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In reply to the discussion: Wypipo Poll [View all]EffieBlack
(14,249 posts)Great. Here are a few things that i find offensive - and I'm sure that some others do, too - so I look forward to you joining un in making sure that everyone stops doing it:
1. Being described as "race-baiting" when we attempt to discuss race and racism
2. Being asked"Why does everything have to be about race?"
3. Having to put up with "Oh, no. Not THIS shit again," posts in response to black people talking about race
4. Being told that addressing issues of concern to people of color is "identity politics""
5. Being told that economic equality will alleviate racism.
6. Being told that our experiences with race and racism are not relevant or credible
7. Listening to excuses for cops arresting and/or shooting innocent, unarmed black men
8. Being told that we can't say obviously racist behavior is racist because we "don't know what was in their heart""
9. Being told that we can't determine whether racism was involved in a situation until "we know all the facts" or that we "don't know what happened before the video""
10. Being accused of "being divisive" whenever we discuss race and racism
11. Having to put up with white people telling us that "Wypipo" is equivalent to the n-word
12. Having people claim "Wypipo" applies to all white people, even after was explained to them for the umpteenth time that it doesn't
13. Being told what black people mean when we say "Wypipo" even after we explained for the umpteenth time that that's not what we mean
14. Having to watch our fellow Democrats reaching out to Trump supporters
15. Being told that it wrong to call Trump supporters racist because we might offend them
16. Being told that we shouldn't object to reaching out to Trump supporters when we don't want to make room for racists in our tent
17. Being told that if we don't support Bernie Sanders, that means we just don't "understand" what he really stands for
18. Having to put up with our that civil rights icons who don't support Bernie Sanders being called "sellouts"
19. Having to hear one more time that Bernie Sanders "was arrested protesting for civil rights" 55 years ago
20. Having to watch the same people who dismiss every one of our concerns and objections as divisive, overreactive whining whine like babies at the mere suggestion that someone has said something they find objectionable and then demand that everyone stop doing whatever it is that offends them.
That's just off the top of my head. I'm sure other folks can come up with lots more.
So, since some people find all of these things offensive, it will be a pleasure to step in and push back hard whenever you see anyone doing any of them.