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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsThe epitome of snowflake-ism...
https://www.nashvillescene.com/news/pithinthewind/reclaim-brookmeade-park-member-files-ethics-complaint-over-being-called-white/article_8a11fb40-b827-11ec-845d-9703fa63017a.htmlA group of West Nashvillians filed an ethics complaint against a Metro councilmember for describing them as "white people," "loud white people" and "affluent white people," saying the terms are slurs. The complaint aimed at District 16 Councilmember Ginny Welsch was filed by a member of Reclaim Brookmeade Park, a group that formed in response to a growing homeless encampment at the greenway.
"We were angered, embarrassed and appalled at being referred to as a 'white people!' by a sitting council person!" reads the complaint, filed by Tim Tomes, a board member of the group. "We consider that a racial slur! Wonder how things would have gone if I was another ethnicity?"
The complaint mentions Welsch, who is also white, describing the group members as white on social media and says she misrepresents their mission. "Does she realize her social media comments could actually put us in danger?" it reads.
Tomes filed two complaints, one on behalf of Reclaim Brookmeade and one as an individual, though the language in both is near identical.
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The epitome of snowflake-ism... (Original Post)
alwaysinasnit
Apr 2022
OP
TygrBright
(21,323 posts)1. So... they're NOT white people? I'm not understanding this... n/t
elleng
(141,926 posts)3. and they're not familiar with the FIRST AMENDMENT!
2d time today I've seen something similar!
MustLoveBeagles
(15,197 posts)6. Not getting it either
Nevilledog
(54,754 posts)2. Snowciopaths (credit to Jimmy Kimmel)
MustLoveBeagles
(15,197 posts)4. Not Borowitz or The Onion
I always have to check with stories like this.
Hoyt
(54,770 posts)5. Poor, pitiful white victims of discrimination and bigotry. LMAO.
onecaliberal
(36,594 posts)7. Is this real?
johnp3907
(4,249 posts)8. Snowflakes are white.
unblock
(56,081 posts)9. Yes. The council member should apologize to all pink-americans
sanatanadharma
(4,082 posts)10. The correct label is...
The correct label is 'colorless Americans'.
