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mcar

(42,210 posts)
1. That thread is beyond silly
Sat Aug 19, 2017, 12:08 AM
Aug 2017

Want to talk about income inequality? Great. But singling out one person, oh BTW a successful black woman, is absurd.

That thread is beyond silly mcar Aug 2017 #1
Exactly nt. BainsBane Aug 2017 #2
A self made WOC who has been working since she was a kid obamanut2012 Aug 2017 #9
It does seem that successful women and especially successful women of color elehhhhna Aug 2017 #42
Stop making this about melanin. SaschaHM Aug 2017 #3
Good points JustAnotherGen Aug 2017 #5
I wonder if Sarandon JustAnotherGen Aug 2017 #4
Someone insisted Beyonce had no "social value." BainsBane Aug 2017 #16
On DU? SergeStorms Aug 2017 #24
On DU BainsBane Aug 2017 #45
Gah JustAnotherGen Aug 2017 #37
That's an outright lie! Drahthaardogs Aug 2017 #56
I clarified BainsBane Aug 2017 #57
I told you Rockefeller brought my grandparents over Drahthaardogs Aug 2017 #58
You told me? BainsBane Aug 2017 #60
I grew up watching the struggle. My dad was a school teacher Drahthaardogs Aug 2017 #61
I grew up poor as well BainsBane Aug 2017 #62
The problem here is you keep wanting to make this about Beyonce Drahthaardogs Aug 2017 #66
It's not about you per se BainsBane Aug 2017 #75
Additionally, race is very much part of that system of inquality BainsBane Aug 2017 #63
Oh my God Drahthaardogs Aug 2017 #67
the 1% crowd is not treated kindly on DU nt msongs Aug 2017 #6
I am sure Beyonce cares. haveahart Aug 2017 #7
Clearly you are ignoring evidence BainsBane Aug 2017 #14
"I can think of one in particular who is treated as infallible." melman Aug 2017 #32
I'm surprised there's not a drinking game built around it yet Rob H. Aug 2017 #33
Well she was against me JustAnotherGen Aug 2017 #38
Try to focus for a minute BainsBane Aug 2017 #47
HEYYYY MAAN THAT WASHHH MY IDEA! Warren DeMontague Aug 2017 #124
How many drinks do I take... Rob H. Aug 2017 #127
subtract that from the number of times they based an entire thread on strawmen Warren DeMontague Aug 2017 #128
Do you dispute that fact? BainsBane Aug 2017 #46
Agree lunasun Aug 2017 #79
.... yardwork Aug 2017 #40
And it is that repeated refusal to examine evidence BainsBane Aug 2017 #48
Cosign all of this obamanut2012 Aug 2017 #8
Thank you. BlackWealth is one of the reasons we underthematrix Aug 2017 #10
Wealth and political participation BainsBane Aug 2017 #17
Not sure what you mean by adding President obama and underthematrix Aug 2017 #18
birtherism white supremacy had a lot to do with backlash against obama and other minorites JI7 Aug 2017 #21
......and Obama's speaking fees!!!! sheshe2 Aug 2017 #54
I agree. SweetieD Aug 2017 #11
There's an Al Gore thread currently ghostsinthemachine Aug 2017 #12
Someone posted it in the context of environmental advocacy, correct? BainsBane Aug 2017 #13
Here is the thread BainsBane Aug 2017 #15
WOW after reading the Beyonce thread, I need a shower. all american girl Aug 2017 #31
the reaction to beyonce is very revealing. i had a bad feeling about the election when i read about JI7 Aug 2017 #19
Wish there was outrage about the unsustainable minimum wage leftstreet Aug 2017 #20
when people vote for people like Trump and Scott Walker you can't expect much. JI7 Aug 2017 #22
Twaddle. There's plenty of talk here about all of those things. DU just periodically ... Hekate Aug 2017 #25
well, depends on the person. in some cases they will even defend those who threaten to kill a JI7 Aug 2017 #26
depends on the homeless person leftstreet Aug 2017 #28
because it would just be ok if they were not homeless JI7 Aug 2017 #29
What the fuck? MrsCoffee Aug 2017 #123
Rage when people have too much, not when they don't have enough leftstreet Aug 2017 #27
I'm sure there's a point in there somewhere Hekate Aug 2017 #30
"Sarandon!" Warren DeMontague Aug 2017 #23
Thanks again for the clarity -- it's a discussion worth having, IMO ATL Ebony Aug 2017 #34
Damn Skippy! MrScorpio Aug 2017 #35
K&R betsuni Aug 2017 #36
K&R brer cat Aug 2017 #39
K&R. A person can hate the capitalist system and still take great delight when one of the targets WhiskeyGrinder Aug 2017 #41
I'm all for critiquing the system BainsBane Aug 2017 #50
Exactly. WhiskeyGrinder Aug 2017 #51
Not About Race or Gender erpowers Aug 2017 #43
If it isn't BainsBane Aug 2017 #44
$19.5 Million erpowers Aug 2017 #49
To oppose a Clinton presidency in favor of a TRUMP presidency BainsBane Aug 2017 #59
Your math is wrong BainsBane Aug 2017 #90
I agree, are we forgetting treestar Aug 2017 #53
It is recent I assume treestar Aug 2017 #52
Which is exactly the same BainsBane Aug 2017 #55
I hope outrage about wealth concentration is not blind by any measures. OBenario4 Aug 2017 #64
And, personally, I don't like... OBenario4 Aug 2017 #65
I don't get that from her. Maybe the issue is yourself JI7 Aug 2017 #69
I believe artists are more than that. OBenario4 Aug 2017 #70
Then maybe the problem is your views of progressivism JI7 Aug 2017 #71
I don't think so. OBenario4 Aug 2017 #72
Why didn't you defend her instead of focusing on beyonce ? JI7 Aug 2017 #73
And Sarandon? BainsBane Aug 2017 #88
"Objectification of women" BainsBane Aug 2017 #89
I think violent porn should be outlawed. OBenario4 Aug 2017 #92
Well, you should post an OP about that BainsBane Aug 2017 #93
How about Sarandon? BainsBane Aug 2017 #84
Brilliant. Thank you... NurseJackie Aug 2017 #87
The system Liberallover976 Aug 2017 #68
Its interesting one of those going after beyonce brought up cuba as what we should be like JI7 Aug 2017 #74
Was that same someone one of Sarandon's defenders? BainsBane Aug 2017 #76
I didn't say Cuba is what you should be like. OBenario4 Aug 2017 #77
K&R stonecutter357 Aug 2017 #78
Being Retired Military... Oubaas Aug 2017 #80
Before Beyonce it was Oprah BainsBane Aug 2017 #81
She's not singled out, it is just her turn treestar Aug 2017 #83
Still waiting for examples of threads where white people BainsBane Aug 2017 #86
I love how your point was just proven by another post. nt. SaschaHM Aug 2017 #82
Thank you! ismnotwasm Aug 2017 #85
There is new one BainsBane Aug 2017 #91
Mainstream media, in general, does. OBenario4 Aug 2017 #94
May I ask your gender? BainsBane Aug 2017 #95
Yep. I'm a woman. n/t OBenario4 Aug 2017 #96
While I share some of your concerns about porn and objectification BainsBane Aug 2017 #97
I would recommend googling Beyonce's "partition" video Warren DeMontague Aug 2017 #99
You that bored today? BainsBane Aug 2017 #100
You seem tense Warren DeMontague Aug 2017 #101
Some people want to remove all displays of sex and sexuality from media. Warren DeMontague Aug 2017 #98
You know what I want? ismnotwasm Aug 2017 #102
And isn't it interesting Warren DeMontague Aug 2017 #104
Really? Funny, cause I see the opposite. OBenario4 Aug 2017 #107
Tolerance for things like LGBT marriage equality are at an all time high. Warren DeMontague Aug 2017 #111
But I'm not talking about LGBT. OBenario4 Aug 2017 #113
Really? You have a graph or other statistical data on that? Warren DeMontague Aug 2017 #114
In Latin America, which is part of the Western World, it has been on the rise OBenario4 Aug 2017 #115
Latin America is, sadly, experiencing terrible violence across the board. Warren DeMontague Aug 2017 #116
No, I do think internet porn and media as a whole is part of that. OBenario4 Aug 2017 #117
Again, subjective interpretation. Warren DeMontague Aug 2017 #118
Violence in general, maybe. OBenario4 Aug 2017 #119
Also... OBenario4 Aug 2017 #120
If you don't have statistics, again, you have subjective opinion. Warren DeMontague Aug 2017 #121
Well of course not ismnotwasm Aug 2017 #109
certainly there are far more art critics, than there are artists. Warren DeMontague Aug 2017 #112
She takes hold of objectification and owns it. ismnotwasm Aug 2017 #103
K & R for the evening crew. rogue emissary Aug 2017 #105
I'll tell you what my problem is with her $90MM house Dreamer Tatum Aug 2017 #106
Lol. Black privilege. The issue of taxation has nothing to do with that JI7 Aug 2017 #108
It's a nuanced position Dreamer Tatum Aug 2017 #110
It's a pretty nice house. Looks to be done in a sort of Frank Lloyd Wright style. Warren DeMontague Aug 2017 #122
No, except for being horizontal, it's the exact oppostie of FLW. betsuni Aug 2017 #125
I'm not an architecture expert, I just play one on tv. Warren DeMontague Aug 2017 #126
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