2016 Postmortem

giftedgirl77

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34. That's not at all what I was saying.

Tue Apr 12, 2016, 07:57 PM

Apr 2016

I was saying situational awareness & actually being part of the culture gives me much more perspective. But thanks for your insight Whitey.

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Am I the only one who's ever notice how black people are always late to stuff? [View all] DFab420 Apr 2016 OP

Not even funny making a point Dem2 Apr 2016 #1

black folks are pissed too!!!! rbrnmw Apr 2016 #2

Message auto-removed Name removed Apr 2016 #151

Thanks for sharing ... What other "insights" do you have regarding Black people? 1StrongBlackMan Apr 2016 #3

Not sure, I'll check in with the Mayor and see what else he thinks is appropriate. DFab420 Apr 2016 #5

What does what the Mayor thinks appropriate have to do with what you observe(d)? 1StrongBlackMan Apr 2016 #19

It was clear he was trying to make a joke to make a point. Not a good job of it, but it was clear. HERVEPA Apr 2016 #101

I know he was trying to make a joke; but ... 1StrongBlackMan Apr 2016 #110

OK HERVEPA Apr 2016 #118

I have asked him where he was when some were fighting redlining or hiring practices Jackie Wilson Said Apr 2016 #7

No you said I couldn't be concerned over racism unless I had some bonafide Civil Rights experience. DFab420 Apr 2016 #10

AT this point given your age, you might sit back and say Jackie Wilson Said Apr 2016 #12

Learn something like not attacking other people for being young? DFab420 Apr 2016 #27

Hmmmm Android3.14 Apr 2016 #18

Why? 1StrongBlackMan Apr 2016 #21

Because if there is anyone Android3.14 Apr 2016 #48

But why should I? You won't listen ... 1StrongBlackMan Apr 2016 #96

Sorry, the proper term is "colored people" now that we know it isn't racist or offensive. Matt_in_STL Apr 2016 #103

Thank for clearing that up. What else would you like to let me ... 1StrongBlackMan Apr 2016 #111

Your Caucasian Concern is duly noticed. giftedgirl77 Apr 2016 #4

Oh thanks for that! Glad to know you consider me "other" DFab420 Apr 2016 #8

When you try & tell us what we should be outraged about after being giftedgirl77 Apr 2016 #13

I'm voicing my own outrage, just because you read it and took umbrage DFab420 Apr 2016 #16

No, I'm not uncomfortable. I'm telling you that you are way off base in giftedgirl77 Apr 2016 #20

You are telling me that you speak for the ENTIRETY of the African American populous. DFab420 Apr 2016 #23

I'm speaking from experience & if you would read the link to the OP giftedgirl77 Apr 2016 #26

That group is hosted by Hillary Astroturfers, who systematically ban Sanders supporters. w4rma Apr 2016 #83

I can't believe this OP is still here. cwydro Apr 2016 #89

Why? Because it paints Hillary in a bad light? Or because Hillary made the 'joke' first? (nt) w4rma Apr 2016 #106

Hillary did not make the joke. cwydro Apr 2016 #115

Yes, your defense of a scripted joke that Hillary was part of is 'just sad', cwydro. (nt) w4rma Apr 2016 #132

Reading comprehension is important. cwydro Apr 2016 #141

What is even funny is that he starts off Gwhittey Apr 2016 #28

That's not at all what I was saying. giftedgirl77 Apr 2016 #34

Whitey huh? DFab420 Apr 2016 #36

What is funny is I am mixed race. Gwhittey Apr 2016 #40

Hey spanky do you think the word girl in my screen name is just for shits & giggles. giftedgirl77 Apr 2016 #43

I think the gifted part is ironic. Loudestlib Apr 2016 #69

Lol, my bad it was a typo on his name. giftedgirl77 Apr 2016 #42

Pretty fucking convenient typo..forgetting the two letters that make it an insult DFab420 Apr 2016 #44

They also are on ignore...long time comeing really. Gwhittey Apr 2016 #46

Post removed Post removed Apr 2016 #52

FYI: bvf Apr 2016 #90

When someone shows you who they are, believe them the first time - Maya Angelou DFab420 Apr 2016 #92

Works for me. bvf Apr 2016 #104

Hillary's supporters are pulling DU down to the dogs. "Whitey" is now "appropriate" namecalling? w4rma Apr 2016 #84

Yup, anything to win Hydra Apr 2016 #95

Better to leave it for all to see. frylock Apr 2016 #123

Agreed. northernsouthern Apr 2016 #131

No ... She's telling you her views align with ... 1StrongBlackMan Apr 2016 #35

Racism by definition isn't White Vs Black. DFab420 Apr 2016 #38

No ... 1StrongBlackMan Apr 2016 #93

Pls stop with the whitesplaining. You've told over and over it's a non-issue to us yet you persist. brush Apr 2016 #63

Please stop generalizing me by the color of my skin!! I'm allowed to be a person and have valid DFab420 Apr 2016 #67

On a messageboard, how do you know what color the poster's skin is? w4rma Apr 2016 #86

Of course you're 840high Apr 2016 #51

Oh for fuck sake. giftedgirl77 Apr 2016 #53

So white people who are down can now start using the n word too? DFab420 Apr 2016 #58

Leave it alone. You're going way over the top with this. It's a non-issue brush Apr 2016 #74

Let me tell you - it's all over 840high Apr 2016 #79

Damned if you do damned if you don't. You just want me to be wrong because you disagree with my DFab420 Apr 2016 #82

Lol they would be... I remember people in the news had a fit over Killer Mike's uterus comments... GeorgiaPeanuts Apr 2016 #116

Hillary is not black. You don't know 840high Apr 2016 #78

Bingo! BillZBubb Apr 2016 #57

If anyone is making an ass of themselves it is you. You DON'T SPEAK for all AA's. BillZBubb Apr 2016 #56

NO! ... 1StrongBlackMan Apr 2016 #24

Of course, I couldn't remember the exact wording from her. giftedgirl77 Apr 2016 #29

Can you imagine all these newly concerned folks actually putting this concern Jackie Wilson Said Apr 2016 #9

SO because I speak out against a racist joke I'm a poser? DFab420 Apr 2016 #11

Dehumanize? Now now, that is a out of context thing to say...You still have time to Jackie Wilson Said Apr 2016 #14

What we're learning AgerolanAmerican Apr 2016 #39

Imagine the uproar if Bernie 840high Apr 2016 #55

They can't focus on anything major between talking points. giftedgirl77 Apr 2016 #17

I thought it was Hillary supporters 840high Apr 2016 #59

I believe the word you want is '"noted" whathehell Apr 2016 #114

Thanks for the whitesplain Tarc Apr 2016 #6

Thanks for invalidating my opinions because of the color of my skin!! DFab420 Apr 2016 #91

You are quite welcome Tarc Apr 2016 #129

Exactly Matt_in_STL Apr 2016 #108

Lot's of Blacksplaining here.. whathehell Apr 2016 #117

Er, what? Tarc Apr 2016 #130

Was it 'whitesplain' when a black woman said it offended her in the AA forum Kentonio Apr 2016 #136

Almost all of the DU AA group people don't think it was a big deal Tarc Apr 2016 #139

Yeah, that was one of the strangest things I've ever seen politicians do. polly7 Apr 2016 #15

Ya think the black guy in the skit was pissed too? Maybe it was total improv and he didn't know jmg257 Apr 2016 #22

Is there some sort of context for this? uppityperson Apr 2016 #25

Bill De Blasio said he would'be endorsed Clinton sooner but he runs on Colored Peoples Times DFab420 Apr 2016 #30

Thank you. It seemed pretty bad, even for DUs GDFightclub forum uppityperson Apr 2016 #37

That is a lie. A brazen lie. geek tragedy Apr 2016 #47

How is it a lie?? DFab420 Apr 2016 #49

It was a dumb joke that explicitly stated geek tragedy Apr 2016 #50

THAT'S EXACTLY WHAT HE WAS DOING. Just because he didn't land with a racist punchline DFab420 Apr 2016 #54

you will note the large pile of fucks geek tragedy Apr 2016 #64

+1000 bigtree Apr 2016 #99

The joke wasn't racist, except to some Bernie supporters. kwassa Apr 2016 #66

Why would diBlasio treestar Apr 2016 #140

That is not what he said. ... kwassa Apr 2016 #60

No he didn't oberliner Apr 2016 #119

Three threads on this? Codeine Apr 2016 #31

Three seems to be meeting the needs quite well. Thanks tho! DFab420 Apr 2016 #33

How many Hillary supporter threads on 840high Apr 2016 #62

Entirely too many. It's a stupid topic. Codeine Apr 2016 #73

Agree. 840high Apr 2016 #85

About as funny as Bill kicking black people to the curb and patting his bad cops on the back! B Calm Apr 2016 #32

Or Hillary turning her back on the young lady from BLM. 840high Apr 2016 #68

well, in my own experience, ALL Italian poeple are always late, no? kgnu_fan Apr 2016 #41

Google Lombardi time. ScreamingMeemie Apr 2016 #45

If Bernie had been in a skit like that, the AA forum would have exploded. BillZBubb Apr 2016 #61

The double standard makes me 840high Apr 2016 #70

lol Bobbie Jo Apr 2016 #122

Please. They hosted a bloody kumbaya circle for an anti-semite. VulgarPoet Apr 2016 #142

^This Hydra Apr 2016 #97

and right to do so seeing he had someone who called Obama niggerized stump for him in front of mostl uponit7771 Apr 2016 #107

Cornell West is an African American. He stumped for Sanders in the South as well. BillZBubb Apr 2016 #126

Oh God. That is so true... Nyan Apr 2016 #112

And Bernie supporters would've defended him oberliner Apr 2016 #120

That group will be a ghost town once the primaries are over Capt. Obvious Apr 2016 #147

Seems like they make it to the polls on time jcgoldie Apr 2016 #65

and then forget to show up at the next level caucus.... smiley Apr 2016 #76

"And thus was the thread ended, Codeine Apr 2016 #77

Post removed Post removed Apr 2016 #71

Wow, someone has a satire awareness deficiency. Hillary's skit was racist. BillZBubb Apr 2016 #75

It was a lame skit, but it wasn't racist. This OP is racist. ecstatic Apr 2016 #81

If Bernie had done that skit, you Hillarybots would have screamed RACISM! BillZBubb Apr 2016 #87

And Bernie supporters would've defended him oberliner Apr 2016 #121

I'm not so sure about that. BillZBubb Apr 2016 #124

Have you criticized anything about Bernie's campaign so far? oberliner Apr 2016 #144

Yes, I didn't like him using Cornell West as a surrogate among other things. BillZBubb Apr 2016 #145

OK oberliner Apr 2016 #146

But, Bernie didn't do that! B Calm Apr 2016 #137

Afraid not beedle Apr 2016 #100

Hillary, the abuelita, will help them be on time for her next war. Tierra_y_Libertad Apr 2016 #72

A List of People Allowed to Make Jokes About Colored People Time, Explained Generic Other Apr 2016 #80

I think you shouldn't assume the skin color of a poster on a messageboard. w4rma Apr 2016 #88

Are you saying POC are pretending to be white or vice versa? Generic Other Apr 2016 #94

No. I'm saying: don't assume things. (nt) w4rma Apr 2016 #102

So is that like telling me it's not racist because it's just a joke? Generic Other Apr 2016 #134

Hillary's joke is racist. (nt) w4rma Apr 2016 #135

That's how I read it too Generic Other Apr 2016 #143

I think we were in agreement for this entire exchange. I'm sorry for the miscommunication. (nt) w4rma Apr 2016 #149

Nothing to apologize for Generic Other Apr 2016 #150

You made a "CP time" joke and there's suddenly lots of outrage from Hillary supporters. pa28 Apr 2016 #98

"when you talk about ghettos traditionally, what you talk about is African-American communities. " uponit7771 Apr 2016 #105

Geez, give it up with that one. That is so weak as to be laughable. BillZBubb Apr 2016 #127

State workers usually have to take sensitivity training. Lars39 Apr 2016 #109

Ha funny. You saw the structure of the joke then you flopprd it Buzz cook Apr 2016 #113

Yikes Rosa Luxemburg Apr 2016 #125

Hillary was in on the "joke" left-of-center2012 Apr 2016 #128

Seriously ... In_The_Wind Apr 2016 #133

Concern noted. nt LexVegas Apr 2016 #138

I find it astonishing chervilant Apr 2016 #148

I find it astonishing kwassa Apr 2016 #153

Does someone not get that? yourpaljoey Apr 2016 #152