rolling "Is This Racist?" thread

http://tpmmuckraker.talkingpointsmemo.com/2012/02/taco_mayor_on_new_appointee_is_he_not_dark_enough_for_you.php

seriously what is with this guy

oh my

http://nhregister.com/articles/2012/01/28/news/metro/doc4f24c2c3b8808976093729.txt?viewmode=fullstory

In a situation in which East Haven police are accused of violating the rights of Latino residents, many of them Ecuadorean — and in a town that in the past has been accused of discriminating against blacks — Maturo appointed just one minority member to a new eight-member committee formed to look for ways to improve the Police Department.

That man, Jose Velasquez, is Puerto Rican.

In an extensive discussion that followed a reporter’s observation that Maturo didn’t appoint any of the Ecuadoreans who appear to make up the bulk of East Haven’s fast-growing Latino community and own most of the Latino businesses along Main Street, Maturo questioned why anyone would need to choose “a certain type of Latino.”

“If there’s a certain type of Latino that I should have picked, well then let somebody write it down on paper,” Maturo said. “‘I want a 5-foot-2, I want a certain sex.’ You tell me what you guys want. You want me to order it?”

When it was noted that Puerto Ricans are born as American citizens and travel freely to and from the mainland, while Ecuadoreans come from another country on another continent, are not automatically U.S. citizens and face immigration issues when they come to the U.S., Maturo responded, in part:

“I mean, if I had to pick an Italian, do I pick a northern Italian? A southern Italian? We’re Italians. I picked a Latino. Did it have to come from a certain section of the country? You know what? I think that’s a foolish statement to make. And I feel bad that you made it.

“I wouldn’t make a statement like that,” Maturo said. “I brought in a Latino. Is he not dark enough for you? Light enough for you? I don’t know. ... I wouldn’t have said that.”

"taco mayor"

Did it have to come from a certain section of the country?

Wow. Just...fucking wow.

this guy = kind of lol but mostly sad, but also mostly lol

it will be less lol if he doesn't actually go down in flames tho

it's p amazing to watch someone too stupid to be an asshole correctly

ALL IS FORGIVEN, FROGBS

Racist, funny

wait, did he actually get banned? because if so that was a dick move of a post and I apologize

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Yeah, everything he said can be pretty much reduced to that "part of the country" line

and it is an amazing question

yeah, dan, fbs is gooone

this dude's spirit animal is a plate of Jell-O

I picked a Latino. Did it

I mean godDAMN

he picked a Latino from the country Latin

I KNOW I AM BUT WHAT ARE YOU

I like that he "ordered" a Latino

"I'd like one token latino officeholder to go please"

it's hilarious that the quote pulled for shock value wasn't actually the super offensive thing he said

ALL IS FORGIVEN, FROGBS

― I spend a lot of time thinking about apricots (DJP),

keeping this

taco mayor wants a certain sex

He said there needs to be “a healing process on both sides.”

this is my favorite because GUYS THIS RACIST MUNICIPAL ADMINISTRATION NEEDS A CHANCE TO HEAL

you know that tingly feeling in your hands you get when you hit a baseball wrong? well, nightsticks are pretty much the same

we're all victims here!

In an extensive discussion that followed a reporter’s observation that Maturo didn’t appoint any of the Ecuadoreans who appear to make up the bulk of East Haven’s fast-growing Latino community and own most of the Latino businesses along Main Street, Maturo questioned why anyone would need to choose “a certain type of Latino.”

in all fairness that reporter was being a total dick

“If there’s a certain type of Latino that I should have picked, well then let somebody write it down on paper,” Maturo said. “‘I want a 5-foot-2, I want a certain sex.’ You tell me what you guys want. You want me to order it?”

this is just mind-boggling. i want an abject apology from everyone who demonstrated even an ounce of sympathy for this asshole.

eagerly awaiting this guy's first press conference with Newtie

joe the mayor, voice of real america

I want to read Baratunde Thurston's book "How to Be Black" because he was just really fucking funny on Fresh Air, but I don't ever want to buy a book because I heard the author on Fresh Air.

You should buy it because of his connections to The Onion and his general interestingness

I've seen pieces linked to Jack and Jill before, but I didn't realize what 'Jack and Jill' was, until he explained.

Unfortunately Google searches for "jack and jill racist" are hiding the truth from me, due to the Adam Sandler movie. Co-incidence?

http://jackandjillinc.org/

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GpNSip5gyKo

http://youtu.be/kxw4uZAezaI

Yep, this is pretty fuckin' racist:
http://sports.yahoo.com/blogs/highschool-prep-rally/pittsburgh-basketball-game-marred-horrible-racist-banana-suited-131740578.html

o_O

Brentwood Director of Security Joseph Kozarian, who was on duty at the game, refused to intervene, instead sitting back and at one point smiling and laughing with the Brentwood fans in the stands.

This country absolutely horrifies me sometimes.

rolling "even frogbs knows this is racist" thread

― some dude, Monday, January 16, 2012 8:46 AM (3 weeks ago) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink

^^ still say this should be its own thread

I'm sure frogbs could mount a defense

"they were probably friends with the black basketball players so it was okay"

wow. What the hell, Pittsburghundians?

Alternately, frogbs would probably launch into something about not understanding how monkeys are racist in the first place.

Local Pittsburgh columnist weighs in, points out that it wasn't just spectators doing racist shit:

Monessen's Chavas Rawlins was also intentionally shoved into wall and doors under the hoop while going in for a layup by Brentwood's Joe Pilarski.

The talented junior, who has a promising football career ahead of him, left the Monessen fans breathless as he held his knee in pain. He did return to the game a few minutes later.

It was a cheap shot and Pilarski, who appeared proud of his actions, should have been thrown out of the game. No questions asked.

The worst part of it, though, was Spartan's coach Dave Mislan, blaming the referees for the actions of his star player.

Didn't realise Nicky Wire went to highschool in Pittsburgh

Do we not have a "This Is Racist." thread?

kinder OTM

http://gothamist.com/2012/02/08/before_yesterday_knicks_jeremy_lin.php

http://i.imgur.com/A5Z0s.jpg

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qaBSNop3g9M

so far people seem to like the nickname 'shao-lin'