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SergeStorms

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24. On DU?

Sat Aug 19, 2017, 03:02 AM

Aug 2017

I hadn't read that, and I'd be surprised by it. There are a lot of trolls though, so anything is possible. Being a white male I always try to use a lot of empathy towards other people's issues. I try not to judge anyone until I've at least walked a few miles in their shoes, at least in my imagination.

If this did happen on DU, I believe you have every right to call someone out on it. We're all in this together (at least I HOPE we are!).

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No, the outrage about wealth is not color blind [View all] BainsBane Aug 2017 OP

That thread is beyond silly mcar Aug 2017 #1

Exactly nt. BainsBane Aug 2017 #2

A self made WOC who has been working since she was a kid obamanut2012 Aug 2017 #9

It does seem that successful women and especially successful women of color elehhhhna Aug 2017 #42

Stop making this about melanin. SaschaHM Aug 2017 #3

Good points JustAnotherGen Aug 2017 #5

I wonder if Sarandon JustAnotherGen Aug 2017 #4

Someone insisted Beyonce had no "social value." BainsBane Aug 2017 #16

On DU? SergeStorms Aug 2017 #24

On DU BainsBane Aug 2017 #45

Gah JustAnotherGen Aug 2017 #37

That's an outright lie! Drahthaardogs Aug 2017 #56

I clarified BainsBane Aug 2017 #57

I told you Rockefeller brought my grandparents over Drahthaardogs Aug 2017 #58

You told me? BainsBane Aug 2017 #60

I grew up watching the struggle. My dad was a school teacher Drahthaardogs Aug 2017 #61

I grew up poor as well BainsBane Aug 2017 #62

The problem here is you keep wanting to make this about Beyonce Drahthaardogs Aug 2017 #66

It's not about you per se BainsBane Aug 2017 #75

Additionally, race is very much part of that system of inquality BainsBane Aug 2017 #63

Oh my God Drahthaardogs Aug 2017 #67

the 1% crowd is not treated kindly on DU nt msongs Aug 2017 #6

I am sure Beyonce cares. haveahart Aug 2017 #7

Clearly you are ignoring evidence BainsBane Aug 2017 #14

"I can think of one in particular who is treated as infallible." melman Aug 2017 #32

I'm surprised there's not a drinking game built around it yet Rob H. Aug 2017 #33

Well she was against me JustAnotherGen Aug 2017 #38

Try to focus for a minute BainsBane Aug 2017 #47

HEYYYY MAAN THAT WASHHH MY IDEA! Warren DeMontague Aug 2017 #124

How many drinks do I take... Rob H. Aug 2017 #127

subtract that from the number of times they based an entire thread on strawmen Warren DeMontague Aug 2017 #128

Do you dispute that fact? BainsBane Aug 2017 #46

Agree lunasun Aug 2017 #79

.... yardwork Aug 2017 #40

And it is that repeated refusal to examine evidence BainsBane Aug 2017 #48

Cosign all of this obamanut2012 Aug 2017 #8

Thank you. BlackWealth is one of the reasons we underthematrix Aug 2017 #10

Wealth and political participation BainsBane Aug 2017 #17

Not sure what you mean by adding President obama and underthematrix Aug 2017 #18

birtherism white supremacy had a lot to do with backlash against obama and other minorites JI7 Aug 2017 #21

......and Obama's speaking fees!!!! sheshe2 Aug 2017 #54

I agree. SweetieD Aug 2017 #11

There's an Al Gore thread currently ghostsinthemachine Aug 2017 #12

Someone posted it in the context of environmental advocacy, correct? BainsBane Aug 2017 #13

Here is the thread BainsBane Aug 2017 #15

WOW after reading the Beyonce thread, I need a shower. all american girl Aug 2017 #31

the reaction to beyonce is very revealing. i had a bad feeling about the election when i read about JI7 Aug 2017 #19

Wish there was outrage about the unsustainable minimum wage leftstreet Aug 2017 #20

when people vote for people like Trump and Scott Walker you can't expect much. JI7 Aug 2017 #22

Twaddle. There's plenty of talk here about all of those things. DU just periodically ... Hekate Aug 2017 #25

well, depends on the person. in some cases they will even defend those who threaten to kill a JI7 Aug 2017 #26

depends on the homeless person leftstreet Aug 2017 #28

because it would just be ok if they were not homeless JI7 Aug 2017 #29

What the fuck? MrsCoffee Aug 2017 #123

Rage when people have too much, not when they don't have enough leftstreet Aug 2017 #27

I'm sure there's a point in there somewhere Hekate Aug 2017 #30

"Sarandon!" Warren DeMontague Aug 2017 #23

Thanks again for the clarity -- it's a discussion worth having, IMO ATL Ebony Aug 2017 #34

Damn Skippy! MrScorpio Aug 2017 #35

K&R betsuni Aug 2017 #36

K&R brer cat Aug 2017 #39

K&R. A person can hate the capitalist system and still take great delight when one of the targets WhiskeyGrinder Aug 2017 #41

I'm all for critiquing the system BainsBane Aug 2017 #50

Exactly. WhiskeyGrinder Aug 2017 #51

Not About Race or Gender erpowers Aug 2017 #43

If it isn't BainsBane Aug 2017 #44

$19.5 Million erpowers Aug 2017 #49

To oppose a Clinton presidency in favor of a TRUMP presidency BainsBane Aug 2017 #59

Your math is wrong BainsBane Aug 2017 #90

I agree, are we forgetting treestar Aug 2017 #53

It is recent I assume treestar Aug 2017 #52

Which is exactly the same BainsBane Aug 2017 #55

I hope outrage about wealth concentration is not blind by any measures. OBenario4 Aug 2017 #64

And, personally, I don't like... OBenario4 Aug 2017 #65

I don't get that from her. Maybe the issue is yourself JI7 Aug 2017 #69

I believe artists are more than that. OBenario4 Aug 2017 #70

Then maybe the problem is your views of progressivism JI7 Aug 2017 #71

I don't think so. OBenario4 Aug 2017 #72

Why didn't you defend her instead of focusing on beyonce ? JI7 Aug 2017 #73

And Sarandon? BainsBane Aug 2017 #88

"Objectification of women" BainsBane Aug 2017 #89

I think violent porn should be outlawed. OBenario4 Aug 2017 #92

Well, you should post an OP about that BainsBane Aug 2017 #93

How about Sarandon? BainsBane Aug 2017 #84

Brilliant. Thank you... NurseJackie Aug 2017 #87

The system Liberallover976 Aug 2017 #68

Its interesting one of those going after beyonce brought up cuba as what we should be like JI7 Aug 2017 #74

Was that same someone one of Sarandon's defenders? BainsBane Aug 2017 #76

I didn't say Cuba is what you should be like. OBenario4 Aug 2017 #77

K&R stonecutter357 Aug 2017 #78

Being Retired Military... Oubaas Aug 2017 #80

Before Beyonce it was Oprah BainsBane Aug 2017 #81

She's not singled out, it is just her turn treestar Aug 2017 #83

Still waiting for examples of threads where white people BainsBane Aug 2017 #86

I love how your point was just proven by another post. nt. SaschaHM Aug 2017 #82

Thank you! ismnotwasm Aug 2017 #85

There is new one BainsBane Aug 2017 #91

Mainstream media, in general, does. OBenario4 Aug 2017 #94

May I ask your gender? BainsBane Aug 2017 #95

Yep. I'm a woman. n/t OBenario4 Aug 2017 #96

While I share some of your concerns about porn and objectification BainsBane Aug 2017 #97

I would recommend googling Beyonce's "partition" video Warren DeMontague Aug 2017 #99

You that bored today? BainsBane Aug 2017 #100

You seem tense Warren DeMontague Aug 2017 #101

Some people want to remove all displays of sex and sexuality from media. Warren DeMontague Aug 2017 #98

You know what I want? ismnotwasm Aug 2017 #102

And isn't it interesting Warren DeMontague Aug 2017 #104

Really? Funny, cause I see the opposite. OBenario4 Aug 2017 #107

Tolerance for things like LGBT marriage equality are at an all time high. Warren DeMontague Aug 2017 #111

But I'm not talking about LGBT. OBenario4 Aug 2017 #113

Really? You have a graph or other statistical data on that? Warren DeMontague Aug 2017 #114

In Latin America, which is part of the Western World, it has been on the rise OBenario4 Aug 2017 #115

Latin America is, sadly, experiencing terrible violence across the board. Warren DeMontague Aug 2017 #116

No, I do think internet porn and media as a whole is part of that. OBenario4 Aug 2017 #117

Again, subjective interpretation. Warren DeMontague Aug 2017 #118

Violence in general, maybe. OBenario4 Aug 2017 #119

Also... OBenario4 Aug 2017 #120

If you don't have statistics, again, you have subjective opinion. Warren DeMontague Aug 2017 #121

Well of course not ismnotwasm Aug 2017 #109

certainly there are far more art critics, than there are artists. Warren DeMontague Aug 2017 #112

She takes hold of objectification and owns it. ismnotwasm Aug 2017 #103

K & R for the evening crew. rogue emissary Aug 2017 #105

I'll tell you what my problem is with her $90MM house Dreamer Tatum Aug 2017 #106

Lol. Black privilege. The issue of taxation has nothing to do with that JI7 Aug 2017 #108

It's a nuanced position Dreamer Tatum Aug 2017 #110

It's a pretty nice house. Looks to be done in a sort of Frank Lloyd Wright style. Warren DeMontague Aug 2017 #122

No, except for being horizontal, it's the exact oppostie of FLW. betsuni Aug 2017 #125

I'm not an architecture expert, I just play one on tv. Warren DeMontague Aug 2017 #126