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Ms. Toad

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31. No one is calling those folks thugs.

Reply to MrScorpio (Reply #18)

Fri May 1, 2015, 10:19 AM

May 2015

The ones being called thugs are the ones who broke into stores and stole things, set cars on fire, set stores on fire, etc.

If you want to be honest about your pictorial analogy, the last people should include an image of someone engaged in the activities for which they are being called thugs.

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Titles... [View all] MrScorpio May 2015 OP

K&R. nt tblue37 May 2015 #1

Weak. greyl May 2015 #2

. MrScorpio May 2015 #3

That one's strong - it actually makes sense under scrutiny. greyl May 2015 #4

"Weren't there violent demonstrations in the 60s in which people were called thugs?" Spitfire of ATJ May 2015 #7

Watch Berkeley in the Sixties to refresh your memory of the variety of protests. greyl May 2015 #20

If you were talking about "thug" in general.... Spitfire of ATJ May 2015 #30

I like what Mfume said at the end of a CNN clip about this topic. greyl May 2015 #33

I usually avoid quoting... NaturalHigh May 2015 #9

Frankly, the FBI can go fuck itself MrScorpio May 2015 #13

+1000 Tom Ripley May 2015 #19

"The controversy isn't about peaceful demonstrators being called thugs." NaturalHigh May 2015 #10

This is America MrScorpio May 2015 #14

Yes, but it is not the peaceful ones being called thugs. Ms. Toad May 2015 #16

It doesn't take a lot to classify someone as a criminal MrScorpio May 2015 #18

Where did you get your OP image? nt greyl May 2015 #23

Tumblr. nt MrScorpio May 2015 #25

Put it back! greyl May 2015 #28

No one is calling those folks thugs. Ms. Toad May 2015 #31

This is a very thought provoking group of images... Cheese Sandwich May 2015 #5

The first three are true. Not taking anything from them. The fouth is heartbreaking. merrily May 2015 #6

If by "true" you mean "false", then yes. greyl May 2015 #22

The date was off by 2 years gollygee May 2015 #24

It's a world famous photo, greyl May 2015 #34

I meant that all four photos depict brave acts. merrily May 2015 #32

Right, that's what people are supposed to notice, greyl May 2015 #35

K&R Gothmog May 2015 #8

UNREC brooklynite May 2015 #11

Yup. BumRushDaShow May 2015 #12

People don't see we are living in an oppressive system. Cheese Sandwich May 2015 #15

What is interesting was the Angela Davis interview BumRushDaShow May 2015 #17

Nobody calls peaceful protestors "thugs". Why didn't you use this photo in the bottom right? KittyWampus May 2015 #21

Why would it be any better to call those kids thugs? Cheese Sandwich May 2015 #27

I didn't make the graphic in the OP which uses that term. KittyWampus May 2015 #29

That guy in Baltimore is a hero in my eyes derby378 May 2015 #26

K & R Scurrilous May 2015 #36