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quickesst

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7. It's human nature....

Tue Jun 5, 2018, 08:08 PM

Jun 2018

....to embellish, to make a story more exciting or interesting, but to suggest that this phenomena is exclusive to, or dominated by African Americans, in my opinion, is just silly. This sort of thing has been happening since the beginning of recorded time, and it knows no bounds as far as race, and religion are concerned. Jews, Polacks, Southern Hillbillies, Northern Yankees, Irish, Mexicans etc etc etc, and I could go on, have all been targets of over-embellishment, and stereotyping. POC have a lot of injustices to overcome, but this is one that belongs to a diverse population, and until the entire world is blended into one race, it won't end.

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It's time to indulge our prejudices about Africans again! [View all] jberryhill Jun 2018 OP

Good stuff Blue_Tires Jun 2018 #1

jberry saidsimplesimon Jun 2018 #2

we have all seen herds of zebras and gazelles and other African herds lapfog_1 Jun 2018 #3

What can I say? White people don't have a monopoly on stupid. Vogon_Glory Jun 2018 #4

In this country there are people who handle venomous snakes The Velveteen Ocelot Jun 2018 #5

"Who does not enjoy reading stories about funny people far away dying horribly from stupidity?" struggle4progress Jun 2018 #6

It's human nature.... quickesst Jun 2018 #7

Well, a least they were identified as crocodiles and not alligators. trof Jun 2018 #8

But I thought everything on the Internet was true mythology Jun 2018 #9

I wonder if African newspapers carry stories... SidDithers Jun 2018 #10

I can't speak for African sources, but ExciteBike66 Jun 2018 #51

Same reason as "Florida man" or "Texas man" stories. Entertainment. n/t Decoy of Fenris Jun 2018 #11

The BBC is saying the police in the town spoke directly to the BBC about the incident in Ethiopia. Solly Mack Jun 2018 #12

I already responded in the other thread why I think this one isn't an UL. moriah Jun 2018 #14

I'm from the South and anyone handling snakes or taking a dunk in snake infested waters Solly Mack Jun 2018 #16

And in 2016 it was South Africa jberryhill Jun 2018 #18

So the BBC is lying when they claim their reporter talked with the local police about it? Solly Mack Jun 2018 #19

The BBC reporter named....? jberryhill Jun 2018 #25

The BBC didn't give a name only the synecdoche but that doesn't prove it is a lie does it? Solly Mack Jun 2018 #27

I don't know why you keep using the word "lie" jberryhill Jun 2018 #28

It would be disingenuous to claim a story false and pretend that doesn't mean someone lied. Solly Mack Jun 2018 #30

If we don't know a reporter was having a lark jberryhill Jun 2018 #31

Yes, but they did get fired for it. moriah Jun 2018 #33

So reporters who don't witness an event means it didn't happen? Solly Mack Jun 2018 #34

Did any of these "matter"? jberryhill Jun 2018 #37

Yes, they count. Solly Mack Jun 2018 #39

The story started on Ethiopian social media jberryhill Jun 2018 #40

See, now that is interesting. Solly Mack Jun 2018 #42

It makes me wonder how the anonymous BBC reporter was "told" jberryhill Jun 2018 #43

Don't know why but that doesn't mean to me it didn't happen. Solly Mack Jun 2018 #46

And this... jberryhill Jun 2018 #44

Yeah, they have a death roll. But big prey, such as an adult human, could take a little effort. Solly Mack Jun 2018 #48

Here's an interesting fact nugget jberryhill Jun 2018 #49

Everything I've read about Lake Abaya and Lake Chamo says both have crocs. Solly Mack Jun 2018 #57

The trouble is, snakes hide... ;) moriah Jun 2018 #20

Where I'm from in the South we post notices for actual snake infested waters Solly Mack Jun 2018 #22

That's what I mean. If people were fishing from shore on this lake... moriah Jun 2018 #24

But if you read about Lake Chamo and Lake Abaya you'll find that both bodies of water Solly Mack Jun 2018 #26

Just saying, certain essential facts IMHO are missing for this to be a valuable "urban legend". moriah Jun 2018 #29

You've been the only one in this discussion talking about blame and deserving some fate Solly Mack Jun 2018 #32

And I'm talking about the phenomenon of urban legends. moriah Jun 2018 #35

I get it. I do. I'm sorry if I behaved otherwise. About UL. Solly Mack Jun 2018 #36

I'm saying it's fishy jberryhill Jun 2018 #45

Some reports say Nile Crocs take upwards of a thousand people a year. Hassin Bin Sober Jun 2018 #13

An Ethiopian site (but in English): muriel_volestrangler Jun 2018 #15

And in 2016 it was South Africa jberryhill Jun 2018 #17

Though the BBC story is not about "walking on water", but about something churches often do muriel_volestrangler Jun 2018 #21

There's a clue in that Borkena story jberryhill Jun 2018 #41

Which is clearly labeled "entertainment", as was the original it was based on. moriah Jun 2018 #23

Where is this labeled "entertainment"? jberryhill Jun 2018 #38

A black man being eaten by a crocodile/alligator cyclonefence Jun 2018 #47

This was apparently a postcard in Florida.... jberryhill Jun 2018 #50

A Fucking Riot cyclonefence Jun 2018 #53

I took these stories as an attack on how dumb christians are. egduj Jun 2018 #52

Kick and Rec!!! Anon-C Jun 2018 #54

It's an old racist meme that goes back (at least here in the U.S.) for over a century BumRushDaShow Jun 2018 #55

Because you'd NEVER read a story about a nutty AMERICAN religious figure... brooklynite Jun 2018 #56