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drray23

(7,634 posts) Mon Apr 12, 2021, 07:31 PM Apr 2021

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nobody is commenting on the obvious racist trope that windsor, pd officer used [View all]

He said, you are fixing to ride the lightning son.
In the south , white people addressing black people by the moniker boy or son is an obvious racist trope. Not to mention he threatens to kill him in the same breath.
This is a few minutes from my house , I am so infuriated especially given that I already see rwingers making excuses. I almost got into a fist fight earlier today because of one such remark by some clueless asshole thinking I was a kindred spirit ( I am white) .

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nobody is commenting on the obvious racist trope that windsor, pd officer used [View all] drray23 Apr 2021 OP

K&R, then the cop tried to blame BLM or some shit. They do it because they can uponit7771 Apr 2021 #1

Get thee to the greatest page for visibility malaise Apr 2021 #2

I Am Really Sorry You Had To Go Through That SoCalDavidS Apr 2021 #3

Asking whether he is a Corporal or Specialist Baked Potato Apr 2021 #4

Yes "son" stood out to me too. Lisa0825 Apr 2021 #5

Older white men call younger white men "son" all the time.. whathehell Apr 2021 #32

This message was self-deleted by its author Chin music Apr 2021 #6

Throw a punch exboyfil Apr 2021 #23

This message was self-deleted by its author Chin music Apr 2021 #25

Boy yes, son not so much rickyhall Apr 2021 #7

I agree...boy is different than son...conflating the two is not accurate greenjar_01 Apr 2021 #12

I'm going to disagree on "boy" somewhat. WarGamer Apr 2021 #22

"Son" is common among white people to each other Sympthsical Apr 2021 #8

context matters. drray23 Apr 2021 #10

I think it's stretching. Sympthsical Apr 2021 #13

It is NOT stretching. skypilot Apr 2021 #18

Sir is the right word exboyfil Apr 2021 #24

To me only my dad or grandfathers could call me son. rickyhall Apr 2021 #14

In Britain it is am affectionate word used by an older man for a younger man. Martin68 Apr 2021 #29

That whole incident was grotesque. NutmegYankee Apr 2021 #9

That might have been the whole point wnylib Apr 2021 #19

Bodycam Footage Of Virginia Cops Drawing Guns And Spraying Army Lieutenant ItsjustMe Apr 2021 #11

I was watching that tv show Live PD a couple years ago... C Moon Apr 2021 #15

FTP cayugafalls Apr 2021 #16

These fascist cops make me want to puke! The Jungle 1 Apr 2021 #17

You summed up everything I've been thinking. luvtheGWN Apr 2021 #21

The most simplistic DENVERPOPS Apr 2021 #26

1000% MoriaeEncomium Apr 2021 #31

Well you know, you can't fix stupid peppertree Apr 2021 #20

Didn't "ride the lightning" refer to the electric chair? BobTheSubgenius Apr 2021 #27

Calling a young man "son" isn't necessarily pejorative. Southern racists would never have used Martin68 Apr 2021 #28

I watched the film, "In The Heat Of The Night BigmanPigman Apr 2021 #30