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116. C'mon, don't you know it's racist to talk about a problem like this?

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Fri Aug 14, 2015, 09:26 PM

Aug 2015

A very sensitive liberal white supremacist told me so, as he was drinking a $5 coffee and redesigning his blog.

I live in a black neighborhood in Los Angeles myself, and I can assure you the people living here are very interested in reducing crime rates, which everyone who isn't fucking blind can see are elevated as hell. There's a gang problem, which is mostly a product of the 'War on Drugs', and high unemployment, which is a product of... well, just about everything that's wrong with the country, from 1%er-first economics to systemic racism.

Ignoring the high crime that plagues a lot of black neighborhoods, or worse-- fucking acting like even noting it is racist... Jesus... talk about living in a fucking bubble. There's a point where this word police bullshit becomes worse than unproductive, and actually becomes counterproductive.

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Don't you ever say 'black on black crime' again [View all] ghostsinthemachine Aug 2015 OP

I'm not seeing how it's a racist phrase ram2008 Aug 2015 #1

'calling people racist who want to help solve it helps no one.' HFRN Aug 2015 #2

dailykos gets way out on the left wing every once in a while pocoloco Aug 2015 #73

Where is the proposal for a solution? Quayblue Aug 2015 #82

Sweet Jesus, this argument sets my teeth on edge!! tenisfin Aug 2015 #97

yep Quayblue Aug 2015 #107

What are "white on brown" or "white on red" crimestats? Now do you see how the term is racist?? Fred Sanders Aug 2015 #4

There are statistics for that ram2008 Aug 2015 #5

You are again missing the point, or not wanting to see the point, because that some guy can figure out the stats is not the point. Try again. Fred Sanders Aug 2015 #7

It's an absurd point ram2008 Aug 2015 #38

Exactly Ace Rothstein Aug 2015 #41

Do they say "white on white" crime? roody Aug 2015 #54

Yes, in fact, they do. whathehell Aug 2015 #98

You feel there is not value in understanding the statistical implication of who perpetrates and who Ed Suspicious Aug 2015 #44

You feel there is value in constructing strawmen questions? Fred Sanders Aug 2015 #67

Yeah. Welcome to ignore. Ed Suspicious Aug 2015 #69

Thank you....the feeling is mutual. Fred Sanders Aug 2015 #70

This isn't about Sanders supporters...so knock that off passiveporcupine Aug 2015 #85

Have you ever heard anyone concern themselves with sufrommich Aug 2015 #6

I hear it every time I go to the bar Go Vols Aug 2015 #10

That's not concern for crime based on race. sufrommich Aug 2015 #21

Really? I the bar people obssess about white people stealing from white people? ... 1StrongBlackMan Aug 2015 #40

The last complaint I heard Go Vols Aug 2015 #46

Again ... 1StrongBlackMan Aug 2015 #48

Yes,WHITE Go Vols Aug 2015 #56

Okay. n/t 1StrongBlackMan Aug 2015 #59

YOu actually hear the term passiveporcupine Aug 2015 #93

Just from my black friends Go Vols Aug 2015 #101

I have never heard anyone on this planet... zappaman Aug 2015 #103

Can't help you on the real life part Go Vols Aug 2015 #111

nope Quayblue Aug 2015 #114

White on white crime happens at a much lesser rate. Ace Rothstein Aug 2015 #13

I believe you never even read the OP! Fred Sanders Aug 2015 #15

I believe I did. Ace Rothstein Aug 2015 #16

dont you know saturnsring Aug 2015 #36

Finding it out. Differences 840high Aug 2015 #60

The people who use that dehumanizing phrase don't want to HELP. pnwmom Aug 2015 #9

And it comes up whenever the police kill an sufrommich Aug 2015 #25

it is racist Liberal_in_LA Aug 2015 #117

is that a battery on your shoulder? HFRN Aug 2015 #3

Too much Political Correctness is scaring people away from the democratic party. B Calm Aug 2015 #8

yup. HFRN Aug 2015 #11

First of all, that was not the phrase used, secondly, this faux outrage helps no one, and thirdly, Fred Sanders Aug 2015 #17

I choose to ignore PC. 840high Aug 2015 #62

Suggesting that black people aren't as dangerous as the RW media portrays them nomorenomore08 Aug 2015 #83

Maybe I am reading the Snow Leopard Aug 2015 #115

So do you consider every individual black person a threat to you? nomorenomore08 Aug 2015 #120

Petulant Facility Inspector Aug 2015 #12

New poster....did you mean to say "uppity"? Fred Sanders Aug 2015 #18

Good to see you agree. Facility Inspector Aug 2015 #19

I agree you are boring. And completely readable. Fred Sanders Aug 2015 #20

Wow, personal attack, couldn't see that coming Facility Inspector Aug 2015 #22

Yeah, like posting "Petulant" as your whole comment is an idea!??? Fred Sanders Aug 2015 #26

Sometimes one word can say a lot Facility Inspector Aug 2015 #29

"Post count bigot"! You made me laugh...thanks for that! Fred Sanders Aug 2015 #33

So why is it relevant for you Facility Inspector Aug 2015 #35

I can think of a word you sound like tkmorris Aug 2015 #75

you just prove my point Facility Inspector Aug 2015 #76

As you can see I am a low post count Lilith Rising Aug 2015 #100

Hmmmm....I think you may be on to something! zappaman Aug 2015 #102

Don't fret ... 1StrongBlackMan Aug 2015 #42

This one is obvious...I feel like a cat with a still squirming mouse. Fred Sanders Aug 2015 #61

I have to agree. zappaman Aug 2015 #64

stalky stalkerton! Facility Inspector Aug 2015 #77

Take a shower ... You'll be all right. n/t 1StrongBlackMan Aug 2015 #68

Indeed! Facility Inspector Aug 2015 #79

a cat? Facility Inspector Aug 2015 #84

Jury results zappaman Aug 2015 #65

Thanks, Zappaman! Looks like my squirming mouse has no sense of humor, or honor. Fred Sanders Aug 2015 #66

abusive bully Facility Inspector Aug 2015 #81

Still squirming! Fred Sanders Aug 2015 #87

Childish Facility Inspector Aug 2015 #89

Not to worry, other cats will take up the chase. "Petulant".....properly used. Fred Sanders Aug 2015 #91

Uh, no Facility Inspector Aug 2015 #24

Spot on! +1 B Calm Aug 2015 #23

Spot off. -1 Fred Sanders Aug 2015 #27

LOL B Calm Aug 2015 #32

The tone of the OP was petulant. Take your blinders off. cherokeeprogressive Aug 2015 #119

I think the main concern hill2016 Aug 2015 #14

Never have. Recognized it for what it was right away. REP Aug 2015 #28

Look at the folks on the thread who are apprently "offended".... because they like the racist phrase.... Fred Sanders Aug 2015 #30

Your lashing out sounds like you are the one who has a sad Facility Inspector Aug 2015 #31

is the phrase hill2016 Aug 2015 #34

What would be the point?... TeeYiYi Aug 2015 #45

Begging the question. Igel Aug 2015 #104

Crime reporting... TeeYiYi Aug 2015 #37

And you'll get it wrong. Igel Aug 2015 #106

Let's see. Shandris Aug 2015 #39

Statistics are funny things Egnever Aug 2015 #43

Thank you for a sane post. 840high Aug 2015 #94

indeed, they are funny things arithia Aug 2015 #138

Both interesting articles Egnever Aug 2015 #139

The disparity exists arithia Aug 2015 #141

Of course not Egnever Aug 2015 #142

The term is gut wrenching and does appear to have racial connotations monicaangela Aug 2015 #47

Not everything racial is racist. Igel Aug 2015 #109

good post Snow Leopard Aug 2015 #140

I don't know anyone who isn't racist that is terrified of being called racist... monicaangela Aug 2015 #147

Best to ignore it and hope it goes away. Throd Aug 2015 #49

I believe 'black on black' crime is a way to minimize and make acceptable current police practices. jalan48 Aug 2015 #50

That's the way it's almost always used.You would have to sufrommich Aug 2015 #53

Exactly. -n/t Zenlitened Aug 2015 #71

Agreed. Never did. Never would. roody Aug 2015 #51

To compare the significance of b on b vs w on black crime I need both incidence rates HereSince1628 Aug 2015 #52

Here Travis_0004 Aug 2015 #137

IMO, that's a problem for the OP. HereSince1628 Aug 2015 #145

yeah, if that phrase doesn't sound an alarm in your brain, you should really do some thinking fbc Aug 2015 #55

The racists have already routed around this. Now they say... alcibiades_mystery Aug 2015 #57

Have you ever heard anybody talk about white on white crime? Have you ever seen any white folk march DonCoquixote Aug 2015 #58

Thank you. I can't stand that term. Live and Learn Aug 2015 #63

Hear Hear! passiveporcupine Aug 2015 #72

It's a right-wing talking point. And right-wingers are racists... Zenlitened Aug 2015 #74

Right. They co-opt and distort all sorts of meaningful shit. When a shithead FOX viewer uses it Ed Suspicious Aug 2015 #86

No one but racists use the term. Social scientists do not. Fred Sanders Aug 2015 #88

It's clear that such scientists are vastly outnumbered... Zenlitened Aug 2015 #108

What? boatsnhose Aug 2015 #78

Where? Fred Sanders Aug 2015 #90

For one thing, seriously discussing "white on white crime" (in those terms) would undermine the myth nomorenomore08 Aug 2015 #80

Here is the data Travis_0004 Aug 2015 #92

That is staggering. Many 840high Aug 2015 #96

How is this enormous disparity explained? seveneyes Aug 2015 #128

Point taken, but some of these numbers are obscenely misleading - could in fact be classified as Doctor_J Aug 2015 #95

There is an important point though mvd Aug 2015 #112

It's more about debunking the racial fearmongering of the Right, though. nomorenomore08 Aug 2015 #122

Then why fill the opinion piece with a pack of lies? Doctor_J Aug 2015 #130

I really hate to wade in here 1939 Aug 2015 #99

C'mon, don't you know it's racist to talk about a problem like this? Marr Aug 2015 #116

There's a massive difference between discussing the crime problem out of genuine concern nomorenomore08 Aug 2015 #123

Bullshit. The Word Police clocked out for the weekend, and whathehell Aug 2015 #105

please crosspost this in the AA forum nt Quayblue Aug 2015 #110

We hear about the need for handgun training before a gun is purchased. Igel Aug 2015 #113

I disagree with the author of that diary on DKos. You can't restrict free speech. Period. NYCButterfinger Aug 2015 #118

And the language police descend once again Android3.14 Aug 2015 #121

I don't answer to you n/t ryan_cats Aug 2015 #124

Lol, calm the fuck down nt Logical Aug 2015 #132

Did you respond to the correct post? N/T ryan_cats Aug 2015 #133

You can choose not to say it. romanic Aug 2015 #125

If people focused on getting laws changed Waiting For Everyman Aug 2015 #126

Let's look at the numbers, shall we? XemaSab Aug 2015 #127

This chart appears to speak to the problem seveneyes Aug 2015 #129

Unfortunately, when you consider TexasMommaWithAHat Aug 2015 #134

Don't say it. Don't think it. Don't write it. NaturalHigh Aug 2015 #131

Yes, so all of those young black male faces involved in serious crimes against people of all races cpwm17 Aug 2015 #135

The context in which I first heard it outside of scholarly documents Ms. Toad Aug 2015 #136

Seems to me this is something the Republicans love yuiyoshida Aug 2015 #143

You forgot "don't do it". KentuckyWoman Aug 2015 #144

If we cant talk about black on black crime, do black lives matter only when killed by a white person Travis_0004 Aug 2015 #146