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122. What would be the racist equivalent, in this absurd hypothetical?

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Wed Feb 25, 2015, 06:22 PM

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This message was self-deleted by its author [View all] pnwmom Feb 2015 OP

You're mad at him because he's single? Iggo Feb 2015 #1

Unfortunate you would be offended 1000words Feb 2015 #2

I'm offended by the idea of a woman as a commodity or a job. n/t pnwmom Feb 2015 #16

Perhaps you could have spoken to him to determine if that was the case. 1000words Feb 2015 #21

How do you do that when you're in a moving line of traffic? pnwmom Feb 2015 #29

You assume that is what he meant. You don't know that. Throd Feb 2015 #31

Yes, because he put "woman" in with his list of things he didn't have. n/t pnwmom Feb 2015 #32

Then assume the worst and hate the bastard. Throd Feb 2015 #51

Thou sayest a book full. n/t Adsos Letter Feb 2015 #128

How do you know what he thinks? upaloopa Feb 2015 #34

Nope. I only know what's on his sign. n/t pnwmom Feb 2015 #62

Yes and with the paradigm you see the world upaloopa Feb 2015 #68

Perhaps he lost his 840high Feb 2015 #147

He said he had no woman. As if women are a replaceable thing. n/t pnwmom Feb 2015 #150

I would have helped him. Maybe some food and a few bucks. 840high Feb 2015 #165

Yet, you sized-up his character and made a judgement in that brief time. 1000words Feb 2015 #37

"cry"? You know, the Bob Marley song...? closeupready Feb 2015 #3

That's where I thought the post was going next. Erich Bloodaxe BSN Feb 2015 #36

Yes, which ironically, was a song of hope: closeupready Feb 2015 #50

"no partner" would have been better, otherwise it looks like objectifying women. uppityperson Feb 2015 #4

You nailed it. n/t pnwmom Feb 2015 #17

That would have been much more PC dumbcat Feb 2015 #45

well that would be objectifiying "partner" wouldnt it? nt msongs Feb 2015 #46

No. I read what the sign said as making "woman" into a commodity like a job or home uppityperson Feb 2015 #56

But 'partner' is another word for person... one_voice Feb 2015 #79

Why does "no woman" imply ownership/commodity when "no partner" does not? (nt) jeff47 Feb 2015 #82

If you are asking seriously rather than for a quick sound bite and snark... uppityperson Feb 2015 #88

Why does that not apply to "no job"? jeff47 Feb 2015 #93

A job is a Thing. A home is a Thing. A woman is a Person. uppityperson Feb 2015 #96

I agree...partner conveys "companionship" cyberswede Feb 2015 #106

But you can't own or touch a job. jeff47 Feb 2015 #111

That cliched country song doesn't Sissyk Feb 2015 #69

.... sounds lonely. . n/t annabanana Feb 2015 #5

He shouldn't have lost you. NCTraveler Feb 2015 #6

His internal organs are taking damage. His brain is taking damage. If he has not had food in days Rex Feb 2015 #143

Maybe it is his way of saying "I have no one to love" or "all alone"..... Liberal Veteran Feb 2015 #7

Because it's turning "woman" into a thing that you have or don't have. pnwmom Feb 2015 #18

Wow !! Rhinodawg Feb 2015 #27

"No woman" probably just fits better on his sign -- Exhibit A Feb 2015 #47

Having a significant other (male or female) in your life is very important to some people. Liberal Veteran Feb 2015 #52

+1 Blue_Tires Feb 2015 #131

Got you to notice the sign. That's half of marketing -- getting noticed. . . Journeyman Feb 2015 #8

Except I missed the rest of the sign. No time to read it as I followed the traffic past him. n/t pnwmom Feb 2015 #22

Really--he has no job, no home... one_voice Feb 2015 #9

I tossed a spare woman into his empty Starbuck's latte cup. Atman Feb 2015 #10

i don't think he's asking anyone for a woman. unblock Feb 2015 #15

You get it. This is turning women into things to have. Thanks, Atman. n/t pnwmom Feb 2015 #20

If someone says they have no family are you assuming they think of family as a commodity to own? TheKentuckian Feb 2015 #80

Those were my thoughts exactly..... BronxBoy Feb 2015 #95

It makes me sick to the point that of tears. Shrink this fucking tent! I don't want to be associated TheKentuckian Feb 2015 #168

yeah but, for me, jobless and homeless outweighs poor word choice to express loneliness unblock Feb 2015 #11

Maybe he needs a soul mate ?? Rhinodawg Feb 2015 #12

yeah, he could have said that Mosby Feb 2015 #28

Am I missing something? He sounds sad and lonely to me arcane1 Feb 2015 #13

I skipped the rest of the sign because I was driving past, along with the rest of the traffic, pnwmom Feb 2015 #25

But yet you rushed right home to come pass judgement.... BronxBoy Feb 2015 #100

The part you should find offensive... NCTraveler Feb 2015 #14

+1, n/t Exhibit A Feb 2015 #19

+100 romanic Feb 2015 #23

Exactly 1000words Feb 2015 #24

+2 Throd Feb 2015 #26

You win the thread. Atman Feb 2015 #33

and that people are just driving past... sundevil2000 Feb 2015 #63

In a hurry........n/t BronxBoy Feb 2015 #97

Then whining about on the internet... TerrapinFlyer Feb 2015 #107

And I guess.... BronxBoy Feb 2015 #117

You got it! Sissyk Feb 2015 #73

+1 JoePhilly Feb 2015 #83

Yeah, I gotta get with you on that point--well said. nt MADem Feb 2015 #92

word frylock Feb 2015 #126

NCTraveler, for the win! TheSarcastinator Feb 2015 #127

Amen. 840high Feb 2015 #149

He's unemployed. He's homeless. He's either lonely, horny, or both. rocktivity Feb 2015 #30

sexism is rampant among the homeless Enrique Feb 2015 #35

It's 55 degrees here and cloudy. Not horrendous unless you're from LA, I guess. n/t pnwmom Feb 2015 #40

Being homeless..... BronxBoy Feb 2015 #103

GO TALK TO HIM AND BRING THE POOR GUY A MEAL !!! Rhinodawg Feb 2015 #38

Is that what you do every time you see a person on the street with a sign? pnwmom Feb 2015 #166

Sorry but this OP is just more fake angry poutrage titaniumsalute Feb 2015 #39

Some of us are capable of multi-tasking, being upset at someone being homeless and the sexism uppityperson Feb 2015 #49

You kind of made my point titaniumsalute Feb 2015 #70

I see sexism in the sign, you see mental health issues in the man. uppityperson Feb 2015 #74

No I see a human being who needs help titaniumsalute Feb 2015 #75

Thaaaaaaaaaank You. Rhinodawg Feb 2015 #76

I see someone who needs help and I also see sexism there. uppityperson Feb 2015 #84

Thank you!. 840high Feb 2015 #152

"Love" and "relatedness" is considered a psychological need by most psychologists davidn3600 Feb 2015 #78

That could be, poorly worded way of saying that. I'm not saying the guy is a sexist ass who wants uppityperson Feb 2015 #81

German women traditionally refer to their husbands as 'my man'. closeupready Feb 2015 #41

And in English, possibly, if it's their 2nd language. arcane1 Feb 2015 #48

As do an awful lot of Black and Brown Folks..... BronxBoy Feb 2015 #137

He happened to be white. n/t pnwmom Feb 2015 #151

Way to miss the fucking point!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! BronxBoy Feb 2015 #157

Sounds like no worries to me.. j/k WDIM Feb 2015 #42

So you also believe that people own their Jobs? dilby Feb 2015 #43

I took it as a lament for what he had lost: Job, home, life partner� Jackpine Radical Feb 2015 #44

Me, too. n/t deutsey Feb 2015 #114

yes because poor people have to be ideologically pure jcboon Feb 2015 #53

I would find that annoying and tiresome as well. Brickbat Feb 2015 #54

And if a homeless woman had a sign: "No job. No home. No man" davidn3600 Feb 2015 #55

I sure as hell would, but then I am an uppity woman uppityperson Feb 2015 #57

For sure. n/t pnwmom Feb 2015 #60

agreed. guillaumeb Feb 2015 #58

I can't believe this fucking thread..... BronxBoy Feb 2015 #104

perhaps the grammar police are here, perhaps the post is an overreaction guillaumeb Feb 2015 #110

Nothing says "liberal" like "always assume the worst in people" n/t arcane1 Feb 2015 #112

If you will read post #58 you will see guillaumeb Feb 2015 #115

Sorry BronxBoy Feb 2015 #116

HE'S HOMELESS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! BronxBoy Feb 2015 #134

I believe he was just trying to convey how much his life sucks./NT DemocratSinceBirth Feb 2015 #59

plus one Liberal_in_LA Feb 2015 #85

PLUS 2 Rhinodawg Feb 2015 #91

no no no... he's hates women BellaLuna Feb 2015 #148

Homelessnes is so tragic. bravenak Feb 2015 #61

I'm with you. That man really was equating SheilaT Feb 2015 #64

That's not a very feminist attitude frankfacts Feb 2015 #65

Care to elaborate on that idea? F4lconF16 Feb 2015 #71

yes snooper2 Feb 2015 #77

Feminism's "principles aren't any different than a representative democracy's"? What do you mean? uppityperson Feb 2015 #101

You mean they are? frankfacts Feb 2015 #136

I asked what you mean. What do you mean by 'Feminism's "principles aren't any different than ... uppityperson Feb 2015 #138

The fact that the guy is homeless HappyMe Feb 2015 #66

Yup, I've seen a sign like that and had the same thoughts. F4lconF16 Feb 2015 #67

Probably shouldn't make assumptions, but let's assume the worst possible context? arcane1 Feb 2015 #99

I assume so because in my experience it is that way. F4lconF16 Feb 2015 #158

Thank you for the follow-up, I understand what you were saying now. arcane1 Feb 2015 #169

Whether they mean what you think they mean upaloopa Feb 2015 #105

See post 158. F4lconF16 Feb 2015 #160

No you shouldn't BronxBoy Feb 2015 #140

See post 158. F4lconF16 Feb 2015 #162

Pretty sure political correctness is the least of a homeless person's worries. DescendantOfMany Feb 2015 #72

He did it to get attention..lperhaps make you chuckle Catherine Vincent Feb 2015 #86

"No Woman No Cry" perhaps? Did he look like Bob Marley? MADem Feb 2015 #87

He definitely deserves to be out of work and homeless!!!! JoePhilly Feb 2015 #89

I'm sure that unemployed, homeless man. Kurska Feb 2015 #90

Why didn't you go yell at him LittleBlue Feb 2015 #94

This message was self-deleted by its author 1000words Feb 2015 #102

I tend to give homeless people a pass on political correctness bluestateguy Feb 2015 #98

I have to admit I am amused and bemused by this entire thread. Liberal Veteran Feb 2015 #109

I think the majority of the posts attend to the major issue, Jackpine Radical Feb 2015 #124

Well but would it be OK if treestar Feb 2015 #118

What would be the racist equivalent, in this absurd hypothetical? arcane1 Feb 2015 #122

I can see what he was trying to say, and it wasn't he wants to own a woman. herding cats Feb 2015 #108

Have you ever been homeless????? BronxBoy Feb 2015 #113

thank you bpj62 Feb 2015 #123

I agree.... BronxBoy Feb 2015 #129

I expect he's still out there, while you're complaining about his sign in your comfortable home. Marr Feb 2015 #119

this OP demonstrates a sad reality TheSarcastinator Feb 2015 #120

This message was self-deleted by its author 1000words Feb 2015 #125

I posted this a while back.. Fumesucker Feb 2015 #121

What Fumesucker said. Yep. BlueJazz Feb 2015 #133

Question: are you married, and do you refer to your partner as MY husband or MY wife? frylock Feb 2015 #130

Of COURSE NOT titaniumsalute Feb 2015 #132

SEXIST!!!!!!!!! BronxBoy Feb 2015 #141

LOL titaniumsalute Feb 2015 #144

It implies a relationship, the same way "my mother" or "my brother" does REP Feb 2015 #164

And you lost me the minute you posted this. NanceGreggs Feb 2015 #135

THIS. Agschmid Feb 2015 #139

I hope you never have the Blues. Rex Feb 2015 #142

Three years ago I took in a young woman I didn't know, who desperately needed a home. pnwmom Feb 2015 #146

Well good for you......... BronxBoy Feb 2015 #154

Hopefully, other people acted like liberals toward him. arcane1 Feb 2015 #155

Do you understand how to read minds? That is the only way to know what he meant. Rex Feb 2015 #163

Please advise us how to convey such things BellaLuna Feb 2015 #145

Don't include "no woman" in a list of items you lack. Women aren't possessions, and pnwmom Feb 2015 #153

I'm going to ask you again..... BronxBoy Feb 2015 #161

I don't know what's more sad, you or the homeless guy. Skeeter Barnes Feb 2015 #156

Cool story, bro. TheManInTheMac Feb 2015 #159

Nothing to call his own. ... prayin4rain Feb 2015 #167