Can we just admit Arizona is racist now?

[The Sebastian Express]

Also did you even read the Zoo post or did you just scan the caption of the photo and were like, "THEY ARE COMPLAINING ABOUT BLACKS IN ZOOS IN 1906 LOLLAWL"

 

[Ed O]

I was unaware that Australia was not a part of Earth and thus did not sit within the confines of Racist Human Beings. My mistake, Ed O, my mistake.

Going to the other side of the planet for a story like that is just grasping at straws.

I like how you discount the experiences of the people on the blog I linked. Another sign of White Privilege: disregard the very real experiences of people of color.

Haha. Awesome logic. "If you read this, then you love me. If you don't think you love me it's because love has blinded you."

It cracks me up how or why anyone would think that kind of circular statement is supposed to sway anyone.

Ed O.

 

[Mediocre Man]

People of color are not here to teach you how to recognize racism. You should take initiative and use the power of the ultimate, yet incredibly secret, tool called GOOGLE.

OddEnormous,

A woman's blog who I frequent I believe created this:

So then the answer is no? I don't doubt that racism exists, and is directed towards every race.

 

[The Sebastian Express]

Going to the other side of the planet for a story like that is just grasping at straws.



Haha. Awesome logic. "If you read this, then you love me. If you don't think you love me it's because love has blinded you."

It cracks me up how or why anyone would think that kind of circular statement is supposed to sway anyone.

Ed O.

So because the most recent story about it is from Australia that means it doesn't happen here? As you said after: Haha. Awesome logic.

It cracks me up how you automatically disregard a blog link when it is clear the only thing you read on it was the caption of a photo (and then decided that is what the entire article was about - something that happened in 1906, when it was not).

Be honest: You immediately disregarded the blog without even reading it, automatically assuming it (and thus the experiences) wasn't worth your time. You labeled it as a PC-circle jerk, but if you read it and the discussions in the comment section you will notice it is not PC at all. Most of the discussions are respectful, but there are many people of color sharing very painful and emotional experiences they've had throughout their lives as a result of simply being a different skin color.

But continue just reading captions on photos and making snarky comments, Ed. It will do wonders for understanding how minorities are oppressed.

 

[The Sebastian Express]

So then the answer is no? I don't doubt that racism exists, and is directed towards every race.

Read the links I gave you, then do some work for yourself.

 

[Mediocre Man]

Read the links I gave you, then do some work for yourself.

My question was for someone here. Someone that might have some personal experence with being oppressed.

 

[Colonel Ronan]

I like Arizona Iced Tea.

 

[santeesioux]

A cop once asked me if i was a Mexican, i was very offended. I was also called a savage once.

 

[bluefrog]

My question was for someone here. Someone that might have some personal experence with being oppressed.

I'm white which makes me a member of the majority in America but I was a minority when I lived in Japan.

I had several landlords that refused to rent to me because I wasn't Japanese, although I read and speak the language fluently.

I also was refused service at a restaurant because the food was "not suitable only for foreigners".

Where you looking for personal accounts by American minorities?

 

[Colonel Ronan]

I get offended if people think I'm Jewish and I have no idea why.

 

[OSUBlazerfan]

You're jewish, yea you

 

[OddEnormous]

So... you posted a link from Australia and you posted a blog that is a PC circle-jerk, and has the most recent post dealing with people being put in a zoo 104 years ago?

I don't doubt for a moment that racism exists, but you're not making a very good case that it does.

Ed O.

That didn't take long.

I think this is the 3rd thing a racist always says.

Step 1: "Oh sorry I'm not politically correct"

Step 2: "My black friends say....."

Step 3: "You're the one who's actually racist"

Never saw that coming.

 

[Colonel Ronan]

You're jewish, yea you

Actually, offended isn't the word. It's probably just annoyed, haha.

Edit: Insulted! That's the one!

 

[BlazerWookee]

Come and see the violence inherent in the system! Come and see the violence inherent in the system! Help! Help! I'm being repressed!

 

[Eastoff]

Please see post #15 when you are done armchair quarterbacking from Lake Oswego, Oregon... home of diversity!!

seriously... WOW you are pretty fucking rude. if you didn't notice the whole fucking state of Oregon is homogeneous.

 

[Colonel Ronan]

How dare he.

 

[Eastoff]

Come and see the violence inherent in the system! Come and see the violence inherent in the system! Help! Help! I'm being repressed!

I'm not saying I"m being repressed.

I would like to point out the irony here though. Just a week ago there were the students who were told to turn their shirts inside out to avoid violence. Half the posters were pissed about it because it's freedom of speech. The other half wanted to keep the peace. Now suddenly the freedom of speech people want to keep the students from starting fights. and the peace people want freedom of speech.

 

[maxiep]

seriously... WOW you are pretty fucking rude. if you didn't notice the whole fucking state of Oregon is homogeneous.

Yeah, but Lake No Negro is in a class of its own.

 

[maxiep]

http://www.cnn.com/2010/POLITICS/05/12/arizona.ethnic.studies/index.html?hpt=T2

The latest bit of news to come out.

in case you didn't know of some more past:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Super_Bowl_XXVII#Arizona.27s_Martin_Luther_King_Day_controversy

Do you understand the irony of your post?

 

[OddEnormous]

Yeah, but Lake No Negro is in a class of its own.

Bullshit. I went to Lakeridge with Lionel Hollins son.

 

[Eastoff]

Do you understand the irony of your post?

i don't know what you mean.

 

[Pokemanzdood]

Tl;Dr

 

[Ed O]

Never saw that coming.

It's awesome how people can frame the "Truth" as any arguments against it being null and void.

Your "three steps" are totally bullshit.

Ed O.

 

[OddEnormous]

Your "three steps" are totally bullshit.

Ed O.

You said exactly what I said you'd* say. You even started at step 1.

*People like you.

 

[BlazerWookee]

Tl;Dr

Ts;Du

 

[Ed O]

So because the most recent story about it is from Australia that means it doesn't happen here? As you said after: Haha. Awesome logic.

It cracks me up how you automatically disregard a blog link when it is clear the only thing you read on it was the caption of a photo (and then decided that is what the entire article was about - something that happened in 1906, when it was not).

Be honest: You immediately disregarded the blog without even reading it, automatically assuming it (and thus the experiences) wasn't worth your time. You labeled it as a PC-circle jerk, but if you read it and the discussions in the comment section you will notice it is not PC at all. Most of the discussions are respectful, but there are many people of color sharing very painful and emotional experiences they've had throughout their lives as a result of simply being a different skin color.

But continue just reading captions on photos and making snarky comments, Ed. It will do wonders for understanding how minorities are oppressed.

I skimmed it. It doesn't take long to see (a) they redefined "zoo" to make it seem worse than it is, and (b) is so smugly circular and self-congratulatorily long-winded that no one who is not already in total agreement that white people are bad is going to bother doing any more than skim it.

I did not read the comments, because I don't think that I will be able to get much value from comments on a blog that seems to worthless to me.

As for me, I get asked "what are you?" on a pretty regular basis (both about my sexuality (hah!) and my race). Because my mother was adopted and I am totally ignorant about the racial composition of my maternal grandparents: I have no idea. I might be half-jewish. I might be an octoroon. I could be half Native American.

I'm not very worried about it, because it doesn't change who I am... but I find it hilarious that people attack me (and others on the thread) who don't agree that Arizona is racist as being biased because we're white.

Ed O.

 

[Ed O]

You said exactly what I said you'd* say. You even started at step 1.

*People like you.

Racists say the alphabet in this order:

"A B C D E F G..."

Ah-ha! You said the alphabet in that order, so you're racist.

...

It's just silly that so many people have automatic defenses built in that make any questioning of racism racist by definition. Your "three steps" is a great example of that and, in my opinion, why so many reasonable people are taking racism less seriously than they should.

Ed O.

 

[OddEnormous]

I find it hilarious that people attack me (and others on the thread) who don't agree that Arizona is racist as being biased because we're white.

WHITEY BEING ATTACKED AGAIN!!!!!

 

[OddEnormous]

Your "three steps" is a great example of that and, in my opinion, why so many reasonable people are taking racism less seriously than they should.

Ed O.

So you're saying "I" am actually the problem?



You skipped step 2.

 

[Ed O]

WHITEY BEING ATTACKED AGAIN!!!!!

How do you know I'm white? Do you know my maternal grandparents?

Ed O.