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TahitiNut (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-30-08 11:10 AM Original message |
Racism-By-Proxy |
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mrreowwr_kittty (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-30-08 11:19 AM Response to Original message |
1. K and R. nt |
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DearAbby (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-30-08 11:47 AM Response to Original message |
2. K&R |
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Spazito (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-30-08 11:48 AM Response to Original message |
3. Well said! |
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cliffordu (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-30-08 11:51 AM Response to Original message |
4. Excellent post!! Although..... |
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rucky (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-30-08 11:55 AM Response to Reply #4 |
6. Oh yeah, Nostradamus? Where do you keep your crystal ball? |
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rucky (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-30-08 11:53 AM Response to Original message |
5. Thanks! Usually when I try to explain it, I just end up screaming. n/t |
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TahitiNut (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-30-08 12:22 PM Response to Reply #5 |
16. That's the frustration that drives me (with beads of blood on my forehead) to find ... |
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P0pEye (24 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-01-08 10:24 AM Response to Reply #16 |
60. You're usin' a lot of fancy words there missy ... |
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EffieBlack (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-30-08 11:59 AM Response to Original message |
7. "My neighbors would NEVER accept a black family on our block!" |
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TahitiNut (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-30-08 12:03 PM Response to Reply #7 |
12. Yup. You sure as hell know what I'm talkin' about. |
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EffieBlack (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-30-08 12:12 PM Response to Reply #12 |
15. Definitely |
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TahitiNut (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-30-08 12:31 PM Response to Reply #15 |
17. It gets even more perncious than that. How about .... |
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Binka (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-30-08 11:59 AM Response to Original message |
8. Doffing My Cap Sir! |
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TahitiNut (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-30-08 12:05 PM Response to Reply #8 |
13. ! |
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knixphan (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-30-08 11:59 AM Response to Original message |
9. Thank you TahitiNut - Super Kick! |
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Kadie (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-30-08 12:01 PM Response to Original message |
10. K&R |
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TheZug (886 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-30-08 12:01 PM Response to Original message |
11. Unfortunately, there are a lot of "armchair progressives." |
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Lerkfish (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-30-08 12:10 PM Response to Original message |
14. kicked and reccomended! |
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cbayer (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-30-08 12:33 PM Response to Original message |
18. Your co-workers would be very uncomfortable if they knew you were a lesbian. |
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TahitiNut (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-30-08 12:38 PM Response to Reply #18 |
19. (lol!) Yes ... I strongly suspect I'm a lesbian in a man's body. |
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Bonobo (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-30-08 12:56 PM Response to Original message |
20. You said it. K&R |
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TahitiNut (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-30-08 01:31 PM Response to Reply #20 |
22. Funny. I note an absence of the "usual suspects." |
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Bonobo (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-30-08 01:43 PM Response to Reply #22 |
25. Man, I'm feeling down these last 48 hours. |
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TahitiNut (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-30-08 02:35 PM Response to Reply #25 |
26. It's the Season Of The Living Dead on DU. Hang in there. |
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Moochy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-30-08 08:25 PM Response to Reply #22 |
39. Crazy innit? |
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Lilith Velkor (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-01-08 01:48 AM Response to Reply #22 |
51. You included sexism by proxy |
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TahitiNut (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-01-08 02:01 AM Response to Reply #51 |
53. Of course. ALL forms of human objectification are immoral, imho. |
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CaptJasHook (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-30-08 01:02 PM Response to Original message |
21. Bingo |
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mmonk (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-30-08 09:06 PM Response to Reply #21 |
44. As a white guy, I concur. |
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reflection (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-30-08 09:13 PM Response to Reply #44 |
45. This white guy concurs also. n/t |
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kwenu (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-30-08 01:33 PM Response to Original message |
23. Brilliantly on point. |
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me b zola (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-30-08 01:43 PM Response to Original message |
24. K&R |
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knixphan (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-30-08 02:39 PM Response to Original message |
27. Kick! - If I had a nickel for every |
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H2O Man (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-30-08 02:52 PM Response to Original message |
28. Very good. |
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Bake (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-30-08 03:02 PM Response to Original message |
29. You're right on, as usual, TN ... |
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TragedyandHope (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-30-08 03:43 PM Response to Original message |
30. Thank you! |
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guyanakoolaid (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-30-08 05:01 PM Response to Original message |
31. Your analogies are so simple they're genius. |
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TahitiNut (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-30-08 06:25 PM Response to Reply #31 |
33. Thanks. |
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smiley_glad_hands (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-30-08 06:01 PM Response to Original message |
32. K&Reom |
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TahitiNut (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-30-08 07:07 PM Response to Original message |
34. Puke |
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KoKo (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-30-08 07:10 PM Response to Original message |
35. How do you feel about the New Progressive Movement throwing folks Under the Bus...? |
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TahitiNut (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-30-08 07:14 PM Response to Reply #35 |
36. I've been watching it get more blatant for 30 years. |
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TankLV (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-30-08 08:08 PM Response to Original message |
37. But it's perfectly OK to pander to the BIGOTED BLACK HOMOPHOBES, right?!?! |
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guyanakoolaid (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-30-08 08:41 PM Response to Reply #37 |
43. Of course he expected racist idiots, just not so many in his own party. |
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TahitiNut (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-30-08 09:19 PM Response to Reply #37 |
46. If you're looking for a lynching, I doubt Obama is for you. On the other hand ... |
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Creideiki (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-30-08 09:36 PM Response to Reply #46 |
48. Choice between Hillary and |
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yardwork (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-01-08 09:27 AM Response to Reply #37 |
56. For crying out loud. Show some perspective! |
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TahitiNut (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-01-08 12:08 PM Response to Reply #56 |
65. Hey ... "as far as I know"??? |
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yardwork (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-01-08 01:05 PM Response to Reply #65 |
70. Well, that's certainly been my impression of all your posts. |
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Tierra_y_Libertad (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-30-08 08:23 PM Response to Original message |
38. You're keeping me busy rec'ing your posts, my friend. |
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Moochy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-30-08 08:28 PM Response to Reply #38 |
41. And Another |
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walldude (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-30-08 08:28 PM Response to Original message |
40. K&R |
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ecdab (834 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-30-08 08:35 PM Response to Original message |
42. It's depressing when the GOP does it, it's infuriating to me when Democrats |
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Divernan (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-30-08 09:35 PM Response to Original message |
47. I saw this faux "concern" on the New Jersey Transit train last week. |
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Lilith Velkor (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-01-08 02:25 PM Response to Reply #47 |
74. In my experience, ridicule is more effective than belligerence |
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TahitiNut (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-01-08 03:36 PM Response to Reply #74 |
76. Lampooning, sarcasm, and ridicule work for me in such instances. |
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Lilith Velkor (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-01-08 05:26 PM Response to Reply #76 |
77. I find this website instructive of the non-self-aware type of racism |
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NOLALady (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-30-08 10:48 PM Response to Original message |
49. K & R |
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aaronbees (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-01-08 12:28 AM Response to Original message |
50. Awesome post |
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casus belli (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-01-08 01:55 AM Response to Original message |
52. So right. |
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yardwork (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-01-08 09:23 AM Response to Original message |
54. Yes! I'm seeing this in North Carolina right now - big time. |
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BklynChick (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-01-08 09:24 AM Response to Original message |
55. I agree. Often when people say "are we ready for a black President?" it's more of a reflection |
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KoKo (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-01-08 09:32 AM Response to Original message |
57. K&R |
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Romulox (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-01-08 09:33 AM Response to Original message |
58. This cuts about 10 different ways. |
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TahitiNut (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-01-08 12:31 PM Response to Reply #58 |
67. Yup. There's a "kneejerk" liberalism that sells out economically under the threat of social evils. |
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Eric Condon (761 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-01-08 10:21 AM Response to Original message |
59. K&R - Especially relevant in this new age of "electability." nt |
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NatBurner (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-01-08 12:33 PM Response to Reply #59 |
68. lol don't u just love code words? |
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TahitiNut (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-01-08 12:37 PM Response to Reply #68 |
69. Exactly. |
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redqueen (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-01-08 10:25 AM Response to Original message |
61. ... |
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wowimthere (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-01-08 10:31 AM Response to Original message |
62. K&R You hit the nail squarely on the Head... From my generation's |
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Baby Snooks (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-01-08 11:09 AM Response to Original message |
63. White Democrats in Pennsylvania will never vote for a Black man... |
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jeff30997 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-01-08 11:24 AM Response to Original message |
64. When I was a kid my mother told me something that I couldn't understand. |
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TahitiNut (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-01-08 12:27 PM Response to Reply #64 |
66. Yup. I'm 64 and vividly recall my first trip to Mobile, Alabama when I was a teen. |
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jeff30997 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-01-08 03:31 PM Response to Reply #66 |
75. "I liked to go swimming in the summertime at Crystal Pool" |
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Major Hogwash (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri May-02-08 02:43 PM Response to Reply #66 |
84. Good post. |
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ej510 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-01-08 01:42 PM Response to Original message |
71. The quiet racism is the worst kind |
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TahitiNut (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-01-08 02:09 PM Response to Reply #71 |
72. Yup. |
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Dr Fate (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-01-08 02:09 PM Response to Original message |
73. I'm still waiting for Clinton to attack McCain on race, religion, patriotism & elitism. |
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KoKo (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-01-08 05:52 PM Response to Reply #73 |
78. You think Clinton might do that? ,,,,,,,,,,,,n/t |
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EFerrari (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri May-02-08 05:47 AM Response to Original message |
79. "It doesn't bother me or my standards but many people feel |
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TahitiNut (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri May-02-08 10:16 AM Response to Reply #79 |
80. Yes ... that's a perfect example. |
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EFerrari (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri May-02-08 01:38 PM Response to Reply #80 |
81. OT: Have you seen that documentary? |
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TahitiNut (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri May-02-08 02:23 PM Response to Reply #81 |
82. Yes, over 20 years ago. |
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EFerrari (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri May-02-08 02:30 PM Response to Reply #82 |
83. I was in City Hall on a different floor when the murders happened, |
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CreekDog (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri May-02-08 10:10 PM Response to Original message |
85. oh come now, you're just playing the race card now |
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