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TipTok

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14. It's all some folks have...

Reply to clarice (Reply #11)

Tue May 3, 2016, 02:34 PM

May 2016

The idea that other people might have different ideas just cannot be tolerated.

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Ten Things White People Need To Quit Saying [View all] KamaAina May 2016 OP

How about metroins May 2016 #1

She can't be racist; she has white friends. Nuclear Unicorn May 2016 #18

I don't have any white friends. metroins May 2016 #20

The smartest people almost always have no friends scscholar May 2016 #27

What a delicate little flower... TipTok May 2016 #2

I'd rationalize her concerns as such too were I intolerant and less educated. LanternWaste May 2016 #3

Are you sure those are the words you want to go with? TipTok May 2016 #6

Be careful Tip....some people are very quick on the alert button....they LIVE for it.nt clarice May 2016 #11

It's all some folks have... TipTok May 2016 #14

And yet...aren't tolerance and open mindedness hallmarks of TRUE Liberalism?nt clarice May 2016 #16

You can choose to believe and espouse whatever you want... TipTok May 2016 #28

Relax. It's his standard Cntrl+c-Cntrl+V "harumph!" he's (she's?) been using lately. linuxman May 2016 #23

What if you just had a different opinion ? Bonx May 2016 #9

Not allowed.nt clarice May 2016 #12

I don't disagree with a single thing on that list Kalidurga May 2016 #4

I'll quit saying exotic if you quit calling me white LOL snooper2 May 2016 #5

I love love love this. phylny May 2016 #13

LOL--I totally get what she is saying. MADem May 2016 #7

#2 and #6 are weird Albertoo May 2016 #8

Articles like these... romanic May 2016 #10

There is reverse racism Prism May 2016 #15

It's just regular ol' racism... TipTok May 2016 #29

How fucking right on is THAT !!!! Well done.nt clarice May 2016 #38

the idea that racism is only based on power is absolutely ridiculous Skittles May 2016 #40

"Exotic" is a relative, not absolute term. Odin2005 May 2016 #17

You don't have to be Native American to see that "Redskins" is a racial slur. Iggo May 2016 #19

The problem is that bigotry against Native Americans east of the Mississippi barely exists. ieoeja May 2016 #35

Spending time with the author would make for a very long day. Throd May 2016 #21

LOL at the sanctimonious last paragraph. GulfCoast66 May 2016 #22

What a whiner. Quantess May 2016 #24

More tedious, puritanical language-policing. linuxman May 2016 #25

"Remember that reverse racism isn’t a thing." sufrommich May 2016 #26

When you apply for a job, why not? Igel May 2016 #31

There is no "reverse racism" Major Nikon May 2016 #39

"We are not fruit". redwitch May 2016 #30

what an exotic list hfojvt May 2016 #32

Where is she really from? KamaAina May 2016 #33

I think reverse racism is very real. Reverse discrimination, on the other hand, isn't. Tommy_Carcetti May 2016 #34

"What kind of Asian are you?" pokerfan May 2016 #36

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