Yup. It's easy to say the bolded when you aren't the target for being called an anchor baby, illegal, wetback, spic, rapist, drug dealer and murderer.End of the day this ad nor any other ad is going to change the minds of idiots that are smoking what Trump is selling. But it was damn funny.
And I am not a big fan of the "all racists need is love, understanding, and respect" movement.
I don't really understand this type of activism. You're telling the people who you want to impact to go fuck themselves. Basically these videos are designed to make the people who already agree with them to be all "YYAAASSS PREACH". Meanwhile, actual racists and people on the fence will only feel attacked and go on the defensive, further pushing them away from the message.
Or rather, honestly, it's designed to be as viral as possible and sell t-shirts.
If some kids cursing makes people feel attacked and go on the defensive I doubt any message would change their minds. The idea of people "on the fence" about racism is kinda funny though.
I don't really understand this type of activism. You're telling the people who you want to impact to go fuck themselves. Basically these videos are designed to make the people who already agree with them to be all "YYAAASSS PREACH". Meanwhile, actual racists and people on the fence will only feel attacked and go on the defensive, further pushing them away from the message.
Or rather, honestly, it's designed to be as viral as possible and sell t-shirts.
Where the fuck did I say ANY of that?
What I'm saying is don't lump in people who don't like kids swearing with people who obsess over gun culture and/or violence in the media.
I don't have an issue with calling Trump a motherfucker, in general, because I think he definitely is, especially on this topic. You could have 18 year olds who were born here and are brown that can say that and I don't have any issue with it. I do have an issue with kids younger than 10 doing it.
If some kids cursing makes people feel attacked and go on the defensive I doubt any message would change their minds. The idea of people "on the fence" about racism is kinda funny though.
They semi-mystical fence sitters always come up. Frankly if they are that fickle they can stay whereever they are at clutching their pearls
Kids swearing does not go well with the general public
They semi-mystical fence sitters always come up. Frankly if they are that fickle they can stay whereever they are at clutching their pearls
If there aren't any, why engage in activism? Isn't that the whole point, to convert new people to your cause? I suppose you could say that isn't the point, it's to motivate and activate people who already agree. That's nice, but it won't make a difference in the voting booths.
Then I wasn't clear enough. I was never intending to compare the two sides. I was saying that the message the kids had was good in my third paragraph. All of the problems they brought up were valid points and I like that they talk about them. What I don't like is how they conveyed that message. That's my bad.You said it when you made a comparison of the kids swearing and cheapening a message and people actively working towards discriminating against them. One is clearly worse than the other, but nah, let's just focus on kids saying fuck or pendejo because it was scripted.
Never meant to imply that you did. gutter_trash's comment came off to me as making that argument and I was arguing that is not the case. Again, my bad on that.I never made that argument and that's not the argument you made in your post that I quoted.
I don't see it as empowerment when you give a child something to say that is intended to sensationalize. I see that as exploitation. If the kids came up with that shit on their own, that's cool. But I highly doubt that they did. (Maybe the older kid with braces, but that little girl? Come on.) But I'm in new dad mode (just had my first son 11 weeks ago) so who knows how I'll feel in 11 years.Why? Because it politicizes them? Cheapens the message? What people with delicate sensibilities are missing is the fact that the act of swearing is rooted in empowerment. See, they're kids. They're supposed to be curious, but not too curious. Quiet, but not too quiet. And most of all, obedient. Well Fuck that noise. I'm not saying that I'm going to let my kid swear whenever and wherever they are, but I'm going to say that there's a time and place to do it. The ad is one such outlet. This isn't that white girl spewing political venom while being coached by her mother to get into a book signing with Trump.
This makes things a bit clearer to me. The ad is clearly not intended for me, even though I will be voting and definitely not for Trump lol.I don't think the point of this video was to convince anyone to stop being racist. The point is to energize people to get out to vote. This is a problem democrats have, so it actually will make a difference.
Same. Awful video. Literally everything about it is shit. HEY LETS BE EDGY AND COUNTERATTACK. SURELY THIS WILL CONVINCE XENOPHOBES. Who the fuck thought that was a good idea? This is the type of thing that actually justifies the whole "all minorities are thugs" stereotype. I even disliked the fucking video.
Yet I agree. Fuck Trump
To show that Trump is infact a man child I'd imagine. This video isn't trying to convince anyone who's in agreement with Trump's ideas and feelings. At least that's how I'm taking it.are they kidding with this? Trump is a rude prick , why make a video full of kids stooping to his level?
End of the day this ad nor any other ad is going to change the minds of idiots that are smoking what Trump is selling. But it was damn funny.
And I am not a big fan of the "all racists need is love, understanding, and respect" movement.
are they kidding with this? Trump is a rude prick , why make a video full of kids stooping to his level?
lol..yes deport those Americans because I can't stand them!They should be deported. Not because they're latino, but because I can't stand precocious children.
What an ill advised video.
They should be deported. Not because they're latino, but because I can't stand precocious children.
What an ill advised video.
I enjoyed it.
The kids cussing was the funniest part, come on guys.
It says right on both site's About Us page that Luke Montgomery is the campaign manager, no need to dig into the source code to find that. The sites are also literally exactly the same, only with a few color/logo changes.
Honestly, he just seems like a guy making internet campaigns. I don't think there's any connection to the Clinton campaign besides the fact that he supports her for president.
lol..yes deport those Americans because I can't stand them!
What an ill (and idiotic) post.