Racism: When is an observation racist?

[Mule]

I'm following your logic. Come fight for the rights of a thug committing an armed robbery & ignore a "minority" girl, shot down like a dog. Cool!

[Rodsrsr]

Originally Posted by Mule

I'm following your logic. Come fight for the rights of a thug committing an armed robbery & ignore a "minority" girl, shot down like a dog. Cool!

What your saying is, if one fights for the rights of a particular group than he is obligated to fight for all groups. In essence looses his right to be passionate about the causes or groups with which he chooses to defend. A person cannot advocate for better treatment of small people without having to fight for all disabled and or handicapped people. Is this what you believe?

[dd74]

Originally Posted by island911

Hear is another one, dd. "Mute point..."

Because so many make that mistake, should we conclude that "Mute" is synonymous with "Moot" ? ...dd?

The term is "moot point."

No debatable value (moot point) vs. silent, quieted, quiet, noiseless (mute). Hard to confuse one for the other.

Meanwhile...

"Hear?" "Mute?" An oxymoron for more "intensive purposes?"

Or is it intents and purposes?

Oxymoron or just moron?

[island911]

Yes, intensive purpose. I was wondering how far you would take this 'equivocation thru (mis)usage' theme. Not to_ far, apparently.

[dd74]

Originally Posted by island911

Yes, intensive purpose. I was wondering how far you would take this 'equivocation thru (mis)usage' theme. Not to_ far, apparently.

English 101 may be in your future, professor. Either way, thanks for the "waist" of time.

And yes, society does communicate via a living language, homey.

[Mule]

Originally Posted by Rodsrsr

What your saying is, if one fights for the rights of a particular group than he is obligated to fight for all groups. In essence looses his right to be passionate about the causes or groups with which he chooses to defend. A person cannot advocate for better treatment of small people without having to fight for all disabled and or handicapped people. Is this what you believe?

Naw man, I think it makes perfect sense to get outraged when a black thug is killed in the commission of an armed robbery & and show no feelings when a non black is shot down like a dog, by a black. Is this war? Am I a racist for pointing this out?

[Mule]

Originally Posted by island911

Hear is another one, dd. "Mute point..."

Because so many make that mistake, should we conclude that "Mute" is synonymous with "Moot" ? ...dd?

I think he failed English back at Duck U.

[island911]

Suffering Succotash


...oh wait, was that the cat? Sylvester? --I flunked Toonology 101 ...even tho I studied often.

[billh1963]

Originally Posted by dd74

The term is "moot point."

No debatable value (moot point) vs. silent, quieted, quiet, noiseless (mute). Hard to confuse one for the other.

Meanwhile...

"Hear?" "Mute?" An oxymoron for more "intensive purposes?"

Or is it intents and purposes?

Oxymoron or just moron?

I gave up on trying to point out these types of errors a long time ago. Unfortunately, most people have stopped reading anything more challenging than a People magazine. They hear words being used; however, they haven't seen the word spelled.

That is how we get the prevalent misuse of:

moot and mute
verses and versus
conscious and conscience
intents and intense
brake and break
disk and disc
insure and ensure

etc....you get the idea!

[Tobra]

Originally Posted by dd74

No, it wasn't. More like shameful. Prejudiced, racist or otherwise.

You don't know what neighbor hood he grew up in, perhaps he has been repeatedly assaulted without cause by people of color because of his pale complexion , and that has formed his opinions. If you are going to get beat down whether you are silent or not, you might as well speak your peace.

If Nelson Mandela were to say it and reverse the color of the players you would call it noble. I have said it before and will say it again. Freedom of speech applies to everyone but white males. If you say anything about a woman you are sexist, another race or religion you are racist.

Who and whom is the one that bothers me on the language beefs.

[dd74]

Originally Posted by island911

Suffering Succotash


...oh wait, was that the cat? Sylvester? --I flunked Toonology 101 ...even tho I studied often.

You wouldn't believe the complexity behind Wile E. Coyote.

[dd74]

Originally Posted by billh1963

I gave up on trying to point out these types of errors a long time ago. Unfortunately, most people have stopped reading anything more challenging than a People magazine. They hear words being used; however, they haven't seen the word spelled.

That is how we get the prevalent misuse of:

moot and mute
verses and versus
conscious and conscience
intents and intense
brake and break
disk and disc
insure and ensure

etc....you get the idea!

Yep. It's hardly worth it.

[dd74]

Originally Posted by Tobra

You don't know what neighbor hood he grew up in, perhaps he has been repeatedly assaulted without cause by people of color because of his pale complexion , and that has formed his opinions. If you are going to get beat down whether you are silent or not, you might as well speak your peace.

If Nelson Mandela were to say it and reverse the color of the players you would call it noble. I have said it before and will say it again. Freedom of speech applies to everyone but white males. If you say anything about a woman you are sexist, another race or religion you are racist.

Who and whom is the one that bothers me on the language beefs.

I tend to agree with you about this.

[Mule]

Originally Posted by dd74

I tend to agree with you about this.

So he points out your hypocrisy and you "tend to" agree with him? Brilliant!

[dd74]

I tend to agree with freedom of speech tends to be reserved for everyone but white males. That has been shown time and again by late.