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La Lioness Priyanka

(53,866 posts) Wed Aug 13, 2014, 02:33 PM Aug 2014

A short rant about the need for victims to be perfect & react perfectly to violence and oppression [View all]

I am sick of hearing about how victims and victimized communities should react to violence and oppression. The reality is when faced with violence and oppression and constant discrimination, most of us break social mores. However, i really hate how much the media focuses on these 'riots' or 'looting' rather than what instigated these transgressions. Also, in my experience the media grossly exaggerates about how bad things are (remember, Katrina) when covering the transgressions of the victimized community.

I literally can't stand it.

Victims and victimized communities do not need to be perfect to have certain inalienable civil rights.

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A short rant about the need for victims to be perfect & react perfectly to violence and oppression [View all] La Lioness Priyanka Aug 2014 OP

One broken shop window is a much more "sexy" news item than a dozen vigils arcane1 Aug 2014 #1

yeah. just like focusing on the naked person at the gay pride parades La Lioness Priyanka Aug 2014 #2

I am sick of it too rbrnmw Aug 2014 #3

it's understandable to measure that emotional reaction against what's being protested bigtree Aug 2014 #4

I'm sick of people tacitly defending looting & rioting Bonx Aug 2014 #5

LOL. La Lioness Priyanka Aug 2014 #6

Alrighty then. Bonx Aug 2014 #12

Nobody here is defending looting and rioting.[n/t] Maedhros Aug 2014 #26

Double LOL.... Little Star Aug 2014 #8

Naive to think that others would also condemn criminal activity ? Bonx Aug 2014 #14

Did you condemn the criminal activity of the cop who murdered malaise Aug 2014 #50

Exactly! Let's hear the media condemn the shooting of an unarmed teenager.. mountain grammy Aug 2014 #58

You have to wonder if they don't have agents provocateurs malaise Aug 2014 #59

"valid." Sure. Not a drop of subjectivity in that word. RadiationTherapy Aug 2014 #10

So the people of Ferguson should pool their money and hire a lawyer? MindPilot Aug 2014 #13

Non sequitur-ville Bonx Aug 2014 #16

Apparently that was your destination. MindPilot Aug 2014 #22

Well today is your lucky day! The OP is not doing anything close to that. arcane1 Aug 2014 #15

.. La Lioness Priyanka Aug 2014 #18

I totally agree! el_bryanto Aug 2014 #17

That makes no sense Bonx Aug 2014 #19

So you say agreeing with you makes no sense? I guess I can't argue with that. nt el_bryanto Aug 2014 #21

.. La Lioness Priyanka Aug 2014 #20

"A riot is the language of the unheard" ~ Martin Luther King, Jr. VanGoghRocks Aug 2014 #23

+10000000000000000000000000 Little Star Aug 2014 #68

You may be missing the OP's point leftstreet Aug 2014 #25

I remember that. That was so clearly racist. cui bono Aug 2014 #29

That was unbelievable, I remember it well. sabrina 1 Aug 2014 #43

I say that every time my tax dollars go to Corporations! tenderfoot Aug 2014 #28

I don't think the OP defends it, but is stating that the media covers that rather than the root cui bono Aug 2014 #32

Yeah well I got sick of some DU'ers using a black child's grades to justify his murder Scootaloo Aug 2014 #36

yup. nt La Lioness Priyanka Aug 2014 #37

How do you feel about the cops repeatedly brutalizing and killing African Americans in this country? sabrina 1 Aug 2014 #38

A Dream Deferred.... please read it and try to understand Gormy Cuss Aug 2014 #47

Just out of curiosity what is a valid excuse for a riot? Exultant Democracy Aug 2014 #48

I'll just bet that it's when the BLM asks you to pay your grazing fees. Chellee Aug 2014 #60

When the disfranchised voice has nothing more to lose, don't look for a rational or valid response. LanternWaste Aug 2014 #53

Especially since a little to the South is a place called Normandy. Spitfire of ATJ Aug 2014 #57

See also: rape victims XemaSab Aug 2014 #7

yup. this applies to a large number of conflicts. La Lioness Priyanka Aug 2014 #9

Day-um. Orrex Aug 2014 #24

I understand what you're getting at but I don't think it's really the same thing. cui bono Aug 2014 #27

Since when do racists need ammunition? XemaSab Aug 2014 #30

I completely agree. cui bono Aug 2014 #33

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Really? XemaSab Aug 2014 #64

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love you MIRT! irisblue Aug 2014 #67

Racists don't need to be given ammunition BlindTiresias Aug 2014 #34

I agree. cui bono Aug 2014 #35

I was going to say this redqueen Aug 2014 #40

K&R me b zola Aug 2014 #11

Look over here, look over here... PowerToThePeople Aug 2014 #31

Right/white wingers always make crud out of these things. Remember how they predicted riots Hoyt Aug 2014 #39

not just right wingers, though. La Lioness Priyanka Aug 2014 #49

Nobody's perfect--so you can't expect victims to react "perfectly" to violence and Louisiana1976 Aug 2014 #41

du rec. xchrom Aug 2014 #42

the looters are victims?? n/t Bacchus4.0 Aug 2014 #44

Are you from the US? Do you understand the systematic racism that these people face in the US? Exultant Democracy Aug 2014 #52

Kicked and recommended. Uncle Joe Aug 2014 #45

I expect people to behave in a reasonable (not perfect) manner Taitertots Aug 2014 #46

What they need to do is take it to the suburbs, golf courses, and gated communities because TheKentuckian Aug 2014 #72

Oh, you want a more unreasonable response than just rioting/looting Taitertots Aug 2014 #74

Time and time again clyrc Aug 2014 #51

They like to act like property is more important than people. Spitfire of ATJ Aug 2014 #54

Like the property can't be replaced! Quayblue Aug 2014 #55

Makes sense if you believe there are too many of "them" anyway. Spitfire of ATJ Aug 2014 #56

that has been a pattern since the days of slavery. nt La Lioness Priyanka Aug 2014 #70

Rioting when there is no satisfactory recourse against oppression is human, even if counter- Shrike47 Aug 2014 #61

I have always liked this poem by Melvin Tolson ashling Aug 2014 #63

Message auto-removed Name removed Aug 2014 #66

kicked La Lioness Priyanka Aug 2014 #69

kicked Blue_Tires Aug 2014 #71

It's bothering me a lot too. Everything's backwards from how it should be. Avalux Aug 2014 #73