you as a white person are not worried, as a black person surrounded by POC from multiple states and countries we ain't so confident in the establishments intent because of things they are doing recently and right now.Posted by IxionBecause Obama was elected prior to him.
Why was Trump elected? A great number of reasons,
Why was Obama elected?
Because we had to put up with the incompetence and bafoonery of Bush. And so on.
For every reaction, there's a counter reaction. For every step taken towards leftist politics, there's going to be one taken towards the right next time. This is how history 'repeats itself'.
Order follows chaos, and vice versa. That's why we only have to sit through Trump's bafoonery for a little while longer before things mend themselves back to the less extreme. I'm not too worried.
These are just phases and they are consistant throughout recent (American) history.
What you call a phase, a spot of bigotry, is our day to day. That you can't see the privilege of feeling alright when many (the majority?) of POC groups do not is exactly the type of white privilege that POC especially black folk are saying is an issue.click to expand
Posted by Black-MambaYou just bitter no Leo peanus wants to touch you
In fact, I was 99% waiting for you to respond to me yesterday. Your penis is too predictable.
Posted by Black-MambaI didn't know voicing my opinion means I'm defending or pining for someone who is of the same or similar opinion. I didn't even read up on the participants or their opinions cuz being a Leo I'm pretty much only interested in voicing mine. You should know...Posted by enfant_terribleWtf are you talking about, i would READ your point if you didn't come here trying to defend someone you been panting for monthsPosted by Black-MambaYah I already booked a trip down under, wayyyyy down under
but nobody asked you, just cause you're trying to get between arielles thighs mean little to me.
My point still stands though.
So who exactly did you ask? There are other options, like PMing the person..
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Posted by Antiochusidk if you can say ultimately won when 60 years later his home state of Georgia is still suppressing black voter rights...
The same way King and Gandhi ultimately won.
Posted by Black-MambaImaginary gf's tend to have that effect lol
Enfant terrible
Posted by Black-MambaLet's not mix pussy and politics
Enfant terrible
Posted by LadyNeptuneDon't you start. I know you're pining for me.. you agreed with me that one time, remember?Posted by Black-MambaImaginary gf's tend to have that effect lol
Enfant terrible
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Posted by AntiochusGhandi might have been passive resistance. But I've never viewed King that way. Until his death majority of Americans viewed him in a disapproving light. Civil -disobedience was not okay. And look at the current attitude towards athletes taking a knee?!Posted by LadyNeptunePosted by Antiochusidk if you can say ultimately won when 60 years later his home state of Georgia is still suppressing black voter rights...
The same way King and Gandhi ultimately won.
Fair point.
In my opinion they won. It's not the ultimate victory I would have hoped for or that I would like to see in the future but both certainly shattered the status quo of their time.
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Posted by IxionYour not allowed to speak your truth.Posted by LadyNeptuneThat we are seeing upward of 300k folks purged from the polls (most of them black) in a race being run by a white man with a documented record of racist policy and anti-democratic sentiment is lost on too many folks on this thread.Posted by Antiochusidk if you can say ultimately won when 60 years later his home state of Georgia is still suppressing black voter rights...
The same way King and Gandhi ultimately won.
You don't appeal to the compassion and humanity of folks in a situation like that you fight like hell and call the shit out.click to expand
Posted by enfant_terribleFish bowl memoryPosted by LadyNeptuneDon't you start. I know you're pining for me.. you agreed with me that one time, remember?Posted by Black-MambaImaginary gf's tend to have that effect lol
Enfant terrible
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Posted by LadyNeptuneYou're
Your not allowed to speak your truth.
Your not allowed to cast your vote.
Your not allowed to peacefully protest.
How DARE YOU bend the knee during the national anthem.
Posted by IxionYou get what you send outPosted by enfant_terribleLol petty ass.Posted by LadyNeptuneYou're
Your not allowed to speak your truth.
Your not allowed to cast your vote.
Your not allowed to peacefully protest.
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Posted by IxionLet him have it. Its all he has.Posted by enfant_terribleLol petty ass.Posted by LadyNeptuneYou're
Your not allowed to speak your truth.
Your not allowed to cast your vote.
Your not allowed to peacefully protest.
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Posted by Arielle83Posted by enfant_terribleYep.Posted by Black-MambaI didn't know voicing my opinion means I'm defending or pining for someone who is of the same or similar opinion. I didn't even read up on the participants or their opinions cuz being a Leo I'm pretty much only interested in voicing mine. You should know...Posted by enfant_terribleWtf are you talking about, i would READ your point if you didn't come here trying to defend someone you been panting for monthsPosted by Black-MambaYah I already booked a trip down under, wayyyyy down under
but nobody asked you, just cause you're trying to get between arielles thighs mean little to me.
My point still stands though.
So who exactly did you ask? There are other options, like PMing the person..
damn try again. try hard
So to answer your question 'Wtf Im talking about', I was pretty clear. Go back and read again this time without Arielle in your head.
And FYI Romz is my secret bae 😍
Oh no it looks like I’m pining
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