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WhiskeyGrinder

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6. "Name 3" is a jocular social media trope used to call attention to trendy lip service without

Reply to maxsolomon (Reply #3)

Wed Dec 13, 2017, 07:03 PM

Dec 2017

knowledge, involvement or support. It comes from insiders gatekeeping new fans perceived to be jumping on bandwagons: "Oh, you love the Blackhawks? Name three players." "Oh, you love video games? Name three, without saying Super Mario Brothers." Often demeaning, it can be used with great comic effect to call attention to the fact that someone may be professing support without putting money where their mouth is. HTH.

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oh you love black voters? name three of your donations to anti voter suppression efforts [View all] WhiskeyGrinder Dec 2017 OP

I can only claim two - SPLC, ACLU. nt Xipe Totec Dec 2017 #1

$10/month to ACLU since November 2016 RandySF Dec 2017 #2

i guess i don't love black voters, then, "erik". maxsolomon Dec 2017 #3

"Name 3" is a jocular social media trope used to call attention to trendy lip service without WhiskeyGrinder Dec 2017 #6

Here are some other options. WhiskeyGrinder Dec 2017 #4

This is cringeworthy. LexVegas Dec 2017 #5

Really? I thought it was hilarious. WhiskeyGrinder Dec 2017 #7

Does the SPLC count? DBoon Dec 2017 #8

SPLC. murielm99 Dec 2017 #9

Kick for everyone who wants to do more than thank POC on social media. WhiskeyGrinder Dec 2017 #10

Well, I only have one: ACLU. I give them substantial $ every month, CaliforniaPeggy Dec 2017 #11

NAACP raven mad Dec 2017 #12

Y'all care about Florida? Half of the nation's disenfranchised ex-felons are in Florida. WhiskeyGrinder Dec 2017 #13

Supression isn't limited to one group & activism to one outlet UTUSN Dec 2017 #14

Kick. WhiskeyGrinder Dec 2017 #15

Kick. Seems more worthwhile than donations to a specific candidate. Nt lostnfound Dec 2017 #16