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starwomyn 70F
5469 posts
5/30/2018 12:21 pm

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Is Racism the New McCarthyism?

When Obama won the election, a 22 year old woman wrote on her FC

“Another 4 years of this (N-word),” Helms wrote on her Facebook Tuesday night. “Maybe he will get assassinated this term.”

News keeps getting worse for Denise Helms, the 22-year-old California woman whose racist, threatening FB status about President Barack Obama went viral this week. Helms has since been FIRED from her job at a Turlock, Calif., Cold Stone Creamery, and the Secret Service is now looking into her comments

Last year Trump won the election ' A West Virginia grant writer writes on her fb statie

Taylor wrote: "It will be so refreshing to have a classy, beautiful, dignified First Lady back in the White House. I'm tired of seeing a Ape in heels (sic)."
Beverly Whaling, the mayor of Clay, responded on Facebook by saying: "Just made my day Pam."

The grant writer was FIRED and the mayor RESIGNED.

Now we have Roseanne . "Roseanne" -- the breakout hit of 2018 -- has gotten the axe just hours after Roseanne posted a tweet about former Obama aide Valerie Jarrett, saying, "Muslim brotherhood & planet of the apes." This action hurt the people employed by the show more than it did Roseanne Barr. She can survive the loss of income from the show. The people surrounding her will struggle more because of job loss.

Personally, I have never watched Roseanne but would not be surprised if she has an audience who think she does. Once she and her new hubby described themselves as "White Trash with MONEY!!!" Wouldn't it be more practical to keep the show and wait to see if the ratings go down.

I certainly don't call people "APES" no matter what color they are but I have been called a racist. One woman was ranting about the evils of white people and how they were all against her. She was also utilizing her 3 percent Native American Heritage to rant about how the bad white people stole her land. Dah! I also have blended heritage including Native American but it is the predominantly European heritage that shows up on my skin. I could use this as an excuse to rant about the evil dominant white society. I simply question the possibility that she might be playing the race card which began a tirade of all kinds of name-calling and accusations of racism. The way it worked out is that if I even question this woman no matter how insulting she is, I am declared the racist.

My response was to simply walk away and let her spin. I don't have to defend who I am nor do I have to accept someone else's label on me.


ANSWER NOT A FOOL TO HIS OWN FOLLY!!!

I am certain that equally unflattering things are said about TRUMP and Melania because of his Orange Skin and her European Accent.



Abracadabra


starwomyn 70F
8871 posts
5/30/2018 12:22 pm

Life on Life's Terms

Abracadabra


sewg1941 82F

5/30/2018 12:46 pm

I don't know of the woman you're talking about here but from the description of her she isn't someone I'd ever be associated with in any way, shape or form.

I find her language vulgar to say the least ... it is really 'hate' speach and should be punishable by law...and I'm delighted that those that openly supported her got their just rewards.

There is no place in todays society for hate speech of any kind and in particular racial slurs! Her speech says more about her than the one who was the target of her slurs!


starwomyn 70F
8871 posts
5/30/2018 2:43 pm

    Quoting sewg1941:
    I don't know of the woman you're talking about here but from the description of her she isn't someone I'd ever be associated with in any way, shape or form.

    I find her language vulgar to say the least ... it is really 'hate' speach and should be punishable by law...and I'm delighted that those that openly supported her got their just rewards.

    There is no place in todays society for hate speech of any kind and in particular racial slurs! Her speech says more about her than the one who was the target of her slurs!
Hate speech punishable by law? I may have issues with Roseanne's statements but I have to support her Constitutional First Amendment Right to make those statements.

Abracadabra


kneedtwoplease 68M
1189 posts
5/30/2018 3:23 pm

'The Well (1951)' on YouTube is a pretty good movie about Racism


sparkleflit 76F
10271 posts
5/30/2018 5:45 pm

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Do you remember what else was going on when Maher made that joke on his show? Trump was pushing his Birther agenda and there were constant racial slurs circulated about the Obamas......much of it instigated by the man you voted to be leader of your country.....and continue to enable.


sparkleflit 76F
10271 posts
5/31/2018 12:14 pm

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Yes, it is a double standard.......You think it's OK for Trump to go all over the media offering $5.000.000 to a charity if Obama released his college records.....Y'all went along with it.....but when the host of a late-night comedy show, offered the same if Trump could prove he wasn't fathered by an orange Orangutan, the Right had apoplexy.......ignoring the fact that everyone knew it was genetically impossible......Yet, the Right excuses Trump for lying about his education, refusing to release his own college records, or his tax forms, after promising to do so.......Double standards indeed.