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bettyellen

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47. I really bit my tongue regarding that article. As it was people were already trying to figure out
Thu Aug 13, 2015, 02:05 PM
Aug 2015

the % of POC weighed against San Diego's demographics and it was all too much for me. The pictures that went along with the article were an elephant in the room, not one close up of a white person.

I would hate to be a ... [View all] 1StrongBlackMan Aug 2015 OP
K&R for being absolutely right... giftedgirl77 Aug 2015 #1
K&R. I hasn't thought about it. I agree with you on what would happen.eom lunamagica Aug 2015 #2
Fair point JustAnotherGen Aug 2015 #3
I don't think they would put hands on, hell they might just giftedgirl77 Aug 2015 #5
Even fairer point! JustAnotherGen Aug 2015 #7
Yeah ... That made me laugh, too! ... 1StrongBlackMan Aug 2015 #15
Spot on. brer cat Aug 2015 #12
I don't think it would get physical ... 1StrongBlackMan Aug 2015 #14
The good old purse clutcher response. giftedgirl77 Aug 2015 #36
I know this is off-topic, but thats what it really is. Anansi1171 Aug 2015 #131
I know this is off-topic, but thats what it really is. Anansi1171 Aug 2015 #132
+1 Tarheel_Dem Aug 2015 #56
We seem to always take one step forward... redwitch Aug 2015 #4
As long as folks like you say/write things like this then - inch by inch JustAnotherGen Aug 2015 #9
I hope so! redwitch Aug 2015 #10
I can't say I blame you for thinking that tk2kewl Aug 2015 #6
I echo this. n/t OneGrassRoot Aug 2015 #71
As a brown Poc artislife Aug 2015 #116
I am pleased to hear that tk2kewl Aug 2015 #124
I so agree. MuseRider Aug 2015 #128
I just wish we supporters could show the same level of understanding the one we support does. Half-Century Man Aug 2015 #8
I dunno RoccoR5955 Aug 2015 #11
Was that event pre-BLM? ... 1StrongBlackMan Aug 2015 #16
I didn't say that they don't exist. RoccoR5955 Aug 2015 #24
Okay ... 1StrongBlackMan Aug 2015 #30
nah, not really. Schema Thing Aug 2015 #62
That was prior to the 'disruptions' JustAnotherGen Aug 2015 #17
I know this. n/t 1StrongBlackMan Aug 2015 #22
It wouldn't be with me RoccoR5955 Aug 2015 #25
I never said you were JustAnotherGen Aug 2015 #26
... 1StrongBlackMan Aug 2015 #32
This is true! JustAnotherGen Aug 2015 #34
And don't let even two Latinos/Hispanics be speaking Spanish ... 1StrongBlackMan Aug 2015 #39
Or Asians speak JustAnotherGen Aug 2015 #41
Well ... 1StrongBlackMan Aug 2015 #45
Oooh - JustAnotherGen Aug 2015 #48
I get asked regularly how I got my citizenship, simply bc I'm giftedgirl77 Aug 2015 #112
I feel you on this JustAnotherGen Aug 2015 #114
It's crazy how obnoxious people can be. giftedgirl77 Aug 2015 #115
That makes me jealous. murielm99 Aug 2015 #146
What about the Muslim brothers ? They only need one for an eyeball and cold sweat fest.... Person 2713 Aug 2015 #133
Just like 3 or more minority kid's together are lumped giftedgirl77 Aug 2015 #38
And the "authorities" ... 1StrongBlackMan Aug 2015 #43
Exactly, same story different day in America. giftedgirl77 Aug 2015 #44
Or a chess club meet ! ( true story ) Person 2713 Aug 2015 #134
lol! Quayblue Aug 2015 #51
Well, there's been three since the 'disruptions'. jeff47 Aug 2015 #66
I don't know can you look it up? JustAnotherGen Aug 2015 #68
I've found none, but I'm also not making the claim that mistreatment is inevitable. jeff47 Aug 2015 #72
Wait - it's call being black in America JustAnotherGen Aug 2015 #75
Except the claim was it would be worse at a Sanders rally. jeff47 Aug 2015 #78
I think your argument is with him then JustAnotherGen Aug 2015 #84
"Bow Down" has it's own, similar problems. jeff47 Aug 2015 #87
Yep - I do it all the time to Republicans! JustAnotherGen Aug 2015 #90
Given our weak history of electoral successes over those 39 years jeff47 Aug 2015 #95
That's okay - we don't have to agree JustAnotherGen Aug 2015 #97
Do you think Black folks felt ANY "flinch rate" at Bernie's events pre-BLM? ... 1StrongBlackMan Aug 2015 #136
Yes. Just like any other significantly-sized gathering, there are going to be assholes there. (nt) jeff47 Aug 2015 #137
So what is your beef against what I wrote? ... 1StrongBlackMan Aug 2015 #140
I didn't see that in Los Angeles either. Very diverse and super friendly group. Live and Learn Aug 2015 #55
I think your pondering led you to the correct conclusion. nt brer cat Aug 2015 #13
I'd be worried that people would be certain to photograph me and my friend and use it to prove a bettyellen Aug 2015 #18
Ahhh ... The "Black/Hispanic/(or) racially ambigious person right here" posts ... 1StrongBlackMan Aug 2015 #20
When that happens (and it will!) I can't promise that I'll behave myself. greatauntoftriplets Aug 2015 #31
"Well behaved women rarely make history." ... 1StrongBlackMan Aug 2015 #35
Maybe only DU history, but it'll be memorable. greatauntoftriplets Aug 2015 #37
I really bit my tongue regarding that article. As it was people were already trying to figure out bettyellen Aug 2015 #47
Holy crap I'm still battling the definition of hypocrite giftedgirl77 Aug 2015 #40
And I still like Cory Booker JustAnotherGen Aug 2015 #27
Wasn't that hilarious! zappaman Aug 2015 #29
Yep- she is trying to make this about people who supported Sanders in 2012, HA HA. To prove bettyellen Aug 2015 #49
Ah, but he endorsed HRC and now he's a corporatist crook again according to a DU diatribe yesterday. freshwest Aug 2015 #138
Did you see the latest? BumRushDaShow Aug 2015 #19
Ahhh ... 1StrongBlackMan Aug 2015 #21
It may be something about there being BumRushDaShow Aug 2015 #23
LOL ... 1StrongBlackMan Aug 2015 #28
"Breathtaking" is one word to describe it. greatauntoftriplets Aug 2015 #33
Fuckin hypocrite...... giftedgirl77 Aug 2015 #42
handy summary of the links here, in case you need them. bettyellen Aug 2015 #50
That's the thing with prolific OP posters ismnotwasm Aug 2015 #88
the bizarre little dust storm created after they were busted lying is pretty hilarious. bettyellen Aug 2015 #92
You're gonna make me BumRushDaShow Aug 2015 #118
Worth it for the laughs. the ten paragraph excuse is that they weren't a Bernie supporter when they bettyellen Aug 2015 #120
Yet reccin' those threads BumRushDaShow Aug 2015 #126
That demographic skews HEAVILY toward Sci-fi, apocalyptic and dystopian fantasy media..... bettyellen Aug 2015 #129
Isn't that one a hot mess. Bobbie Jo Aug 2015 #53
I couldn't have said it better myself. giftedgirl77 Aug 2015 #99
I laughed so hard at that OP about Booker I scared my coworkers. And what's so funny about that Number23 Aug 2015 #113
Lord ismnotwasm Aug 2015 #46
Viewed by whom? HassleCat Aug 2015 #52
And do you think that those ... 1StrongBlackMan Aug 2015 #63
Probably not HassleCat Aug 2015 #70
Have you NOT been reading DU the last couple of days? 1StrongBlackMan Aug 2015 #83
And now you folks are saying that African Americans SoapBox Aug 2015 #77
I think you are right, but I don't know whether to laugh or cry. hedgehog Aug 2015 #54
What? What a disgraceful thing to say. SoapBox Aug 2015 #57
+1 arcane1 Aug 2015 #61
Sorry to hurt your feelings ... 1StrongBlackMan Aug 2015 #65
really?! retrowire Aug 2015 #58
No. I am a person recognizing that that vocal minority ... 1StrongBlackMan Aug 2015 #74
i would do so retrowire Aug 2015 #76
But you can't do so on DU? ... 1StrongBlackMan Aug 2015 #89
oh i see how this is... retrowire Aug 2015 #93
My bad ... I didn't see that ... 1StrongBlackMan Aug 2015 #100
i can agree with that retrowire Aug 2015 #102
"I don't see black people that way, never have" JustAnotherGen Aug 2015 #81
I'm not color blind retrowire Aug 2015 #86
Nope - I'm point blank requesting JustAnotherGen Aug 2015 #94
so you want me to simply accept retrowire Aug 2015 #96
That's great JustAnotherGen Aug 2015 #103
knr'd retrowire Aug 2015 #105
The few black women who have the stomach for it should certainly be watching the other's back. Tarheel_Dem Aug 2015 #59
FYI, this was alerted. Results pending. nt stevenleser Aug 2015 #73
Jury Results: 6-1 to leave stevenleser Aug 2015 #79
Some people can't take a joke, but thanks to the 6 jurors who can. I'm not sure why this... Tarheel_Dem Aug 2015 #91
At least at a Tea Party rally we know most people hate us. giftedgirl77 Aug 2015 #106
+1. And then there's the inevitable lecture. It's why I didn't support Hillary in '08. Don't.... Tarheel_Dem Aug 2015 #109
They've been using the civil rights shit since announcements giftedgirl77 Aug 2015 #110
"Shit, you better bring something to the table that has happened in my damn lifetime " Tarheel_Dem Aug 2015 #111
This message was self-deleted by its author PowerToThePeople Aug 2015 #60
There's been three since Seattle. jeff47 Aug 2015 #64
Stop it, you're ruining someone's fantasy n/t arcane1 Aug 2015 #69
No ... 1StrongBlackMan Aug 2015 #80
So now you're claiming out of 74,000 people, there were no 2 black women standing next to each other jeff47 Aug 2015 #85
Why just a Bernie rally? n/t Dawgs Aug 2015 #67
Because no one has yelled "taze them" at any other candidate's rally. 1StrongBlackMan Aug 2015 #82
Notice ... 1StrongBlackMan Aug 2015 #98
Those posts are making me ill. Starry Messenger Aug 2015 #101
One Could Say it's a Certain Privilege lib87 Aug 2015 #117
I completely agree. Starry Messenger Aug 2015 #119
Don't ask Yet. lib87 Aug 2015 #122
That violin is getting a workout this year! Starry Messenger Aug 2015 #123
Thank you lib87 Aug 2015 #125
would you say the same of PoC attending a Hillary event? azurnoir Aug 2015 #104
Do you see any difference between how Black people have been treated ... 1StrongBlackMan Aug 2015 #107
when was the last time !. a Hillary appeared at an completely open to the public event? azurnoir Aug 2015 #108
She was at an open meeting with Reverend Pinckney a few hours before he was killed. freshwest Aug 2015 #121
yes she called the death of Walter Scott a "terrible tragedy" in an appearance in Charleston azurnoir Aug 2015 #127
She has no need to speak at large rallies this early in the campaign. Like most candidates pnwmom Aug 2015 #143
she listens alright with secret service flanking her, my point she will not be in the situation azurnoir Aug 2015 #144
If you're talking about his decision to talk at Westlake, I think that was a mistake. pnwmom Aug 2015 #145
ok I made an account to just read but wanted to respond to this. neefer Aug 2015 #139
Thank you for reaching out ... 1StrongBlackMan Aug 2015 #141
Oh happy thoughts Depaysement Aug 2015 #130
you are right d_r Aug 2015 #135
I'm afraid you're right gollygee Aug 2015 #142
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