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https://www.vice.com/amp/en_us/article/ev849a/civility-is-what-gave-us-trump-in-the-first-place?__twitter_impression=true

The black waiter kept quietly coming over to my table as though afraid of being noticed. He knew, as I did, that we lived in an area where civility has long been used to kill and maim and make second-class citizens of people like us. Its a place where police shot a young black man, paralyzing him for life, lied about the incident, faced no charges or discipline, and not one local official, elected or otherwise, made a fuss about it.

The black waiter in that country-style buffet restaurant kept asking if I wanted a refill while wiping down tables near me that didnt need cleaning because he had already cleaned them so well. He then leaned in toward me, the only other black person in the place, eyes quickly darting across the restaurant to make sure none of the white patrons could hear what he was desperate to say.

He called me boy, he told me, fighting back tears and subtly nodding towards a grizzled older white man in jeans and a T-shirt sitting in a corner booth. He said, Get me some sweat tea, boy.

The hurt in his voice was palpable. I wanted to make a scene but thought better of it, knowing the resulting anger would more likely redound back on him rather than the white man in jeans and T-shirt. Its the kind of choice black people living in the South have had to make for decades, to swallow daily indignities or risk being blamed for unrest that make the white people around them uncomfortable.

Moments like these remind me that it was civility, not incivility, that helped make Donald Trump president. Barack Obama may have been the most civil man ever appointed to this countrys highest office. His presencecalm, careful, authoritative but not authoritarianallowed Americans to falsely believe all our racial problems had been solved. That gave moral license to white Americans who had voted for Obama to shift to Trumpthey had already proven they couldnt be racistafter the Republican expertly weaponized their fear and cultural ignorance.
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nothing is a greater tell of an awful human than using "social justice warrior" as a pejorative. without exception.- Bomani Jones

Iodine posted...

Hmm. I think I would rather Poor Black and Hispanic schools get more funding.

Separate, but equal is almost never equal
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nothing is a greater tell of an awful human than using "social justice warrior" as a pejorative. without exception.- Bomani Jones

darkjedilink posted...

shockthemonkey posted...

Interesting to see the effects of this but nice to see some more low icons students getting chances at higher caliber education that could potentially pull their family out of generations of poverty.

You really don't believe that, do you?

The lower-performing students are going to ruin those schools.

This is a very disturbing post, to say the least. Somewhere, betsy DeVos stood up and clapped in agreement
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nothing is a greater tell of an awful human than using "social justice warrior" as a pejorative. without exception.- Bomani Jones

Seaman
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nothing is a greater tell of an awful human than using "social justice warrior" as a pejorative. without exception.- Bomani Jones

chill02 posted...

>drive for 10 seconds
>stop to do a physics based puzzle
>drive for 10 more seconds
>kill a few combine troops
>drive for 10 seconds
>do physics based puzzle to open path again

The fuck? This is a pretty terrible description of the game
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nothing is a greater tell of an awful human than using "social justice warrior" as a pejorative. without exception.- Bomani Jones

That was super cringe
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nothing is a greater tell of an awful human than using "social justice warrior" as a pejorative. without exception.- Bomani Jones

Pickles
Raw onion
Hot sauce
Mayo
Jalepenos
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nothing is a greater tell of an awful human than using "social justice warrior" as a pejorative. without exception.- Bomani Jones

Bullet_Wing posted...

nicklebro posted...

He probably got his girl stolen by some hipster so he's on his favorite forum venting lmao. Plus look how much he knows about all those youtubers, lol I'm starting to get a picture of what this guys life is like and it ain't pretty.

Hahahaaha
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nothing is a greater tell of an awful human than using "social justice warrior" as a pejorative. without exception.- Bomani Jones

Absolutely no way the love contract skit makes air
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nothing is a greater tell of an awful human than using "social justice warrior" as a pejorative. without exception.- Bomani Jones

Zikten posted...

ok TC. only if you admit that there is no difference between Rosanne and Sam Bee

Well there is a difference. Why cant conservatives see that?
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nothing is a greater tell of an awful human than using "social justice warrior" as a pejorative. without exception.- Bomani Jones

L0Z posted...

ABC fired an entire cast. Because 1 person said someone looked like planet of the apes and the Muslim brotherhood. Whatever that's supposed to mean

"Whatever that's supposed to mean"

Come on, man. How much more blatant does it have to be?
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nothing is a greater tell of an awful human than using "social justice warrior" as a pejorative. without exception.- Bomani Jones

Giant_Aspirin posted...

Howl posted...

It's "faux" outrage anytime someone says something of this sort to someone on the right.

it's because "the right" prides itself on being "not politically correct" and they often spout phrases like "get some thicker skin and don't be offended so easily". they often criciticize others, especially "the left" for taking offense to things, yet here they are, "up in arms" over someone being called a mean word.

it's blatant hypocrisy.

I have to agree with this
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nothing is a greater tell of an awful human than using "social justice warrior" as a pejorative. without exception.- Bomani Jones

KillerKhan420 posted...

How stupid will the topics get? Just because the video has a ton of downvotes it must be racism huh? What's that video titled? Gaming while black? LMAO. Blacks even face discrimination in cyberspace huh, where you can't even tell if they're black. That's how deep institutional racism goes in this country!

It's growing tired and annoying this crying about everything. The next video will be titled "pumping gas while black; problems at the gas stations facing blacks across the country". It'll get downvotes as well, I'm just waiting for something, a real issue that's going to be addressed and not this miniscule bs.

Don't be this guy
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nothing is a greater tell of an awful human than using "social justice warrior" as a pejorative. without exception.- Bomani Jones

Nothing is racist in this country except BET, blackish and Harvard admission standards according to a large part of this country
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nothing is a greater tell of an awful human than using "social justice warrior" as a pejorative. without exception.- Bomani Jones

The Admiral posted...

Swearing and shit talking, no.

Racism and gay slurs, yes.

And I don't buy drinking as an excuse to start throwing around racial slurs.

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nothing is a greater tell of an awful human than using "social justice warrior" as a pejorative. without exception.- Bomani Jones

My dream
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nothing is a greater tell of an awful human than using "social justice warrior" as a pejorative. without exception.- Bomani Jones

The Admiral posted...

JeanAmpteau posted...

UnfairRepresent posted...

Anyone who supports this has lost their mind

Nobody does except for like less than 10 people, that's why Admiral's outrage is fake and pointless.

You pull a "10 people" number out of your ass and actually expect it to be taken seriously.

More or less than what would be at your dinner party?
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nothing is a greater tell of an awful human than using "social justice warrior" as a pejorative. without exception.- Bomani Jones

I don't see the issue with this. The systemic racism that permeates this country is constructed on whiteness.
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nothing is a greater tell of an awful human than using "social justice warrior" as a pejorative. without exception.- Bomani Jones

Wiggle your big toe
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nothing is a greater tell of an awful human than using "social justice warrior" as a pejorative. without exception.- Bomani Jones

Bump
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nothing is a greater tell of an awful human than using "social justice warrior" as a pejorative. without exception.- Bomani Jones

A historically racist section of the country is giving people of color less of an opportunity to exercise their constitutional rights. You know we are in bad place when people try and justify it

Like, there's studies that show black people in Atlanta vote heavily on Sunday. What would compel a politician to know that, and still try to get rid of the option?
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nothing is a greater tell of an awful human than using "social justice warrior" as a pejorative. without exception.- Bomani Jones

The Admiral posted...

Why did you waste your time posting this? What in the article was inaccurate?
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nothing is a greater tell of an awful human than using "social justice warrior" as a pejorative. without exception.- Bomani Jones

By attempting to eliminate Sunday voting

https://thinkprogress.org/georgia-sunday-voting-cut-9c1c2ffafd18/amp/?__twitter_impression=true

Georgia Republicans are advancing a bill through the state legislature that would suppress African-American turnout by eliminating Sunday voting and cutting the hours that polls are open in Atlanta.

The bill, SB 363, would force polls in the majority African American city of Atlanta to close an hour earlier 7 p.m. instead of 8 p.m. and would eliminate early voting on the Sunday before Election Day. That Sunday is often a high-turnout day for African American voters because of Souls to the Polls events that encourage people to cast ballots early after attending church.

The proposal passed the state House Governmental Affairs Committee Wednesday with the majority Republicans voting in favor and all five Democrats, who have said the legislation is designed to suppress voter turnout, in opposition.
The text of the bill limits voting to just one weekend day before an election, but under current state law, any election with state or federal candidates must allow voting on a Saturday, according to the Atlanta Journal Constitution.

Georgia Republicans have opposed Sunday voting since at least 2014, when DeKalb County (home to Atlanta) extended early voting to include the Sunday before Election Day. One polling location that year was at a popular local shopping mall.
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nothing is a greater tell of an awful human than using "social justice warrior" as a pejorative. without exception.- Bomani Jones

Early 80s and mid 90s being in the same group...
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nothing is a greater tell of an awful human than using "social justice warrior" as a pejorative. without exception.- Bomani Jones

Imagine being bothered by this
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nothing is a greater tell of an awful human than using "social justice warrior" as a pejorative. without exception.- Bomani Jones

One of the greatest producers of all time

College dropout is a classic

My beautiful dark twisted fantasy is great
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nothing is a greater tell of an awful human than using "social justice warrior" as a pejorative. without exception.- Bomani Jones

ShinobiNinjaX posted...

The Admiral posted...

The Japanese have never supported the idea of a victim complex, which is largely why they were able to transform from a feudal country that was twice nuked into a world superpower within two generations. Sounds like the woman is exaggerating (at best), so she's not being given the red carpet victim treatment like she would be by libs in the U.S.

Who talks like this?

Career trolls
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nothing is a greater tell of an awful human than using "social justice warrior" as a pejorative. without exception.- Bomani Jones

Rob Cesternino posted...

Their country, their rules.

It's not like their invading other countries and forcing their values and beliefs on other people. They're an island nation that just wants to live life according to their own societal rules and be left alone.

But...there are women in their society who don't like what's going on in regards to sexual assault
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nothing is a greater tell of an awful human than using "social justice warrior" as a pejorative. without exception.- Bomani Jones

Remember running that game my freshman year in college. Damn near destroyed my laptop haha
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nothing is a greater tell of an awful human than using "social justice warrior" as a pejorative. without exception.- Bomani Jones

All things considered, this does sound like she was legit raped
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nothing is a greater tell of an awful human than using "social justice warrior" as a pejorative. without exception.- Bomani Jones

Kineth posted...

RickyTheBAWSE posted...

I mostly like how it's making certain demographics uncomfortable to see so many people excited over Black Panther.

I didn't see the appeal of Lord of the Rings, but I also wasn't silly enough to think the appeal needed explaining.

No fucking kidding.

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nothing is a greater tell of an awful human than using "social justice warrior" as a pejorative. without exception.- Bomani Jones