fucking morons and their "brainstorms"
― 10. “Pour Some Sugar On Me” – Tom Cruise (contenderizer), Thursday, 3 May 2012 20:42 (eleven years ago) link
so does freddie de boer! its the grad students blogger all stars in those comments! xxxxp
― max, Thursday, 3 May 2012 20:42 (eleven years ago) link
Drug-legalization proponents across the political spectrum often claim that there would be less violence if drugs were not part of a black market. But I can’t help but wonder whether people inclined to try to make money on the black market wouldn’t simply turn to other kinds of merchandise. Gun-running seems profitable, for instance.
brainstorm!
― 10. “Pour Some Sugar On Me” – Tom Cruise (contenderizer), Thursday, 3 May 2012 20:44 (eleven years ago) link
if drugs were legalized, all drug dealers would turn into gun runners, and there would be a guy selling baggies of automatic weapons on the corner of every street
― 10. “Pour Some Sugar On Me” – Tom Cruise (contenderizer), Thursday, 3 May 2012 20:45 (eleven years ago) link
#raceideas
― i don't believe in zimmerman (Hurting 2), Thursday, 3 May 2012 20:46 (eleven years ago) link
Oh god I just handed her a half-dozen page hits.
From the original Times article she is commenting on:
“A guy can make six figures a year on a decent bag now, but the players want to have family members, people that are close to them and who they can relate to on their bags,” said Carl Jackson, one of the few remaining black caddies who will work Augusta this week. The black caddies who remain are on the Nationwide Tour, golf’s version of Class AAA, he added. “Or they don’t get a job at all,” he said. “They’re a dying breed.” Their demise can be traced to other things as well — the ubiquity of the motorized golf cart and the subsequent slashing of caddie training programs, as well as this: the job is not as attractive to blacks who have more career opportunities than previous generations. For the older black caddies, the situation is not without its bitter irony: when the prize money was modest, they were the standard; when the money became huge, they became disposable.
The black caddies who remain are on the Nationwide Tour, golf’s version of Class AAA, he added.
“Or they don’t get a job at all,” he said. “They’re a dying breed.”
Their demise can be traced to other things as well — the ubiquity of the motorized golf cart and the subsequent slashing of caddie training programs, as well as this: the job is not as attractive to blacks who have more career opportunities than previous generations. For the older black caddies, the situation is not without its bitter irony: when the prize money was modest, they were the standard; when the money became huge, they became disposable.
From her post:
In other words, discrimination is not at the root of every disparity. And the end of discrimination may even cause greater disparities.
― a la bouquet marmoset (Austerity Ponies), Friday, 4 May 2012 14:39 (eleven years ago) link
what the FUCK
― I'M THAT POSTA, AAAAAAAAAH (DJP), Friday, 4 May 2012 14:40 (eleven years ago) link
her posts have in common a remarkable ability to synthesize information and then completely ignore it
― Scott, bass player for Tenth Avenue North (Hurting 2), Friday, 4 May 2012 14:41 (eleven years ago) link
omg why have you told me about this horrible person, ilx?
― horseshoe, Friday, 4 May 2012 14:48 (eleven years ago) link
^^^ OTM
― I'M THAT POSTA, AAAAAAAAAH (DJP), Friday, 4 May 2012 14:50 (eleven years ago) link
Here's a story one of my pubs did on Carl Jackson last year.
― pplains, Friday, 4 May 2012 14:51 (eleven years ago) link
If anyone wants to cleanse their palette a little.
― Scott, bass player for Tenth Avenue North (Hurting 2), Friday, May 4, 2012 9:41 AM (46 minutes ago) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink
I think this is what is most striking about her writing. The counter-argument is actually imbedded in her own text, yet somehow she is completely unable to see how it undermines her own concluseions.
― a la bouquet marmoset (Austerity Ponies), Friday, 4 May 2012 15:31 (eleven years ago) link
http://www.nypost.com/p/sports/knicks/double_standard_TFPqqilUHif01I9BKkQSkN/1
ladies and gentlemen, the ny post:
Nets on Jay-Z track As long as the Nets are allowing Jay-Z to call their marketing shots — what a shock that he chose black and white as the new team colors to stress, as the Nets explained, their new “urban” home — why not have him apply the full Jay-Z treatment? Why the Brooklyn Nets when they can be the New York N------s? The cheerleaders could be the Brooklyn B----hes or Hoes. Team logo? A 9 mm with hollow-tip shell casings strewn beneath. Wanna be Jay-Z hip? Then go all the way!
― iatee, Friday, 4 May 2012 16:24 (eleven years ago) link
jesus
― Bad Company's Drummer's Daughter (stevie), Friday, 4 May 2012 16:26 (eleven years ago) link
If they really wanted to be "Jay-Z hip" they would have a brilliantly-colored uniform co-designed by Louis Vuitton and Takashi Murakami
― Scott, bass player for Tenth Avenue North (Hurting 2), Friday, 4 May 2012 16:29 (eleven years ago) link
wow
― l0u1s j0rdan (upper mississippi sh@kedown), Friday, 4 May 2012 16:29 (eleven years ago) link
you couldn't tell if they were "hollow-tip" from the shell casings. faker!
― goole, Friday, 4 May 2012 16:30 (eleven years ago) link
yeah
Phil Mushnick everyone
― Scott, bass player for Tenth Avenue North (Hurting 2), Friday, 4 May 2012 16:31 (eleven years ago) link
The Brooklyn B's would be a dope cheerleading squad; beyonce could leadalso, how quickly they forget: http://www.motheringhut.com/images/art_fever.jpg
― (Name Withheld to Avoid Hassle) (forksclovetofu), Friday, 4 May 2012 16:31 (eleven years ago) link
he's not a business man he's a contributing greatly to our local economy while offending the delicate conservative sensibilities of a shill working for a corrupt media company man
― (Name Withheld to Avoid Hassle) (forksclovetofu), Friday, 4 May 2012 16:33 (eleven years ago) link
can we change the title of this thread to "let's congratulate ourselves for not being THAT white person" since that's what this thread has turned into
― I'M THAT POSTA, AAAAAAAAAH (DJP), Friday, 4 May 2012 16:42 (eleven years ago) link
http://www.columbiacountyobserver.com/master_files/images/2009_County_News_images/09_0319_Fl_Crown.jpg
"And in other news, we've found more examples of racism on the Internet. You all want to hear about it?"
― pplains, Friday, 4 May 2012 16:47 (eleven years ago) link
this is the 4th largest newspaper in the country!
― iatee, Friday, 4 May 2012 16:49 (eleven years ago) link
Pretty sure the Observer is far down on the list.
― pplains, Friday, 4 May 2012 16:51 (eleven years ago) link
suggesting that he might as well name the cheerleaders "Brooklyn Bitches" because that's HOW HE DOi think it's a lil bit racistit's primarily a lil bit stupid
― (Name Withheld to Avoid Hassle) (forksclovetofu), Friday, 4 May 2012 16:52 (eleven years ago) link
NY Post is the worst newspaper in the world
― Mordy, Friday, 4 May 2012 16:57 (eleven years ago) link
I thought that distinction fell to Every British Paper Except the Guardian
― raw feel vegan (silby), Friday, 4 May 2012 17:01 (eleven years ago) link
― I'M THAT POSTA, AAAAAAAAAH (DJP), Friday, May 4, 2012 12:42 PM (20 minutes ago) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink
i like how the thread title implies a naivety to posting the most racist things we can find - is this... racist? *hold up klan hood*
― lag∞n, Friday, 4 May 2012 17:10 (eleven years ago) link
Yeah, kinda shitty. On the other hand, if net attention gets someone like that "The Talk" guy fired, I'm all for that.
― Emperor Cos Dashit (Adam Bruneau), Friday, 4 May 2012 17:12 (eleven years ago) link
I was not actually wondering whether or not that was racist maybe I should have searched for a ny post thread
― iatee, Friday, 4 May 2012 17:13 (eleven years ago) link
within a day of starting up, this thead had become a place for both genuine "is this racist?" questioning and unambiguous examples of racist bullshit. there's nothing wrong with this, so far as i can see, and certainly no reason to get nasty about it.
― 10. “Pour Some Sugar On Me” – Tom Cruise (contenderizer), Friday, 4 May 2012 17:26 (eleven years ago) link
is this racist^
― lag∞n, Friday, 4 May 2012 17:28 (eleven years ago) link
i dunno, ask deej
― 10. “Pour Some Sugar On Me” – Tom Cruise (contenderizer), Friday, 4 May 2012 17:36 (eleven years ago) link
dan wasn't being nasty
― horseshoe, Friday, 4 May 2012 17:37 (eleven years ago) link
there's something at least a little sharp about "let's congratulate ourselves for not being THAT white person".
though, yeah, "nasty" was overstated. <3 dan, apologies for getting snippy in return.
― 10. “Pour Some Sugar On Me” – Tom Cruise (contenderizer), Friday, 4 May 2012 17:42 (eleven years ago) link
Regurgitating this ignorance and hate on to a thread that was supposed to be more about videos made by the Black Keys isn't going to change anyone or get anyone fired or raise awareness of how the New York Post is an awful, vile publication.
― pplains, Friday, 4 May 2012 17:49 (eleven years ago) link
well 'I guess I posted it in the wrong thread' I had no idea this one was secretly a signaling game about how not racist you were
― iatee, Friday, 4 May 2012 17:52 (eleven years ago) link
lol "secretly"
― I'M THAT POSTA, AAAAAAAAAH (DJP), Friday, 4 May 2012 17:54 (eleven years ago) link
http://i.imgur.com/b2FNZ.gif
― pplains, Friday, 4 May 2012 17:55 (eleven years ago) link
so we should avoid discussing obvious examples of racism because that tends to make us look like we're trying too hard to seem other than racist
good to know
― 10. “Pour Some Sugar On Me” – Tom Cruise (contenderizer), Friday, 4 May 2012 18:00 (eleven years ago) link
you should avoid using the space to talk about ambiguous racial issues to talk about blatant, obvious racism as if the two were equal or as if you were confused about blatant, obvious racism, you big whining baby
New Question <-- this exists for a reason
― I'M THAT POSTA, AAAAAAAAAH (DJP), Friday, 4 May 2012 18:05 (eleven years ago) link
I mean, we could actually go for the question that everyone seems to want to avoid or not really think about, which is "is it racist to flood the thread that's supposed to be a conversation about the ambiguity of racism with example after example after example of obvious, blatant racism" if you really want to take the "no topic should be forbidden!" martyr stance here
― I'M THAT POSTA, AAAAAAAAAH (DJP), Friday, 4 May 2012 18:10 (eleven years ago) link
I was secretly trying perform racism by flooding this thread but also signal non-racism by posting a news story about racism
― iatee, Friday, 4 May 2012 18:12 (eleven years ago) link
it was going to be...my greatest feat
seems an interesting question, honestly. i'm not inclined to think of it as racist, precisely, at least wr2 how the thread has actually progressed, but i'd wanna have that discussion before passing judgement.
since this thread has gone back and forth over the past few months between conversation about things that might be racist and things that obviously are, both discussed constructively without much too much clusterfuck trouble (sorry dayo), i don't think it's "whining" to defend that use.
the weirdly aggro slam on white people who don't want to be "THAT white person" strikes me as way whinier than anything i've said, but maybe i'm missing something. wouldn't be the first time...
― 10. “Pour Some Sugar On Me” – Tom Cruise (contenderizer), Friday, 4 May 2012 18:23 (eleven years ago) link
Speaking in very general terms, my reaction to recent posts on this thread have been "just what is being asked here? do they wonder if this [really obviously racist thing] is offensive? or are they moving into the 'this is racist' category, in which case what kind of discussion are they trying to provoke?"
And as I've stated earlier, some of these posts do appear to fall somewhere between smug and outright race fetish. I'm not going to look into the hearts and minds of the poster on the other side of the computer, but it is very hard for me to produce another reason for why we have this parade of racist bullshit trotted out here every other day.
― pplains, Friday, 4 May 2012 18:28 (eleven years ago) link
Guys...I was trying to come up with a way to tell you all this...but
I am....THAT white person.
no offense to all the other white ppl ITT you guys do fine work but i think my record speaks for itself
― l0u1s j0rdan (upper mississippi sh@kedown), Friday, 4 May 2012 18:30 (eleven years ago) link
I had no idea this one life was secretly a signaling game about how not racist you were
hey iatee, robin hanson'd that for u. no need to thank me.
― Mordy, Friday, 4 May 2012 18:36 (eleven years ago) link
just personally, i've found this thread to be quite useful, not least cuz i've said some stupid fucking shit here and been called on it. also because the last few years have been kind of eye-opening to me in terms of the amount of blatant, obvious racism that's crawled out from under a rock and into mainstream american politics. of course, my surprise is reflective of nothing but a privileged white guy's ignorance, but i figure that a late education is better than none at all.
i count on ILX for a lot of things, mostly cuz i don't spend a lot of time trawling around the internet. i would probably never have noticed many of the things discussed itt if they hadn't been posted here. so it's a useful resource for me. if there needs to be a separate thread for "obviously racist bullshit", then fine, so far this one seems to have comfortably accommodated both. i guess i have a lot of faith in the intentions and intelligence of ILXors. with a couple clear exceptions, i don't see much trolling, smugness or race fetishism itt. maybe i need a perspective adjustment, i dunno...
― 10. “Pour Some Sugar On Me” – Tom Cruise (contenderizer), Friday, 4 May 2012 18:41 (eleven years ago) link