Racism and privilege

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The man who killed Renisha McBride for the terrible crime of knocking on a door early in the morning has been charged.

https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/ar...-Wafer-54-charged-MURDER-Renisha-McBride.html

Apparently, after initially saying it was an accident, he's now claiming self-defense. After all, what's scarier than an unarmed 19-year-old woman?

 

[bordelais7]

You always see everything in black and white.

 

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You always see everything in black and white.

How did you know I was color-blind? Did dalamon tell you?

 

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On the effectiveness of rage, with some people:

https://www.patheos.com/blogs/lovej...-post-alix-on-civility-and-confrontation.html

 

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https://www.huffingtonpost.com/sharon-hill/im-not-making-this-up_b_4373197.html

More on false memories.

In particular, when people create their memories, they do so not only using bits of knowledge stored in their brain, but also information absorbed from the general culture around them. When that culture includes regular images of the scary black man/woman, those play into the reconstructed memory.

 

[bordelais7]

https://www.huffingtonpost.com/sharon-hill/im-not-making-this-up_b_4373197.html

More on false memories.

In particular, when people create their memories, they do so not only using bits of knowledge stored in their brain, but also information absorbed from the general culture around them. When that culture includes regular images of the scary black man/woman, those play into the reconstructed memory.

Are you sure you're remembering that correctly?

 

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[LogGrad98]

Apparently fairfax underground wants everyone to avoid them like the plague.

 

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Apparently fairfax underground wants everyone to avoid them like the plague.

Such a shame. No doubt it was a witty, clever picture that in no way made fun of people, because heyhey would never resort to such a childish, bullying tactic.

 

[LogGrad98]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VMr8yCbGqN8

Yep, that was sarcasm.

 

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Broken image repaired

Apparently fairfax underground wants everyone to avoid them like the plague.

Such a shame. No doubt it was a witty, clever picture that in no way made fun of people, because heyhey would never resort to such a childish, bullying tactic.

 

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Yep, that was sarcasm.

Wishful thinking?