At the risk of detracting from the topic at hand, I have to throw out a plea that we not let greyflora's passing dig at my appearance overshadow her idiotic gun posts.
I actually just read it and I was disgusted. I certainly hope none of those words got to you. That was mean for the sport of being mean.
Jesus fucking Christ calm down morons; I was kidding.
You know what, I don't frequent this board primarily because of this type of foolishness and flippant attitude. I started not to even comment on this because I have better ways to spend my day, but I thought, NAWL, not letting BS slide when I see it. What you said was foul. Racially insensitive and foul. This post should be 50 pages long with people flaming you for making ignorant, bigoted comments.
So, since you were joking, do you also make jokes about two n-words walking in a bar? Do you do that? Because that's a joke too. It's not funny. Not even in the least little bit. There are people of color who frequent these boards. And if if we didn't frequent these boards, every white person on these boards doesn't find your comments funny either.
Do better. Because this right here is the epitome of tasteless and bigotry.
I'm here. I first read the comment as Sue was the race-baiter, but after the subsequent comments I think I was wrong and the majority of the readers were right.
Even if my initial reading was correct, it was worded so weirdly that the poster should have apologized for her phrasing and cleared it up right away.
You think I am a bigot and a racist for joking that sue and her og ml ilk (she'd die laughing over that one) left together over their perceived racism ??
So in summation: talk about perceived racism = new racism??
You think I am a bigot and a racist for joking that sue and her og ml ilk (she'd die laughing over that one) left together over their perceived racism ??
So in summation: talk about perceived racism = new racism??
That's....
I wasn't here for that - but I did see your flippant ass comment about race baiting. Then to say "OH JOKING!" No. Ma'am. Not today and not tomorrow either. I'm only pointing out what I see right now - Race Baiting Fairies is bigoted. It's offensive. And it for good and got.dayum. sure ain't funny.
You think I am a bigot and a racist for joking that sue and her og ml ilk (she'd die laughing over that one) left together over their perceived racism ??
So in summation: talk about perceived racism = new racism??
That's....
assuming that racism is not "actual" racism but rather only "perceived" is a problem.
Are you one of those people who believes it's not racist if it doesn't involve a slur?
You think I am a bigot and a racist for joking that sue and her og ml ilk (she'd die laughing over that one) left together over their perceived racism ??
So in summation: talk about perceived racism = new racism??
That's....
Do you understand what the words "race baiter" actually mean?
Post by jojoandleo on Apr 15, 2016 15:13:30 GMT -5
angelaa73 You don't have to BE racist to say something racist. Sometimes it's ignorance. HOWEVER, when you are informed that something is racist, you shouldn't *hairflip* "I don't care." it. You should maybe stop, think, and really consider what you said. Why use a racist term when there are so many better word/phrase choices out there?
I don't think Suesue is racist. I think she was ignorant regarding the term. Rather than listening and learning, she got defensive. Someone explaining to her how a term is racist is NOT race-baiting. Suesue CHOSE to leave for multiple reasons. I believe had she considered what people were saying and apologized for the offense, she would have easily been forgiven. SHE chose not to. SHE chose to leave. None of that was race-baiting.
Flippantly joking that Suesue was run off by "race-baiting fairies" is incredibly offensive. Digging in rather than LISTENING to what an entire board is telling you and apologizing for offense makes YOU the moron. It wasn't funny. Especially with what the WOC on this board have been through recently here. Which you would know about had you been willing to pull your head out of your ass and read the thread that started it all.
I don't think she is either. Nor do I think most of the people who left are. In Sue's case, she refused to accept that, as a white person, she might not understand the full implications of racist terminology. This happens a lot.
But people aren't angry about that in this thread.
Race-baiting is a phrase used by bigots to imply that racism does not exist and people are being overly sensitive. I'm hoping that's not what you meant, although it did come across that way. If your intent was to be funny (which you often are), it missed the mark by a mile.
If you really feel, though, that people are overly sensitive or you were trying to push buttons, it makes me sad because this really should be a unity horse.
You didn't say SueSue had been run off WITH other race baiting fairies, you said she had been run off BY race baiting fairies.
By the people on the board who pointed out what SueSue was saying was racist.
By the people who are still on the boards. Who are posting in this thread. The people who have been giving the rest of us lessons on what racial microagressions look like. You just called those people race baiting fairies. Most of whom are WOC.
To call someone a race-baiting fairy is an insult, and a slur when applied to a POC.
You think I am a bigot and a racist for joking that sue and her og ml ilk (she'd die laughing over that one) left together over their perceived racism ??
So in summation: talk about perceived racism = new racism??
Post by lyssbobiss, Command, B613 on Apr 15, 2016 15:35:39 GMT -5
I think if you say something insensitive and a bunch of people tell you it's insensitive, and NOBODY is defending you, and your only defense is "HAHA KIDDING YOU MORONS" you need to check yourself, step back, and apologize, and maybe try to figure out why you're the only person not offended by your own "joke."
"This prick is asking for someone here to bring him to task Somebody give me some dirt on this vacuous mass so we can at last unmask him I'll pull the trigger on it, someone load the gun and cock it While we were all watching, he got Washington in his pocket."
okay... so the last time shit like this went down, I felt really bad for not speaking up and I posted about that and said that I would try to do better about speaking up in the future.
So obviously this subject has come up again... But honestly, I have no fucking idea what is going on right now.
I feel like there are back stories and undertones I am missing beyond race baiting and microagression - because I do understand race baiting and microagression.
But I still don't feel like I can join in this specific conversation.
ETA: I miss suesue, but I recognize that she needs to recognize/retract/apologize for racist things she said. The race bait fairies statement made my face go like this:
She's not an idiot. She just happens to be on some bullshit during this fine, Friday afternoon.
Not today, Satan. I have an Ikea trip planned and I need to keep my strength up.
That's the thing. Angela is extremely smart. But she likes stirring shit up. I get that the mean girl shtick was cool on this board. But racial assholery never was.