Is everyone really a racist?

[S209]

I called you a fool because you just completely ignored where I addressed the fact that getting married young and stealing are not the same.

Do you feel that calling someone a fool is likely to convince them of the veracity of your argument?

[ExGingi]

https://twitter.com/mchooyah/status/1270908650681401344

[mmgfarb]

Please do show me where you said they are not the same.

Seemed to me you were making the analogy and twisting it to say “what if it were a negative thing too”. Yes, but it isn’t considered morally reprehensible by a large majority of American society so it doesn’t hold up. When something is considered objectively evil by most of society than you don’t think society should try to address that and make change?

I explicitly said "Does racism only apply when the perception of how a group of people tend to act is about something you view as a negative thing?"

Of course we should try to change the fact that a certain community views an action as normal when the rest of the world views it as morally reprehensible. Seems like we agree. The only difference is I'm ok with recognizing that a certain community has a problem and acts differently from the rest of society, something which it seems like you don't want to do. If I'm wrong on that and you actually are OK with recognizing and acknowledging it, irrespective of who's "fault" it may or may not be, then just say so and we can stop arguing.

[S209]

I explicitly said "Does racism only apply when the perception of how a group of people tend to act is about something you view as a negative thing?"

Of course we should try to change the fact that a certain community views an action as normal when the rest of the world views it as morally reprehensible. Seems like we agree. The only difference is I'm ok with recognizing that a certain community has a problem and acts differently from the rest of society, something which it seems like you don't want to do. If I'm wrong on that and you actually are OK with recognizing and acknowledging it, irrespective of who's "fault" it may or may not be, then just say so and we can stop arguing.

I’m semi-OK with it. Even if I wasn’t I certainly never said so here.

Then again, I don’t really want to stop arguing.

[mmgfarb]

I’m semi-OK with it. Even if I wasn’t I certainly never said so here.

Then again, I don’t really want to stop arguing.

Great, I guess intelligent, nuanced, discourse isn't dead yet.

[YitzyS]

I blinked an another 50 posts appeared on this thread. So I must make this disclaimer:

Know that my silence does not imply that I agree or disagree with anything posted on this thread.

Even if I myself posted it. My DDF account may have been hacked.

https://twitter.com/LakewoodScoop/status/1268293122238353414

[CountValentine]

What do you mean  by written?

[YitzyS]

What do you mean  by written?

This guy claimed that posts written on his Facebook page were not written by him and that his account was hacked.

[Mordyk]

Wiki Added

[CountValentine]

This guy claimed that posts written on his Facebook page were not written by him and that his account was hacked.

He didn't write it he typed it. 

[CountValentine]

Wiki Added

That info isn't for public eyes. I will be displaying my paintings shortly.

[Essen est zich]

https://petapixel.com/2020/06/10/bh-removes-employee-over-anti-blm-tweets/

Was that really racist?

[Dan]

https://petapixel.com/2020/06/10/bh-removes-employee-over-anti-blm-tweets/

Was that really racist?

If you don't have the brains not to post that then you don't belong working in HR.

[SSLPhD]

https://petapixel.com/2020/06/10/bh-removes-employee-over-anti-blm-tweets/

Was that really racist?

1. I don't believe so. The poster never said they believe black lives don't matter. They oppose the movement, and I'm pretty sure the movement does not represent all black people.  If one were to believe the next screenshot, that BLM backs BDS, them I'm sure many here would oppose the BLM movement, even while supporting equality.

2. It doesn't matter if it's racist.  The poster does not claim their opinion is that of B&H.  They don't even mention B&H.  The poster is entitled to their opinion, even if it's unpopular with their employer or politically incorrect.  They can even share their opinion.  Having an unpopular opinion is not grounds for termination.  (In this case, reassigning may be a good idea.)

[Redbull3]

Heard he was reassigned, not terminated, fwiw.

[CountValentine]

Heard he was reassigned, not terminated, fwiw.

Your FIRED sounds better. 

[M218]

Just Answering for the main threat question:  I AM      I AM   I AM    I AM      I AM    I AM      I AM     I AM    I AM     I AM    I AM

[CountValentine]

They take the same data we have used here and claim it shows racism.
https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/us/abc-news-analysis-of-police-arrests-nationwide-reveals-stark-racial-disparity/ar-BB15kY3W?ocid=spartanntp

[yzj]

And..... Walmart caves.
 https://www.google.com/amp/s/www.washingtonpost.com/business/2020/06/11/walmart-will-stop-locking-multicultural-hair-beauty-products/%3foutputType=amp

No, they didn’t lock up the white hair products.

“Cassi Pittman, a professor at Case Western Reserve University whose work focuses on how black consumers manage racism, said Walmart’s policy was a “classic example” of how corporate decisions can encourage racial biases.
“The practice of locking up products more likely to be used by black customers unfairly burdens them, adding costs in terms of time and an emotional toll,” she said in an email. “It makes spending money on the products that meet their needs more burdensome.”

It’s just so unfair to burden those who want to shoplift with the extra effort of getting past the security barrier.

[yzj]

https://www.marketwatch.com/amp/story/guid/4953926C-AC44-11EA-B24E-A741DCDF0F0B

How can you write a whole article without mentioning even once that they were locked up in response to theft rates? Mind boggling.