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[Hot Coldman]

I get my presidential endorsements entirely from men who talk to furniture so this news is really important to me.

 

[studyguy]

Thanks Clint.

 

[Sanjuro]

Shut your fucking face.

 

[Archaix]

Shocked that this rich old ass racist supports that racist old rich ass.

 

[Scavenger]

CLINT

 

[Bob White]

"When I grew up, those things weren’t called racist."

What in the fuck? So that makes treating people like shit ok then?

 

[Patryn]

Alternate title: Man who has never experienced racism tells those who have to just fucking get over it.

 

[mnannola]

Guy seems like the complete opposite of a progressive.

Regressive? Is there a regressive party this guy can join /start up? Can we start calling anyone wanting to go back to "the way it used to be in my day" regressive?

 

[JetBlackPanda]

Pussy generation? Is he for reals? WTF.

 

[The Jackdog]

In fact, Eastwood said, “We’re really in a pussy generation. Everybody’s walking on eggshells. We see people accusing people of being racist and all kinds of stuff. When I grew up, those things weren’t called racist.”

uhhhhh thats literally the definition of progress.

what a fucking moron

 

[Fersis]

What the fuck happened to Eastwood? He used to be cool. Now he's just a GOP shill. When you grew up it was still racist Eastwood, why do you think all that civil rights shit happened?

I know man
People grow old to the right i guess

 

[BokehKing]

So basically, old farts that see our modern gen as something inferior to their own "good old days", despite the great deal of progression we've complished since them that HAS made the world and society a better place for us all. Fuck Eastwood, his movies aren't that great and his music is worse!

So because of his social stance his movies are no longer good? You know it is possible to still enjoy his movies and disagree with his opinion. It doesn't have to be one or the other.


A lot of people I'm America consider being racist dropping n bombs and being a member of the Klan, extremes, I think what he is saying is, almost everything and anything can be considered racist now adays. Things that the American public have zero clue about. That's why everyone thinks the world is too "PC"

In today's standards I want to say a good 50% of people are racist and just don't realize it.

 

[Dash_Riprock]

Man, its gonna be really awkward watching Gran Torino from now on.

 

[Hyun Sai]

He’s said a lot of dumb things. So have all of them

Including Eastwood.

 

[Future]

He's the target market for making America great again: the old white privileged male

I also like how Obama stirs so much anger in people. "Can't vote Hillary because she will follow in obamas footsteps"

How about not voting for her by citing policies you don't agree with? Citing Obama is an easy way to dismissing her without dismissing things that would outright sound bad if he did (cheaper education, gay marriage, etc)

 

[Linkark07]

Shouldn't be surprised about this.

 

[GifGafIsTheBestGaf]

right in the fucking fanboy heart, not like this Clint!

 

[D4Danger]

Man, its gonna be really awkward watching Gran Torino from now on.

because it wasn't clear he was a racist prick before?

 

[bishoptl]

Shame. Oh well, we'll be moving on from him soon enough.

 

[PsychoSoldier]

"When I grew up, those things weren’t called racist.” is a terrible thing to say.

When you grew up, interracial marriages were illegal.

When he grew up, black people couldn't use the same water fountain as white people.

And probably when he was growing up (not sure his age), a bunch of Japanese-Americans were rounded up and put in prison camps and we thought it was okay.

 

[Chmpocalypse]

Guy seems like the complete opposite of a progressive.

Regressive? Is there a regressive party this guy can join /start up? Can we start calling anyone wanting to go back to "the way it used to be in my day" regressive?

It's called the republican party.

 

[GillianSeed79]

"both sides" lol. Also, Clint, newsflash: Your generation was racist as all fuck. It's just the people who were subjugated didn't have any power and couldn't call you out on your bullshit.

 

[RPGCrazied]

No, I won't "get over" it. And I'll be voting for Hillary this November. Sorry.

 

[GravityMan]

No surprise he said this. It's Clint Eastwood...

 

[a Master Ninja]

I like Million Dollar Baby and Gran Torino Clint Eastwood. He's a cranky old bastard, but he learns valuable lessons about racism, sexism, friendship, and human rights. So why didn't any of that stick?

 

[bionic77]

"When I grew up, those things weren’t called racist."

What in the fuck? So that makes treating people like shit ok then?

If women and minorities stopped all their bellyaching about equal rights and respect I am pretty sure that would be the exact moment when everything in this country would become perfect again.

What is the alternative? We certainly can't have any white men feeling inferior to people or color or women!

 

[deadlast]

Remember when we didn't know Clint Eastwood was a racists. Now those were the days.

 

[fabricated backlash]

Clint Eastwood is the perfect example of a human who got too old.

Pretty much. A cautionary tale.

 

[Gator Bait]

So he played himself in Grand Torino?

 

[Octavianus]

Slavery was considered to be ok at some point so I guess we should just go back to doing that as well because just fucking get over it right?

 

[Tobor]

I agree with him on the get over it part.

Fuck that. Nobody should be "getting over" a candidate for President making racist comments. That's fucked. In Eastwoods time making a statement like that would have disqualified Trump immediately.

 

[Sanjuro]

I like Million Dollar Baby and Gran Torino Clint Eastwood. He's a cranky old bastard, but he learns valuable lessons about racism, sexism, friendship, and human rights. So why didn't any of that stick?

Harry Callahan took over.

 

[BokehKing]

Remember when we didn't know Clint Eastwood was a racists. Now those were the days.

Unless they are fighting against racism and voting liberal you are probably a racist to be honest (just don't realize it yet)

 

[diaspora]

boy, you talked to a fuckin chair, step down

 

[tokkun]

I like Million Dollar Baby and Gran Torino Clint Eastwood. He's a cranky old bastard, but he learns valuable lessons about racism, sexism, friendship, and human rights. So why didn't any of that stick?

The plot of Gran Torino is an old prejudiced white guy says a bunch of racist stuff, but ultimately does the right thing when push comes to shove. He is saying Trump is that guy.

 

[Munin]

He's spot on about everything. Love the guy

 

[VariantX]

"When I grew up, those things weren’t called racist."

When you grew up, black people had to be indoors before sunset. Shut the fuck up. You aint tired of shit.

 

[mclem]

"When I grew up, those things weren’t called racist."

When you grew up, black people had to be indoors before sunset. Shut the fuck up.

It's interesting, because he's so close to a personal epiphany, and then he screws it up.

 

[Mattlikewhoa]

I agree with him on the get over it part.

Wait what?!

 

[Sho_Nuff82]

"We’re really in a pussy generation. Everybody’s walking on eggshells. We see people accusing people of being racist and all kinds of stuff. When I grew up, those things weren’t called racist.”

Yeah, things were pretty great for white people back in the 60s who wanted to dump on anyone and everything without any repercussions.

So?

The loss of privilege is not an attack on whiteness. It's not "soft" to aspire to be better than the Jim Crow South.

 

[Wallach]

Funny how he talks about a pussy generation, when he's talking about voting for probably the biggest pussy to ever run for president. Trump does little but whine on social media around the clock.

 

[QuicheFontaine]

No, I won't "get over" it. And I'll be voting for Hillary this November. Sorry.

What?? I had you down as a Trump voter!

 

[CloudWolf]

TIL: Clint Eastwood is actually his Gran Torino character for real

 

[Future]

What?? I had you down as a Trump voter!

Is there a list?

 

[Spike Spiegel]

Old people show up at the polls in November, and they are going to vote Trump.

 

[wrestleman]

Clint Eastwood fucking sucks.

He's spot on about everything. Love the guy

And so do you.

Spoiler

unless that's suppposed to be satirical

 

[Mascot]

Gran Torino was a documentary..?

Edit:

TIL: Clint Eastwood is actually his Gran Torino character for real

Fuck you!

 

[Lothar]

My dad will be happy to see this article.

 

[The Elite]

Don't do this Clint.

 

[Moff]

it's true, it is a pussy generation. when privileged white old pussies are so afraid and feel their way of life is threatened when other groups demand equality.