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Straw Man

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39. I do too.

Sun Jun 21, 2020, 01:08 PM

Jun 2020

In all probability she is mentally ill, alcoholic, or both. Nothing "excuses" racism, but at what point do you stop blaming the mentally ill for their behavior?

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"Karen" of the day [View all] Demovictory9 Jun 2020 OP

JFC! They're everywhere. fleur-de-lisa Jun 2020 #1

Tanked to the gills too. shanti Jun 2020 #46

Nice clown shoes, Karen. Nevilledog Jun 2020 #2

sturdy man shoes for walking nyc streets hugging a 12 pack of beer Demovictory9 Jun 2020 #5

*snicker* Nevilledog Jun 2020 #6

+1 dalton99a Jun 2020 #31

I think that person is just a flat out racist... Ohio Joe Jun 2020 #3

What the fuck is fucking up with the bowling shoes vercetti2021 Jun 2020 #4

Homeless people & poor people often don't dress well delisen Jun 2020 #19

Is she homeless? vercetti2021 Jun 2020 #20

Even if she was it's not an excuse for her fucked up racism JI7 Jun 2020 #26

Yeah not giving her a pass at all vercetti2021 Jun 2020 #47

Deaf as I am, I can't understand a word of what the racist said or what set her off, but tblue37 Jun 2020 #7

"Obama's wife is an f-word ape" , "oo oo oo" monkey noises, "N word Apes", "n word apes" Demovictory9 Jun 2020 #9

Wow. That is ugly. BTW, was someone singing "You're about to lose your job," or was i just tblue37 Jun 2020 #16

Yes they were. mercuryblues Jun 2020 #27

the person who is videotaping sings that phrase Demovictory9 Jun 2020 #30

Yeah PatSeg Jun 2020 #32

Awesome video/remix "You about to lose your job!" Lol nt mdelaguna Jun 2020 #28

Homeless & Mentally Ill sfstaxprep Jun 2020 #8

she's not carrying around baggage. Demovictory9 Jun 2020 #10

Well the baggage is inside her racist head and heart MagickMuffin Jun 2020 #49

No excuse to be racist JonLP24 Jun 2020 #11

That's my take too. Definite mental health issues. yardwork Jun 2020 #36

Mentally ill and drunk essme Jun 2020 #12

First of all I don't know how people are making these diagnosis JonLP24 Jun 2020 #14

We don't know if she is mentally ill or that she isn't able to get help. But we do know she is a JI7 Jun 2020 #15

Dehumanization is is typical of authoritarianism delisen Jun 2020 #24

yeah, it's pretty fucked up referring to people as apes and throwing out the racist N word JI7 Jun 2020 #25

I agree with your assessment. She is not well. secondwind Jun 2020 #17

I suspect she doesn't HAVE a job ibegurpard Jun 2020 #13

I expected a "Mean Girls" ending where she gets run over by a vehicle. betsuni Jun 2020 #18

Not before she chugs the rest of that 12-pack ... JustABozoOnThisBus Jun 2020 #22

Is she single? LuckyCharms Jun 2020 #21

I'd guess "Yes". Multiple times. nt JustABozoOnThisBus Jun 2020 #23

Watch it ironically turn out that she. . . TheBlackAdder Jun 2020 #33

Isn't she your neighbor? Wawannabe Jun 2020 #34

NYC. Go figure. Tipperary Jun 2020 #29

Where's a cop when you need one? Sancho Jun 2020 #35

Probably out busting black teenagers for jaywalking. smirkymonkey Jun 2020 #37

I find these posts cruel and misguided. Mostly cruel. gulliver Jun 2020 #38

I do too. Straw Man Jun 2020 #39

I don't give a flying fuck WHAT the circumstances are CatWoman Jun 2020 #45

So in the grand scheme of things ... Straw Man Jun 2020 #50

We don't know if she has any disabilities . But we do know she is a racist piece of shit and having JI7 Jun 2020 #51

There are a lot of signs. Straw Man Jun 2020 #52

Mental illness in itself does not excuse murder. JI7 Jun 2020 #53

Thank you for stating the obvious. Straw Man Jun 2020 #54

+1 nsd Jun 2020 #48

I was gonna say, she's drunk, not mentally ill and not homeless... Iggo Jun 2020 #40

To Alcohol! The cause of... and solution to... all of life's problems. Brother Buzz Jun 2020 #41

LOL. Iggo Jun 2020 #42

Homer? Is that you??? robbob Jun 2020 #55

Homer no function beer well without. Brother Buzz Jun 2020 #56

Natty Lite, no less! madinmaryland Jun 2020 #43

Gosh...she could have gotten hit by a car!!! Bengus81 Jun 2020 #44