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bettyellen

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21. Ah the room, well Steinem has speculated that

Tue Apr 28, 2015, 11:34 AM

Apr 2015

"mommy was mean to me, and bossed me around" is a common root for any who hate and try to block female empowerment.
Makes a lot of sense.

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Mom sees her son participating in riots.. [View all] one_voice Apr 2015 OP

She may well be saving his life. MineralMan Apr 2015 #1

That was my first thought... one_voice Apr 2015 #4

I have acted on gut instinct ChazII Apr 2015 #45

Yup. n/t Gormy Cuss Apr 2015 #24

Yeah, I thought so too. She wanted him off the street so he'll grow up Warpy Apr 2015 #60

+100 romanic Apr 2015 #74

Mama wasn't having that LittleBlue Apr 2015 #2

she is obviously unaware of the massive change that will be accomplished by her sons actions snooper2 Apr 2015 #3

Yeah, there are going to be massive changes SickOfTheOnePct Apr 2015 #46

I wonder where he learned violence is an acceptable response. uppityperson Apr 2015 #5

Me too. LuvNewcastle Apr 2015 #7

LOL! Baitball Blogger Apr 2015 #9

oh I do hope you forgot the sarcasm tag DonCoquixote Apr 2015 #10

I'm sure this is the first time she taught with violence. nt RedCappedBandit Apr 2015 #16

Doesn't that assume she hasn't tried a nonviolent approach before? LittleBlue Apr 2015 #17

Amen. We mama bears do what we have to do tblue Apr 2015 #35

Let's hear it for the mama bears ChazII Apr 2015 #47

Then you missed the most important thing on the video malaise Apr 2015 #32

BS response JI7 Apr 2015 #41

Totally understand her. madaboutharry Apr 2015 #6

a mother fuckin scared to death for the life of her son. that is what i saw. nt seabeyond Apr 2015 #8

I saw that too DonCoquixote Apr 2015 #11

Yes....like when they run into the street... one_voice Apr 2015 #12

Do you think that is the first time she ever hit him? Nt Bonobo Apr 2015 #13

Wow lets speculate how evil this woman might be!! bettyellen Apr 2015 #15

He's already been on my ass, making all kinds of ridiculous assumptions boston bean Apr 2015 #19

Ah the room, well Steinem has speculated that bettyellen Apr 2015 #21

are you really following Bonobo around, reading his posts and telling others to ignore him, because uppityperson Apr 2015 #27

Are you kidding me.? Noticing that he responds with ridiculous assumptions multiple times boston bean Apr 2015 #29

ok, then why not ignore him or out him on ignore, like you advise? uppityperson Apr 2015 #30

Why are you worrying about who I have on ignore or not... or my truthtelling me being stalked boston bean Apr 2015 #36

why do you assume I am worrying? I simply read your post so thought I'd ask. nt uppityperson Apr 2015 #38

Then why were you asking? boston bean Apr 2015 #48

out of curiosity. eom uppityperson Apr 2015 #49

Did I satisfy your curiosity? boston bean Apr 2015 #52

no. eom uppityperson Apr 2015 #53

Sorry to hear that. boston bean Apr 2015 #55

Bless his little heart, pat him on the head and move on. LanternWaste Apr 2015 #33

On your ass = demonstrating your support for parental abuse Bonobo Apr 2015 #63

Then let's celebrate what you did say. lumberjack_jeff Apr 2015 #72

the irony is DonCoquixote Apr 2015 #22

consistent with your outrage i used "our" with deaths of black men and boys, talking collectively. seabeyond Apr 2015 #28

How personal! Bonobo Apr 2015 #64

Same here Scootaloo Apr 2015 #56

If only more parents followed her lead . . . 7wo7rees Apr 2015 #14

What was he doing? Throwing rocks? my old man whipped me for doing same GusBob Apr 2015 #18

I find it abusive. demmiblue Apr 2015 #20

you cannot assume that DonCoquixote Apr 2015 #23

I can assume that, as you can assume that the child could have walked off and got himself killed. demmiblue Apr 2015 #31

and if he walked off and got killed DonCoquixote Apr 2015 #37

And that is the reason little entitled bastards are burning down CVS stores Telcontar Apr 2015 #40

Just wanted you to know that you're not alone in your thinking. canoeist52 Apr 2015 #54

That's nothing compared to what the cops would do Renew Deal Apr 2015 #76

Hard for me to say here... logosoco Apr 2015 #25

Good thoughts! one_voice Apr 2015 #26

Mother of the year? Maybe not. Mother with a son who'll live another day? Yes. Gidney N Cloyd Apr 2015 #34

that I agree with. Thank you. nt uppityperson Apr 2015 #44

And we now know what she was thinking Gormy Cuss Apr 2015 #50

Thank you. 840high Apr 2015 #68

I thought the look on his face as he turns to look at her in the last part shows a loving son who is jwirr Apr 2015 #39

it's the look of many kids who get caught JI7 Apr 2015 #42

I agree. jwirr Apr 2015 #43

If the kid was white it would've been called abuse, the kid is black OK to beat the crap out of him uponit7771 Apr 2015 #51

My kid is white.. RandySF Apr 2015 #58

You nailed half of it. Bonobo Apr 2015 #65

Exactly. Yavin4 Apr 2015 #70

Elephant in room: what if that was a man? Bonobo Apr 2015 #57

*That's* the elephant in the room? alcibiades_mystery Apr 2015 #59

It is an elephant, not the elephant. Bonobo Apr 2015 #62

It isn't. More dogwhistle bullshit. Buzz Clik Apr 2015 #75

no not mother of the year. if it were any other situation they'd call this child abuse. craigmatic Apr 2015 #61

No matter what people say...she is the mother I remember as a child. Stellar Apr 2015 #66

That kid is gonna WISH that he'd been arrested AnnieBW Apr 2015 #67

Bullshit! If she did her job as a parent, her kid would not be rioting in the first place. Yavin4 Apr 2015 #69

Actually, unless we have lived in her and in his shoes, we are not equipped to pass judgment. NYC_SKP Apr 2015 #71

I think she was frightened more than angry. RandySF Apr 2015 #73

A Scared RobinA Apr 2015 #77