The Pan-African dream lives!
― In times of osterity, these Eton-educated poshboys (Bananaman Begins), Wednesday, 23 October 2013 09:44 (ten years ago) link
http://covers.openlibrary.org/w/id/6824041-M.jpg
― In times of osterity, these Eton-educated poshboys (Bananaman Begins), Wednesday, 23 October 2013 09:48 (ten years ago) link
Shopping while black: http://nypost.com/2013/10/22/barneys-busted-student-for-being-black-suit/
Good on him for telling the store to shove their merchandise afterwards.
― My question is primarily riparian (Phil D.), Wednesday, 23 October 2013 12:36 (ten years ago) link
Why would he keep it?
― Bitch Fantastic (DJP), Wednesday, 23 October 2013 14:04 (ten years ago) link
another article on it: http://www.nydailynews.com/new-york/barneys-accused-stealing-black-teen-article-1.1493101
If the cashier claimed it was a fake credit card, the only conclusions I reach are that they're either hella incompetent or racist, or most likely both. I've seen fake credit cards w/ a legit card number on them, during the brief year I worked in retail - most of them that a 19-year old would use are very crude and easy to spot, especially on the back. And I'm fairly sure they see no shortage of Chase cards in that place, to know what they're supposed to look like. Plus, couldn't the cashier have run the same check that the cops did? Since Trayon was there, I'm fairly sure all he'd have had to do was give permission to verify the account.
dude's only crime is being a Juelz Santana fan, but nobody should go to jail for that! fuck Barneys.
― Neanderthal, Wednesday, 23 October 2013 14:13 (ten years ago) link
also typically fake credit cards often can't be scanned, they often rely on the cashier having to enter the credit card number manually.
― Neanderthal, Wednesday, 23 October 2013 14:15 (ten years ago) link
he'd keep it because it is a cool belt, right
― mh, Wednesday, 23 October 2013 14:31 (ten years ago) link
hell no
he would return it and buy it from someplace that wouldn't profile him
I can't think of any black person I know who wouldn't return the belt, because all of them understand that stores operate off of profits and oftentimes commissions and none of them would want that clerk to get any type of compensation for being a racist
― Bitch Fantastic (DJP), Wednesday, 23 October 2013 14:39 (ten years ago) link
stores operate off of profits and oftentimes commissions
That's the part I don't get. The biggest racists in the world will happily take someone's money and stfu so they'll come back. Staff of Barney's must've been really bored, rich and racist that day.
― pplains, Wednesday, 23 October 2013 14:41 (ten years ago) link
Yeah, I didn't think that through. No reason for him to keep it and reward a company that profiled him.
― My question is primarily riparian (Phil D.), Wednesday, 23 October 2013 14:45 (ten years ago) link
IMO he should sue for whatever amount he's suing for plus an entire outfit of his choice
― Bitch Fantastic (DJP), Wednesday, 23 October 2013 14:48 (ten years ago) link
Stopping him a block away seems really abnormal. Walmart won't even come after you if you've made it out to the parking lot. (IF YOU'RE A THIEF IN THE FIRST PLACE.)
― pplains, Wednesday, 23 October 2013 14:51 (ten years ago) link
yeah, I was being ridiculous, fuck em
― mh, Wednesday, 23 October 2013 15:30 (ten years ago) link
didnt a guy get killed by a walmart staffer chasing him into the parking lot?
― 1 P.3. Eternal (roxymuzak), Wednesday, 23 October 2013 23:02 (ten years ago) link
I think that's why they won't chase you anymore.
― pplains, Wednesday, 23 October 2013 23:21 (ten years ago) link
surprised that they changed the policy tbh
― 1 P.3. Eternal (roxymuzak), Wednesday, 23 October 2013 23:23 (ten years ago) link
"i mean....we stopped the shoplifter, didn't we?!"
Walmart acknowledging that the crap it sells worth much, much less than civil suits and bad publicity.
― pplains, Wednesday, 23 October 2013 23:26 (ten years ago) link
http://www.ksdk.com/news/article/244010/28/Walmart-employees-fired-after-stopping-robbery
not the same incident, but you get the idea
― pplains, Wednesday, 23 October 2013 23:28 (ten years ago) link
[i was jk]
― 1 P.3. Eternal (roxymuzak), Wednesday, 23 October 2013 23:33 (ten years ago) link
https://i.chzbgr.com/maxW500/7150380032/h4849CA54/
― pplains, Wednesday, 23 October 2013 23:39 (ten years ago) link
idgi
― Nhex, Thursday, 24 October 2013 01:13 (ten years ago) link
guy is going to sue wal-mart and be a zillionaire, duh
― mh, Thursday, 24 October 2013 02:21 (ten years ago) link
Huh. Incomes at the lower end so meagre now they have to decriminalise shoplifting to stop people dying in inconveniently large numbers
― In times of osterity, these Eton-educated poshboys (Bananaman Begins), Thursday, 24 October 2013 10:03 (ten years ago) link
http://www.amazon.co.uk/Adult-Golly-Fancy-Dress-Costume/dp/B00DM2O4K0/ref=cm_cr_pr_pb_t
― ۩, Thursday, 31 October 2013 17:28 (ten years ago) link
Hmm I wonder
― Jesus (wins), Thursday, 31 October 2013 17:30 (ten years ago) link
there's a thread dedicated to talking about actually racist things fyi
― 乒乓, Thursday, 31 October 2013 17:30 (ten years ago) link
but i'm not sure what else there is to do besides say 'yep, that's absolutely racist,' shake your damn head, and move on
― 乒乓, Thursday, 31 October 2013 17:31 (ten years ago) link
http://www.newrepublic.com/article/115437/halloween-2013-poll-racist-costumes
43% of Americans say Halloween blackface is just fine
― Deafening silence (DL), Thursday, 31 October 2013 22:34 (ten years ago) link
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― old homophobic boom bap rap traditionalist (The Reverend), Saturday, 2 November 2013 13:27 (ten years ago) link
I just want to know who these 21% of black people who are cool with blackface are, so I can slap them personally.
― old homophobic boom bap rap traditionalist (The Reverend), Saturday, 2 November 2013 13:29 (ten years ago) link
lmao at the political party breakdown
― 1 P.3. Eternal (roxymuzak), Saturday, 2 November 2013 17:39 (ten years ago) link
glad to see white people aren't feeling too inconvenienced by blackface, their signoff was of utmost importance
― your face comes with coleslaw (Neanderthal), Sunday, 3 November 2013 03:44 (ten years ago) link
haha otm thank GOD white republicans have weighed in
― 1 P.3. Eternal (roxymuzak), Sunday, 3 November 2013 08:07 (ten years ago) link
should i tell my dad to stop saying "coon" to refer to raccoons y/n
― Tip from Tae Kwon Do: (crüt), Monday, 4 November 2013 17:24 (ten years ago) link
nb i normally don't call him out on anything ever
― Tip from Tae Kwon Do: (crüt), Monday, 4 November 2013 17:25 (ten years ago) link
That always amazes me when I hear Americans say it
Fictional Americans I mean
― you can get fuckstab anywhere in london (wins), Monday, 4 November 2013 17:27 (ten years ago) link
it's an actual thing that people say in a non-dogwhistle way! it's just jarring to hear
― Tip from Tae Kwon Do: (crüt), Monday, 4 November 2013 17:28 (ten years ago) link
Just fucking pronounce the 1st syllable you lazy bastards, then you won't be using a racial slur! #protip
― you can get fuckstab anywhere in london (wins), Monday, 4 November 2013 17:29 (ten years ago) link
well then you have "coon-ass," which iirc refers to white creole types in Louisiana, right? I had a friend in college that wore a trucker hat that said "coon-ass" on it and I was mortified every time
― well if it isn't old 11 cameras simon (gbx), Monday, 4 November 2013 17:31 (ten years ago) link
when really they should just say this instead http://24.media.tumblr.com/d6b082611472398ac88d354ea750193f/tumblr_mtc1m85kli1s71q1zo1_1280.png
― well if it isn't old 11 cameras simon (gbx), Monday, 4 November 2013 17:32 (ten years ago) link
Sure, next thing you're going to want is for us to pronounce the 'O' in "opossum".
― pplains, Monday, 4 November 2013 17:34 (ten years ago) link
My dad won't stop talking about all the beaver he sees when he goes fishing.
― pplains, Monday, 4 November 2013 17:35 (ten years ago) link
lol
― Tip from Tae Kwon Do: (crüt), Monday, 4 November 2013 17:37 (ten years ago) link
well then you have "coon-ass," which iirc refers to white creole types in Louisiana, right?
cajuns, yeah. there is apparently some debate as to whether or not cajuns find the term to be offensive but i've never met one of the aggrieved in person. when i first started dating the woman who is now my wife (who is not from louisiana and not hip to the lingo etc) i inadvertently horrified her by referring to someone (of whose race she was not aware) as a "coonass motherfucker."
― adam, Monday, 4 November 2013 18:20 (ten years ago) link
Google Nick Saban Coonass and find this.
― pplains, Monday, 4 November 2013 18:33 (ten years ago) link
An African American coworker from Shreveport had a coon-ass cap or sign that he displayed prodly, so I don't think you have to be white to be one.
― nickn, Monday, 4 November 2013 18:34 (ten years ago) link
"proudly"
― nickn, Monday, 4 November 2013 18:35 (ten years ago) link
Just picturing a supervisor coming by and telling him, "just make sure the 'ass' part remains visible."
― pplains, Monday, 4 November 2013 18:37 (ten years ago) link
Ha. "But not just the "ass!" He displayed it at his home, not at work.
― nickn, Monday, 4 November 2013 18:40 (ten years ago) link