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Jamastiene

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32. Yes, because it is about seeing a human being hanging from a tree.

Reply to Heather MC (Reply #1)

Thu Oct 30, 2014, 09:38 AM

Oct 2014

It would have been offensive in any case.

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Kentucky Woman Doesn't Find Display Of Black People Hanging From Her Tree Offensive [View all] xchrom Oct 2014 OP

if she had used white trash bags would it have been offensive? Heather MC Oct 2014 #1

But she didn't. nt brush Oct 2014 #3

White, black or mauve, yes it would have been offensive n/t sarge43 Oct 2014 #8

There are mauve-colored people??? valerief Oct 2014 #78

Yes sarge43 Oct 2014 #83

But they were only two dimensional. nt valerief Oct 2014 #86

Rim shot. n/t sarge43 Oct 2014 #89

Maybe, but that would have been different gollygee Oct 2014 #9

That is not really true. Drahthaardogs Oct 2014 #158

There were white people lynched gollygee Oct 2014 #174

It was exactly the same Drahthaardogs Nov 2014 #183

No, there is NO comparison pinboy3niner Nov 2014 #184

Are you telling me that there are DEGREES of LYNCHING? Drahthaardogs Nov 2014 #186

Displaying a tableaux of lynched people of any hue is offensive, Heather MC., however, merrily Oct 2014 #18

Yes, because it is about seeing a human being hanging from a tree. Jamastiene Oct 2014 #32

Lighten up. It's Halloween. Mercy_Queen Oct 2014 #37

Except of course that those have also been deemed offensive... Oktober Oct 2014 #56

Thank you, Kreskin. WinkyDink Oct 2014 #88

from the article: "people have put forth their best efforts to be racially ignorant. " bettyellen Oct 2014 #59

Apples and oranges . If I raise my pinkie finger at you is it the same as my middle finger ? No lunasun Oct 2014 #71

If she had used green balloons...? If she had used purple people-eaters....? SHE WAS HANGING BLACKS WinkyDink Oct 2014 #85

And this is why McTurtle has won his seat for so long. SmittynMo Oct 2014 #2

"The house is located on the military base in Fort Campbell." < We hire people this dumb? Or allow jtuck004 Oct 2014 #4

Civilian hirers don't live in base housing. sarge43 Oct 2014 #6

"We hire people this dumb?" By that I mean we are paying someone in the military a paycheck. jtuck004 Oct 2014 #11

Concur, unfortunately sarge43 Oct 2014 #15

Yeah. And I am kinda being sarcastic when I say dumb. I suspect they knew precisely what they were jtuck004 Oct 2014 #17

Because in the military recruits are taught to kill, to kill one must hate. So hate is taught. Dont call me Shirley Oct 2014 #19

The hate was taught long before they joined the service sarge43 Oct 2014 #36

Yes, but many who join dont come from hate and dont grow into hateful people while serving randys1 Oct 2014 #104

not at all true demwing Oct 2014 #172

Parents kill their children from fear of the future or in a fit of rage, but NEVER from love. Dont call me Shirley Oct 2014 #175

You read the post wrong demwing Oct 2014 #177

Your original post was to sarge43. Dont call me Shirley Oct 2014 #180

cheers demwing Oct 2014 #181

And to you Dont call me Shirley Oct 2014 #182

And/or terminally evil and foul. merrily Oct 2014 #21

That too. n/t sarge43 Oct 2014 #38

We excuse a lot on the basis that people were too dumb or too scared to do better. merrily Oct 2014 #47

I think the commander of that base ought to be in line for a different job, after being jtuck004 Oct 2014 #48

I don't know how much the base commander had to do with it. The base did get her to take it down merrily Oct 2014 #50

The base commander has the responsibly. If the place is being run so shabbily that they jtuck004 Oct 2014 #122

Nothing in the OP article indicated that the base was being run shabbily merrily Oct 2014 #124

Having lynched black dolls hanging from a tree is your idea of neat and tidy? jtuck004 Oct 2014 #126

That is a totally unwarranted and despicable accusation. merrily Oct 2014 #128

Jury Results RussBLib Oct 2014 #129

And your point is? Should jtuck should be able to accuse me of being a racist based on zero merrily Oct 2014 #130

Don't get me wrong - I don't think just you are racist - the whole freakin' country is. All of us. jtuck004 Oct 2014 #132

The only ones who got you wrong were the jurors who voted to leave your despicable post. merrily Oct 2014 #134

"- the whole freakin' country is. All of us." I'm sorry, but...... AverageJoe90 Oct 2014 #154

You define racism in a way that exempts most people gollygee Oct 2014 #176

crickets merrily Oct 2014 #147

The base commander doesn't live in that house and the charge of racism is bogus. MADem Oct 2014 #80

I did not say the base commander lived in the house, nor did I blame the base commander. To the merrily Oct 2014 #94

I was responding specifically to jtuck's comments about the base commander. MADem Oct 2014 #107

You are correct. You were talking to another poster. I did not follow the thread correctly. merrily Oct 2014 #110

Do what you want, and enjoy your day as well. nt MADem Oct 2014 #114

"Do what you want" ......... And enjoy your day as well. Thanks. merrily Oct 2014 #115

You are quite welcome. nt MADem Oct 2014 #121

No service organization is free of bad (racist) apples CakeGrrl Oct 2014 #148

I can't imagine telling some little kid that she or he might get shot today because, well, "No jtuck004 Oct 2014 #149

Doubling down on ignorant. mikeysnot Oct 2014 #5

hummmnnnn..... daleanime Oct 2014 #7

If You Ask Me RobinA Oct 2014 #10

This is not the woman Neil Diamond sang about, then? knightmaar Oct 2014 #12

and you wonder rtracey Oct 2014 #13

"you deserve what you get." < just a note. We ALL get what she gets. jtuck004 Oct 2014 #49

The article's title misleads demwing Oct 2014 #14

? She put it up and she claims she didn't mean for it to offend. That seems to mean merrily Oct 2014 #23

She was a moron for putting it up demwing Oct 2014 #28

You said all that in your first post and I already replied to it. merrily Oct 2014 #29

+ 2014 lunasun Oct 2014 #52

I applaud your applause demwing Oct 2014 #68

Thank you. *bows humbly* merrily Oct 2014 #69

Excuse me, just clarifying my point demwing Oct 2014 #66

It was not a matter of clarity or of brevity, but of repetition. merrily Oct 2014 #77

Actually I was just being polite demwing Oct 2014 #99

Hm. When I reply to you, that shows I am determined about something or other, not just that I am merrily Oct 2014 #105

Buh bye demwing Oct 2014 #120

Bye merrily Oct 2014 #123

The title clearly implies that the woman still doesn't think it's offensive Reter Oct 2014 #117

I am not sure if you are agreeing with me or disagreeing with me. merrily Oct 2014 #118

Not necessarily clearly. It could be the historical present tense. merrily Oct 2014 #127

So you are saying that she would put something up that she thought was offensive? Jamastiene Oct 2014 #34

No, I'm saying the article (and thread) title says that demwing Oct 2014 #65

I don't know if it's obvious that she didn't think it was offensive when she put it up. merrily Oct 2014 #106

sorry rtracey Oct 2014 #81

I hear what you're saying, and mostly agree demwing Oct 2014 #100

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Historical_present merrily Oct 2014 #125

Not sure who this guy is - but at the end of the article he is quoted with . . . JustAnotherGen Oct 2014 #16

Post removed Post removed Oct 2014 #20

If you're implying she was innocently duplicating a scene from a movie, what makes merrily Oct 2014 #33

OMG! strawberries Oct 2014 #22

sick, twisted fucks. spanone Oct 2014 #24

Southern trees bear strange fruit. merrily Oct 2014 #25

She must have a very dark aura Catherine Vincent Oct 2014 #26

It's honestly beyond me, too, Catherine. AverageJoe90 Oct 2014 #156

She's a sick, sick woman ismnotwasm Oct 2014 #27

Notice the woman said, Jamastiene Oct 2014 #30

The woman who said that was not the same woman who put up the display, but a spokesperson merrily Oct 2014 #40

Yes, I knew. Jamastiene Oct 2014 #43

Whether it's cluelessness or evil is a very open question in my mind. merrily Oct 2014 #44

She says she didn't mean to offend anyone davidpdx Oct 2014 #31

I can't believe anyone could be that clueless theHandpuppet Oct 2014 #35

We have insufficent data, but sarge43 Oct 2014 #41

Possible, but not excusable. ismnotwasm Oct 2014 #45

No, it isn't. sarge43 Oct 2014 #46

That spouse may be in west Africa right now Travelman Oct 2014 #82

Good point sarge43 Oct 2014 #87

Believe it. Behind the Aegis Oct 2014 #163

This link will take you to a memorial page for the victims of lynching in Kentucky Bluenorthwest Oct 2014 #39

There were probably more who were never found or whose names were never learned. merrily Oct 2014 #42

Of course. Bluenorthwest Oct 2014 #51

Thanks for this link on a horrible era in the US. More people should know and see appalachiablue Oct 2014 #60

In all honesty... ReRe Oct 2014 #53

Why is this not a hate crime? smh. nt TBF Oct 2014 #54

most of the post is located in Tennessee but... kentuck Oct 2014 #55

We just had a similar situation in Portland, except the guy put a brown hood over the head so you dilby Oct 2014 #57

The immediate and complete rush to judgement in this thread... Oktober Oct 2014 #58

The idea of being "color blind" is a myth gollygee Oct 2014 #61

Maybe you're right. Orrex Oct 2014 #62

I K, R?! WinkyDink Oct 2014 #93

Fail. WilliamPitt Oct 2014 #63

And Cliven Bundy is nothing more than a poor, misrepresented victim of bullwinkle428 Oct 2014 #64

Comparison of the two belittles actual racism... Oktober Oct 2014 #75

While your post is not at all judgmental or high horsed--or shaming or intended to hurt? merrily Oct 2014 #70

My judgement is based on observed evidence... Oktober Oct 2014 #73

Another utterly clueless post, even after multiple responses from your fellow posters. Old saying: merrily Oct 2014 #79

So if more than one person agrees with an idiotic idea... Oktober Oct 2014 #96

And the clueless responses on this thread ontinue and proliferate. merrily Oct 2014 #97

I'm just picking up what you are putting down... Oktober Oct 2014 #162

Whatever. My posts spelled it out. No coded, hidden messages. If you missed it, check out Reply 166. merrily Oct 2014 #168

10000 frenchman can't be wrong! nt Alittleliberal Oct 2014 #152

I don't know if they can or not. But I know that the poster was no less judgemental or merrily Oct 2014 #166

Just to be clear... Oktober Oct 2014 #169

"The child in the display has a knife in its back...." Please. Conjure up the non-vile explanation. WinkyDink Oct 2014 #92

Ummm.... It's Halloween... Oktober Oct 2014 #95

Dude, you are pissing in the wind joeglow3 Oct 2014 #108

Dispositive evidence of what was in this woman's heart/thoughts when she decided to put up this merrily Oct 2014 #112

Exactly my point joeglow3 Oct 2014 #133

You do know that there are those who claim she had nothing offensive in mind? THEY are the mind- WinkyDink Oct 2014 #135

You forgot your sarcasm tag. joeglow3 Oct 2014 #137

Odd way to express that point: you mentioned only evidence coming out later, not mind reading. merrily Oct 2014 #136

Yep. Just as it has already in this case. joeglow3 Oct 2014 #139

Sorry, that is not dispositive evidence. You seldom get dispositive evidence of what merrily Oct 2014 #142

Fair. Do you make it a practice of assuming guilt and requiring proof of guilt? joeglow3 Oct 2014 #143

Dude, the only thing I said was that an explanation is not dispositive evidence. merrily Oct 2014 #145

I assume people are good joeglow3 Oct 2014 #150

So do I. merrily Oct 2014 #167

Fair enough... Oktober Oct 2014 #131

Care to cite examples of your digression? I remember the vitriol aimed at the National Enquirer for WinkyDink Oct 2014 #138

The girl with the scars at KFC and the black actress fucking in public are the most recent joeglow3 Oct 2014 #141

FTR: I personally knew the former was fake from the git-go, and for the latter I DID post a "Mea WinkyDink Oct 2014 #144

I guess I just don't find the thrill you do in the depiction of "dead babies, kids...." And I've not WinkyDink Oct 2014 #140

Part of me is just curious what a "legit" haunted house consists of... Oktober Oct 2014 #146

Maybe pigs fly. Gormy Cuss Oct 2014 #76

Wow. Why don't you pull out more imaginary excuses for her? WinkyDink Oct 2014 #90

There's nothing funny about lynching. Period. Whether it was intentional or not. marble falls Oct 2014 #153

I'm sorry, but I'm afraid that's pretty unlikely at this point. AverageJoe90 Oct 2014 #155

LOL, 380 posts. Hmmmmmm. nt Logical Oct 2014 #159

Numbers... ammirite? Oktober Oct 2014 #161

Good Ole Southern Hospitality otohara Oct 2014 #67

A quarter of the population Travelman Oct 2014 #91

Shocking otohara Oct 2014 #98

There's a pretty strong likelihood that this person is not a Southerner at all. Travelman Oct 2014 #103

The PAO who issued the statement about this incident is black. MADem Oct 2014 #109

"Stupid, not racist." I'm inclined to agree. Travelman Oct 2014 #116

Overt racism is harshly punished in the Army. MADem Oct 2014 #119

I saw this UglyGreed Oct 2014 #72

Please see Reply 25 merrily Oct 2014 #113

Thanks but UglyGreed Oct 2014 #164

Maybe I misunderstood your Reply 72 merrily Oct 2014 #165

Yes the Billie Holliday song UglyGreed Oct 2014 #170

No worries. As best I can tell, confusion is a normal human condition and we're both human. merrily Oct 2014 #171

Yes indeed it is UglyGreed Nov 2014 #185

She'll be voting for McConnell. anyone still need inspiration to GOTV? Takket Oct 2014 #74

"located on the military base"???? WTH?! "The child in the display has a knife in its back...." WinkyDink Oct 2014 #84

No. Just no. shenmue Oct 2014 #101

Movie reenactment gone wrong? ksoze Oct 2014 #102

More here KamaAina Oct 2014 #111

Yeah, well, I'm afraid you're wrong, madam..... AverageJoe90 Oct 2014 #151

Whatever the reason... 3catwoman3 Oct 2014 #157

It is offensive. leanforward Oct 2014 #160

The Opening Scene of "Sinister" demwing Oct 2014 #173

Someone's trying too hard in this thread Catherine Vincent Oct 2014 #178

What if the woman is black herself? BP2 Oct 2014 #179

Well there's one that doesn't deserve the right to vote. L0oniX Nov 2014 #187