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67. Not defending the person here, not about them.

Tue Apr 29, 2014, 09:02 PM

Apr 2014

Simply pointing out that the tactic people are accusing him/her of using is one used by others here yet not often is it complained about.

People use stereotypes here a lot to promote fear/hatred/ignorance of others not like them as I said earlier.

Maybe some of those most upset also use the same tactic of using the few to judge the many. They just think it is justified when it is them doing it.

Let's say poster x hates and fears people who own guns. Based on stats less than a percent of that group is like Y but some here will use those who are in Y to emotionally charge their arguments and try to paint all X as Y.

The person in question in this thread is using their available information in a similar way. If it is wrong here, it is wrong elsewhere.

It isn't about Asians, this poster, or even this OP - what is being discussed in this subthread and pointed out is the tactic and it's accepted use here on DU.

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Creepy or cute? Chinese man Photoshops himself into girlfriend�s childhood photos [View all] The Straight Story Apr 2014 OP

Creepy. ..nt TeeYiYi Apr 2014 #1

Very creepy. marble falls Apr 2014 #2

It would be cute if he used his own childhood photos. joshcryer Apr 2014 #3

+1. n/t winter is coming Apr 2014 #5

+2 Tuesday Afternoon Apr 2014 #21

that's what i thought he did based on subject line JI7 Apr 2014 #37

My first thought too. JoePhilly Apr 2014 #54

EXACTLY! MADem Apr 2014 #56

Wan, as a Chinese-American I'd like you to stop re-enforcing alp227 Apr 2014 #4

this doesn't fit that stereotype JI7 Apr 2014 #49

Oh, this does not surprise me at all. The sense of entitlement and narcissism that men in China Nanjing to Seoul Apr 2014 #6

You can send some of the stories to me davidpdx Apr 2014 #7

I'll give one. Nanjing to Seoul Apr 2014 #8

I think anyone that comments on the size of a stranger's genitals in a bathroom davidpdx Apr 2014 #9

Here's another: The Standard Seven and Sa Jiao Nanjing to Seoul Apr 2014 #10

So to sum it up it's called davidpdx Apr 2014 #11

Japan is the same about blood type. Jesus Malverde Apr 2014 #59

You just explained gold diggers in online games believe it or not nadinbrzezinski Apr 2014 #19

DU isn't here for you to use to stereotype an entire culture CreekDog Apr 2014 #25

Why not? We stereotype gun owners, straight white men, christians, muslims, etc The Straight Story Apr 2014 #31

then is that why you posted the OP? because you encourage the stereotyping? CreekDog Apr 2014 #32

No, cause I thought it was interesting. Wasn't interested in if the person was a white male The Straight Story Apr 2014 #36

You're aware that the poster wasn't replying to your MineralMan Apr 2014 #41

I don't care if they were replying to jeebus on a unicorn The Straight Story Apr 2014 #42

why are you defending them? CreekDog Apr 2014 #61

Not defending the person here, not about them. The Straight Story Apr 2014 #67

Again, you have no idea what you're talking about. But thanks for playing Nanjing to Seoul Apr 2014 #51

I don't care where you live, it's what you do on here that I care about CreekDog Apr 2014 #52

Oh, please. liberalhistorian Apr 2014 #62

let's see an example of that happening where nobody disagreed with what was said CreekDog Apr 2014 #63

Pick any thread at all dealing with Christianity liberalhistorian Apr 2014 #64

let's see a link CreekDog Apr 2014 #65

You're wasting your time with that one. Skip Intro Apr 2014 #73

you're saying those posters are saying "facts" about Asians? About Chinese men and women? CreekDog Apr 2014 #78

Faded META stars are so sad. n/t Skip Intro Apr 2014 #83

You have made it onto d o double g's excel spreadsheet. NCTraveler May 2014 #96

This message was self-deleted by its author Skip Intro Apr 2014 #71

Says CreekDog, a regular basher of the South. n/t Skip Intro Apr 2014 #72

false. i have not bashed the South. CreekDog Apr 2014 #74

You're doing your usual schtick, and as ususal, nobody's buyin'. Skip Intro Apr 2014 #79

No, you accused me of bashing the South and now you're running from it CreekDog Apr 2014 #82

. Skip Intro Apr 2014 #84

ah, so you don't have proof of South bashing you accused me of CreekDog Apr 2014 #85

hmm, what happened to your self deleted post? CreekDog Apr 2014 #76

Something I decided to save for later. Skip Intro Apr 2014 #81

the poster you were defending just got flagged for review CreekDog May 2014 #90

Maybe some people defend based on content of a post and not personalities (nt) The Straight Story May 2014 #91

you keep defending his posting of Asian stereotypes CreekDog May 2014 #93

I was replying to you about you The Straight Story May 2014 #94

i made no such assertion CreekDog May 2014 #95

+100. Hard concept for some. Well, a few. Well, a very few. n/t Skip Intro May 2014 #98

Is that an offical warning from a GD host and MIRT member? Is that a threat? Skip Intro May 2014 #97

no and no CreekDog May 2014 #99

are you threatening me? CreekDog May 2014 #104

I've got no power here. Skip Intro May 2014 #105

i'm not a GD host and i never said anything about your friendships CreekDog May 2014 #106

You were a GD host. And you are a MIRT member. And you are telling me to Skip Intro May 2014 #107

ah, now I'm like Ari Fleishcher CreekDog May 2014 #108

All true, CreekDog. Don't blame me for your record. n/t Skip Intro May 2014 #109

No. I don't know why you keep accusing me of things CreekDog May 2014 #110

I don't know, but your stories seem offensive to me. MineralMan Apr 2014 #29

thanks, Goofus and Gallant writ large. foo_bar Apr 2014 #44

What a nice, long reply to my post to someone else. MineralMan Apr 2014 #45

I don't think the attribution would be perceived as a direct quotation by an attentive DUer. foo_bar Apr 2014 #46

When you post something in quotation marks and then MineralMan Apr 2014 #47

I had hoped that the sardonic nature of the "quote" was self-evident foo_bar Apr 2014 #48

Spoken like someone who has never lived in Asia. Nanjing to Seoul Apr 2014 #50

you're derailing the thread with this nonsense CreekDog Apr 2014 #55

A DUer who lives in Korea that I speak to asked me for my stories. I gave them Nanjing to Seoul Apr 2014 #57

i don't care what you were or weren't asked CreekDog Apr 2014 #58

There are two issues davidpdx Apr 2014 #69

I've lived in Asia (Hong Kong) Dorian Gray May 2014 #103

Just would like to offer another perspective on this. tarheelsunc Apr 2014 #60

Much more credible and unbiased observation. Thank you nt UtahLib Apr 2014 #66

Response (meant respectfull) Nanjing to Seoul Apr 2014 #70

Response (also meant respectfully) tarheelsunc Apr 2014 #86

She sounds like a piece of work Dorian Gray May 2014 #102

No one saw the hit movie, "The Time Traveller's Wife" based on the best selling novel of the same FSogol Apr 2014 #12

I actually never saw it myself. Sounds....weird :) (nt) The Straight Story Apr 2014 #13

Fucking creepy. Orrex Apr 2014 #15

I guess we just don't understand romance. FSogol Apr 2014 #18

That was a creepy movie... penultimate Apr 2014 #23

The pic of him looking up her dress mwdem Apr 2014 #14

I have no idea since I don't have knowledge of China's culture. redgreenandblue Apr 2014 #16

It Is Definitely On The Creepy Side Liberal_Dog Apr 2014 #17

I was ambivalent until this photo: KittyWampus Apr 2014 #20

Ugg. Creepy seems a mild way of putting it. TDale313 Apr 2014 #28

yuk, gone beyond creepy to just fucking wrong JI7 Apr 2014 #38

how did he not know that pic would be considered inappropriate Liberal_in_LA Apr 2014 #43

heh... Sounds like something i would do with intent of being WTFish creepy penultimate Apr 2014 #22

Creepy. City Lights Apr 2014 #24

Extremely creepy. Vashta Nerada Apr 2014 #26

Creepy Amaril Apr 2014 #27

I vote CUTE. He is declaring his timeless love, his wish to rewind time to be able to spend more of Vincardog Apr 2014 #30

A grown man looking under the dress of a young girl? Kaleva Apr 2014 #34

This message was self-deleted by its author Kaleva Apr 2014 #33

I can see thinking about it for 3-5 seconds then dismissing it as a bad and creepy idea. stevenleser Apr 2014 #35

Cute.. Upton Apr 2014 #39

Nothing cute about a grown man looking up a little girl's skirt. wtf RedCappedBandit Apr 2014 #40

Creepy beyond words! Initech Apr 2014 #53

Reminiscent of Woody Allen and Soon-Yi. Nye Bevan Apr 2014 #68

More creepy than cute, and I don't see any racsim. Skip Intro Apr 2014 #75

you don't see any racism in the OP, how about the thread? CreekDog Apr 2014 #80

CREEPY!!! He didn't photoshop photos of himself as a CHILD, but as a grown up. Sicko!!! nt Sarah Ibarruri Apr 2014 #77

I wish I could unsee those pics. Yikes. Creepy. bettyellen Apr 2014 #87

Not worth getting all worked up over. Get a life. Beausoir Apr 2014 #88

Who is worked up over it? The Straight Story Apr 2014 #89

Creepy sakabatou May 2014 #92

I didn't see too much wrong with it OwnedByCats May 2014 #100

I'd give him a solid 9 out of 10 creepy rating Bosonic May 2014 #101