Respectful Politics Thread (Let's Just See)

[MuppetsRule]

Arrests by race in line with crimes committed by race

WSJ sites a study that arrests made by law enforcement fall directly in line with who is committing that crime.

 

[LittleJerry92]

Okay this is accurate af tho

https://twitter.com/i/web/status/1368212926721589254

 

[D'Snowth]

Since we bring up the subject of race and racism quite a bit in this thread, what do you guys make of this?

Why saying “I don’t see race at all” just makes racism worse

When writer Heather McGhee was growing up in the 1980s, many Americans were taught the way to be a good person was to swear that race didn’t matter. Today we’re paying a price for that …

ideas.ted.com

 

[LittleJerry92]

I mean here’s the thing. I don’t really like the term “I don’t see race” because to me, it just kind of sounds like you aren’t aware of different skin colors and cultures people of different races celebrate. While I’m sure most people who say it mean well, it just doesn’t come out sounding great. Obviously you do see race and different shades of skin. You just don’t let it affect what you think of that person. Saying it only really gives the idea you aren’t considerate of understanding different lives behind your own race.

With that said however, there are times I feel like when the left brings this up, they often just show how much they see people of color as puppets when describing their distaste for saying it, like “NOTICE THIS PERSON HAS A DIDFFERENT SKIN COLOR THAN YOU! THIS PERSON IS AN OPRESSED VICTIM THAT CAN’T SPEAK FOR THEMSELVES!”

 

[MuppetsRule]

Since we bring up the subject of race and racism quite a bit in this thread, what do you guys make of this?

Why saying “I don’t see race at all” just makes racism worse

When writer Heather McGhee was growing up in the 1980s, many Americans were taught the way to be a good person was to swear that race didn’t matter. Today we’re paying a price for that …

ideas.ted.com

Interesting article. Thanks for posting it.

But why would anybody reply to you? You dodge anything and everything in this thread that challenges your narrow point of view.

 

[fuzzygobo]

It’s a little hard to take a stand on anything, because the dictates of the left changes with the wind.
I love Chinese food, so is that cultural appropriation? Are white people only supposed to eat white food, like mayonnaise sandwiches? If that standard held up consistently, black people would only eat soul food and drink Colt 45 malt licquor.

It is demeaning if you hear Hillary or AOC talking to black people with a fake black accent.

Over the years I’ve worked with people of every race under the sun. Most of them were decent people. A couple were a$$holes. But we seemed to find we had more in common than the difference in skin color can set us apart.

 

[LittleJerry92]

If we’re talking about a situation like let’s say a white person or anyone else of a different race that isn’t black wearing a dashiki and kufi, that could definitely raise a lot of eyebrows.

Eating and enjoying food made from a specific culture is a whole different story. There’s nothing wrong with that and there shouldn’t be anything wrong with that.

 

[LittleJerry92]

Also holy **** this had me laughing.

https://twitter.com/i/web/status/1368698250958626816

 

[D'Snowth]

I love Chinese food, so is that cultural appropriation? Are white people only supposed to eat white food, like mayonnaise sandwiches?

I'm going to be honest here . . . I do always find it surprising to see bunches of grubby, toothless, redneck Trumpsters in Chinese restaurants - you would think they wouldn't want to eat "un-American food."

But, in other news, Papa John is apparently going on record saying he's spent the past 20 months trying to not say the N-word . . . that statement honestly doesn't really help his image or reputation if you ask me.

 

[LittleJerry92]

I mean.... he could just, you know...... be respectful and not say it at all or even think about saying it.