Message boards :
Politics :
Is there any way to discuss racism on these boards without getting banned???/
Message board moderation
Previous · 1 · 2 · 3 · 4 · 5 . . . 6 · Next
Author | Message |
---|---|
kittyman Send message Joined: 9 Jul 00 Posts: 51468 Credit: 1,018,363,574 RAC: 1,004 |
This is the choice it comes down to...... This is our immorality.....oops.....immortality....... Ooops.......again. This is our immortality...... Oooooops..again. He can still make a 5........ Get another one wet, I'm banned again. LOL. Ohhhhhhhhhh, he almost made the cup. I'll get you folks to see the cup one day. "Freedom is just Chaos, with better lighting." Alan Dean Foster |
Julie Send message Joined: 15 May 12 Posts: 279 Credit: 126,042 RAC: 0 |
How about doing so without using offensive words? Synonyms. Have a good list of Synonyms. That is what got me through high school without being carted off to the principals office every half hour. Plus, synonyms are far more fun. :) I has a MiniCity :) http://en-ki-du.myminicity.com |
kittyman Send message Joined: 9 Jul 00 Posts: 51468 Credit: 1,018,363,574 RAC: 1,004 |
How about doing so without using offensive words? Oh, OK, I wonder why Biff and Burney have more rights than I do. Makes for a good argument. Whatever....... Androgynous. Just wonder why the 'minorities' seem to have more rights then the majority do these days. "Freedom is just Chaos, with better lighting." Alan Dean Foster |
Ex: "Socialist" Send message Joined: 12 Mar 12 Posts: 3433 Credit: 2,616,158 RAC: 2 |
If we had WET (White Entertainment Television), we'd be racists. We do have White Entertainment Television. It's every station in the US, besides BET and Telemundo. If we had a White Pride Day, you would call us racists. We do have white pride holidays, lots of 'em. Every US national holiday is anglo-saxon. If we had White History Month, we'd be racists. I believe we know that as March through January. If we had any organization for only whites to 'advance' OUR lives, we'd be racists. Those organizations do exist. And they have a right to (it makes me sick, however). Perhaps you should find one of those groups and join it. #resist |
kittyman Send message Joined: 9 Jul 00 Posts: 51468 Credit: 1,018,363,574 RAC: 1,004 |
If we had WET (White Entertainment Television), we'd be racists. I am not talking about racist organisatons like the KKK, you idiot.\\ I do not embrace them. And have never been a member. I am a member of the NRA, however, and embrace my right to my defence against such folks as would tread upon me. Be wary. The kitties are watching. "Freedom is just Chaos, with better lighting." Alan Dean Foster |
Bob DeWoody Send message Joined: 9 May 10 Posts: 3387 Credit: 4,182,900 RAC: 10 |
Other than stirring people's tempers up I'm not sure what can be gained from trying to discuss racism on a public forum like this. Nobody is going to convince anyone from the other side to change their mind. To me racism is one of the worst mindsets a person can have especially if that same person claims to be a Christian. So the best that can be gained is a continued realization that racism persists and to try to make sure we don't elect any to public office. Bob DeWoody My motto: Never do today what you can put off until tomorrow as it may not be required. This no longer applies in light of current events. |
kittyman Send message Joined: 9 Jul 00 Posts: 51468 Credit: 1,018,363,574 RAC: 1,004 |
Other than stirring people's tempers up I'm not sure what can be gained from trying to discuss racism on a public forum like this. Nobody is going to convince anyone from the other side to change their mind. To me racism is one of the worst mindsets a person can have especially if that same person claims to be a Christian. So the best that can be gained is a continued realization that racism persists and to try to make sure we don't elect any to public office. Oh, you want 'Don't ask, Don't tell..' I understand you well. Don't speak of the issue and it goes away......... I just posted for a roust. Yeah. I do happen to profess to be a Christian. Therefore, I speak out about things I do have a problem with. "Freedom is just Chaos, with better lighting." Alan Dean Foster |
BarryAZ Send message Joined: 1 Apr 01 Posts: 2580 Credit: 16,982,517 RAC: 0 |
MS - I think it is about power in the US -- for the longest time, that power was purely concentrated with white anglos. There were some small cracks in this in the early 19th century -- getting a reaction in the No-Nothing party which sought to stem the tide of German and Irish immigrants and some small amount of political power they were getting in a few cities. There was a major *but temporary* crack after the Civil War in the Reconstruction South -- but that was put back to 'normal' in the Hayes/Tilden election deal which did a major 'undo' command regarding the rights of blacks. There continued to be a trend starting in the late 19th century with the majoTr influx of non-anglo immigrants. Eventually, this was pushed back to a large degree by strong anti-immigration controls plus a lot of effictive assimilation. In another thread we touched on the reduction in anglo *male* power as women got the right to vote. Things stayed at this level -- still pretty much anglo (or northern European) male dominated into at least the late 50's and early 60's. So it has only been in the past 50 years that the power of the anglo male has been truly (and increasingly) challenged. That challenge has increasingly resulted in reaction from those who have so long held power as well as those who so recently have some access to power. The coming years are likely to see white anglo males forced increasingly to work with and accept other power groups. Ideally, it will also see increasingly that the non-white anglos work with the new minority. On TV there are pandering shows of all sorts - some educate as well. Remember All in the Family? |
kittyman Send message Joined: 9 Jul 00 Posts: 51468 Credit: 1,018,363,574 RAC: 1,004 |
|
kittyman Send message Joined: 9 Jul 00 Posts: 51468 Credit: 1,018,363,574 RAC: 1,004 |
"Freedom is just Chaos, with better lighting." Alan Dean Foster |
Bob DeWoody Send message Joined: 9 May 10 Posts: 3387 Credit: 4,182,900 RAC: 10 |
Other than stirring people's tempers up I'm not sure what can be gained from trying to discuss racism on a public forum like this. Nobody is going to convince anyone from the other side to change their mind. To me racism is one of the worst mindsets a person can have especially if that same person claims to be a Christian. So the best that can be gained is a continued realization that racism persists and to try to make sure we don't elect any to public office. Please don't put words in my mouth that I did not utter. That is the cousin of racism. Having a sense of superiority. Bob DeWoody My motto: Never do today what you can put off until tomorrow as it may not be required. This no longer applies in light of current events. |
kittyman Send message Joined: 9 Jul 00 Posts: 51468 Credit: 1,018,363,574 RAC: 1,004 |
Truth is the most valuable thing....... So let's us economize it...... "Freedom is just Chaos, with better lighting." Alan Dean Foster |
Bob DeWoody Send message Joined: 9 May 10 Posts: 3387 Credit: 4,182,900 RAC: 10 |
I just hope you know that for the most part you are preaching to the choir here. What I have garnered from the posts of most of the members here does not point toward racism, maybe a little bigotry here and there. People can have widely different points of view and still not be either. Bob DeWoody My motto: Never do today what you can put off until tomorrow as it may not be required. This no longer applies in light of current events. |
kittyman Send message Joined: 9 Jul 00 Posts: 51468 Credit: 1,018,363,574 RAC: 1,004 |
I just hope you know that for the most part you are preaching to the choir here. What I have garnered from the posts of most of the members here does not point toward racism, maybe a little bigotry here and there. People can have widely different points of view and still not be either. I am 55yo, been through a lot. With all racial profiles....... I know what I have seen.....and from whom. Some, of certain profiles, have seen, to their benefit, that it works to their favor to play the degenerate card to get benefits from our corrupt government. "Freedom is just Chaos, with better lighting." Alan Dean Foster |
Robert Waite Send message Joined: 23 Oct 07 Posts: 2417 Credit: 18,192,122 RAC: 59 |
You can stop playing the "poor white me" card anytime now Mark. Everything in our society is geared toward the white male. Why would you want to squawk when allowances are made to allow women and minorities a small piece of the pie? There is a way to discuss racism on these boards without getting banned, you simply need to speak against it. If you want to speak in favour of racism, go to the KKK boards. The average Member of the SETI community has no time nor tolerance for racism. I do not fight fascists because I think I can win. I fight them because they are fascists. Chris Hedges A riot is the language of the unheard. -Martin Luther King, Jr. |
Bob DeWoody Send message Joined: 9 May 10 Posts: 3387 Credit: 4,182,900 RAC: 10 |
I am 62 and I too have been through a lot. Even though I am what used to be referred to as a white anglo saxon person I have suffered through a life of being looked down upon not because of my race but because I was born disabled. I went to public schools where most of the other kids either shunned me or made fun of the way I walked. I didn't get to participate in many of the activities of the other children and those things that I could do I was never given a chance to prove I could. After graduating from college with a GPA only one tenth of a point off the deans list I was unable to secure a position as a teacher because it was assumed I couldn't handle the students. Even with these factors against me I was able to work in civil engineering eventually as a civil engineering designer working on CAD systems. Along the way I have met and dealt with racists and bigots. So I too think I'm in a good position to sense the mindset of many of our fellow members at Seti@home. I just hope and pray that when ET does phone home they are better than we are. Bob DeWoody My motto: Never do today what you can put off until tomorrow as it may not be required. This no longer applies in light of current events. |
Misfit Send message Joined: 21 Jun 01 Posts: 21804 Credit: 2,815,091 RAC: 0 |
You can stop playing the "poor white me" card anytime now Mark. That itself is a racist comment. Proof: change the "white" to any other color and that post gets deleted. As always, great job. me@rescam.org |
Bob DeWoody Send message Joined: 9 May 10 Posts: 3387 Credit: 4,182,900 RAC: 10 |
Now see, I never once thought of the possibility that the original poster is a racist. Maybe I'm not so good at determining other peoples intentions as I thought I was. Bob DeWoody My motto: Never do today what you can put off until tomorrow as it may not be required. This no longer applies in light of current events. |
Robert Waite Send message Joined: 23 Oct 07 Posts: 2417 Credit: 18,192,122 RAC: 59 |
You can stop playing the "poor white me" card anytime now Mark. Wrong As whites are the dominant race in North America, we have no basis for feeling hard done by. Everything has been geared toward our advantage from day one. To express resentment toward any vehicles that attempt to even out the playing field in our society and allow minorities a chance at success is nothing more than backdoor racism. We whites have no need for advocacy groups or laws that improve our stations in life because we were born into a culture with those advantages already built in. Yes, it's true that all whites aren't living the high life, but within the economic groups we're born into, whites have the advantage when it comes to jobs and justice. I do not fight fascists because I think I can win. I fight them because they are fascists. Chris Hedges A riot is the language of the unheard. -Martin Luther King, Jr. |
Gary Charpentier Send message Joined: 25 Dec 00 Posts: 30608 Credit: 53,134,872 RAC: 32 |
To answer Mark's question, yes there is a way to discuss it without getting banned of having posts hidden. That way is to go away from using knee jerk terms and start discussing real issues, which mostly will be socioeconomic ones. Taking a clue from a couple recent posts in the UK Riots thread, and the issue that in the USA 28.5% male persons of African ancestry is or will be incarcerated, this is a worthy subject for discussion. Consider what a typical white teenager has available when he "wants to be noticed." He may put glass packs on the muscle car daddy gave him for his 16th birthday. He may get some traffic infractions, but nothing that sticks with him for life. Consider the typical ghetto or bario teenager when he "wants to be noticed." His options are limited perhaps to a spray paint can. Those are misdemeanors. They stick for life. Now he can't get a job. No job and what is left ... a life of crime. Is it discrimination? To answer, consider a point raised by the Gay Marriage thread when is it alright for a dominate culture to define how all persons act, even those who are not part of or agree with the dominate culture? When the reason for the spray paint can is the same as the reason for the glass packs, should the sentence be any different? Is it because the judge is from the dominate culture and remembers his own period of rebellion growing up? What options he had? I suspect your answer will depend on your socioeconomic status as you grew up. |
©2024 University of California
SETI@home and Astropulse are funded by grants from the National Science Foundation, NASA, and donations from SETI@home volunteers. AstroPulse is funded in part by the NSF through grant AST-0307956.