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

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Mon Dec 9, 2013, 06:16 PM

Dec 2013

to name just a very few who were being heroic long after Beatles broke up.

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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