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Anansi1171

(793 posts)

5. Have to admit Disgusting-Us got to me last week!

Reply to nomorenomore08 (Original post)

Sun Sep 14, 2014, 09:29 PM

Sep 2014

Was during a flurry of threads with the periodic Discussionist Freakout here on DU. So I went there.

The comment was that the poster was too busy enjoying their white previlege to accede to anothers point (thereby making the point)

If the answer to the discussion is a Yahoo! Comments section, whats the point in having the discussion?

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"Many feminists would love to torture catcallers to death - if they're white." [View all] nomorenomore08 Sep 2014 OP

one of those who views straight white males as the oppressed probably JI7 Sep 2014 #1

The same guy said that no one would know who Emmitt Till was if he was white nomorenomore08 Sep 2014 #2

Oh dear just JustAnotherGen Sep 2014 #12

I'd like to, but I feel I *have* to say something when it's that egregious. nomorenomore08 Sep 2014 #15

Thanks for reminding me why I don't stay there very long when I do stop in Tuesday Afternoon Sep 2014 #3

I have 179 posts in the last two weeks, but I think I'm pretty close to being done with DI. nomorenomore08 Sep 2014 #4

I don't even understand the sentence. Context might help but, the White word Tuesday Afternoon Sep 2014 #13

Because I started a thread condemning a post I'd seen earlier, which was essentially defending nomorenomore08 Sep 2014 #14

Have to admit Disgusting-Us got to me last week! Anansi1171 Sep 2014 #5

meh... a whole lot of stupid. nt seabeyond Sep 2014 #6

It certainly is, to say the least. But that site is starting to, not just irritate me, but actually nomorenomore08 Sep 2014 #7

Wha? ismnotwasm Sep 2014 #8

Even worse, they were implying "liberals" wouldn't have such a problem with Emmitt Till's murder nomorenomore08 Sep 2014 #9

It doesn't ismnotwasm Sep 2014 #11

I'd say jail for 30 days regardless of race, creed or color n/t eridani Sep 2014 #10

it's pretty much the forums version of the yahoo comments section nt geek tragedy Sep 2014 #16

They're probably just trolling, IMO. AverageJoe90 Sep 2014 #17

Yea, there are some blatant trolls around. n/t JTFrog Sep 2014 #18

The two worst racist trolls (who I think were the same guy) at least got banned. nomorenomore08 Sep 2014 #19