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27. Because white privilege doesn't protect minorities?

Sat Dec 6, 2014, 08:02 AM

Dec 2014

Geez, a 12 year old boy with a toy gun just got shot dead. Martin was carrying fucking Skittles and cell phone that he was talking on when Zimmerman ID's him as a thread--and that was supposedly okay because Martin was wearing a hoodie in the rain. Garner was allegedly carrying loosies.

Can you imagine what would happen if a group of adult, large males of color open carried actual, loaded guns?

And it doesn't matter whether the LEOS are also people of color. People of color internalize the crap society puts on them, maybe not as much as other groups do, but they do internalize it. You can't help it.

For just a few examples, women have told me that they "just" feel more comfortable with a male doctor or a male lawyer; the African American LEO with JIM CROWley sided with him and not Professor Gates and even white women with curly hair straighten it.

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Why aren't minorities carrying openly? [View all] ArcticFox Dec 2014 OP

Well, there was that guy at the original AZ tea party rally with the AR-15 Recursion Dec 2014 #1

I remember that guy. He was safe there amongst so many open-carry White people. BlueCaliDem Dec 2014 #2

There's also the Huey P. Newton Gun Club Recursion Dec 2014 #3

Yes. They are safe with all those whites. Eleanors38 Dec 2014 #20

Far too many of them with weapons... Stellar Dec 2014 #32

I'd say the same thing... Bigmack Dec 2014 #46

Some people think I'm evil if I don't include Stellar Dec 2014 #61

You don't need sarcasm. nt Eleanors38 Dec 2014 #57

Agreed! Stellar Dec 2014 #62

You bring up a salient point... Eleanors38 Dec 2014 #76

This guy was a paid actor. ZX86 Dec 2014 #81

OMG that would get more of them killed. Lil Missy Dec 2014 #4

This message was self-deleted by its author Sweeney Dec 2014 #11

Some do , I've seen them here helpmetohelpyou Dec 2014 #5

Because they'd be shot on sight and they know it. Warpy Dec 2014 #6

I think the caller for the park shooting did the opposite of embellish Fumesucker Dec 2014 #16

The last sentence is startling brush Dec 2014 #23

The problem with gunz is chicken-shit civilians. (nt) stone space Dec 2014 #19

Park shooter wasn't embellishing or scared.... hadrons Dec 2014 #43

This message was self-deleted by its author Sweeney Dec 2014 #7

You are right about the purpose of gun laws... Eleanors38 Dec 2014 #33

They do believe that their laws Feral Child Dec 2014 #40

A black man owns a gun shop in Austin. Reportedly, Eleanors38 Dec 2014 #53

This message was self-deleted by its author Sweeney Dec 2014 #59

I am in general agreement. SD is always a thorny Eleanors38 Dec 2014 #71

This message was self-deleted by its author Sweeney Dec 2014 #94

Thanks for your information. Feral Child Dec 2014 #64

While I gag on the politics of the NRA, and not a member, Eleanors38 Dec 2014 #75

Doubt if they'll achieve anything Feral Child Dec 2014 #84

I understand. Any community/minority which increases self-armament Eleanors38 Dec 2014 #97

On a different note Feral Child Dec 2014 #85

I found it interesting that CA just passed a referendum Eleanors38 Dec 2014 #98

This message was self-deleted by its author Sweeney Dec 2014 #56

I'm not advocating any course of action. Feral Child Dec 2014 #63

This message was self-deleted by its author Sweeney Dec 2014 #66

I can agree in principal with much you say. Feral Child Dec 2014 #68

Get real. Major Hogwash Dec 2014 #8

But it is one way to get the NRA to change their tune. As soon as blacks start carrying weapons world wide wally Dec 2014 #9

You make a great point ArcticFox Dec 2014 #13

HA! You're funny. Good defense of The Narrative™. Eleanors38 Dec 2014 #21

How do you know that? brush Dec 2014 #25

Sarcasm ain't what it used to be... Eleanors38 Dec 2014 #31

Because a black 12 y.o. had a replica 99th_Monkey Dec 2014 #10

Check out the pics upstream. Are they dead? Eleanors38 Dec 2014 #22

Not to my knowledge 99th_Monkey Dec 2014 #67

I quite agree. One of the lessons I learned about Eleanors38 Dec 2014 #70

True OCer's don't go around drawing and reholstering their sidearms. ileus Dec 2014 #74

OC? CC? 99th_Monkey Dec 2014 #91

open carry & conceal carry ileus Dec 2014 #95

Thanks. nt 99th_Monkey Dec 2014 #96

The Black Panthers did it back in the day AgingAmerican Dec 2014 #12

And that died in the sixties ArcticFox Dec 2014 #14

And the same white open-carry folks that were alive then criticized the Black Panthers and were kelliekat44 Dec 2014 #15

Are the "NRA folks screaming" now? Eleanors38 Dec 2014 #28

Reagan did it Mnpaul Dec 2014 #65

Few Republicans will ever acknowledge that Saint Ronnie, while Gov. of California, signed KingCharlemagne Dec 2014 #38

Because, by and large, they understand firearms are the impliments intended to kill them. baldguy Dec 2014 #17

Because they're not idiots? (nt) stone space Dec 2014 #18

No wonder the cops were acquitted of Rodney Kings' Eleanors38 Dec 2014 #24

Are you forgeting the sarcasm tag on your posts? brush Dec 2014 #26

I'll explain. Some posters here failed to notice: Eleanors38 Dec 2014 #29

No, you still didn't say whether you left off the sarcasm gif brush Dec 2014 #30

OC = Open Carry. At this point... Eleanors38 Dec 2014 #34

Ahhh . . . hate to come off as dense, but what is "HPNGC"? brush Dec 2014 #37

HPNGC=Huey P. Newton Gun Club... Eleanors38 Dec 2014 #55

Because white privilege doesn't protect minorities? merrily Dec 2014 #27

Unnecessarily confrontational. Feral Child Dec 2014 #35

I hope they will allow me, a white, to join their ranks, should those matters come to pass. I'm too KingCharlemagne Dec 2014 #39

Lets hope that peaceful protest and solidarity Feral Child Dec 2014 #73

Here's an article\op-ed by Rolling Stone's Matt Taibi that I hope you get KingCharlemagne Dec 2014 #77

I'll give that a read at my earliest, KC. Feral Child Dec 2014 #86

If African American men are seen as inherently scary gollygee Dec 2014 #36

If you study some of the civil rights movement in NC that was done Lee-Lee Dec 2014 #41

Open carry is moronic regardless of race hack89 Dec 2014 #42

Because there's too strong of a liberalhistorian Dec 2014 #44

Because cops will kill them on sight onecaliberal Dec 2014 #45

You have to ask? Jamastiene Dec 2014 #47

Minorities do carry. former9thward Dec 2014 #48

Are you serious? HappyMe Dec 2014 #49

Exactly loyalsister Dec 2014 #79

I wouldn't have a problem with it. I would recommend though........ socialist_n_TN Dec 2014 #50

Oh yeah, one other thing..... socialist_n_TN Dec 2014 #54

Nobody should be allowed to open carry. MoonRiver Dec 2014 #51

I would encourage anyone to exercise rights. Socal31 Dec 2014 #52

Some here even deny that blacks DO open-carry. Eleanors38 Dec 2014 #58

I'm not an advocate of any open carry Runningdawg Dec 2014 #60

I agree on the group approach. Community SD is Eleanors38 Dec 2014 #80

Why? Because they kill the black guys. Vinca Dec 2014 #69

It would be nice to see everyone exercise their 2A rights... ileus Dec 2014 #72

You say white trash and hillbillies a lot. maced666 Dec 2014 #78

attempt to highlight the racial aspect ArcticFox Dec 2014 #89

Because minorities tend to be Democrats krispos42 Dec 2014 #82

The majority of gun toters are afraid of, or hate, minorities. Also, I think most minorities respect Hoyt Dec 2014 #83

If you think minorities don't carry, you're delusional B2G Dec 2014 #87

Cops shoot and kill man holding toy gun in Wal-Mart in Ohio, an open carry state, no license needed, Fla Dem Dec 2014 #88

Message auto-removed Name removed Dec 2014 #90

I don't think it's white against black ArcticFox Dec 2014 #93

I think the simple answer is obvious - they do not want to die. jwirr Dec 2014 #92