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My right eyesight was abused Chicago style

 motyak wrote:

 cincydooley wrote:
Ouze, your gif game is on point.

It's probably the only positive that will have come out of this thread when it inevitably descends into a lock in a few pages

It's been mostly pretty civil with some good knowledge coming out so far. I'd hate to see it descend.

 Sigvatr wrote:
Not sure what to make of that post. You basically like racism and think that it's a good idea?

Only if it's targeted against white people, it seems.

 motyak wrote:

 cincydooley wrote:
Ouze, your gif game is on point.

It's probably the only positive that will have come out of this thread when it inevitably descends into a lock in a few pages

I'm pretty proud of myself.

Made attempts to offer counterpoints earlier without being a dick.

Accepted that I'll just disagree with another poster without being a dick.

2015: Year of not being a dick.

WOOHOOO!

 cincydooley wrote:
2015: Year of not being a dick.

Unless you're part of the aforementioned "bag of dicks".

Has this thread gone to personnel level now?

 H.B.M.C. wrote:

 cincydooley wrote:
2015: Year of not being a dick.

Unless you're part of the aforementioned "bag of dicks".

I just assume I am because of white privilege.


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 Jihadin wrote:
Has this thread gone to personnel level now?

Only if you're hiring.

 H.B.M.C. wrote:

 Sigvatr wrote:
Not sure what to make of that post. You basically like racism and think that it's a good idea?

Only if it's targeted against white people, it seems.

Face it. The people who complain most about white people are...



Wow I have been wanting to use those gifs FOR YEARS.

YEARS PEOPLE YEARS!

I think it is quite funny though how everything is going on the protests its just someone spitting over and over and then bugging out on everything.

 Jihadin wrote:
Has this thread gone to personnel level now?

No HBMC is talking about the bag of dicks on the twitters. Not here XD

Yes, sorry Jihadin. The proverbial "bag" might be a bit confusing to someone who didn't see my post a few pages back.

Not sure if this is legit, but was the "memo" for the brunch protest:


Soooo...

I think it's bizarre to do this.

Is brunch even still a thing? I always thought it was just something my grandparents did on Sunday because they'd go to the early church service and when service was over it was too late for breakfast but still too early for lunch. Really never saw it as a wealthy privilege thing as we certainly didn't have money. Maybe I'm not white enough, although that's unlikely as I'm blonde haired, blue eyes swedish/german with the skin complexion of milk. I'm so white I'm almost see through

To me brunch has always been either too busy for breakfast or a slackers breakfast for people who don't get up early enough. I rarely have either as I work nights and don't get up until noon so my breakfast is lunch food.

I'm curious how many of the protesters had to take off work to go to brunch places? For protesters citing "privilege to leisure" they seem to have really open schedules and no pressing commitments on the whole, like jobs and such.

 paulson games wrote:

I'm curious how many of the protesters had to take off work to go to brunch places? For protesters citing "privilege to leisure" they seem to have really open schedules and no pressing commitments on the whole, like jobs and such.

Why do you think that of the protesters but not those other people eating brunch in the cafes?

 A Town Called Malus wrote:

 paulson games wrote:

I'm curious how many of the protesters had to take off work to go to brunch places? For protesters citing "privilege to leisure" they seem to have really open schedules and no pressing commitments on the whole, like jobs and such.

Why do you think that of the protesters but not those other people eating brunch in the cafes?

From article

“People who have money and privilege have the leisure to brunch,” Carrie Leilam Love, media liaison for the group Black Brunch NYC, told The Washington Post in a phone interview. “Other people don’t.”

What I'm finding interesting is the lack of LEO support

They are likely there to eat, how is eating a meal at a specific time somehow viewed elitist or privileged? Meanwhile the protesters are just there to yell at people, and aren't eating. They seem to have a disproportionate amount of free time devoted to protesting/irritating other people. Ferguson for example, how do people have two full months of time to be out protesting everyday? Do they have huge amounts of vacation days? If so I'd like some of those, I don't get paid leave from my job for anything.



Also I fail to see how brunchers are in anyway related to cops and police injustice warranting a hands up don't shoot / black lives matter protest. It's just really dumb and unfocused and smacks of just trying to protest all things whitey.

 whembly wrote:
Not sure if this is legit, but was the "memo" for the brunch protest:

Spoiler:

Soooo...

I think it's bizarre to do this.

I have to wonder at it's reality. I don't think a "store liaison" would hear much in the way of communication from a manager outside of orders to get the hell out of the place.
Where did you find this?

 paulson games wrote:
They are likely there to eat, how is eating a meal at a specific time somehow viewed elitist or privileged?

It's elitist and privileged because they're white! Don't you get it:

White = All the things wrong with the world.
Not-White = Endless paragons of virtue, love, peace, hugs and friendly unicorns.

 H.B.M.C. wrote:

 paulson games wrote:
They are likely there to eat, how is eating a meal at a specific time somehow viewed elitist or privileged?

It's elitist and privileged because they're white! Don't you get it:

White = All the things wrong with the world.
Not-White = Endless paragons of virtue, love, peace, hugs and friendly unicorns.

Anyone who says that clearly don't know anything about africa.

Not you, You probably do.

Even before the europeans arrived Africa had problems. The Europeans only intensified it.

But I am pretty sure it was an african decision to have an ethic cleansing of anyone that is christian or jewish....

Its clear according to social justice laws, minorities can do no wrong. See those ethnic cleansing in darfur and South Africa clearly are in their right minds.

/sarcasm off.

This is why I rarely use the words always and never. It only leads to strife and assumptions. Which leads to ignorance.

Ugh these protestors will give me a migraine.

 Sigvatr wrote:

 Albatross wrote:
I liked the brunch thing, if I'm being honest. I think the reactions of some people on here bear out that it is a good idea.

Not sure what to make of that post. You basically like racism and think that it's a good idea?

No, I liked the protest. It was non-violent, disruptive and seems to be upsetting American right-wingers. It has everything I like.

 Albatross wrote:

 Sigvatr wrote:

 Albatross wrote:
I liked the brunch thing, if I'm being honest. I think the reactions of some people on here bear out that it is a good idea.

Not sure what to make of that post. You basically like racism and think that it's a good idea?

No, I liked the protest. It was non-violent, disruptive and seems to be upsetting American right-wingers. It has everything I like.

Uh... how'd you know they're right-wingers?

Ah someone beat me to posting bout' m'priviledge. Thanks Cincey. :/

 Asherian Command wrote:
This is why I rarely use the words always and never. It only leads to strife and assumptions. Which leads to ignorance.

You could say it always leads to never ending strife!

 Albatross wrote:

 Sigvatr wrote:

 Albatross wrote:
I liked the brunch thing, if I'm being honest. I think the reactions of some people on here bear out that it is a good idea.

Not sure what to make of that post. You basically like racism and think that it's a good idea?

No, I liked the protest. It was non-violent, disruptive and seems to be upsetting American right-wingers. It has everything I like.

Incorrect. It was held in Berkeley and NY City, bastions of "white priviliege." American right wingers are loving it. LOVING IT!

Now do that at the Buckeys in Giddings Texas if you want to tick off right wingers (and maybe die).

 Frazzled wrote:

 Albatross wrote:

 Sigvatr wrote:

 Albatross wrote:
I liked the brunch thing, if I'm being honest. I think the reactions of some people on here bear out that it is a good idea.

Not sure what to make of that post. You basically like racism and think that it's a good idea?

No, I liked the protest. It was non-violent, disruptive and seems to be upsetting American right-wingers. It has everything I like.

Incorrect. It was held in Berkeley and NY City, bastions of "white priviliege." American right wingers are loving it. LOVING IT!

Now do that at the Buckeys in Giddings Texas if you want to tick off right wingers (and maybe die).

Continuing the perception its the Wild West in the US of A and the Alamo fight is going live and well

Maybe the next will be in the right wing Bastions of Madison, Wisconsin and San Francisco?

Well the last one was in Oakland and Berkeley, so I'd say San Fran -that Goldwater stronghold-has already felt their awesome presence.

Next stop, Rodeo Drive! Those right wingers are gonna pay!

*Ok to be honest, I'd love to see them come into the lobby downstairs. They could have a die in. I'd respect that. If they did the "Hands up / Dont' shoot" dance I might have to do some jazz hands and join in.

The sad thing is, if they stuck to police abuse and militarization in general I'd be in their camp. But when you make it a racial thing and use "punch the cop in the face and take his gun" Brown as your poster boy you lose much support.

I was wondering how many of these protestors know the name of their local sherif or police chief, and how many of them researched the candidates and then voted in the elections for those positions (or for the city counsel types who appoint them if the head LEO position is not elected where they live).

I wonder how many help a candidate of their choice for those run his/her campaign and encourage their folks to vote for the candidate they are supporting.

 Albatross wrote:

 Sigvatr wrote:

 Albatross wrote:
I liked the brunch thing, if I'm being honest. I think the reactions of some people on here bear out that it is a good idea.

Not sure what to make of that post. You basically like racism and think that it's a good idea?

No, I liked the protest. It was non-violent, disruptive and seems to be upsetting American right-wingers. It has everything I like.

It was blatantly racist, most of all. But racism against whites seems to be okay. Privilege etc.

 Sigvatr wrote:

 Albatross wrote:

 Sigvatr wrote:

 Albatross wrote:
I liked the brunch thing, if I'm being honest. I think the reactions of some people on here bear out that it is a good idea.

Not sure what to make of that post. You basically like racism and think that it's a good idea?

No, I liked the protest. It was non-violent, disruptive and seems to be upsetting American right-wingers. It has everything I like.

It was blatantly racist, most of all. But racism against whites seems to be okay. Privilege etc.

How is it racist? It is a peaceful protest where they talk about statistic in regards to a real issue... You go to places with populations need to hear it. No point to preaching to the choir.

There is a segment of the population who simply 'doesn't give a feth' because it doesn't impact them.

As a white, well-off person with a high paying 9-5 job, I love brunch... Where else can you pay 20$ for 1.50$ of breakfast food and dress up and eat that food at 12:30pm instead of 8AM? It personifies people who have nothing to do because they don't have to work on weekends,don't need a second job to make ends meet and can piss away money. If anything, it is a social economic representation of people who don't work multiple jobs or struggle with disposable income.

There is a high chance that the people who NEED to internalize the information about real problems about the inequities of social economic and race issues in this country are gonna be at 'brunch'. Seems like a shrewd calculation to me. Just how blocking 395 in DC on thanksgiving weekend was totally effective.

Seems like a legit protest to me. Why would someone be upset about it? The truth is people don't want peaceful protests, they want invisible protests which are done out of sight of all so they have virtually no impact. Is having your brunch mildly interrupted really that much of a first world problem to get upset about?

 whembly wrote:

 Albatross wrote:

 Sigvatr wrote:

 Albatross wrote:
I liked the brunch thing, if I'm being honest. I think the reactions of some people on here bear out that it is a good idea.

Not sure what to make of that post. You basically like racism and think that it's a good idea?

No, I liked the protest. It was non-violent, disruptive and seems to be upsetting American right-wingers. It has everything I like.

Uh... how'd you know they're right-wingers?

They're WHITE, Whembly! C'mon get with the program!

nkelsch wrote:


How is it racist? It is a peaceful protest where they talk about statistic in regards to a real issue... You go to places with populations need to hear it. No point to preaching to the choir.

It is an action that specifically aimed at discomforting white people. Not racist?