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jberryhill

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4. I like the observer who says "Thank you, white guy"

Thu Sep 24, 2015, 09:35 AM

Sep 2015

Yeah, what comes out of his mouth is definitely about race.

"I settled this neighborhood"

He musta got off the boat with Peter Minuit and traded beads with the Lenape.

Surprisingly good shape for a guy that old.

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Video allegedly captures epic 'white privilege' fight in Brooklyn : jogger vs stroller pusher [View all] Liberal_in_LA Sep 2015 OP

OMG, I think I know where this is. Brooklyn Heights near Metrotech center stevenleser Sep 2015 #1

Isn't that considered downtown brooklyn? geek tragedy Sep 2015 #5

This area isn't Brooklyn Heights proper. It's between Metrotech center and Fulton St. Here is a link stevenleser Sep 2015 #7

We used to live on Bridge Street between Willoughby and Fulton. geek tragedy Sep 2015 #8

Really? How long ago? stevenleser Sep 2015 #9

2000-2002. Our rental has been long-since demolished. geek tragedy Sep 2015 #11

There are more good restaurants now, but the place is clearly in transition. stevenleser Sep 2015 #12

Gotta love those first world problems Rex Sep 2015 #33

The guy screaming his head off needs a lot of therapy. Nt stevenleser Sep 2015 #38

Reminds me of another fella in the news a few days ago. Got out of his merc with firearms Rex Sep 2015 #49

I'm around there a lot too.... Dorian Gray Sep 2015 #69

See what happens when you put a Starbucks on every damn corner snooper2 Sep 2015 #2

Wait..... white stroller pusher has shouting match with white jogger.... Nye Bevan Sep 2015 #3

I like the observer who says "Thank you, white guy" jberryhill Sep 2015 #4

"He musta got off the boat with Peter Minuit and traded beads with the Lenape." Yavin4 Sep 2015 #47

"I settled this neighborhood for people like you." marmar Sep 2015 #14

Yeah . . . "settled" is a word that means something gollygee Sep 2015 #18

The subtext Dorian Gray Sep 2015 #70

Maybe the jogger isn't white? ecstatic Sep 2015 #20

. Nye Bevan Sep 2015 #21

Could be Puerto Rican, Mexican, biracial, etc. Nt ecstatic Sep 2015 #22

You have to read the entire thing first. Rex Sep 2015 #34

America is such a happy place olddots Sep 2015 #6

Meanwhile in Bushwick... GreatGazoo Sep 2015 #10

Brilliant nt Tree-Hugger Sep 2015 #16

LOL, and people wonder why I run and hide when I see white people coming my way. closeupready Sep 2015 #13

I don't alert, but seriously can you see that this is not such a great post? cwydro Sep 2015 #23

Because white people are a racial minority? closeupready Sep 2015 #24

Because it was a nasty post that generalizes about "white people" cwydro Sep 2015 #25

You too! closeupready Sep 2015 #26

Thank you. whathehell Sep 2015 #42

haven't you heard? Skittles Sep 2015 #62

White people are at the root of most problems in America, that is just a fact. AllFieldsRequired Sep 2015 #28

Oh, of course they are. cwydro Sep 2015 #31

You really dont think so? Who has controlled everything for the past 200 years? AllFieldsRequired Sep 2015 #32

There are so many things I could say in response, cwydro Sep 2015 #35

Of course we are talking about America. But your response is very revealing. AllFieldsRequired Sep 2015 #58

Facts bother some, dunno why because it is nothing personal. Rex Sep 2015 #37

Indeed. cwydro Sep 2015 #39

Yes we are, ever read an American history book? Rex Sep 2015 #36

lbr all races have done shitty things throughout the world for centuries. romanic Sep 2015 #41

We were just talking about America. Rex Sep 2015 #45

North America? jberryhill Sep 2015 #51

No just America the nation. Rex Sep 2015 #52

Just an side, but many Latin Americans consider themselves... a la izquierda Sep 2015 #56

True but for this particular conversation we were just talking about America the nation. Rex Sep 2015 #57

How about the current stuff brush Sep 2015 #71

That is true, but has more to do with math than inherent relative moral merits of among "races" jberryhill Sep 2015 #50

I'm trying to feel dispossessed and historically oppressed by the respons LanternWaste Sep 2015 #30

"I settled".....LOL Home on the range... ileus Sep 2015 #15

"I settled this neighborhood" � kinda like Columbus discovered America brush Sep 2015 #27

Message auto-removed Name removed Sep 2015 #60

"thank you, white guy" lol Schema Thing Sep 2015 #17

Best part of the whole video :) Marrah_G Sep 2015 #19

One of the weirdest things I've seen in a while. trumad Sep 2015 #29

A classic. I call that a de-punking. Eleanors38 Sep 2015 #46

That guy is the epoitome of a white sjw. romanic Sep 2015 #40

What is a "white sjw'? whathehell Sep 2015 #43

sjw = social justivce warrior romanic Sep 2015 #44

Hmmm whathehell Sep 2015 #55

I know that. romanic Sep 2015 #64

Whatever whathehell Sep 2015 #68

Single Jewish Woman jberryhill Sep 2015 #61

That's what I might have said.. whathehell Sep 2015 #67

Rich NYers waaaaayy over-pay for small, cramped housing that's unsuitable for raising children Yavin4 Sep 2015 #48

Not news , humans acting like raging lunatics, been occurring since the beginning.... AuntPatsy Sep 2015 #53

Epic White Privilege Irony Implosion... sylvanus Sep 2015 #54

I'm pretty sure that wasn't a cop. Hassin Bin Sober Sep 2015 #63

THIS is why I live in the suburbs! bullwinkle428 Sep 2015 #59

It must have been hard for dad to not laugh in the guy's face. n/t lumberjack_jeff Sep 2015 #65

South Park Season Premeire is a must watch. It covers this kinda thing as only SP can. Nt. Juicy_Bellows Sep 2015 #66