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lib87

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45. "We're colorless and need to stop this white/Black stuff" Yet you tout your 'Black best friend'

Sun Jun 4, 2017, 11:03 AM

Jun 2017

As a prop for your argument against AA anger about racism in a AA thread about racism. Then say we Black folk need to focus on better things than racism that affects us because you know what's best for Black folk,

The peak entitlement!

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AF-am Group: Are people really going to bat for Bill Maher on DU? [View all] SaschaHM Jun 2017 OP

No way! brer cat Jun 2017 #1

I really hope not, but probably true. Am deeply ashamed. bettyellen Jun 2017 #2

how old are you guys? jodymarie aimee Jun 2017 #3

How old are you? SaschaHM Jun 2017 #18

the point is that is NOT serious jodymarie aimee Jun 2017 #40

but do black people see them as colorless? kwassa Jun 2017 #41

My black best friend, 75 jodymarie aimee Jun 2017 #44

"We're colorless and need to stop this white/Black stuff" Yet you tout your 'Black best friend' lib87 Jun 2017 #45

Don't tell black people what to think about racism. kwassa Jun 2017 #46

Did you really just say "you know better" than people complaining about racist remarks? bettyellen Jun 2017 #48

He has been jehop61 Jun 2017 #4

Yes. lib87 Jun 2017 #5

Yeah, being anti-Donny isn't enough for me to excuse his bigotry. rogue emissary Jun 2017 #6

My great grandmother on my mother's father's side was a black African. Binkie The Clown Jun 2017 #7

Which "people" are you referring to? Quayblue Jun 2017 #9

People like me who have ancestors that were discriminated against. Binkie The Clown Jun 2017 #11

Sure. Nt Quayblue Jun 2017 #13

You have more patience than I do. SaschaHM Jun 2017 #15

Lol! lib87 Jun 2017 #16

I consider myself pretty damned stupid if I called them hypocrites. LanternWaste Jun 2017 #50

Point taken. Clearly I was wrong. My apologies for any offense I may have given. n/t Binkie The Clown Jun 2017 #53

Why would you want to use the word ? ciaobaby Jun 2017 #28

I don't want to. It's offense. My point is, it's offensive no matter who uses it. n/t Binkie The Clown Jun 2017 #29

Agreed. ciaobaby Jun 2017 #32

Well I've been called it in my life JustAnotherGen Jun 2017 #35

Unless you are viewed as a black or mixed race person by the people around you, pnwmom Jun 2017 #37

so it's all black people's fault. kwassa Jun 2017 #42

I didn't say that, or imply that. Binkie The Clown Jun 2017 #43

Bill Maher can do no wrong with some folks Quayblue Jun 2017 #8

Now it is Black people's fault for white people using the n-word y'all lib87 Jun 2017 #10

Seriously!! Quayblue Jun 2017 #12

And not only that but apparently it's okay because Maher donated to Obama!! Number23 Jun 2017 #55

He's been disgusting for a long time snpsmom Jun 2017 #14

He's a comedian rock Jun 2017 #17

OMG? REALLY? I HAD NO FUCKING IDEA? La Lioness Priyanka Jun 2017 #20

Great answer rock Jun 2017 #22

Lioness, please use a "warning emoji" on your posts leftofcool Jun 2017 #56

Lack of humor in both statement and context LanternWaste Jun 2017 #51

Yes, they are. These people are shitty fucking allies to black people. La Lioness Priyanka Jun 2017 #19

Yep. Allies in name only one could say. lib87 Jun 2017 #25

I haven't seen any threads supporting him The Polack MSgt Jun 2017 #21

GD is full of thread and subthread. one titled 'we need bill maher..." La Lioness Priyanka Jun 2017 #24

Yeah, on my phone I just look at my subscriptions The Polack MSgt Jun 2017 #26

it's a shitshow here. La Lioness Priyanka Jun 2017 #27

Could not agree with you more. ciaobaby Jun 2017 #30

Partially my fault- sorry guys but they piss me off. Such lame excuses. bettyellen Jun 2017 #49

I'm old fashioned radical noodle Jun 2017 #23

One of his defenders said I wasn't POC enough to object to Maher's use of the word stevenleser Jun 2017 #31

What gall. n/t pnwmom Jun 2017 #39

Deplorable! emulatorloo Jun 2017 #52

Not me. I never could stand him. sinkingfeeling Jun 2017 #33

Same here. He's a jerk. Next he'll call women the c.word and the excuses will fly. elehhhhna Jun 2017 #36

Sticks and stones... Rollo Jun 2017 #34

Thank goodness for this haven. The obtuseness of some progressives -- pnwmom Jun 2017 #38

Absolutely. wildeyed Jun 2017 #47

Am I going to bat for him? PragmaticLiberal Jun 2017 #54

What then was he going for? LanternWaste Jun 2017 #57

I'll explain. PragmaticLiberal Jun 2017 #58