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JustAnotherGen

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40. Thank you for this honest addition

Wed Jun 27, 2018, 01:39 PM

Jun 2018

To me - my own bias -

When I read/hear - section 8 - in my community?

It's white folks who use heroin/opioids. That's who is falling through the cracks in the 6th wealthiest county in America.

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30 Ways White People Say 'Black People' Without Actually Saying 'Black People' [View all] MrScorpio Jun 2018 OP

Well done! wryter2000 Jun 2018 #1

Bravo! sheshe2 Jun 2018 #2

Multi-cultural progree Jun 2018 #3

Ehh...... Sgent Jun 2018 #4

Do a Google Image search of "Thugs" and tell me what you get. MrScorpio Jun 2018 #5

The first 12 images from google (first two lines of images) Sgent Jun 2018 #6

You actually overlooked the part where white people were 0/10? bettyellen Jun 2018 #9

And you don't think it's in any way an issue with the Google Image search algorithm ? OnDoutside Jun 2018 #10

I'm sure it's part of the algorithm. Most coders are white men. WhiteTara Jun 2018 #14

Do you have actual facts to back that up ? OnDoutside Jun 2018 #15

that most coders are men? WhiteTara Jun 2018 #16

Ah, so you can't back it up. Cool, thanks. OnDoutside Jun 2018 #18

... BumRushDaShow Jun 2018 #25

Here lazy bones! WhiteTara Jun 2018 #26

Um.... OnDoutside Jun 2018 #30

Well, if you knew this info WhiteTara Jun 2018 #31

Lol ! OnDoutside Jun 2018 #42

You know better than that, and are trolling. Another shitty aspect of the net- brought to us bettyellen Jun 2018 #36

Wow, I've heard it all now. OnDoutside Jun 2018 #43

You actually admitted you know Silicone Valleys demographics and this phenomenon has been covered bettyellen Jun 2018 #46

No I didn't. OnDoutside Jun 2018 #59

Anyone who's read anything about Silicone Valley knows of this- bettyellen Jun 2018 #60

That's grand, head away and make up what you want, but if I don't call you out on it, I'm sure OnDoutside Jun 2018 #62

HA, well informed adults know better than to demand links on common topics. bettyellen Jun 2018 #63

How very Republican of you ! 😁 Facts ? Pah, that's for wimps ! OnDoutside Jun 2018 #64

I'd imagine it's something other than your bias making suggestions to you. LanternWaste Jun 2018 #45

All they need to add is a photo of trump. calimary Jun 2018 #52

I usually just say hi! This is my friend Shadow - raven mad Jun 2018 #7

And you being the only white person in the world, that's the end of the discussion, I guess ... EffieBlack Jun 2018 #22

... WhiteTara Jun 2018 #27

Not hardly, but he is my best friend. n/t raven mad Jun 2018 #58

K&R!! InAbLuEsTaTe Jun 2018 #8

I've actually not heard of all of these Tucker08087 Jun 2018 #11

I have no idea why describing Will as "The Black guy whose name I forgot " would have been a problem MrScorpio Jun 2018 #12

Exactly Tucker08087 Jun 2018 #17

I've had some amusing situations with white people afraid to describe me or someone else as black EffieBlack Jun 2018 #23

Also he should have included BumRushDaShow Jun 2018 #13

Pretty much nails it EffieBlack Jun 2018 #19

Is this a post about unconscious bias? Evergreen Emerald Jun 2018 #20

the point here is *not* that using this words equals racism or being racist fishwax Jun 2018 #24

"it is assumed the at risk youth is black? Assumed by whom?" BumRushDaShow Jun 2018 #29

K&R ck4829 Jun 2018 #21

Hmm.. Sylvarose Jun 2018 #28

Thank you for this honest addition JustAnotherGen Jun 2018 #40

That is the same for me get the red out Jun 2018 #53

Interesting you say that Sylvarose Jun 2018 #61

How about "pro football players?" Oh wait, there are white ones. Tipperary Jun 2018 #32

Actually - 45/140 JustAnotherGen Jun 2018 #39

it's very, very important to many people to dismiss the obvious as broad brushing LanternWaste Jun 2018 #47

Eschew obfuscation. Tipperary Jun 2018 #50

Keeping it simple JustAnotherGen Jun 2018 #57

And once again no actual context or evidence mythology Jun 2018 #33

Some of These RobinA Jun 2018 #34

And how do I refer to my SIL who is a single mom EllieBC Jun 2018 #35

If she's white JustAnotherGen Jun 2018 #38

This is not a sentence, and I have no idea what it means. Tipperary Jun 2018 #48

Now I know everything about you JustAnotherGen Jun 2018 #56

Putin loves these post that divide us. pwb Jun 2018 #37

11 sarisataka Jun 2018 #41

As with the other list, I'll ask: TCJ70 Jun 2018 #44

These posts are ridiculous. Tipperary Jun 2018 #49

True..... And sometimes just the word, 'people.' pangaia Jun 2018 #51

First person who says "all white people" has to go back two spaces. (n/t) Iggo Jun 2018 #54

This message was self-deleted by its author mokawanis Jun 2018 #55