General Discussion

magicarpet

(18,464 posts)

11. White privilege is systemic racism. Magnifying the issue might cause...

Reply to SouthernCal_Dem (Original post)

Tue Jun 30, 2020, 03:32 PM

Jun 2020

.... this dangerous practice to stop. Do not call armed police officers for frivolous or manufactured concerns. Some one might get shot.

MYOB is a good policy when dealing with neighbors. If you are a racist,... needlessly belligerent or vindictive - you might be the problem rather than them.

Click here to purchase valentine hearts!

Edit history

Please sign in to view edit histories.

Recommendations

0 members have recommended this reply (displayed in chronological order):

52 replies

= new reply since forum marked as read

Highlight:

White woman calls police because her black neighbors were building a patio on their own property [View all] SouthernCal_Dem Jun 2020 OP

This is a stupid article Loki Liesmith Jun 2020 #1

Racism is not petty.. HipChick Jun 2020 #4

Why do you believe this particular incident is racism? nt delisen Jun 2020 #45

White woman calling the cops on her Black neighbors intheflow Jul 2020 #50

You seem intent on being disingenuous violasays Jul 2020 #51

Rawstory gonna Rawstory. WhiskeyGrinder Jun 2020 #5

RawStory (and AlterNet, which they now own) soldierant Jun 2020 #32

"Original." WhiskeyGrinder Jun 2020 #37

Of course you're right - "original" can mean soldierant Jul 2020 #52

I just don't generalize them too much. Buckeye_Democrat Jun 2020 #7

You know, I have really annoying neighbors. dawg day Jun 2020 #9

What a great post. Metatron Jun 2020 #10

Oh, well. She's always rejected any friendly overture-- dawg day Jun 2020 #19

+ a brazillion! nt tblue37 Jun 2020 #17

+1 dalton99a Jun 2020 #26

Well said chia Jun 2020 #31

Thank you Wolves ov Siberia Jun 2020 #33

the best thing is... Chili Jun 2020 #49

A white woman falsely accused her black neighbor of assault. You think that's a petty squabble? pnwmom Jun 2020 #13

What evidence do you have? nt delisen Jun 2020 #35

Racists causing harm to innocent people need to be doxxed. brush Jun 2020 #15

I'm so sorry you are annoyed by the evidence of rampant racism. Voltaire2 Jun 2020 #18

What is the evidence? delisen Jun 2020 #38

You could have just scrolled past it. mercuryblues Jun 2020 #24

you have to shed light on racism to get rid of it. these people crawl out of the woodwork and make dawn5651 Jun 2020 #28

Racism isn't "squabbles" uponit7771 Jun 2020 #36

She should be ticketed for wasting a 9 1 1 call! LW1977 Jun 2020 #2

Her name was Susan CentralMass Jun 2020 #6

Susan went full Karen. Voltaire2 Jun 2020 #22

+1 chia Jun 2020 #29

Was does that mean? nt delisen Jun 2020 #39

It means that the internet's are now full of Voltaire2 Jun 2020 #40

The article refrained from saying that, yet it made it to DU. LakeArenal Jun 2020 #8

Making home improvements while black. lpbk2713 Jun 2020 #3

Yeeeesh. It a new.... electric_blue68 Jun 2020 #23

White privilege is systemic racism. Magnifying the issue might cause... magicarpet Jun 2020 #11

Another karen bites the dust. brush Jun 2020 #12

Interesting phrase meaning fall to the ground wounded or killed. nt delisen Jun 2020 #42

Really? Is that what you think that means, how it's used in society? brush Jun 2020 #43

So much left out of this story. maxsolomon Jun 2020 #14

Who is this new Ivanka. I hope twitter ID's her quickly. onecaliberal Jun 2020 #16

Why? nt delisen Jun 2020 #41

She's probably pissed because there's less room on the lawn to burn a cross. Efilroft Sul Jun 2020 #20

Thank god for this thread wellst0nev0ter Jun 2020 #21

Bad losers, and very slow learners!, acting out. Hortensis Jun 2020 #25

what a waste of police resources ...this woman should be charged dawn5651 Jun 2020 #27

what is the charge you are contemplating? delisen Jun 2020 #44

Remember, these women aren't "Karens." They're "Ivankas." We had a great suggestion here... NNadir Jun 2020 #30

I appreciate your not using "Karen" gulliver Jun 2020 #34

I assume the person writing that (Hayat) is her neighbor who is building the patio delisen Jun 2020 #46

ATTENTION ANNOYING, PRIVILEGED WHITE PEOPLE!! A HERETIC I AM Jun 2020 #47

She is the definition of a Karen Polybius Jun 2020 #48