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Empowerer

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74. How inspiring!

Thu Feb 7, 2019, 01:17 PM

Feb 2019

I can't speak for anyone else here but for me, as a black woman, your concern for me and my sisters warms my heart.

It's especially gratifying that we mean so much to you that, after a three-year absence, you returned to DU the day before yesterday to share your concerns about a black woman's allegation of sexual assault against a black man and that you devoted yourself to this effort with so much time, effort and diligence.

And speaking up when you did, just as we were grappling with how to handle the difficult situation of a governor admitting to racist and offensive behavior, makes your involvement in the discussion all the more meaningful.

Thank you for standing up to speak up for us with such passion at this critical time.

Welcome back to DU!

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Since we no longer care about doing the right thing, let's talk about math and black women [View all] theboss Feb 2019 OP

We care about doing the right thing just not taking sledge hammers to fruit flies and then ... uponit7771 Feb 2019 #1

The 4th thread in the GD discussion forum is about how Northam is being treated unfairly theboss Feb 2019 #2

And how many OPs have you posted pretty much saying the same thing about this? ehrnst Feb 2019 #56

You missed the midterm stats that showed regretful Hortensis Feb 2019 #64

We won back white college educated women theboss Feb 2019 #67

MORE chose us, theb. Not "back." Hortensis Feb 2019 #70

When did we "lose" them? ehrnst Feb 2019 #77

We improved 7 points from 16 to 18 theboss Feb 2019 #118

"That's everything." ehrnst Feb 2019 #129

Hillary is toxic? Really? Eliot Rosewater Feb 2019 #112

She is to some people Empowerer Feb 2019 #115

The woman who refused to bake cookies once, that is what started it all Eliot Rosewater Feb 2019 #117

They made her toxic - unfair as it was theboss Feb 2019 #125

'True colors' on the part of voters... ehrnst Feb 2019 #119

Voters - including those who claim, for various purposes, to have supported her Empowerer Feb 2019 #122

So what are the "true colors" of the HRC voters ehrnst Feb 2019 #124

I'm not talking about HRC voters Empowerer Feb 2019 #132

Thank you for the clarification. ehrnst Feb 2019 #133

Does a progressive record count? earthside Feb 2019 #45

+1, this is true to uponit7771 Feb 2019 #48

This is a gift to Trump and the reactionaries. earthside Feb 2019 #63

You mean the guy who was a Republican until 2007? doompatrol39 Feb 2019 #104

I'm asking. earthside Feb 2019 #107

Not wearing blackface or doing anything really racist for 35 years (or at least not getting caught) EffieBlack Feb 2019 #114

+ 1000. ehrnst Feb 2019 #126

Thank you so much for writing this.. doompatrol39 Feb 2019 #3

I'm disgusted by people who want no repercussions just because Republicans are attacking manor321 Feb 2019 #4

Agreed. I started following a whole bunch of female black journalists on Twitter last year. fleur-de-lisa Feb 2019 #5

We need to start paying black women back theboss Feb 2019 #7

I'm to the point where I would happily cede all positions of power to women of color. fleur-de-lisa Feb 2019 #12

K&R WhiskeyGrinder Feb 2019 #6

Outside of DU, I am encouraged by the support I see for Ms. Tyson on Twitter. nt LexVegas Feb 2019 #8

these actions are not related to each other at all. What people do in high school and college beachbum bob Feb 2019 #9

And DemocratSinceBirth Feb 2019 #10

I think I can probably give Herring a pass just out of cynical political need theboss Feb 2019 #11

We don't have a photo of Herring. DemocratSinceBirth Feb 2019 #16

Exactly EffieBlack Feb 2019 #89

Do you vote in Virginia? (n/t) OilemFirchen Feb 2019 #121

I did from 99 to 09, and I still pay property taxes there theboss Feb 2019 #123

I see. OilemFirchen Feb 2019 #131

k&r bigtree Feb 2019 #13

We didn't throw away Sen.Robert Byrd... dubyadiprecession Feb 2019 #14

Ah. I knew Senator Byrd. I liked Senator Byrd. One of my best friends worked for Senator Byrd theboss Feb 2019 #15

Who's "we?" EffieBlack Feb 2019 #62

I disagree with virtually all the "facts" and assumptions Hortensis Feb 2019 #17

So, why do black women give us 92 percent of their vote and white men 40 percent? theboss Feb 2019 #22

Yet, black voters make up 25% of the total vote for Dems. MichMan Feb 2019 #40

Not just the one vote, the foot work of getting the votes to the polls irisblue Feb 2019 #49

Yes, those who multiply the vote definitely make themselves count for more. Hortensis Feb 2019 #127

I wish I knew who really gives a shit about blackface and who is Eliot Rosewater Feb 2019 #116

Yes. And I wish people cared more about one standard for all than Hortensis Feb 2019 #134

Trump basically commits f***ing atrocities every single day ... and what happens? mr_lebowski Feb 2019 #18

"Trump basically commits f***ing atrocities every single day ... and what happens?" DemocratSinceBirth Feb 2019 #19

Which is what one would expect when the person in question proves by their actions mr_lebowski Feb 2019 #24

About the same. DemocratSinceBirth Feb 2019 #31

Please don't paint with such a broad brush. MrGrieves Feb 2019 #20

What, u don't dig people anointing themselves the final arbiter of what 'the right thing' is? mr_lebowski Feb 2019 #26

We do the right thing and they get the power treestar Feb 2019 #21

I feel like we're winning theboss Feb 2019 #23

Let's be clear: No one Democratic demographic group is more important than another. Honeycombe8 Feb 2019 #25

Of course, certain voting blocs are more important than others theboss Feb 2019 #27

Actually, no. Honeycombe8 Feb 2019 #37

I grew up in a Union family. My grandpa was a Union rep theboss Feb 2019 #41

Beautifully said, thank you (nt) mr_lebowski Feb 2019 #29

+100,000,000,000 atreides1 Feb 2019 #43

thank you... Fresh_Start Feb 2019 #108

It's really odd that Democrats here and elsewhere... Stand and Fight Feb 2019 #28

Wait, who is insulting black males? mr_lebowski Feb 2019 #32

That's an argument from fallacy. Stand and Fight Feb 2019 #35

Now that you've clarified by adding a couple sentences at the end there ... I get your point. Thx. mr_lebowski Feb 2019 #38

Let's be clear here. My edit was done BEFORE your post. Not after. Stand and Fight Feb 2019 #42

Let ME be clear, you're 100% WRONG. mr_lebowski Feb 2019 #54

LOL... Still doesn't change the substance of what I said even if you're not lying. GOOD DAY! Stand and Fight Feb 2019 #137

You got me ... I get my jollies lying to my fellow DU'ers about what their posts said mr_lebowski Feb 2019 #138

I don't lessen it. From my perspective, it's the second most important voting bloc theboss Feb 2019 #34

And the fact that you're admittedly not worried about losing that vote is the problem. n/t Stand and Fight Feb 2019 #36

I'm worried as hell about those voters not voting theboss Feb 2019 #44

Last comment here... Stand and Fight Feb 2019 #47

I have three adopted black children - including one boy. theboss Feb 2019 #50

Three kids, and you still manage to post hundreds of times over the course of a few days. ehrnst Feb 2019 #78

I haven't posted in a few years theboss Feb 2019 #80

I'll say. ehrnst Feb 2019 #81

How is DU ever going to "get it right" about Islam, if you aren't here? ehrnst Feb 2019 #86

I have no opinions on Muslim immigrants theboss Feb 2019 #87

Well then, the time off must have given you a very, very different outlook... ehrnst Feb 2019 #92

I have no idea what you are talking about theboss Feb 2019 #93

Of course you don't. But search engines do remember. ehrnst Feb 2019 #94

I'm searching, and I can't find anything theboss Feb 2019 #95

You certainly had ideas on Muslim immigrants ehrnst Feb 2019 #96

Nope theboss Feb 2019 #97

Bored? ehrnst Feb 2019 #98

Either show me or I'm putting you on ignore and you can troll someone else theboss Feb 2019 #99

You shared one thread of many you posted on that ehrnst Feb 2019 #102

You "like Muslims"? EffieBlack Feb 2019 #100

I'm being accused of not liking them theboss Feb 2019 #101

...... ehrnst Feb 2019 #103

Good work. Sigh. This is familiar, isnt it. Eliot Rosewater Feb 2019 #113

"I like Muslims" is actually an odd response to be accused of being an Islamaphobe EffieBlack Feb 2019 #110

Should I dislike them? theboss Feb 2019 #111

I think you should look to your own posts from January 2016 ehrnst Feb 2019 #120

Poor kid ... Empowerer Feb 2019 #85

No one owes a party or a politician their vote. If a party or a politician doesn't represent Autumn Feb 2019 #30

Voters often vote for politicians they believe will help them ProfessorPlum Feb 2019 #33

I think with black voters, it's often more that we don't actively hurt them theboss Feb 2019 #46

i'm totally in support of that ProfessorPlum Feb 2019 #60

You don't think that Dems have done that? (nt) ehrnst Feb 2019 #79

"Since we no longer care about doing the right thing" LongtimeAZDem Feb 2019 #39

Thank you. ehrnst Feb 2019 #55

Who is the "we" in your title? ehrnst Feb 2019 #51

Wait, I thought winning over white male Trump voters is the key to success in 2020. Garrett78 Feb 2019 #52

It would be nice to win around 20,000 of them in the Midwest theboss Feb 2019 #53

There will inevitably be disgruntled Trump voters who vote for our nominee. But... Garrett78 Feb 2019 #58

White male voters changed the political math Awsi Dooger Feb 2019 #75

I don't think I've ever seen a post from you before JustAnotherGen Feb 2019 #57

I've been around since the early 2000s. But I vanish for long periods of time. theboss Feb 2019 #59

"Vanish?" ehrnst Feb 2019 #61

Into the shadows theboss Feb 2019 #65

Do you vanish or just change your screen name? Autumn Feb 2019 #66

This is the only screen name I've had theboss Feb 2019 #68

We joined around the same time, but I've never noticed you and you are very .. vocal? Autumn Feb 2019 #71

That's an understatement Empowerer Feb 2019 #76

My online posting style was literally created/fermented by posting to pro wrestling message boards theboss Feb 2019 #128

Here's my stats theboss Feb 2019 #69

You did join earlier. Some of us who joined anytime in 2002 or before that, our exact join dates Autumn Feb 2019 #72

It was after Afghanistan but before Iraq, I believe theboss Feb 2019 #88

Oh please don't JustAnotherGen Feb 2019 #91

As my biggest fan, can you find out when I hated Muslims? theboss Feb 2019 #109

Here you go: ehrnst Feb 2019 #136

This message was self-deleted by its author Empowerer Feb 2019 #73

How inspiring! Empowerer Feb 2019 #74

Yes, How inspiring! njhoneybadger Feb 2019 #82

Here. Enjoy this. theboss Feb 2019 #135

That's not what the argument is about maxrandb Feb 2019 #83

Ground Zero bpj62 Feb 2019 #84

I lived in Virginia from 1999 to 2009. Still own a condo there theboss Feb 2019 #90

No, it is reasonable that black women voice their opinion Fresh_Start Feb 2019 #105

We care. It isn't a thing to resign over. You should stick to defining how you feel wasupaloopa Feb 2019 #106

So proud he went black face that he put it on his yearbook page... HopeAgain Feb 2019 #130