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Mon Apr 30, 2018, 11:20 AM

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Black Folk Outrage vs. White Folk Outrage [View all] EffieBlack Apr 2018 OP

Kick dalton99a Apr 2018 #1

Just another attempt at diversion by the Repuks. olegramps Apr 2018 #29

THIS! Zoonart Apr 2018 #2

I'm with the Black Folks' Cha Apr 2018 #3

Well put rock Apr 2018 #4

Amen! BarbD Apr 2018 #5

Word! K & R. VOX Apr 2018 #6

K and R oasis Apr 2018 #7

Yes. Exactly. MineralMan Apr 2018 #8

So true Rebl2 Apr 2018 #9

Oh please! lunatica Apr 2018 #10

It kind of offends me personally. I'm fucking here trying to fight the good fight and this is my poboy2 Apr 2018 #31

Just who are you expecting "thanks" from? EffieBlack Apr 2018 #37

Didn't you know? They give out participation trophies wellst0nev0ter Apr 2018 #39

Oh, you poor dear. Shall I fetch the smelling salts and pull up your fainting couch? Tarc Apr 2018 #51

Hello? Care to respond? EffieBlack Apr 2018 #55

It's tiring JustAnotherGen May 2018 #65

If that made you uncomfortable and you think it is racist nini May 2018 #72

It isn't a valid point though. John Fante May 2018 #108

If the shoe doesn't fit you then don't worry nini May 2018 #133

Reread your post, but replace "white" with "black". John Fante May 2018 #138

OK - I'll bite EffieBlack May 2018 #140

I was talking about post #133. John Fante May 2018 #143

Got it - but it would also make no sense to replace white with black unless you knew what EffieBlack May 2018 #144

Fair enough, and I agree - this generalization is harmless John Fante May 2018 #145

I added an addendum EffieBlack May 2018 #141

In he context of Twitter, it certainly is a valid point. bettyellen May 2018 #137

Agreed left-of-center2012 May 2018 #124

What's the problem? JustAnotherGen May 2018 #66

You don't get the broad brush stereotype in that tweet? lunatica May 2018 #70

You don't get satire? EffieBlack May 2018 #73

Yes. I get satire lunatica May 2018 #76

Interesting that you don't know enough about any of it to recognize satire EffieBlack May 2018 #80

These robotic responses lead me to believe sarcasm is not a tool they wanna share w POC.... bettyellen May 2018 #103

The author was racially stereotyping both white people AND black people lunatica May 2018 #127

No - it's all text JustAnotherGen May 2018 #116

Exactly. iluvtennis Apr 2018 #11

I get your point, but I doubt even half of whites are outraged about that joke, and Bernardo de La Paz Apr 2018 #12

Well said LiberalLovinLug Apr 2018 #19

More whitesplaining, sorry. -nt poboy2 Apr 2018 #41

Oh. You are making a big assumption about my color. . . . nt Bernardo de La Paz Apr 2018 #44

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Blacksplaining, really??? Delete your post! marble falls May 2018 #77

This message was self-deleted by its author John Fante May 2018 #109

LOVE the Twitter comments to that. Definitely worth the read. SunSeeker Apr 2018 #13

Worth recalling Michele Wolf's final line: "Flint still doesn't have clean water". Bernardo de La Paz Apr 2018 #14

and when was the last time any of these correspondents asked any administration official EffieBlack Apr 2018 #15

Yup. You are right on point there and Michelle Wolf had great cutting remarks about the media. . . n Bernardo de La Paz Apr 2018 #18

Right after they asked about Puerto Rico's situation post-Maria. nt tblue37 Apr 2018 #38

What utter hogwash mythology Apr 2018 #16

Whoosh! EffieBlack Apr 2018 #21

ROFL Effie, you beat me to it! Amimnoch Apr 2018 #25

Almost better than the tweet does ... EffieBlack Apr 2018 #26

Yes, if your intention is to divide and drive fighters for the cause away, congrats! poboy2 Apr 2018 #32

You're not a "fighter for the cause" if something someone says on an online board drives you away EffieBlack Apr 2018 #34

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Not to mention, nothing shows privilege more than threatening to remove support b/c of tone. KitSileya May 2018 #110

Awesome post! EffieBlack May 2018 #123

I think the intention was to call out white privilege in an incredibly effective way. InAbLuEsTaTe May 2018 #113

This response JustAnotherGen May 2018 #67

Please spare a moment to think of the suffering, the struggle... BobTheSubgenius Apr 2018 #17

Right. We're entitled to drive intoxicated and kill as many as we want erronis Apr 2018 #59

"Too rich to fail"... booooooom, right on the money!! Good line!! InAbLuEsTaTe May 2018 #112

White folks are outraged about Flint not having water and unarmed blacks killed by cops oberliner Apr 2018 #20

Pssssst... it's sarcastic. bettyellen May 2018 #79

Blanket issues much? askyagerz Apr 2018 #22

K&R! workinclasszero Apr 2018 #23

It's always interesting to see how long it takes for outraged whitesplaining to enter these threads EffieBlack Apr 2018 #24

Instantly almost every time Eliot Rosewater Apr 2018 #27

Exactly.. HipChick Apr 2018 #33

You know that you didn't have to wait too long. MrScorpio Apr 2018 #43

Me too Effie JustAnotherGen May 2018 #68

Why are they so DIVISIVE? EffieBlack May 2018 #69

I can't see it JustAnotherGen May 2018 #115

Yep. joshcryer May 2018 #91

If that is their goal, they need to step up their game EffieBlack May 2018 #94

Raggedy zombies because Twitter is always so literal... oMG it's like bettyellen May 2018 #107

Dang! These folks are something else! Digital Puppy May 2018 #111

I do not get the defensiveness, Effie mcar May 2018 #125

Ha! BumRushDaShow Apr 2018 #28

K&R Gothmog Apr 2018 #30

THIS! + a brazillion! K&R. nt tblue37 Apr 2018 #36

K&R greatlaurel Apr 2018 #40

No. This WHCD thing does not break along color lines. Squinch Apr 2018 #42

I am outraged at your outrage, Effie! ProudLib72 Apr 2018 #46

This is discriminatory to white people, stating that they are only outraged about Sanders makeup. nt Honeycombe8 Apr 2018 #47

I suppose that some are predisposed to see discrimination, whereas others require proof. EffieBlack Apr 2018 #48

Proof of what? You find it funny to lie about a race? Honeycombe8 Apr 2018 #52

I'm just applying the same skepticism to a claim of racial bias that you applied previously EffieBlack Apr 2018 #54

Your response made no sense & is unrelated to your OP and my response. Honeycombe8 Apr 2018 #62

I'm not going to engage in a point-by-point analysis of a satirical tweet that you clearly don't get EffieBlack May 2018 #63

I'm not "feeling" your list is discriminatory. It is on its face discriminatory. Honeycombe8 May 2018 #64

I'm sick of this "You are hypersensitive, you can put me on ignore" being directed at PoC on DU. moriah May 2018 #82

You're kidding, right? Sailor65x1 May 2018 #85

I'm aware. After seeing many say to her that if she doesn't like having her life experiences... moriah May 2018 #89

Unfortunately your use of logic is wasted here Bradshaw3 May 2018 #128

Many a man has wept bitterly betsuni May 2018 #131

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Grievance industry? EffieBlack May 2018 #86

Brave warriors fighting against the tyranny of Big Grievance. betsuni May 2018 #88

"The grievance industry" NCTraveler May 2018 #129

Still no response? Interesting EffieBlack May 2018 #130

Are you really taking the Tweet literally? And LOL at you're list of things white people bettyellen May 2018 #99

Brilliant post. This thread (and the tweet that inspired it) belongs John Fante May 2018 #139

I find it funny people pretending not to see sarcasm. Deliberately obtuse, it's no way bettyellen May 2018 #106

Without qualifiers Red Mountain Apr 2018 #49

Thank you for the whitesplaining - i mean "edits" EffieBlack Apr 2018 #56

K&R ck4829 Apr 2018 #50

K&R Scurrilous Apr 2018 #53

Because EffieBlack Apr 2018 #57

Just had to go check my melanin content. I'm still Caucasian, but the first four items Atticus Apr 2018 #58

NYT: "She Died After Collapsing on a Plane the Pilot Refused to Divert" EffieBlack Apr 2018 #60

Yes, I had already read about that ignorance. My post meant that it Atticus May 2018 #120

That about sums it up. Where are the pleas for racial equality? As they say, "crickets"! George II Apr 2018 #61

Sadly true. IluvPitties May 2018 #71

K&R ismnotwasm May 2018 #74

Or get it but have another agenda. EffieBlack May 2018 #75

There you go! brer cat May 2018 #119

What's the fly over the headcount so far? HA HA bettyellen May 2018 #78

LOL EffieBlack May 2018 #81

My favorite is, "It's getting a bit too racial in here" betsuni May 2018 #84

And, of course: You are being divisive. EffieBlack May 2018 #87

At least they didn't say *up in here*. Oy vey. Embarrassed for a few people. bettyellen May 2018 #95

Do you see anything problematic about this tweet? oberliner May 2018 #90

No. EffieBlack May 2018 #92

It seems potentially problematic, but I am trying to think it through a bit more oberliner May 2018 #96

On what planet is this a serious analysis and not sarcasm? bettyellen May 2018 #93

What do you think the message of the tweet is? oberliner May 2018 #97

it's about some serious problems that are ignored way too much by Americans who'd rather blabber on bettyellen May 2018 #98

You are leaving out any reference to race in your explanation of the meaning of the tweet oberliner May 2018 #100

That when horrible shit happens to black people, crickets and "you're being racial". moriah May 2018 #101

Are you claiming not to understand it's sarcasm? I've asked twice. bettyellen May 2018 #102

I am claiming that it seems to be making a point about race (perhaps using sarcasm to do so) oberliner May 2018 #104

Since you refuse to answer in good faith, I am done here. bettyellen May 2018 #105

Huh? oberliner May 2018 #117

So you are not sure what sarcasm means? betsuni May 2018 #122

You think everyone here might be wrong about it being a sarcastic comment? bettyellen May 2018 #132

Pattern and practice EffieBlack May 2018 #135

It's always been about putting people in their place. And they gotta get over it. bettyellen May 2018 #136

The point: Huckabee Sanders/Trump/Republican apologists are obviously majority white. betsuni May 2018 #121

The tweet isn't calling out Trump supporters, it's calling out whites in general. John Fante May 2018 #142

The context is outrage on Twitter. And you know that. bettyellen May 2018 #146

Remember that old blog, Stuff White People Like? betsuni May 2018 #147

Which makes it even funnier EffieBlack May 2018 #148

This is funny s**t GaryCnf May 2018 #114

Good grief, if the labels annoy you, Croney May 2018 #118

National Brother Week still_one May 2018 #126

I knew this thread would be lively! mokawanis May 2018 #134

Sorry I was late to the party. sheshe2 May 2018 #149

Another K&R sheshe2 May 2018 #150

K&R Me. May 2018 #151

This needs to stay active GaryCnf May 2018 #152