ABV 8.3% wrote: ↑Mon Aug 19, 2019 5:26 pm
MDlaxfan76 wrote: ↑Mon Aug 19, 2019 5:15 pm
Yikes, I must be misunderstanding you ABV.
First, of course no one's problems are solely due to the color of one's skin. No one said anything remotely like that. All sorts of problems folks have, independent of skin color. As I said, lots of white folks are born into pretty darn disadvantaged situations, crummy homelife, crummy schools, medical issues, you name it.
But they don't ALSO have to deal with the prejudices around skin color, neither those that exist in the immediacy of today, nor the implications of generations of such.
As to your 2nd para, I'm lost. First, I have no idea what a 'polar bear knockout game' might be other than it sounds like it might be associated with excessive drinking? And are you really calling black cops "pigs"? I just don't follow...
Yes, the black cops acted like pigs....so.
And, big surprise from you. Since YOU have NO knowledge of said "polar bear knockout game", gee, I wonder geee, why is that? Who owns youtube? (not that you use that website, or very often ) What's your go to WIKI say about it? Oh, whats that? It gives you climate change links? So, since YOU can't find anything, it didn't happen.
And, once again, show disrespect towards someones life experiences. Guess, only your's matter. Think about it.
Huh?
Why not just explain what it is and what your point was supposed to be?
ok, so I've now put the google on it and yes, I do recall this disgusting behavior getting some attention a half decade ago.
https://www.npr.org/sections/codeswitch ... h-branding
How you took my post to be "disrespect towards someones' life experiences" I don't get. I was asking you to simply to explain to an old hoagie what the heck you were referring to.
That said, your initial part was a really dumb statement that I was also asking you to explain, as it was SO dumb that I thought I must have misunderstood you. You've ignored that part, so am I left to think you really meant it so ignorantly? Or do you want to correct that impression?
I'm still assuming that you're not actually that dumb.
So...ok, now that I understand that your friend had been attacked by a mob of black kids and the cops thought he was drunk and disorderly or "loitering", what exactly was your point that you think I was disrespecting?
I don't get it. Your friend was white and got beaten up by black kids and black cops assumed your friend was drunk, or maybe that he'd actually instigated something? what exactly are you suggesting, that white folks have it rough?...come to think of it, you sure he didn't say something stupid to the black kids?
To be clear, the behavior that's described as the 'knockout game' is truly disgusting, no excuses, period.