Rolling Thread on Race 2020

(which is to say, as if it were necessary, this shit is not ancient; it's recent)

This is pretty satisfying to see (long overdue, but still).

https://www.newsleader.com/story/news/2020/07/01/stonewall-jackson-richmond-va-confederate-statues-civil-war-general-us-history/5358621002/

https://www.cnn.com/2020/07/02/us/banking-while-black-racism-trnd/index.html

Benndrick Watson's story is insane

That Sauntore Thomas one I remember as being particularly fucked up. Guy was cashing a settlement check from an anti-discrimination suit, right? And then he had the cops called on him for trying to cash the settlement check. Absurdly racist.

reminds me of this case that happened here in Vancouver late last year https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/british-columbia/indigenous-girl-grandfather-handcuffed-bank-1.5419519

Fucking shameful. Did BMO end up taking action beyond issuing a lame semi-apology?

I don't believe so

https://i.imgur.com/H6FMe1S.gif

https://www.cnn.com/2020/07/02/us/banking-while-black-racism-trnd/index.html

Benndrick Watson's story is insane

― shout-out to his family (DJP), Thursday, July 2, 2020 3:57 PM bookmarkflaglink

how does one just "accidentally" say a racial slur in the midst of doing a transaction, and try to play it off like anybody coulda made that "mistake".....

perhaps he was casually quoting The Coup

I think he was nervously looking for a chance to bring out his mixtape and overstepped

Thomas Jefferson Portrait Recreated By His Sixth Great-Grandson

It's fascinating because the chin is there, the cheekbones are there...the second you look at it, you think, "Yep, those two are related."

https://petapixel.com/assets/uploads/2020/07/thomasjefferson_shannonlanier.jpg

https://bloomingtonian.com/2020/07/05/bloomington-man-threatened-with-noose-during-assault-at-lake-monroe/

Terrifying.

was just about to post about that.

that is a terrifying story. the videos...ugh. it makes me so deeply ashamed of my upbringing. i recognize those "kind" of people, which is a rude way to characterize people, i know, but fuck, i KNOW those racist assholes, every single one of them in the video, from the old racist drunk guy to the young racist girl holding a beer can while a man almost gets lynched, to the drunk guy who is sort of trying to help but can't speak, the dumb fucking racist bystander who stands there 10 feet away doing absolutely nothing. etc etc. i fucking hate all of them.

just as i was typing that, an old friend of mine (grew up in the same area) said pretty much the same exact thing to me, unprompted. he said "i feel like i've seen these exact people before in Missouri, even though I obviously haven't".

Fuck, that is scary.

i hope every single one of them is identified

the one time Doxing would be justified and just

multiple people on twitter are fainting about "irregardless" now being a word according to merriam webster. english has a million contradictions in it and prescriptivism, particularly about 'irregardless', is racist and classist.

I'm cool with 'irregardless' but 'I could care less' is indefensible.

irregardless has been a word forever, why do these self appointed language experts refuse to learn how language works or what dictionaries do

I could care less is fine, I’m a huge fan of the non-literal literally

language pedants are the worst

i used to kind of be one and i was kind of the worst

"Can I use the restroom?"

"I don't know, can you?"

"gtfo out of my way you pedantic cockface"

'Literally' is hyperbole whereas 'I could care less' is just a fuck you to meaning, which I guess I should endorse, since I hate it too.

xpost the previous example actually was my linguist friend's biggest bugbear for a while

"i could care less" is just "i don't give a fuck" for uptight people

I say "I could care east"

It works when it's aggressive, i.e. 'I don't give a fuck about getting the expression right either', but it annoys me to no end when it's just 'I've never paid attention to the things that come out of my mouth when I'm speaking'.

It's weird how "I couldn't care less," "irregardless" and "literally" are the three bugbears of popular prescriptivism when English has a million other illogical expressions (literally a million) and those three expressions aren't even used that often

I knew someone that thought the term was "minds a well" instead of "might as well", I'd like to see that adopted

I hole-hardedly agree, but allow me to play doubles advocate here for a moment. For all intensive purposes I think you are wrong. In an age where false morals are a diamond dozen, true virtues are a blessing in the skies. We often put our false morality on a petal stool like a bunch of pre-Madonnas, but you all seem to be taking something very valuable for granite. So I ask of you to mustard up all the strength you can because it is a doggy dog world out there. Although there is some merit to what you are saying it seems like you have a huge ship on your shoulder. In your argument you seem to throw everything in but the kids Nsync, and even though you are having a feel day with this I am here to bring you back into reality. I have a sick sense when it comes to these types of things. It is almost spooky, because I cannot turn a blonde eye to these glaring flaws in your rhetoric. I have zero taller ants when it comes to people spouting out hate in the name of moral righteousness. You just need to remember what comes around is all around, and when supply and command fails you will be the first to go. Make my words, when you get down to brass stacks it doesn't take rocket appliances to get two birds stoned at once. It's clear who makes the pants in this relationship, and sometimes you just have to swallow your prize and accept the facts. You might have to come to this conclusion through denial and error but I swear on my mother's mating name that when you put the petal to the medal you will pass with flying carpets like it’s a peach of cake.

xp which reminds me of one of my favorite stories from the year i spent working as a stocker/register jockey at a rural salvation army
wherein my boss at the time left a note on an armoire informing me that "THESE ARE MY CHESTER DRAWERS"

Roland Barthes: 'language is, quite simply, fascist . . . for fascism does not so much prevent someone from speaking as it forces them to speak.'

"I’m a huge fan of the non-literal literally"

oh i bet

i could care less.... but fuck it

the one time Doxing would be justified and just

I'd say there's considerably more than this one instance

interesting post, pomenitul, but I think you're bugging the question.

I don't literally care, you know. It's all a language-game anyway.

"Can I use the restroom?"

my fav response to this is "i hope so"

Can i use the restroom is the best song off of SSoaSS

proper response to "i hope so" is to piss on the speaker's shoes and say "your prayers are now answered"

feel like this whole discussion would belong in a thread about words and phrases or something.

yeah no kidding

https://www.cnn.com/2020/07/08/us/andres-guardado-autopsy/index.html

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QrffW5au8lA

I don't know what's happening in the US but it seems like every sports event in the UK has been 100% behind BLM, kneeling before matches, wearing Black Lives Matter on their shirts, the West Indies cricket team were even wearing single black gloves before the test match with England.

MLS is the only sport back atm and they did a lengthy BLM presentation before first match

Washington Hatcats to announce the retirement of their name tomorrow per WaPo

Washington Hen Fap