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The Admiral
10/26/17 10:02:49 AM
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http://www.travelweekly.com/Travel-News/Airline-News/NAACP-warns-African-Americans-against-travel-on-American-Airlines

The NAACP is warning African-Americans that if they fly on American Airlines they could be subject to discrimination or even unsafe conditions.

American's CEO said Wednesday that he was disappointed by the announcement and that American wants to discuss the matter with the civil rights group.

The NAACP said that for several months it has watched a pattern of disturbing incidents reported by African-American passengers. Among them were separate cases in which an NAACP official and another civil rights activist were kicked off flights.

The NAACP said that and other recent incidents involving African-Americans "suggest a corporate culture of racial insensitivity and possible racial bias on the part of American Airlines."

American Airlines issued a statement saying that it has a diverse group of employees and serves customers of all backgrounds.

In a memo to employees, CEO Doug Parker said American endorses the NAACP's mission statement against racial discrimination.


Just for clarity, this is the incident the bolded language above is referring to:
https://www.boston.com/news/national-news/2017/10/16/activist-kicked-off-american-airlines-flight-charges-discrimination

An activist who helped organize the Womens March on Washington has accused an American Airlines pilot of racial discrimination in kicking her off a flight.

In a series of tweets and a Facebook Live post, Tamika Mallory said that a pilot had her removed from a Sunday flight from Miami to New York after she had a dispute with another airline employee over her seat assignment.

Only reason this pilot got involved was to assert his white male power over who he thought was just some uppity black girl, Mallory tweeted.

American said it apologized for mishandling Mallorys attempt to move from a middle seat to an aisle seat, but it denied the heart of her accusation.

The American team does not tolerate discrimination of any kind, said spokesman Ross Feinstein. This was about de-escalating a situation onboard the aircraft.

The crew decided that the best thing to do was rebook Mallory on the next flight to New Yorks LaGuardia Airport, and Mallory took that flight home, Feinstein said.

Mallory said that she used an airport kiosk to upgrade her seat, but when she tried to board the plane, an employee tore up her boarding pass and gave her another with her original middle seat. American said there was an error in the seating process, because the seat that Mallory requested was not available.

The gate agent was unable to explain the error, and Mallory accused the agent, a black woman, of failing to treat her with respect.

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Caution998
10/26/17 10:04:13 AM
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How dare you report something that is actually happening! True facts are race baiting!
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Ug1ybass
10/26/17 10:04:35 AM
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More like African-American airlines.
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CatataFish462
10/26/17 10:05:35 AM
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These people suck
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Oshawottownage
10/26/17 10:08:17 AM
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How much would you bet this is because that official has a grudge because of the incident and not because there is actually a pattern of discrimination(a pattern of shittyness and incompetence probably though)

I'd throw a 100$ down.
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DarthWendy
10/26/17 10:08:25 AM
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The Admiral posted...
http://www.travelweekly.com/Travel-News/Airline-News/NAACP-warns-African-Americans-against-travel-on-American-Airlines

an NAACP official and another civil rights activist were kicked off flights.

Did they say from which altitude ?
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CableZL
10/26/17 10:10:03 AM
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I don't think this warrants a warning to all black people about flying with American Airlines.
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s0nicfan
10/26/17 10:14:17 AM
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Oshawottownage posted...
How much would you bet this is because that official has a grudge because of the incident and not because there is actually a pattern of discrimination(a pattern of shittyness and incompetence probably though)

I'd throw a 100$ down.


100% the official has a grudge. Here's the BBC report on the issue:
http://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-41754457

One incident on a Washington DC to Raleigh, North Carolina, flight involved a NAACP state chapter president, who sued the airline.

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davyheinz
10/26/17 10:15:55 AM
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Airlines are shitty to everybody though.
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E32005
10/26/17 10:16:27 AM
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The Great Muta 22
10/26/17 10:17:23 AM
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Caution998 posted...
How dare you report something that is actually happening! True facts are race baiting!


Posts like this are why people make fun of you dude
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The Admiral
10/26/17 10:19:30 AM
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In case anyone hasn't been following the NAACP over the last 15 years or so, they've essentially shifted to becoming a shake-down agency, claiming that businesses are being "racist" due to nonsense like this and threatening to boycott them unless they make a "donation" to the NAACP.

My guess is that this warning goes away when AA agrees to "donate" $50,000 to the NAACP as well as give an apology and free stuff to the bitch who made a scene and cried racism about her seat assignment.
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Caution998
10/26/17 10:22:26 AM
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The Great Muta 22 posted...
Caution998 posted...
How dare you report something that is actually happening! True facts are race baiting!


Posts like this are why people make fun of you dude


Doesn't make sense, dude. Every political or controversial topic is gonna stir someone up. Someone is gonna feel like they're being baited.

Now, if the topic is a blatant racist topic (no story - just slurs all around - completely inappropriate, negative stereotypes), then yeah, that's race baiting.

We're at the point where we might as well ban everything controversial to discuss. Grow thicker skin. We need to talk about these issues if we expect them to be resolved. The worst thing you can do is push them into the corner and pray they go away on their own.
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mario2000
10/26/17 10:26:19 AM
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Sounds like America Airlines needs to get their shit together.
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HydraSlayer82
10/26/17 10:27:49 AM
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davyheinz posted...
Airlines are shitty to everybody though.

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The Great Muta 22
10/26/17 10:27:59 AM
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Caution998 posted...
We need to talk about these issues if we expect them to be resolved.


Except your post is doing nothing but an attempt to mock and troll what you think others will say. Has nothing to do with discussing the issues and more you trying to be a jackass.
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SideshowBob311
10/26/17 10:29:39 AM
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Airlines treat everyone like garbage....but when they do it to BLACK people it's racism?
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mario2000
10/26/17 10:30:17 AM
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Ug1ybass posted...
More like African-American airlines.

More like We-Hate-African-Americans airlines
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E32005
10/26/17 10:30:26 AM
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The Admiral posted...
In case anyone hasn't been following the NAACP over the last 15 years or so, they've essentially shifted to becoming a shake-down agency, claiming that businesses are being "racist" due to nonsense like this and threatening to boycott them unless they make a "donation" to the NAACP.

My guess is that this warning goes away when AA agrees to "donate" $50,000 to the NAACP as well as give an apology and free stuff to the bitch who made a scene and cried racism about her seat assignment.

Funny how you see this in them but not the nra
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Caution998
10/26/17 10:30:34 AM
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There's no doubt in my mind the usual crowd was gonna say what I posted.
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HydraSlayer82
10/26/17 10:30:40 AM
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To me this comes off as more of a "you don't know who I am? How dare you!" kind of deals.
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The Great Muta 22
10/26/17 10:35:19 AM
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Caution998 posted...
There's no doubt in my mind the usual crowd was gonna say what I posted.


So instead of letting them say it and allowing them to look like a moron, you instead mockingly troll then wonder why people think you're an antagonistic dick? This is why people feel that way about you man
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Bad_Mojo
10/26/17 10:46:00 AM
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Caution998 posted...
How dare you report something that is actually happening! True facts are race baiting!


Some other passengers who photographed Mallory on the plane said that she cursed and was abusive to crew members. On Facebook Live, Mallory did not dispute that, but said she only lost her composure when it was clear that she was being kicked off.
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The Admiral
10/26/17 12:40:30 PM
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Bad_Mojo posted...
Caution998 posted...
How dare you report something that is actually happening! True facts are race baiting!


Some other passengers who photographed Mallory on the plane said that she cursed and was abusive to crew members. On Facebook Live, Mallory did not dispute that, but said she only lost her composure when it was clear that she was being kicked off.


Oddly seems to be lacking that evidence of racism she and the NAACP are asserting.
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BlueBoy675
10/26/17 12:44:32 PM
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Only reason this pilot got involved was to assert his white male power over who he thought was just some uppity black girl, Mallory tweeted.

That's a bit of a stretch.
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Lo_Ping
10/26/17 12:45:08 PM
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I know what airline Ill be flying from now on!
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darkjedilink
10/26/17 3:00:22 PM
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E32005 posted...
The Admiral posted...
In case anyone hasn't been following the NAACP over the last 15 years or so, they've essentially shifted to becoming a shake-down agency, claiming that businesses are being "racist" due to nonsense like this and threatening to boycott them unless they make a "donation" to the NAACP.

My guess is that this warning goes away when AA agrees to "donate" $50,000 to the NAACP as well as give an apology and free stuff to the bitch who made a scene and cried racism about her seat assignment.

Funny how you see this in them but not the nra

Who has the NRA shaken down?
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darkphoenix181
10/26/17 3:03:52 PM
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so she using her power to screw over the airline in a petty revenge attempt to say "you can't mess with me!" because the ticket didn't give her the seat she wanted

despicable
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A_Good_Boy
10/26/17 3:07:32 PM
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There's no rhyme or reason to what Addy considers newsworthy and what isn't lol.
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Samurontai
10/26/17 3:09:45 PM
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A_Good_Boy posted...
There's no rhyme or reason to what Addy considers newsworthy and what isn't lol.


If it puts minorities in a negative light, it's news worthy

If it has anything to do with white people, it's a bunch of irrelevant nothingness
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darkphoenix181
10/26/17 3:10:37 PM
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Samurontai posted...
If it has anything to do with white people, it's a bunch of irrelevant nothingness


Hillary is white is she not?
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The Admiral
10/26/17 3:11:15 PM
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A_Good_Boy posted...
There's no rhyme or reason to what Addy considers newsworthy and what isn't lol.


If you'd like to admit that the NCAAP is a joke and shouldn't be taken seriously by the news media when they make declarations like this, I'd be happy to agree with you.

If that's not what you're willing to admit, then you probably need to explain why you're bitching again.
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A_Good_Boy
10/26/17 3:11:34 PM
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darkphoenix181 posted...
Samurontai posted...
If it has anything to do with white people, it's a bunch of irrelevant nothingness


Hillary is white is she not?

She's also a woman. Idk man, that guy might be onto something here.
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Cj_WlLL_VVlN
10/26/17 3:12:33 PM
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Passenger removed and rebooked following a dispute. Evil racist white man!

Anyways United is racist. I was kicked off a flight once.

They came and said is xxxxxx flying with you.

Yea that's my uncle.

The pilot doesn't want him flying with us today.

*5 mins later

The pilot doesn't want any of you flying with us today.

Now the thing is we're white and we were drunk and flying to Ireland. My guess is they hate Irish people and we're stereotyping us bases on drunkenness and destination (although technically we were headed to Heathrow, we too a ferry to Dublin).

Anyways they put us on a direct flight. We beat our original flight and spent an extra two hours in the united lounge drinking. Twas a good time.
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LastTomorrow
10/26/17 3:13:35 PM
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They can't tell me what to do
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A_Good_Boy
10/26/17 3:14:40 PM
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The Admiral posted...
A_Good_Boy posted...
There's no rhyme or reason to what Addy considers newsworthy and what isn't lol.


If you'd like to admit that the NCAAP is a joke and shouldn't be taken seriously by the news media when they make declarations like this, I'd be happy to agree with you.

If that's not what you're willing to admit, then you probably need to explain why you're bitching again.

You say this yet act coy when your topics get locked. Ho hum it's a mystery why you consider this newsworthy yet not Richard Spencer descending on Charlottesville a week after someone there gets killed.
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The Admiral
10/26/17 3:15:09 PM
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A_Good_Boy posted...
The Admiral posted...
A_Good_Boy posted...
There's no rhyme or reason to what Addy considers newsworthy and what isn't lol.


If you'd like to admit that the NCAAP is a joke and shouldn't be taken seriously by the news media when they make declarations like this, I'd be happy to agree with you.

If that's not what you're willing to admit, then you probably need to explain why you're bitching again.


deflection


*yawn*
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A_Good_Boy
10/26/17 3:16:57 PM
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The Admiral posted...
A_Good_Boy posted...
The Admiral posted...
A_Good_Boy posted...
There's no rhyme or reason to what Addy considers newsworthy and what isn't lol.


If you'd like to admit that the NCAAP is a joke and shouldn't be taken seriously by the news media when they make declarations like this, I'd be happy to agree with you.

If that's not what you're willing to admit, then you probably need to explain why you're bitching again.


deflection


*yawn*

So you actually don't have an explanation for why this is newsworthy. Ho hum, more coy posting. Don't whine when raptor comes and hurts your feelings again, OK.
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ImTheMacheteGuy
10/26/17 3:27:47 PM
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Caution998 posted...
How dare you race bait!

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ImTheMacheteGuy
10/26/17 3:29:18 PM
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E32005 posted...
Admiral is so salty

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ImTheMacheteGuy
10/26/17 3:30:18 PM
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The Admiral posted...
In case anyone hasn't been following the NAACP over the last 15 years or so, they've essentially shifted to becoming a shake-down agency, claiming that businesses are being "racist" due to nonsense like this and threatening to boycott them unless they make a "donation" to the NAACP.

My guess is that this warning goes away when AA agrees to "donate" $50,000 to the NAACP as well as give an apology and free stuff to the bitch who made a scene and cried racism about her seat assignment.


They were infiltrated by a white person. Anything bad they've done was the result of this, and is therefore her fault.
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ImTheMacheteGuy
10/26/17 3:34:47 PM
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Samurontai posted...
A_Good_Boy posted...
There's no rhyme or reason to what Addy considers newsworthy and what isn't lol.


If it puts minorities in a negative light, it's news worthy

If it has anything to do with white people, it's a bunch of irrelevant nothingness


Not true. He was upset, outraged, distraught and traumatized about an article where a teenage white girl got a drink thrown in her face.
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darkjedilink
10/26/17 4:32:36 PM
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ImTheMacheteGuy posted...
Samurontai posted...
A_Good_Boy posted...
There's no rhyme or reason to what Addy considers newsworthy and what isn't lol.

If it puts minorities in a negative light, it's news worthy

If it has anything to do with white people, it's a bunch of irrelevant nothingness

Not true. He was upset, outraged, distraught and traumatized about an article where a teenage white girl got a drink thrown in her face.

It literally burned her eyes, dude.

Of course, you always were okay with hate crimes committed against white people.
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The Admiral
10/26/17 4:33:57 PM
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ImTheMacheteGuy posted...
Samurontai posted...
A_Good_Boy posted...
There's no rhyme or reason to what Addy considers newsworthy and what isn't lol.


If it puts minorities in a negative light, it's news worthy

If it has anything to do with white people, it's a bunch of irrelevant nothingness


Not true. He was upset, outraged, distraught and traumatized about an article where a teenage white girl got a drink thrown in her face.


I'm glad a child being assaulted in a hate crime is a joke to you.
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Funbazooka
10/26/17 4:34:17 PM
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It's okay to be white. Don't ever apologize for being white.
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hockeybub89
10/26/17 4:39:21 PM
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Caution998 posted...
How dare you report something that is actually happening! True facts are race baiting!

People like you and Admiral are perfect examples of facts being used poorly. No one is buying him just reposting an article for the hell of it.
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The Admiral
10/26/17 4:41:33 PM
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hockeybub89 posted...
Caution998 posted...
How dare you report something that is actually happening! True facts are race baiting!

People like you and Admiral are perfect examples of facts being used poorly. No one is buying him just reposting an article for the hell of it.


This post doesn't even make any sense. Whether I post this, or anyone else does, the reality is the same. Choosing to discuss the messenger while dodging the message is a very basic logical fallacy.
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Zikten
10/26/17 4:47:13 PM
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Airlines are jerks to everyone these days. I bet it wasn't cause she was black. They are just assholes to all passengers
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Unsugarized_Foo
10/26/17 4:48:49 PM
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A racist's best friend is the amount of assholes out there
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ImTheMacheteGuy
10/26/17 5:05:01 PM
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darkjedilink posted...
ImTheMacheteGuy posted...
Samurontai posted...
A_Good_Boy posted...
There's no rhyme or reason to what Addy considers newsworthy and what isn't lol.

If it puts minorities in a negative light, it's news worthy

If it has anything to do with white people, it's a bunch of irrelevant nothingness

Not true. He was upset, outraged, distraught and traumatized about an article where a teenage white girl got a drink thrown in her face.

It literally burned her eyes, dude.

Of course, you always were okay with hate crimes committed against white people.


It caused a temporary burning sensation when it got in her eyes, like most liquids. "Burn" was a deceptively hyperbolic but technically not incorrect choice of words.

And now that we are playing a game of hurling baseless accusations, for my turn, I will say that you were always okay with people giving you a dragon blaster.
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