Ellen DeGeneres defends her Usain Bolt tweet some claimed was racist

[Liberal_Stalwart71]

188. Let me ask you this: Someone posts an implicitly homophobic image. You're upset. Straight people

come on here and demand that you're stupid for even reading into that image; it's NOT homophobic at all, they claim. But you're upset because you or someone you know who is a member of the LGBTQ community has been subjected to all kinds of harassment because of how gay/lesbians have been portrayed in the media. The imagery is not intentionally homophobic, but you clearly see how that could affect people negatively in the LGBTQ community.

Still, people who are yelling at you, telling you that it's not offensive. That this is not a real issue. That you're being too sensitive. That you need to stop looking at it and "finding some excuse to be offended". Even members of the LGBTQ community claim that it's not offensive. But other members of that community and the larger LGBTQ community outside of DU are offended.

This is my final comment on the matter, but I think it's sad that others cannot step outside of themselves and exercise empathy for others.

You will be on my list of DUers who I know cannot reason or feel empathy for others when it comes to issues of race.

Welcome to IGNORE.