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The_Commonist

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18. Well, that's just silly.

Mon Dec 9, 2013, 05:42 PM

Dec 2013

Why don't we just say that heroes come in all colors, shapes, sizes, sexes, nationalities and religious (or non) backgrounds? And maybe just leave it at that?

Unless, of course, you want to be divisive, thereby falling into the trap that the owners of society want you to fall into. You know, that divide and conquer agenda that leaves the rest of clutching at each others' throats?

That's how I prefer to approach these things. Your mileage may vary.

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Since the Beatles, ALL of the world's heroes have been Black.... [View all] Bennyboy Dec 2013 OP

WTF? Skittles Dec 2013 #1

Seriously. He should stop bogarting, and pass it over. nt msanthrope Dec 2013 #65

meaning ... iamthebandfanman Dec 2013 #85

It seems like a conversation that would occur while stoned rufus dog Dec 2013 #90

Beat me to it. Bet he played a mean flutaphone. Eleanors38 Dec 2013 #108

I haven't smoked in over 14 years. xmas74 Dec 2013 #131

Mother Teresa Aerows Dec 2013 #91

Yeah, JimboBillyBubbaBob Dec 2013 #2

Springsteen. 'nuff said. LanternWaste Dec 2013 #3

To white people. Like Dylan as well, Bennyboy Dec 2013 #10

You imagine you speak for all minorities? LanternWaste Dec 2013 #12

Oh boy Bruce fanboy... Bennyboy Dec 2013 #29

pretending to speak for minorities world wide does not in fact, mean you peak for minorities world w LanternWaste Dec 2013 #32

Bruce Springsteen - 120 million albums sold K.O. Stradivarius Dec 2013 #89

I'm black and a huge Springsteen and Dylan fan. WTF, man?!? Liberal_Stalwart71 Dec 2013 #132

Wrong 'em Boyo. nt el_bryanto Dec 2013 #4

Too right BeyondGeography Dec 2013 #9

So, what color is the sky in your world? kiva Dec 2013 #5

I'm pretty sure Spongebob Squarepants is not black BlueStreak Dec 2013 #6

Men. n/t cynatnite Dec 2013 #7

Oprah? Bennyboy Dec 2013 #8

I hear you man, but... JimboBillyBubbaBob Dec 2013 #16

You named ONE woman...only one...and it wasn't Rosa Parks! cynatnite Dec 2013 #64

Hear hear! I'll add Eleanore Roosevelt Luminous Animal Dec 2013 #106

Think so? Eleanors38 Dec 2013 #111

wait, what? Oscarmonster13 Dec 2013 #11

Nonsense. Rex Dec 2013 #13

There have been three Christ-like figures influential Cleita Dec 2013 #14

Teresa was a media creation, though Scootaloo Dec 2013 #22

What she accomplished was showing the world people Cleita Dec 2013 #24

So was Ali K.O. Stradivarius Dec 2013 #76

Harvey Milk to the gay community n/t Kurska Dec 2013 #26

Thank you way more articulate Bennyboy Dec 2013 #39

I've travelled the world. And, unfortunately,the band I hear Luminous Animal Dec 2013 #107

Peaceful, Easy Feeling indeed..... Bennyboy Dec 2013 #114

Sounds like you've been running down the road tryin' to loosen your load Arugula Latte Dec 2013 #133

Mostly stuck in the Hotel California. Luminous Animal Dec 2013 #137

Sakharov. Igel Dec 2013 #79

Two of them have been reimagined as purely passive martyrs... Marr Dec 2013 #110

Um... the Beatles were "for the white folk" cthulu2016 Dec 2013 #15

No, no, no, no..... JimboBillyBubbaBob Dec 2013 #19

Pretty sure you can put John in with the rest of them... Bennyboy Dec 2013 #41

That's pretty close. JimboBillyBubbaBob Dec 2013 #50

WHy is Bob Marley a "hero"? brooklynite Dec 2013 #17

He died young. ScreamingMeemie Dec 2013 #103

Well, that's just silly. The_Commonist Dec 2013 #18

Yeah because all those doctors and researchers improving your life through medical advancements Kurska Dec 2013 #20

The phrase "the worst OP I've ever seen on DU"gets thrown around a lot... cthulu2016 Dec 2013 #23

It's like there is a secret contest going on or something... ScreamingMeemie Dec 2013 #105

Michael Jackson>>>>>Jonas Salk BeyondGeography Dec 2013 #25

ok CatWoman Dec 2013 #27

Salk pre-dated the Beatles. :-) WinkyDink Dec 2013 #28

LOL Cali_Democrat Dec 2013 #49

Hah Dorian Gray Dec 2013 #141

This is up there sharp_stick Dec 2013 #33

Yeah, sorry... Bennyboy Dec 2013 #47

This may be the biggest fail of a thread I've seen fujiyama Dec 2013 #77

There is enough fail here Aerows Dec 2013 #93

Lech Walesa? Aung San Suu Kyi? Neil Armstrong? (Or don't African kids see the moon?) WinkyDink Dec 2013 #21

Lech Walesa. John Hume. Mikhael Gorbachev. Bruce Springsteen. . . . Journeyman Dec 2013 #30

Harvey Milk Kurska Dec 2013 #31

What "heroism" did the Beatles do? Number23 Dec 2013 #34

The Beatles saved Pepperland from the Blue Meanies!! edbermac Dec 2013 #59

Number9 pintobean Dec 2013 #71

Heh... that makes about as much sense as the rest of this head scratching thread! Number23 Dec 2013 #117

Data could kick Spock's ass. nt rrneck Dec 2013 #35

Worf on STNG or Worf on DS9? Rex Dec 2013 #55

Maybe DS9, never STNG. Worf was bad ass. nt rrneck Dec 2013 #100

I don't know why Data wasn't in demand as a sexbot XemaSab Dec 2013 #112

That is really a bizarre post. Bob Dylan, Mikhail Gorbachev, Bill Clinton, Steve Jobs.... Pretzel_Warrior Dec 2013 #36

What "heroic" things did Bill Clinton do? Mojorabbit Dec 2013 #51

on the Beatles scale of heroism...a lot Pretzel_Warrior Dec 2013 #67

Doesn't reach my definition of heroism Mojorabbit Dec 2013 #72

again. this was in comparison to a wildly popular music group. Too bad you can't even admit Pretzel_Warrior Dec 2013 #84

It was good, just not heroic. nt Mojorabbit Dec 2013 #99

so where's your post asking the same question of the OP Pretzel_Warrior Dec 2013 #102

Well, for starters, we were war-less then. He balanced the budget. WinkyDink Dec 2013 #109

Why is Steve Jobs a hero? ZombieHorde Dec 2013 #68

he democratized computing Pretzel_Warrior Dec 2013 #70

The IBM PC was before the Apple. ZombieHorde Dec 2013 #121

No it wasn't. There's a reasonthe first Apple computer is in the Smithsonian. Pretzel_Warrior Dec 2013 #123

Here is the history. ZombieHorde Dec 2013 #126

Apple 1 was a kit in name only. It had complete circuit board with components and Pretzel_Warrior Dec 2013 #127

Why isn't Steve Wozniak, the guy who created the Apple I, considered a hero? nt ZombieHorde Dec 2013 #130

Because without Jobs' business and marketing sense, the Woz Pretzel_Warrior Dec 2013 #135

Where would Jobs be without Wozniak? nt ZombieHorde Dec 2013 #136

None of those have ever been my hero bigwillq Dec 2013 #37

Really showing us who you are lately, Benny. 1000words Dec 2013 #38

Aren't you forgetting Cheap Trick? Politicalboi Dec 2013 #40

Cheap Trick? Oh, you mean like how Oasis was the next Beatles? And Radiohead was the next Beatles? Pretzel_Warrior Dec 2013 #44

There are heroes whose names we will probably never know Fumesucker Dec 2013 #42

Now that is courage... fujiyama Dec 2013 #81

Always a moving picture. Captain Stern Dec 2013 #94

Please define "hero". So much depends on the definition you are using. eom yawnmaster Dec 2013 #43

okay everybody I don't get this one. mstinamotorcity2 Dec 2013 #45

The Dalai Lama is a brother? devils chaplain Dec 2013 #46

The Dalai Lama isn't Asian Cali_Democrat Dec 2013 #54

Agreed... devils chaplain Dec 2013 #101

Bob Marley vs Cesar Chavez, live on espn. Vattel Dec 2013 #48

Marley is a lover, not a fighter. HappyMe Dec 2013 #52

The fight was only metaphorical. I was suggesting that Chavez is more of a hero. Vattel Dec 2013 #116

I am sorry, I never meant to offend anyone.. Bennyboy Dec 2013 #53

I'm a hero? Cali_Democrat Dec 2013 #56

What about fictional heroes? Sure they don't exist but Rex Dec 2013 #58

It was Tom Sawyer for me..... Bennyboy Dec 2013 #74

put down the pipe and get some sleep Skittles Dec 2013 #75

Bob Marley is a hero to pot smokers Cali_Democrat Dec 2013 #78

What about Chesley "Sully" Sullenberger, hah, smart guy? Warren DeMontague Dec 2013 #57

derp MirrorAshes Dec 2013 #60

+ derp Boom Sound 416 Dec 2013 #87

Are we talking heroes or just world famous folks? Glassunion Dec 2013 #61

Oh yeah? What about Donny and Marie? edbermac Dec 2013 #62

Total nonsense. B Calm Dec 2013 #63

Bruce Lee wasn't black. Throd Dec 2013 #66

Of all the people you've named... Chan790 Dec 2013 #69

But, none of them have an icd tea named after them. K.O. Stradivarius Dec 2013 #80

Eh... devils chaplain Dec 2013 #104

Somebody will tomorrow FrodosPet Dec 2013 #124

For good or for bad Revanchist Dec 2013 #139

why are you comparing Mandela to entertainment figures ? JI7 Dec 2013 #73

Sorry, too much a generalization aristocles Dec 2013 #82

All those mentiond so far K.O. Stradivarius Dec 2013 #83

I think you have the words "hero" and "celebrity" mixed up... fujiyama Dec 2013 #86

I think it's time to turn off the tv and go outside and play Boom Sound 416 Dec 2013 #88

What about Justin Bieber! napkinz Dec 2013 #92

Miley Cyrus!!! - rubbing elbows with Pres Obama, Pope Francis, Kathleen Sebelius, Edward Snowden DrDan Dec 2013 #142

This OP is nearly as good as Aerows Dec 2013 #95

This OP should have been deleted by Admins. I can't think of a more deserving deletion. bluestate10 Dec 2013 #96

Really? Autumn Dec 2013 #97

Not sure about the Beatles connection. Courtesy Flush Dec 2013 #98

What about Bill? CFLDem Dec 2013 #113

Malala Yousufzai AuntFester Dec 2013 #115

Epic fail. Tragic fail, even... NaturalHigh Dec 2013 #118

Depends on who is there. "The World" is a pack of dumb fucks with a smattering of brains..... BlueJazz Dec 2013 #119

wanted to make sure Billie Jean King gets a mention rurallib Dec 2013 #120

My father...4 year younger than John Lennon...hated the Beatles. ScreamingMeemie Dec 2013 #122

I did/do too. K.O. Stradivarius Dec 2013 #125

I'm not even sure *all* the Beatles qualify. Warren DeMontague Dec 2013 #128

Not a new phenomenon ... consider Louis Armstrong, Dizzy Gillespie, Dorothy Dandridge. immoderate Dec 2013 #129

Preach racism much? LOL Corruption Inc Dec 2013 #134

I'm more upset that he's blaming the Beatles! Courtesy Flush Dec 2013 #144

this may be the worst OP ever scheming daemons Dec 2013 #138

Errm, Bob Marley - the "Smile Jamaica" concert intaglio Dec 2013 #140

You forgot Elvis. But "Hero" does not equal "major celebrity." pnwmom Dec 2013 #143

you must have a very small world FatBuddy Dec 2013 #145