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bravenak

(34,648 posts)
Tue Jan 6, 2015, 11:03 AM Jan 2015

Calling folks Uncle Toms, House Negroes, Aunt Jemima's and other similar terminology is racist. [View all]

Last edited Tue Jan 6, 2015, 01:14 PM - Edit history (1)

Just to let you all know. Some people seem confused and think that it's only racist if said by a republican about a Democrat. Sorry, but that is just not true. I have no idea why SOME white liberals have the burning desire to use racist terminology when dealing or speaking of a Black Republican they don't like. I really don't.
If the GOP was calling Michelle Obama 'Aunt Jemima' and Obama 'house Negro' it would not be cool.

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That would be disgusting for anyone to use those terms about anyone, no matter their Autumn Jan 2015 #1
Thank you. bravenak Jan 2015 #3
I think if it has to be explained that Autumn Jan 2015 #7
Probably. bravenak Jan 2015 #18
I wonder liberalmike27 Jan 2015 #197
A selfish asshole? bravenak Jan 2015 #200
Well put. n/t 1StrongBlackMan Jan 2015 #226
If you have to explain it Aerows Jan 2015 #320
I feel like I have to try. bravenak Jan 2015 #322
Please continue to do so Aerows Jan 2015 #323
I'll give it a shot. bravenak Jan 2015 #324
I believe I know which thread you are referring to Aerows Jan 2015 #326
By "pointing out", do you mean using those terms mentioned in the OP?? 7962 Jan 2015 #413
Agreed. Enthusiastically! WillowTree Jan 2015 #2
Awesome. bravenak Jan 2015 #4
It's pretty disgusting that you HappyMe Jan 2015 #5
I have a prolific DUer that does not agree yet. bravenak Jan 2015 #6
*sigh!* HappyMe Jan 2015 #10
Perhaps this is a window to that soul ... 1StrongBlackMan Jan 2015 #72
That's uncalled for. pintobean Jan 2015 #93
I have no idea whom this OP is referring to ... 1StrongBlackMan Jan 2015 #133
1SBM made a suggestion, not a statement of fact. Your response is what's uncalled for. BlueCaliDem Jan 2015 #141
I hope to hell not! bravenak Jan 2015 #99
Sounds like this friend of my late mom's. calimary Jan 2015 #182
Perhaps you should alert the next time you see the post, you should alert on it. mimi85 Jan 2015 #94
It had already survived. bravenak Jan 2015 #101
Is this possibly one you may be speaking of? 7962 Jan 2015 #416
Wow, no, it was somebody else and it was settled earlier. bravenak Jan 2015 #418
Preachin to the choir! I missed the Love thread; I'll look it up. 7962 Jan 2015 #420
I also do not wish people dead. bravenak Jan 2015 #422
Totally agree. pintobean Jan 2015 #8
I don't like that one either. bravenak Jan 2015 #11
I was on that jury. I think that context matters - and the context in that case el_bryanto Jan 2015 #17
George Carlin understood that well. Lucky Luciano Jan 2015 #242
Nods - and I think that was the intention of the poster. el_bryanto Jan 2015 #275
I know George Carlin is some DU God (I know practically nothing about him) but the idea that Number23 Jan 2015 #353
I don't know the bit so can't comment either el_bryanto Jan 2015 #366
I agree to an extent. But it is possible for people to point out the flaws in our society without Number23 Jan 2015 #367
The clip and a couple others. Lucky Luciano Jan 2015 #396
Absolutely gwheezie Jan 2015 #9
That sucks. bravenak Jan 2015 #14
very true. reminds me of something that happened 40+ years ago, ellenrr Jan 2015 #24
You're right. bravenak Jan 2015 #35
Off-topic azmom Jan 2015 #278
You're right. bravenak Jan 2015 #279
Look what happened to Stacy Dash. All she said was "Im voting for Romney" 7962 Jan 2015 #419
I remember that. bravenak Jan 2015 #421
YOU should run for office! 7962 Jan 2015 #436
You're funny. bravenak Jan 2015 #441
Now you made ME laugh. :) nt 7962 Jan 2015 #448
Exactly hibbing Jan 2015 #171
Yup. They're all racist terms. MineralMan Jan 2015 #12
Do a DU search for Condi Rice or Clarence Thomas pipoman Jan 2015 #20
I know. I've seen those terms used on DU. MineralMan Jan 2015 #45
+100 n/t ChazII Jan 2015 #65
Can black liberals use those terms of black conservatives? treestar Jan 2015 #13
I don't like it. bravenak Jan 2015 #15
Message auto-removed Name removed Jan 2015 #131
Nope. bravenak Jan 2015 #134
I know the majority here ... 1StrongBlackMan Jan 2015 #92
You are right. treestar Jan 2015 #306
Can they? Of course, just like while liberals can. There is no law against it. Should they, or, kelly1mm Jan 2015 #96
True. It just seems odd you can end up treestar Jan 2015 #308
I wouldn't use any language for black conservatives that I couldn't use for white ones MrScorpio Jan 2015 #205
Thanks for answering. treestar Jan 2015 #311
They can but it is still racist. Instead of attacking the behavior or hypocrisy still_one Jan 2015 #277
Anyone *can* use them; it's just that it's wrong to do so. Donald Ian Rankin Jan 2015 #289
It's counterproductive. Ink Man Jan 2015 #16
I was thinking the same thing. bravenak Jan 2015 #19
It is all part of the 'otherization' process. But when 'we' do it it is for good reasons, or so I kelly1mm Jan 2015 #100
I disagree. Calling Clarence Thomas or Ben Carson an oreo is not racist in my opinion. HERVEPA Jan 2015 #21
Yes. It is. bravenak Jan 2015 #26
What's the epithet for "white on the outside, black on the inside?" Gormy Cuss Jan 2015 #37
I love your answer, and I'd add to Herverpa... ellenrr Jan 2015 #49
Strictly speaking, VWolf Jan 2015 #116
Please don't ruin Creamsicles for me! FrodosPet Jan 2015 #280
I call him jag-off. Hassin Bin Sober Jan 2015 #281
lol not the best example! treestar Jan 2015 #315
There isn't one? Roy Rolling Jan 2015 #85
See post 142. n/t Gormy Cuss Jan 2015 #156
Actually there IS a word for that tkmorris Jan 2015 #87
If you're thinking of the word 1SBM used, it's hardly equivalent as an insult Gormy Cuss Jan 2015 #124
Yes there is ... 1StrongBlackMan Jan 2015 #98
... Gormy Cuss Jan 2015 #119
Uhhhh... RobinA Jan 2015 #128
No, there isn't. Gormy Cuss Jan 2015 #142
I hadn't heard that word used until recently. treestar Jan 2015 #317
So, do you think a black person cannot philosophically be a conservative? TexasMommaWithAHat Jan 2015 #60
Many, if not the majority, of Blacks are conservative, and there's absolutely nothing wrong BlueCaliDem Jan 2015 #158
It is - that and zebra JustAnotherGen Jan 2015 #74
There has been some call to get rid of curse words on DU BrotherIvan Jan 2015 #369
I'm with you brother! JustAnotherGen Jan 2015 #388
Haha! BrotherIvan Jan 2015 #407
Feel free! JustAnotherGen Jan 2015 #434
My mother was a teacher BrotherIvan Jan 2015 #454
Why do you need a label to say that? Why the need for constant 'otherization'? nt kelly1mm Jan 2015 #104
Nothing wrong with labels in my opinion when they apply. HERVEPA Jan 2015 #125
If others are offended by the labels you use then perhaps you should rethink using them. kelly1mm Jan 2015 #146
If others are offended, so be it. HERVEPA Jan 2015 #204
Thank you for the kind words. You are free to use whatever words you wish in my book! And if kelly1mm Jan 2015 #217
See Post 200. ... 1StrongBlackMan Jan 2015 #228
No I don't of course. HERVEPA Jan 2015 #236
You seem to want to pick and choose whose ... 1StrongBlackMan Jan 2015 #254
Because you say you represent African-American thought does not mean that you do. HERVEPA Jan 2015 #284
You doubt it because ...? 1StrongBlackMan Jan 2015 #286
I doubt it because the voices on DU in general are much more liberal than voices nationwide overall HERVEPA Jan 2015 #290
One more point, then you can be done ... 1StrongBlackMan Jan 2015 #293
I can be done when I say I can be done, actually. HERVEPA Jan 2015 #302
Very true ... 1StrongBlackMan Jan 2015 #304
Condescending. HERVEPA Jan 2015 #310
Sorry, .... 1StrongBlackMan Jan 2015 #318
Could you explain the 2nd para, please? delrem Jan 2015 #282
+1 ... That about sums it up. 1StrongBlackMan Jan 2015 #288
In which case, call them hypocrites, the other terms are saying they are not "black enough" which uppityperson Jan 2015 #301
+ ellenrr Jan 2015 #347
"it's not racist" you say and then go on to prove 100% how it ABSOLUTELY IS Number23 Jan 2015 #354
Clarence Thomas is more of a Uncle Rukus" c588415 Jan 2015 #390
"doing white peoples bidding"? Thats YOUR opinion. To then denigrate them is NOT. 7962 Jan 2015 #435
Didn't he separate conjoined twins? bravenak Jan 2015 #449
Yes, thats what made him famous at a young age. here's a bio: 7962 Jan 2015 #450
Yes it is. Marrah_G Jan 2015 #439
I agree, 100%. mountain grammy Jan 2015 #22
Thank you. bravenak Jan 2015 #27
No, not always. Because "It's the 21st Century, but the house Negro is still here." jtuck004 Jan 2015 #23
Malcolm is dead. bravenak Jan 2015 #25
What offends me is poverty, kids not eating, countries that enrich bank$sters at the expense of jtuck004 Jan 2015 #359
This in a nutshell. malokvale77 Jan 2015 #385
I found it. Well some of it. bravenak Jan 2015 #31
malcolm is talking about the white liberal leadership there. and citing him NewDeal_Dem Jan 2015 #61
I don't have to agree with everything. bravenak Jan 2015 #63
No, you don't. Neither do others. And I guess malcolm x was also black history in motion. NewDeal_Dem Jan 2015 #67
He definitely was. bravenak Jan 2015 #70
He does not in any way specify that he is talking about white liberal leadership Number23 Jan 2015 #363
It's clear who he's talking about, and it isn't your ordinary white liberal, unless NewDeal_Dem Jan 2015 #384
His point was that many civil rights leaders were beholden to white liberals because they pretended Number23 Jan 2015 #389
While you are right about the issue being about power... blackspade Jan 2015 #109
The quote I cited was about helping people recognize when they are in servitude, regardless of jtuck004 Jan 2015 #358
He had an incomplete understanding of the dynamics of slavery in the big house BainsBane Jan 2015 #319
Thats the most ridiculous analogy I've seen. 7962 Jan 2015 #437
Well, perhaps your experience is as limited as your vision. n/t jtuck004 Jan 2015 #451
If you say it's racist, that's good enough for me. nt Bonobo Jan 2015 #28
Thank you. bravenak Jan 2015 #32
i'm surprised to see such agreement about this Enrique Jan 2015 #29
I'm glad to see agreement. bravenak Jan 2015 #34
You've got it twisted Hutzpa Jan 2015 #30
Oh, please! bravenak Jan 2015 #33
Absolutely loyalsister Jan 2015 #36
For real. bravenak Jan 2015 #38
+ ellenrr Jan 2015 #51
No kidding. I'm not sure that any Dem, Progressive or person with a conscience would find any R. Daneel Olivaw Jan 2015 #39
Thank you Daneel. bravenak Jan 2015 #41
Very true. It's also wrong to refer to Sen. Graham as "Miss Lindsey" and the like. QC Jan 2015 #40
I hate that!!! bravenak Jan 2015 #42
I hate that too JustAnotherGen Jan 2015 #244
Thanks! And it's got nothing to do with Lindsey Graham, QC Jan 2015 #296
That ain't right. The name calling that is... Blanks Jan 2015 #43
That Gomerard?(spelling) man who wants speaker of the house was the one who wanted West speaker. Sunlei Jan 2015 #48
Allen West is the biggest jerk in the universe. bravenak Jan 2015 #50
I think President Obama got called some of those and worse by political 'leadership'. Sunlei Jan 2015 #44
I Agree 1step Jan 2015 #46
I hate him too. bravenak Jan 2015 #47
But you would presumably denounce the use of those names for him muriel_volestrangler Jan 2015 #106
Of course. bravenak Jan 2015 #107
Please insert the Sarcasm or laughing thingy. n/t 1StrongBlackMan Jan 2015 #108
But Why? 1step Jan 2015 #111
Is "poor widdle white men" racist? upaloopa Jan 2015 #52
What does this have to do with the op? bravenak Jan 2015 #55
Can't I ask a question? upaloopa Jan 2015 #71
Any time. bravenak Jan 2015 #80
Ill-advised, and, possibly, bigoted; but ... 1StrongBlackMan Jan 2015 #105
Well thanks but I am confused now. upaloopa Jan 2015 #112
I don't understand. n/t 1StrongBlackMan Jan 2015 #152
Only Whites RobinA Jan 2015 #161
To avoid that I just use bigoted instead for both 'racist' and 'bigoted' actions. Kind of one of kelly1mm Jan 2015 #185
Bingo ... 1StrongBlackMan Jan 2015 #234
Sarcastic or not ... 1StrongBlackMan Jan 2015 #230
Who gets to make the rules? upaloopa Jan 2015 #238
Daniel Webster is dead. bravenak Jan 2015 #243
Yes but we don't get to go to some Internet upaloopa Jan 2015 #251
I can. bravenak Jan 2015 #252
Not for me you can't and many others upaloopa Jan 2015 #261
I'll be around for a while deciding things. bravenak Jan 2015 #263
I am sure you will. upaloopa Jan 2015 #268
Yes I am. bravenak Jan 2015 #270
For you upaloopa Jan 2015 #305
I definately am my own decider. bravenak Jan 2015 #316
Nobody but you has said that. delrem Jan 2015 #299
Except that bigotry also is tied to institutional and cultural power, your claim that bigotry is not Bluenorthwest Jan 2015 #245
Agreed; but, the bigotry you mention ... 1StrongBlackMan Jan 2015 #273
I have thought that bigotry can be against any number of group of people sharing a uppityperson Jan 2015 #312
The very concept of Bobbie Jo Jan 2015 #215
Please explain upaloopa Jan 2015 #232
Yes. Yes ... 1StrongBlackMan Jan 2015 #239
We can use this terminology because we're better...and right. ileus Jan 2015 #53
It's only racist if your a republican. bravenak Jan 2015 #56
the ignorance surrounding race relations on this board continually astounds me. n/t Tuesday Afternoon Jan 2015 #54
Me too.nt bravenak Jan 2015 #57
It's not ignorance ... It's Arrogance. n/t 1StrongBlackMan Jan 2015 #110
*sigh* true enough. Tuesday Afternoon Jan 2015 #122
+1 ... 1StrongBlackMan Jan 2015 #150
also true .. however ... "deliberately obtuse" does better with regards to DU3 juries Tuesday Afternoon Jan 2015 #154
Thanks. 1StrongBlackMan Jan 2015 #163
+1 n/t Gormy Cuss Jan 2015 #135
It's NOT ignorance.....it is deliberate tone deafness. nt msanthrope Jan 2015 #175
that works too. Tuesday Afternoon Jan 2015 #181
I'm glad you said it. Throd Jan 2015 #58
I agree. bravenak Jan 2015 #73
I think another layer of the racism lies in the implicit assumption Jackpine Radical Jan 2015 #59
I never really even thought about it like that, but You're right. bravenak Jan 2015 #76
I agree with you fully, I saw that thread when it was new. Bluenorthwest Jan 2015 #62
Hell yeah! bravenak Jan 2015 #66
It's also politically stupid, but I think most who use such terms 'ironically' do so just to use the Bluenorthwest Jan 2015 #102
Trying to fit in, then. bravenak Jan 2015 #103
I agree absolutely. greatauntoftriplets Jan 2015 #64
Thanks. I appreciate that. bravenak Jan 2015 #78
I've seen words tossed around here that were last used (I thought) 50 years ago. greatauntoftriplets Jan 2015 #91
I know, right? bravenak Jan 2015 #95
That you even had to say it azurnoir Jan 2015 #68
Thank you. bravenak Jan 2015 #174
+1,000,000 ismnotwasm Jan 2015 #69
I am a huge fan of Mark Thompson or Matsimela Mapfumo of Sirius left radio... randys1 Jan 2015 #75
I'll check him out. bravenak Jan 2015 #84
He is a preacher, Christian and in his early 40's...NYC... randys1 Jan 2015 #89
Oh, no!!!! bravenak Jan 2015 #97
On his show he literally never preaches and only talks religion if someone randys1 Jan 2015 #138
Ok. You brought me back into the fold. bravenak Jan 2015 #145
When I had XM, I used to listen to Matsimela Mapfumo whenever possible. Zorra Jan 2015 #266
So, is it racist (or sexist) for me to say "A black person (or woman) voting for a Republican is kath Jan 2015 #77
What do you think? bravenak Jan 2015 #83
See: "I use this quote a lot, and really think it is true." ieoeja Jan 2015 #164
Whatever. bravenak Jan 2015 #168
Anyone other than the top 10%. The Republicans represent the top 10%'s interests KingCharlemagne Jan 2015 #193
I agree. bravenak Jan 2015 #202
but I *don't* clearly think the statement is not racist. kath Jan 2015 #334
True, they want ALL of us for dinner ( the 99%) kath Jan 2015 #329
Of course. bravenak Jan 2015 #331
No ... 1StrongBlackMan Jan 2015 #118
That one's tricky - I have said "any poor (or low wage earner) voting ... haele Jan 2015 #153
I'm Hispanic and I've paraphrased that to say it about Hispanics to my Repub sister. Rozlee Jan 2015 #402
"They've experienced the worst of the worst in this country F4lconF16 Jan 2015 #455
Context is all. Orsino Jan 2015 #79
I can understand your position. bravenak Jan 2015 #88
No--context is not all. As a woman, I still don't want to see another woman referred to with msanthrope Jan 2015 #177
Context is still all... Orsino Jan 2015 #180
Correct HERVEPA Jan 2015 #292
Just calling them a Republican should be insult enough! blackspade Jan 2015 #81
For real, though. bravenak Jan 2015 #82
Derogatory terms based on race, gender, sexuality identity, or age are never acceptable. bluesbassman Jan 2015 #86
I agree. bravenak Jan 2015 #90
You might look at your own derogatory associations about "white people" Rilgin Jan 2015 #221
You really put a lot of though into that inane self serving crap. bravenak Jan 2015 #223
You are right, I did think about my post before I posted it Rilgin Jan 2015 #285
I use the word Black alot too. bravenak Jan 2015 #287
Yes Rilgin Jan 2015 #321
Maybe you should make an attempt to better understand the history then. bravenak Jan 2015 #327
Again yes Rilgin Jan 2015 #350
Take care. bravenak Jan 2015 #351
100% agree with you. tammywammy Jan 2015 #186
Of course calling names to insult based on skin color is racist. I wont, but have a question uppityperson Jan 2015 #113
If you would not use it on a person of another color, it is not ok. bravenak Jan 2015 #115
I take it personally gwheezie Jan 2015 #137
Me too. bravenak Jan 2015 #139
I am firmly in the describe behavior vs insult the person, group. people do act not in uppityperson Jan 2015 #165
I don't understand it either. bravenak Jan 2015 #169
I was wrong, about my question if it is a negative but accurate term ever. Hypocrite is uppityperson Jan 2015 #210
Thank you.nt bravenak Jan 2015 #212
Mighty generous of you towards Powell HERVEPA Jan 2015 #298
you got a lot out of my saying "condoms", didn't you? uppityperson Jan 2015 #314
labels handmade34 Jan 2015 #114
Agreed. bravenak Jan 2015 #120
exactly. nt uppityperson Jan 2015 #167
Message auto-removed Name removed Jan 2015 #117
I hate Uncle Tom, ms Lindsey and redneck gwheezie Jan 2015 #121
The Ms. lindsay thing creeps me out. bravenak Jan 2015 #191
I don't like the things they say about Lindsey Graham rbrnmw Jan 2015 #203
Damn, that was Republicans doing that crap? bravenak Jan 2015 #207
Yep they even brought their kids rbrnmw Jan 2015 #211
Bundy ranch. bravenak Jan 2015 #213
The Miss Lindsey stuff is wrong because it implies there is something wrong with being gay. HERVEPA Jan 2015 #300
Language police Android3.14 Jan 2015 #123
LOL ... 1StrongBlackMan Jan 2015 #127
But no actual argument? Android3.14 Jan 2015 #130
You have the PRIVILEGE to do so. bravenak Jan 2015 #136
What argument is required ... 1StrongBlackMan Jan 2015 #144
Come on, don't you understand it is all the rest of us who need it explained to us? So we can be kelly1mm Jan 2015 #160
Amazing isn't it? n/t 1StrongBlackMan Jan 2015 #166
Argue, continue to behave like a bully, do whatever Android3.14 Jan 2015 #342
Behave like a bully???? 1StrongBlackMan Jan 2015 #356
So when Malcolm X called Martin Luther King an Uncle Tom, Malcolm X was being racist Android3.14 Jan 2015 #357
No ... 1StrongBlackMan Jan 2015 #362
Waaaahhhh! bravenak Jan 2015 #132
really? language police rbrnmw Jan 2015 #147
Everything is fascist now. bravenak Jan 2015 #155
yes because Hitler loved darker hued folks rbrnmw Jan 2015 #194
Oh. Are you bringing up factual historical data? bravenak Jan 2015 #201
oops sorry wouldn't want to offend the lurkers rbrnmw Jan 2015 #206
Not just the lurkers. bravenak Jan 2015 #208
Sure do and they know I know rbrnmw Jan 2015 #214
Oh give me a break. NuclearDem Jan 2015 #148
One break Android3.14 Jan 2015 #343
Are you serious? "calling black people" an insult of their skin color is...not racist? uppityperson Jan 2015 #172
I didn't understand the last sentence of your post Android3.14 Jan 2015 #346
A race based insult is not racist? Wow. I'd quote Inigo Montoya but it's getting old. uppityperson Jan 2015 #348
is asking for an answer merely supporting your little Language Police Industrial Complex? LanternWaste Jan 2015 #178
It's a usage error. Consider the term "Benedict Arnold" Android3.14 Jan 2015 #218
Wait what ... 1StrongBlackMan Jan 2015 #249
Hmmm Android3.14 Jan 2015 #333
Are you saying "uncle tom" does not have it's origins in racism or isn't racist? uppityperson Jan 2015 #345
Not getting into the efficacy of using Wiki as a source ... 1StrongBlackMan Jan 2015 #360
I'm sure you're an expert on the use of the word "racism." gollygee Jan 2015 #231
But at least he/she is not being "Language Policey" ... 1StrongBlackMan Jan 2015 #250
Not an expert on racism, but I do make my living as a wordsmith Android3.14 Jan 2015 #335
My degree and work have also been in writing gollygee Jan 2015 #352
Because, after all, the only people who should comment are sociologists and anti-racism educators Android3.14 Jan 2015 #355
They are only people in a position of expertise about the word "racism." n/t gollygee Jan 2015 #361
I think the poster was pointing out JustAnotherGen Jan 2015 #391
lolwut? nt geek tragedy Jan 2015 #309
Yes, why not just call them "phoney-baloney hypocrites"? GoCubsGo Jan 2015 #126
Works for me!nt bravenak Jan 2015 #140
Happy to kick and rec this! zappaman Jan 2015 #129
Thanks!nt bravenak Jan 2015 #143
Sorry you had to say that, bravenak, but glad you did. sabrina 1 Jan 2015 #149
I know, Sabrina. It's too much sometimes, I have to laugh a bit. bravenak Jan 2015 #151
It implies there are certain behavioral standards to maintain "blackness" Kurska Jan 2015 #157
It is bizarre. bravenak Jan 2015 #159
Nor can I dance ... 1StrongBlackMan Jan 2015 #162
See! bravenak Jan 2015 #170
Well I can dance gwheezie Jan 2015 #183
Trapped in a Cuban Salsa dancer's body!! bravenak Jan 2015 #187
This last time gwheezie Jan 2015 #190
Omg, I'm dying over here! bravenak Jan 2015 #192
Lol lol lol gwheezie Jan 2015 #195
They are very sweet when they wanna be. bravenak Jan 2015 #198
No matter Kurska Jan 2015 #423
Thanks, man. bravenak Jan 2015 #424
No worries, I know you'd do the same for me. Kurska Jan 2015 #426
It is raw racism and I have seen the left use those terms. NCTraveler Jan 2015 #173
Not black enough, exactly. bravenak Jan 2015 #176
I've gotten 'not black like that' JustAnotherGen Jan 2015 #246
They never explain it either. bravenak Jan 2015 #255
Agreed. La Lioness Priyanka Jan 2015 #179
Thank you. bravenak Jan 2015 #184
no idea why anyone is arguing this at all. its exactly why we shouldn't use sexist commentary La Lioness Priyanka Jan 2015 #225
I wrote mean things in my copy of his Autobiography. bravenak Jan 2015 #240
+1 brer cat Jan 2015 #381
Context AlbertCat Jan 2015 #188
I'm just going to call it racist. bravenak Jan 2015 #196
Agreed... MrScorpio Jan 2015 #189
Panderers they are. bravenak Jan 2015 #199
Agreed. Nuclear Unicorn Jan 2015 #209
For those confusing and defending racist speech with the "free speech" argument ismnotwasm Jan 2015 #216
See post 218 Android3.14 Jan 2015 #219
Are you a person of color? ismnotwasm Jan 2015 #222
See my Post 249 ... 1StrongBlackMan Jan 2015 #258
Because, after all, there are only two options Android3.14 Jan 2015 #337
Eye rolling is a sign of contempt JustAnotherGen Jan 2015 #392
Oh good gawd. Iggo Jan 2015 #220
Because??? n/t 1StrongBlackMan Jan 2015 #260
why does bravenak's thread offend you? rbrnmw Jan 2015 #272
Who said I'm offended? Iggo Jan 2015 #313
sorry rbrnmw Jan 2015 #332
OK, you got it, I promise not to speak about race in 2015 so I don't risk offending anybody kickysnana Jan 2015 #224
Um. Ok. bravenak Jan 2015 #237
That is probably best ... 1StrongBlackMan Jan 2015 #241
And saying that the problem is "old, white men" is ageist and racist. nichomachus Jan 2015 #227
When I say it I say 'old, conservstive, white men'. bravenak Jan 2015 #233
Why not just say "conservatives?" Unless less young and female conservatives are different? n/t nichomachus Jan 2015 #253
They are following the leader. bravenak Jan 2015 #256
Bullcrap. nichomachus Jan 2015 #259
He leaders are not men? bravenak Jan 2015 #262
when we were kids, my brother called my sister a negro kcass1954 Jan 2015 #229
Perfect. bravenak Jan 2015 #235
I think I love your mother! JustAnotherGen Jan 2015 #247
Curious, r "red neck" and "white trash" also racist? These are terms used to describe stupid white McCamy Taylor Jan 2015 #248
I think both terms are ignorant, bigoted, and unacceptable. bravenak Jan 2015 #265
It's a poor reflection on DU that this post is necessary. Scuba Jan 2015 #257
But, read the comments contained within ... 1StrongBlackMan Jan 2015 #264
I think we get too comfortable thinking that only republicans can be wrong. bravenak Jan 2015 #267
We are weird, and perhaps our disdain for each other while being interdependent is the weirdest. Scuba Jan 2015 #269
Hell yeah. If we could move to different planets, some idiots would. bravenak Jan 2015 #271
Maybe that's what happened ... Scuba Jan 2015 #276
I agree, no matter who uses it, or what race they are. Words like hypocrite still_one Jan 2015 #274
Hypocrite fits perfectly. bravenak Jan 2015 #283
Whatever happened to disagreeing with someone without name calling? 6000eliot Jan 2015 #291
I don't know. bravenak Jan 2015 #294
Most people who use those terms don't even know what they mean BrotherIvan Jan 2015 #295
Thank you for Mr. impeached and prisoner number 2047. bravenak Jan 2015 #349
Thank you for this discussion BrotherIvan Jan 2015 #408
LOL! bravenak Jan 2015 #409
Agreed. I just call them fracking, smegging, gorram, nerf herding mud-bloods. jmondine Jan 2015 #297
As a general rule, insults are meant to be cruel. GeorgeGist Jan 2015 #303
K&R n/t Feral Child Jan 2015 #307
White people ought not to be policing who's geek tragedy Jan 2015 #325
Perhaps the idea that there is a legitimate black person (or a legitimate female, white, asian, etc. kelly1mm Jan 2015 #338
Two interesting pieces on the Harry Belafonte flap back in 2002: kath Jan 2015 #328
We have been taught to use race to bash each other. bravenak Jan 2015 #330
I remember that rbrnmw Jan 2015 #336
You are absolutely right! Quackers Jan 2015 #339
I think so. bravenak Jan 2015 #344
Name-calling is bad but what the Republicans do is FAR FAR WORSE. nt valerief Jan 2015 #340
I don't want to be bad and point the finger at worse. That's all.nt bravenak Jan 2015 #341
I happen to agree with you rpannier Jan 2015 #364
Thank you. bravenak Jan 2015 #365
I'm coming into this thread late, Sissyk Jan 2015 #368
Thank you back! bravenak Jan 2015 #372
How is this not self-evident? I'm very sorry you find it necessary to point it out here on DU. scarletwoman Jan 2015 #370
A couple of weeks ago, I was too late to jury alert a comment Denzil_DC Jan 2015 #374
I think we are all smart enough to find creative descriptions. bravenak Jan 2015 #376
Wow TNNurse Jan 2015 #371
Absolutely Kalidurga Jan 2015 #373
Everything you just said plus 10. bravenak Jan 2015 #375
Yeah that is funny Kalidurga Jan 2015 #377
Yep. She's an evil entity like Cheney the Ghoul. bravenak Jan 2015 #378
lordy, bravenak. brer cat Jan 2015 #379
She always cuts straight to it. bravenak Jan 2015 #380
and it only gives right wankers even MORE ammo to shit on the left. doing so discredits more than alp227 Jan 2015 #382
I agree with that wholeheartedly. bravenak Jan 2015 #383
I had a black person explain to me what an Uncle Tom meant 4dsc Jan 2015 #386
Brilliant. bravenak Jan 2015 #387
Huge difference between Uncle Tom and Aunt Jemima CrawlingChaos Jan 2015 #393
You can think however you please. bravenak Jan 2015 #394
We'll likely continue to disagree, but... CrawlingChaos Jan 2015 #395
Have you read the book? bravenak Jan 2015 #397
Yes CrawlingChaos Jan 2015 #398
Yes it was. bravenak Jan 2015 #400
I'm talking about the historical significance of the character CrawlingChaos Jan 2015 #401
Who decided that? bravenak Jan 2015 #403
Black writers and activists CrawlingChaos Jan 2015 #405
They took cues from what they saw. bravenak Jan 2015 #406
Here is a snip of th end plot where Uncke Tom gets beat to death allowing the other slaves to escape bravenak Jan 2015 #399
KnR Hekate Jan 2015 #404
bravenak ~ hopemountain Jan 2015 #410
I don't think so either. bravenak Jan 2015 #411
Like MANY people, I had to read it in school CrawlingChaos Jan 2015 #415
well then, i question your comprehension hopemountain Jan 2015 #417
What are you even talking about? Do you know? CrawlingChaos Jan 2015 #427
bravenak already explained it to you. hopemountain Jan 2015 #429
What the....what? CrawlingChaos Jan 2015 #430
THANK YOU SO MUCH!!! I'm SO tired of the double standard. 7962 Jan 2015 #412
I think we should end the double standard. bravenak Jan 2015 #414
Oreo is another one to add to the list. blkmusclmachine Jan 2015 #425
Yup.nt bravenak Jan 2015 #428
Bravenak, I KnR'd this ages ago. It's really quite the Rorschach Test by now, isn't it? Hekate Jan 2015 #431
I have been confused and amused. bravenak Jan 2015 #432
Anytime a comment is made, based on KMOD Jan 2015 #433
I agree Marrah_G Jan 2015 #438
Exactly! bravenak Jan 2015 #444
Of course. LWolf Jan 2015 #440
It's weird. bravenak Jan 2015 #442
As a black person I will use those terminology regardless of your race Farmbrook Jan 2015 #443
Do as you please. bravenak Jan 2015 #445
As a black person I will use those terminologies regardless of your race Farmbrook Jan 2015 #446
I'll clown you and make you look stupid. bravenak Jan 2015 #447
It's really crazy that you had to post this. DUers should know better. (nt) Inkfreak Jan 2015 #452
Yes, we should. bravenak Jan 2015 #453
Kick and R. BeanMusical Jan 2015 #456
True. bravenak Jan 2015 #458
Oh bullshit. Glassunion Jan 2015 #457
Well pardon me but that was 'fake' racism. bravenak Jan 2015 #459
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