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George Floyd dies after police knelt on his neck (MOD NOTE IN POST #1)

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    #6062
    Clarence Boddiker
    Registered Users Posts: 776 ✭✭✭Clarence Boddiker


    Odhinn wrote: »
    You're entitled to an opinion. It strikes me as very odd that you can't state it.

    You're going round in circles here.


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    #6063
    Odhinn
    Registered Users Posts: 8,034 ✭✭✭Odhinn


    Clarence Boddiker wrote: »
    You're going round in circles here.




    Not really. You've been extremely evasive, which has prompted multiple posts by myself and others for you to give your own take on it.


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    #6064
    Carfacemandog
    Registered Users Posts: 2,042 ✭✭✭Carfacemandog


    Woodsie1 wrote: »
    The vast majority are African-American so theres no real need to point it out.
    Actually black people make up less than half of the US' non-white population.


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    #6065
    Overheal
    Registered Users Posts: 81,963 ✭✭✭✭Overheal


    Woodsie1 wrote: »
    You tried to score cheap points when there was no need to.
    Just like youre doing again.
    Just like youve been doing throughout the thread.

    By constructively adding about correct use of the term Black, vs African-American?

    You clearly have some problem with me best ignore my posts so.


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    #6066
    Overheal
    Registered Users Posts: 81,963 ✭✭✭✭Overheal


    Carfacemandog wrote: »
    Actually black people make up less than half of the US' non-white population.

    I believe he meant the vast majority of blacks are african-american, so thus IHO its okay to stereotype the lot as african-americans.


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    #6067
    Clarence Boddiker
    Registered Users Posts: 776 ✭✭✭Clarence Boddiker


    Odhinn wrote: »
    Not really. You've been extremely evasive, which has prompted multiple posts by myself and others for you to give your own take on it.

    I already gave my take as much as I have an opinion on it so I'm sorry, I just can't give you what you want no matter how hard you try.

    As for being evasive, I'm seeing a lot of people lately saying they need to do more "listening and reading" about the Black persons perspective Not the White perspective. There's not enough of that going around and I'm sure you would agree this is a big part of the problem. You don't seem interested in the Black perspective here.
    Perhaps you should take a leaf out of this book and start enquiring about Black man who posted the tweets perspective, and ask him or others about how they feel about this.


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    #6068
    Odhinn
    Registered Users Posts: 8,034 ✭✭✭Odhinn


    Clarence Boddiker wrote: »
    I already gave my take as much as I have an opinion on it so I'm sorry, I just can't give you what you want no matter how hard you try.

    .


    ..which in itself is illuminating.


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    #6069
    Woodsie1
    Closed Accounts Posts: 949 ✭✭✭Woodsie1


    Overheal wrote: »
    I believe he meant the vast majority of blacks are african-american, so thus IHO its okay to stereotype the lot as african-americans.

    Try not put words in my mouth that came from yours.

    Cheap point scoring again.


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    #6070
    Woodsie1
    Closed Accounts Posts: 949 ✭✭✭Woodsie1


    Odhinn wrote: »
    ..which in itself is illuminating.

    Why is it illuminating?


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    #6071
    MeMen2_MoRi_
    Registered Users Posts: 1,982 ✭✭✭MeMen2_MoRi_


    Who is this the Jewish person running the BLM movement?


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    #6072
    Overheal
    Registered Users Posts: 81,963 ✭✭✭✭Overheal


    Woodsie1 wrote: »
    Try not put words in my mouth that came from yours.

    Cheap point scoring again.

    It came from yours - if I'm wrong in my interpretation please clarify.
    The vast majority are African-American so theres no real need to point it out.


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    #6073
    Odhinn
    Registered Users Posts: 8,034 ✭✭✭Odhinn


    Woodsie1 wrote: »
    Why is it illuminating?




    It suggests that the poster in question is wary of posting their honest opinion on the subject.


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    #6074
    Woodsie1
    Closed Accounts Posts: 949 ✭✭✭Woodsie1


    Overheal wrote: »
    It came from yours - if I'm wrong in my interpretation please clarify.

    I didnt stereo type anyone like you said.
    The reason I said no need to point it out is because it was a cheap shot by you.
    The vast majority are African-American so saying that in the context of the BLM movement isnt really worth pulling someone up over,unless you want to virtue signal to try score cheap internet points.


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    #6075
    nthclare
    Banned (with Prison Access) Posts: 3,316 ✭✭✭nthclare


    Imagine going out against Martin Luther king's observation of a man being judged by his character and integrity etc

    Undermining a whole race of Black people saying they're the only one's who suffer from racism.

    What about the other race's, do they matter ?

    This is a cluster fck, if anyone gets or spreads Covid 19 and passes it onto others then biproxy they're murderer's... that's if someone dies


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    #6076
    Woodsie1
    Closed Accounts Posts: 949 ✭✭✭Woodsie1


    Odhinn wrote: »
    It suggests that the poster in question is wary of posting their honest opinion on the subject.

    They did post their opinion though.
    They said a black man will know more about BLM than he would so his tweet was interesting.


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    #6077
    Overheal
    Registered Users Posts: 81,963 ✭✭✭✭Overheal


    Woodsie1 wrote: »
    I didnt stereo type anyone like you said.
    The reason I said no need to point it out is because it was a cheap shot by you.
    The vast majority are African-American so saying that in the context of the BLM movement isnt really worth pulling someone up over,unless you want to virtue signal to try score cheap internet points.

    So I'm correct you just want to stereotype all blacks as African Americans.

    Plenty of people have called them African Americans. I chose to bring it up now because it was showing up multiple times in multiple recent posts.

    Speaking of putting words in peoples mouths: you, and all this discussion of scoring "internet points."


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    #6078
    Woodsie1
    Closed Accounts Posts: 949 ✭✭✭Woodsie1


    Overheal wrote: »
    So I'm correct you just want to stereotype all blacks as African Americans.

    Plenty of people have called them African Americans. I chose to bring it up now because it was showing up multiple times in multiple recent posts.

    Speaking of putting words in peoples mouths: you, and all this discussion of scoring "internet points."

    No youre wrong,again.

    Posters are saying African Americans trying to dance around whateve PC term is acceptable these days not because they are stereotyping all blacks...the only reason Im saying blacks now is because I was told it ok...Im sure next week some moron will tell me saying black is racist:rolleyes:


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    #6079
    2u2me
    Closed Accounts Posts: 1,693 ✭✭✭2u2me


    nthclare wrote: »
    Imagine going out against Martin Luther king's observation of a man being judged by his character and integrity etc
    These days Malcom x is more fashionable. Unfortunately.


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    #6080
    MeMen2_MoRi_
    Registered Users Posts: 1,982 ✭✭✭MeMen2_MoRi_


    nthclare wrote: »
    Imagine going out against Martin Luther king's observation of a man being judged by his character and integrity etc

    Undermining a whole race of Black people saying they're the only one's who suffer from racism.

    What about the other race's, do they matter ?

    This is a cluster fck, if anyone gets or spreads Covid 19 and passes it onto others then biproxy they're murderer's... that's if someone dies

    Yeah go #alllivesmatter.... /s

    This line of thinking has been done to death on this thread.


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    #6081
    MontgomeryClift
    Registered Users Posts: 1,057 ✭✭✭MontgomeryClift


    owlbethere wrote: »
    I read online that the man had a criminal conviction but is that for real? Did he threaten a pregnant woman? Did threaten to shoot her in the belly?

    Apparently so.

    I just heard that in the game the police finally catch up with George when, in a hurry to get to a shoot, he stops at a convenience store and tries to pay for some Uberlube with a $19 bill.


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    #6082
    nthclare
    Banned (with Prison Access) Posts: 3,316 ✭✭✭nthclare


    Did anyone see that clip of young ladies cleaning off graffiti from a building being called racist's and being told they should be ashamed of themselves...

    Absolutely nuts...

    These people are what your dealing with, angry ignorant and stupid.

    Dangerous bastard's to be around, imagine sharing a house with one of these psychos.
    You've a White toothbrush, you're a racist.
    You've a black tooth brush, you're racist..

    Give my head peace for feck sake


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    #6083
    nthclare
    Banned (with Prison Access) Posts: 3,316 ✭✭✭nthclare


    MeMen2_MoRi_ wrote: »
    Yeah go #alllivesmatter.... /s

    This line of thinking has been done to death on this thread.

    I know I'm just the echo in the chamber.

    Sorry for not reading the whole thread.

    What's your simple solution for all this ?


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    #6084
    Clarence Boddiker
    Registered Users Posts: 776 ✭✭✭Clarence Boddiker


    AG Barr

    Extremist agitators, Antifa, other extremist groups and foreign actors playing all sides in the demonstrations.

    Foreign actors ..interesting.

    https://www.reuters.com/video/watch/idOVCGYOAFZ


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    #6085
    MeMen2_MoRi_
    Registered Users Posts: 1,982 ✭✭✭MeMen2_MoRi_


    nthclare wrote: »
    Did anyone see that clip of young ladies cleaning off graffiti from a building being called racist's and being told they should be ashamed of themselves...

    Absolutely nuts...

    These people are what your dealing with, angry ignorant and stupid.

    Dangerous bastard's to be around, imagine sharing a house with one of these psychos.
    You've a White toothbrush, you're a racist.
    You've a black tooth brush, you're racist..

    Give my head peace for feck sake

    You know you don't have to be on the internet, it's a choice right? Going by the last 3 statements it seems you could do with a wee break.


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    #6086
    MeMen2_MoRi_
    Registered Users Posts: 1,982 ✭✭✭MeMen2_MoRi_


    nthclare wrote: »
    I know I'm just the echo in the chamber.

    Sorry for not reading the whole thread.

    What's your simple solution for all this ?

    Next sunny day we all head to phoenix park, bag of drink in tow I'll bring a football we have a kick about then get ****faced afterwards..


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    #6087
    BorneTobyWilde
    Registered Users Posts: 35,816 ✭✭✭✭BorneTobyWilde


    Trump must think people are trying to storm the White House with all the barricades he's putting in place, so deluded, they want him to come out and march with them. That's what they want, geez.


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    #6088
    Red for Danger
    Registered Users Posts: 128 ✭✭Red for Danger


    Its terrible that so many on here were brought up to think black lives dont matter


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    #6089
    Overheal
    Registered Users Posts: 81,963 ✭✭✭✭Overheal


    Woodsie1 wrote: »
    No youre wrong,again.

    Posters are saying African Americans trying to dance around whateve PC term is acceptable these days not because they are stereotyping all blacks...the only reason Im saying blacks now is because I was told it ok..

    That's fine, but that's also why I posted a clarification/FYI about it. To make you more at ease here is more (video too):

    https://www.kare11.com/article/news/local/breaking-the-news/african-american-or-black-which-term-should-you-use/89-0364644d-3896-4e8b-91b1-7c28c039353f

    Black is an acceptable term.

    I wasn't going to keep policing the thread if someone didn't say black, or anything like that! I just thought it would be useful to insert into the thread while the term was popping up more frequently in a string of posts.


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    #6090
    2u2me
    Closed Accounts Posts: 1,693 ✭✭✭2u2me


    Red for Danger wrote: »
    Its terrible that so many on here were brought up to think black lives dont matter

    What makes you think that?


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    #6091
    MontgomeryClift
    Registered Users Posts: 1,057 ✭✭✭MontgomeryClift


    owlbethere wrote: »
    I read online that the man had a criminal conviction but is that for real? Did he threaten a pregnant woman? Did threaten to shoot her in the belly?

    Original court documents are there as posted at black gossip site Lipstick Alley:

    https://www.lipstickalley.com/threads/george-floyd%E2%80%99s-conviction-of-robbing-a-woman-receipts-inside.3560861/


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