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In reply to the discussion: The worst kind of political correctness [View all]StarfishSaver
(18,486 posts)8. Someone told me on this board today that
Because I supposedly called Carville a "closet racist" (which I didn't, but, you know ...), that meant I was also calling the people here who are defending him racist and, therefore, I was personally insulting that individual poster.
That's some next level "I desperately need to be a victim" shish right there.
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or assuming that calling any white person a racist is calling ALL white people racist
StarfishSaver
Apr 2021
#1
Not only does it sound stronger, the concept of race is not valid in science.
multigraincracker
Apr 2021
#12
Two things Republicans hate: (1) Being called a "racist" . . . . . . and (2) Black People.
Hoyt
Apr 2021
#4
I would assume that Black people don't appreciated being called racist either.
Mossfern
Apr 2021
#13
Somewhere along the line, a lot of people (not all people!!!) decided that...
LanternWaste
Apr 2021
#21
don't forget - " white trash". they hate that too. it was used a lot in the 60's
monkeyman1
Apr 2021
#28
They definitely think a white person being called a racist is worse than being the victim of racism
StarfishSaver
Apr 2021
#18
What gets very old is the implication that we Dems at DU are not empathetic
Laura PourMeADrink
Apr 2021
#53
Some means especially racist Americans, why does that need to be spelled out? tia
uponit7771
Apr 2021
#48
The question I had is who or whom are the white people that the poster can "generally speak" for.
LakeArenal
Apr 2021
#50
It may be, but it's beat out HUGELY for the biggest self-defeating mass clusterfuck.
Hortensis
Apr 2021
#20