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Ken Burch (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jul-26-09 05:42 AM Original message |
Does this last week mean white people will STOP telling people of color to "Get Over It"? |
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drm604 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jul-26-09 07:07 AM Response to Original message |
1. Well, this white person has never told anybody to "get over it", |
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Raineyb (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jul-26-09 08:27 AM Response to Original message |
2. Considering some of the posts out there making excuses for Crowley |
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Jennicut (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jul-26-09 08:42 AM Response to Reply #2 |
3. Sadly, there are many here even on DU. |
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Flying Dream Blues (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jul-26-09 11:37 AM Response to Reply #3 |
10. Yes, all the reverse racism BS...it's pretty discouraging to see. nt |
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Leo The Cleo (352 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jul-26-09 11:24 AM Response to Reply #2 |
7. Because Some DUers Think That Blacks Have Thier Place |
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LooseWilly (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jul-27-09 03:08 AM Response to Reply #7 |
29. Uhhmmm.... really? |
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slackmaster (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jul-26-09 08:51 AM Response to Original message |
4. Hanging a particular attitude on all white people is racist |
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Ken Burch (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jul-26-09 07:32 PM Response to Reply #4 |
19. OK, then...will the white people who have said minorities should "get over it" stop saying it? |
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slackmaster (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jul-26-09 09:13 PM Response to Reply #19 |
21. Dividing the world into "white people" and "people of color" is still racist |
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Ken Burch (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jul-26-09 09:27 PM Response to Reply #21 |
22. I made the distinction in that last post of "the white people who DO say those things" |
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slackmaster (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jul-26-09 09:30 PM Response to Reply #22 |
23. What about Asians who say those things? Hispanics? Arabs? Native Americans? And so on. |
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Ken Burch (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jul-26-09 09:34 PM Response to Reply #23 |
25. Because of their dominance |
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slackmaster (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jul-27-09 06:34 AM Response to Reply #25 |
32. Please speak for yourself |
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Ken Burch (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jul-27-09 07:30 PM Response to Reply #32 |
36. And I made it very clear that not all white people are |
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niceypoo (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jul-27-09 11:48 PM Response to Reply #36 |
41. Victimhood perpetuates racism |
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M0rpheus (264 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jul-26-09 11:10 AM Response to Original message |
5. Survey Says.... NO. |
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Honeycombe8 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jul-26-09 11:14 AM Response to Original message |
6. I don't know what you think "happened" to Dr. Gates. But what "happened" to the officer is |
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Flying Dream Blues (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jul-26-09 11:31 AM Response to Reply #6 |
9. Officer Crowley, maybe you could share more of your story when you get a chance. nt |
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Honeycombe8 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jul-26-09 11:54 AM Response to Reply #9 |
11. You need to ask the other two officers (who are minorities) who were there w/me. nt |
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inthebrain (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jul-26-09 01:16 PM Response to Reply #6 |
12. Wrong!!! |
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Leo The Cleo (352 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jul-26-09 01:19 PM Response to Reply #12 |
13. Cops Can DO Whatever They Want As Long As The Person Is Black |
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Ken Burch (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jul-26-09 07:30 PM Response to Reply #6 |
17. NOTHING actually happened to the officer. Sgt. Crowley has no claim to victimhood |
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EFerrari (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jul-26-09 08:02 PM Response to Reply #6 |
20. Boy, how pathetic is that. |
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LooseWilly (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jul-27-09 03:20 AM Response to Reply #6 |
30. How is it that the police should not be ready for the possibility of this sort of "reaction"? |
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winyanstaz (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jul-27-09 09:59 PM Response to Reply #6 |
38. The officer did NOT do his job...nor is is wrong of Gates to be upset... |
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winyanstaz (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jul-27-09 10:01 PM Response to Reply #6 |
39. I guessed you MISSED the part where Gates showed TWO forms of id... |
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fishwax (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jul-26-09 11:28 AM Response to Original message |
8. alas, there were far too many posts saying pretty much that in response to the Gates situation |
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justiceischeap (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jul-26-09 01:34 PM Response to Original message |
14. Right around the time straight people stop telling GAY people to "Get over it!" nt |
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Ken Burch (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jul-26-09 07:31 PM Response to Reply #14 |
18. Sadly, you're probably right. |
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mitchtv (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jul-26-09 10:40 PM Response to Reply #14 |
26. Oh, but that's |
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Ken Burch (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jul-27-09 01:44 AM Response to Reply #26 |
28. I hope you're not assuming that I'd have a double standard like that. |
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mitchtv (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jul-27-09 03:55 PM Response to Reply #28 |
33. no |
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AspenRose (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jul-26-09 03:21 PM Response to Original message |
15. Nope. |
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Karenina (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jul-26-09 06:26 PM Response to Reply #15 |
16. +1 |
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BlooInBloo (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jul-26-09 09:31 PM Response to Original message |
24. Of course not. |
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TheKentuckian (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jul-27-09 12:29 AM Response to Original message |
27. Nope, and they are willing to say it is A-OK to run them to jail for being a law abiding citizen |
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vaberella (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jul-27-09 04:27 AM Response to Original message |
31. They'll always tell us to get over when they have our own telling us to get over it. Thanks Ron. |
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burning rain (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jul-27-09 04:44 PM Response to Original message |
34. Definitely not. |
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question everything (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jul-27-09 04:55 PM Response to Original message |
35. I was not aware that anyone told people of color to "get over it" |
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Solomon (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jul-27-09 09:36 PM Response to Reply #35 |
37. Your head is as hard as a rock. That's a bullshit excuse you're |
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niceypoo (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jul-27-09 11:56 PM Response to Reply #37 |
42. This thread is intended as flamebait |
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Honeycombe8 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jul-27-09 10:30 PM Response to Original message |
40. I don't see the incident as a white racist cop pulling a # on a black man. |
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