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Trayvoning, The New Facebook Fad
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So this is where this thread is going now?
Bay Maximus
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Indeed I don't think know anyone who hasn't said/done something insensitive. Posting your mental lapses on the internet for all to see is just a whole new level of stupidity though.
It may be insensitive, but what isn't these days? Not saying it makes it alright, but it's not like this is happening a day after the incident or that it's in the spotlight or anything.
Even if the intentions are good, it's dumb, but like I said, nothing to go crazy over imo. Now the Traycon shooting boards? Yeah, that's something to get outraged about.
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Vilix
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Exactly. Why are "jokes" like that not given just as much levity than someone posting "black people"? This is a place where hypocrisy is alive and well.
la flama blanca
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I'm Ecuadorian. So, hispanic.
Because if I were white, I wouldn't care? Because life would be different for me if I were white..idk man, being black is different from being white in this world.
CrazyDogg77
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I'm pretty sure if someone made that post it would be handled the same way.
The reason I said this was because I can't see black kids doing this shit after the whole Trayvon controversy. Which basically came down to black people being all upset and white people being indifferent. That's how it was reported at least. So I couldn't see black kids being part of Trayvoning. I wasn't really calling all "white people" racists. Which would be pretty stupid because I'm white.
Vermillion
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I'm sorry that you can't tell how jokes are intended, due to your race's long history of being oppressed. Sorry that when people look at you, they stereotype you with other white hoodlums. Sorry that it's harder for you to get a job than other races, and sorry that you're hurt over a goddamn joke that shouldn't mean anything to you. Keep fighting for those rights - I find it terrible that Trayvon was shot. Truly a symbol for the problems of your race.
Bay Maximus
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That's not hypocrisy, that's having a double standard. But why are they treated differently? Surely there must be something we're not accounting for. Something about society perhaps?
No there aren't, but dude looks Indian anyway.
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Vilix
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Oh come off your high horse I'm truly sorry I couldn't live up to his majesty's standard. I beg for your forgiveness, your grace.
It wasn't my race that shot Treyvon. Maybe you shouldn't take the actions of one man to represent a whole race.
Wait. I am to infer that white people should never be offended because of White guilt?
phosphor112
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Lmfao. I was thinking the exact same thing. "They're all white..."
CrazyDogg77
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What does this even mean?
FlashbladeGAF
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Vincent Alexander
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First thing I noticed too
yeah, leave those comments for the world star hip hop threads!
blame space
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can we just make the distinction between pointing out a double standard ON THIS FORUM and acknowledging racism as it exists in the world? i think that's why things always get so heated around here.. a thread gets started and there's literally nothing of value to say about it, so we have to take it to the next-level.
hey idiot kids are taking insensitive pictures of each other in some sort of attempt at recognition or shock value or whatever.. there's really not anywhere to go from there. they're stupid/i'm shocked/shame on them, etc.
hey idiot kids are taking insensitive pictures of each other in some sort of attempt at recognition or shock value or whatever.. there's really not anywhere to go from there. they're stupid/i'm shocked/shame on them, etc.
la flama blanca
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Just curious, anyone here act openly racist to people(even to people you don't know) in a jokingly manner and have them react back the same way? I've been pretty successful in doing so, and I think it actually diminishes the strength of actual racist views. I've made some very good friends by back and forth joke racism.
Shotgun Kiss
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Exactly. I take solace in that as insensitive and stupid this is, these people are labelling themselves as dipshits. Hopefully to prospective employers checking Facebook.
It kills me how pointing out the way the world was and the way the world currently is is white guilt.
HephalumpsAndWoozles
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And this never backfires?
ViewtifulJC
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There's really only two ways this thread could have went.
1. Everyone posts a variant of "man people are dumb/stupid/terrible" for like, IDK, hundreds of posts of invigorating discussion, everyone nodding their heads in unison and going about their day.
2. White people vs black people
Vincent Alexander
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To a friend of mine? Yes. To strangers? Jesus, no. I don't have good health insurance.
Alligatorjandro
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I thought this would be people just wearing hoodies...
captmcblack
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Funny you say that - I thought the same thing before I opened the thread, and then it was just...more than that.
Like, if that image isn't just a little more fucked up than the average Tebowing-style meme to you, I don't know what to tell you.
"""acting""" racist to people don't know sounds like a wonderful idea what could possibly go wrong
la flama blanca
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Never has for me, I don't go right out and say something racist blatantly, but something sly and clever, and normally get some racist comment back, but it's all smiles really. Tough to explain, but I don't think it would work if I was white.
I wouldn't expect some GAF'ers to understand, some of you are a whole different type of people.
SmackDaddy
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There needs to be a guy that does all this dumb ass meme stuff in one picture
then he dies happily
then this is all over
then he dies happily
then this is all over
Trayvoning is sooo February 2012, these people need to get with the times.
Also I wish a train would actually hit the people doing any of these dumb facebook memes.
My friends and I do this all the time. They're from all over the world black, white, latino, korean, chinese, pakistani, indian, bengali, iranian, etc.
The best is when some of my friends who are from the same part of the world just start talking shit about each others countries and their religion/habbits.
Vermillion
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It has nothing to do with white guilt, it has everything to do with the fact you aren't being judged on the street or anything. It shouldn't remotely offend you.
ReturnOfTheRAT
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Humanity has let us down once again.
I hope all of the partakers are publicly shamed for this.
I hope all of the partakers are publicly shamed for this.
la flama blanca
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Haha yeah, this happens with my friends too. It's hilariously surprising to find out stereotypes that some people have that you never thought or heard of before.
RawkHawk2010
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I see nothing wrong with this.
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Vilix
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KO Traveling Hobo
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First of all, hoodies are awesome and some of my best friends are hoodies. That said, aren't hoodies more of a class thing than a race thing? I've never thought of hoodies as being a black thing.
CrazyDogg77
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Really nothing at all?
cutmeamango
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Out to buy some skittles and soda.
I'm white I love skittles and we are out of soda!
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