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Proud Liberal Dem

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11. Personally

Tue Aug 7, 2018, 09:45 AM

Aug 2018

I think that a lot of this has to do with Trump. He has created a climate/environment where racists and bigots feel fully empowered to harass people they don't like- immigrants (or people whom look like they might be), minorities, LGBT persons, et. al. They feel that Trump and other authorities (Police, ICE) have their back- and, unfortunately, I don't believe that they are mistaken.

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woman high on something calls cops on black woman waiting for Uber [View all] Demovictory9 Aug 2018 OP

"Help! Help! 911! I just saw this woman get into an uber! And she's black!" struggle4progress Aug 2018 #1

she is super twitchy. cops should search her apartment for drugs Demovictory9 Aug 2018 #2

She is not black. Tipperary Aug 2018 #10

The complainant apparently identifies her as black. IMO she gets to decide who she actually is struggle4progress Aug 2018 #38

Sounds like she says "black" at about 1:10, but greyl Aug 2018 #43

Another weird roadtrip through the surreal landscape of american racial ideas: struggle4progress Aug 2018 #44

Another nutjob wypipo trying to police black bodies, threatening the Uber driver even. brush Aug 2018 #3

She is not black. Headline is incorrect. Tipperary Aug 2018 #8

Who is not black? I know the nutjob isn't. Are you saying the person... brush Aug 2018 #13

The person she called the cops on is not black oberliner Aug 2018 #19

Exactly. She states on her own fb page that she is NOT black. Tipperary Aug 2018 #22

Sincerely, the police need to curb this by first calmly assesing the sitiuation and then just as Afromania Aug 2018 #4

At the very least DFW Aug 2018 #5

Which would serve to discourage people from calling the police if there is an actual need mythology Aug 2018 #6

What part of following this lady to her uber and trying to detain her warranted your particular Afromania Aug 2018 #17

But she is not black. She says so herself on her fb page. Tipperary Aug 2018 #7

It is bizarre that people are ignoring this oberliner Aug 2018 #14

Nah, du hates when a narrative gets derailed. Especially this type of narrative. Tipperary Aug 2018 #23

Yes, the headlines in the media are blatantly dishonest oberliner Aug 2018 #25

That she is not black does not deny racism. LanternWaste Aug 2018 #41

Is someone putting something in the water supply or something? Initech Aug 2018 #9

Personally Proud Liberal Dem Aug 2018 #11

And the fact that we have actual Nazis in the White House like Stephen Miller clearly isn't helping. Initech Aug 2018 #18

That too. Proud Liberal Dem Aug 2018 #20

But this has nothing to do with white racism. The "victim" is not black. Tipperary Aug 2018 #24

It's not up to us to determine who is and isn't black. yardwork Aug 2018 #31

true this heaven05 Aug 2018 #37

acting like a racist white person heaven05 Aug 2018 #32

She isn't a black woman oberliner Aug 2018 #12

Torres is still a nutjob. Cops should've tested her for substance abuse? brush Aug 2018 #15

She says that she suffers from autism oberliner Aug 2018 #16

If she's triggered by seeing strangers outside her apartment, why does she live in Brooklyn? yardwork Aug 2018 #21

Right - but why is this being presented as "white woman calls cops on black woman" ? oberliner Aug 2018 #26

The woman who was the target is a person of color. yardwork Aug 2018 #28

Darsell Obregon: "I am not Black and never claimed to be." oberliner Aug 2018 #33

Hispanic people are people of color. yardwork Aug 2018 #45

The article and headline say "White woman calls cops on Black woman" oberliner Aug 2018 #46

So autistic people can't live in Brooklyn now? dsc Aug 2018 #27

It's not up to me who lives in Brooklyn. yardwork Aug 2018 #29

The sidewalk is public property. torius Aug 2018 #40

Some Latinas are black women. yardwork Aug 2018 #30

But not her oberliner Aug 2018 #34

In that case the media need to correct their reporting on this. yardwork Aug 2018 #35

Agreed oberliner Aug 2018 #36

Light-skinned Latina calls cops on light-skinned Latina wonkwest Aug 2018 #39

The story should be: Why did Ebony magazine use the title they used? oberliner Aug 2018 #42