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Capt. Obvious

(9,002 posts)
Thu Dec 18, 2014, 01:51 PM Dec 2014

O'Reilly: Black People Should Wear 'Don't Get Pregnant At 14' T-Shirts

Bill O'Reilly advised black Americans to wear t-shirts that say "Don't Get Pregnant At 14" and "Don't Abandon Your Children" during a segment with Martin Luther King Jr.'s son on Wednesday night.

Guest Martin Luther King III told the host of "The O'Reilly Factor" that America needs to hear a unifying message amid recent racial turmoil. O'Reilly interjected with his suggestion for "a pathway to success" for black people.

"Don't abandon your children. Don't get pregnant at 14. Don't allow your neighborhoods to deteriorate into free-fire zones. That's what the African American community should have on their T-shirts," he said.

"Am I wrong?" O'Reilly asked his guest.

Totally not racist
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O'Reilly: Black People Should Wear 'Don't Get Pregnant At 14' T-Shirts (Original Post) Capt. Obvious Dec 2014 OP
Rilly?? bravenak Dec 2014 #1
The idiotic rambling of a knuckle dragging inbred right wing nut job etherealtruth Dec 2014 #2
Is he wrong? Um..... YES!!!!!!!!!! Initech Dec 2014 #3
Yes, and wearing a t-shirt that says "I am a racist dumbshit!" InAbLuEsTaTe Dec 2014 #17
America's favorite race-baiter. What a hideous person. Comrade Grumpy Dec 2014 #4
I've had it with that guy. dixiegrrrrl Dec 2014 #21
Only blacks?! As if 14 year old pregnant white girls are A-OK. Quantess Dec 2014 #5
He didn't want to piss off the Palin fans. 11 Bravo Dec 2014 #22
Here are some shirts white people should wear. dilby Dec 2014 #6
That's sinking to O'Lielly's level. WorseBeforeBetter Dec 2014 #7
Really? ProfessorGAC Dec 2014 #8
OFGS. It's called "replying sardonically." WinkyDink Dec 2014 #11
It's ok I am sure it will be hidden by a Jury. dilby Dec 2014 #15
Nope. Apparently people like race baiting posts Bonx Dec 2014 #31
Thanks! n/t dilby Dec 2014 #34
Yes, I'm sure the poster was being "sardonic." WorseBeforeBetter Dec 2014 #18
Disgusting. n/t 951-Riverside Dec 2014 #9
BOR should wear a "Keep Your Loofah Off My Falafel" T-shirt. WinkyDink Dec 2014 #10
I would have been hard put not to smack him. Solly Mack Dec 2014 #12
Would it have looked something like this? johnp3907 Dec 2014 #25
Close. Solly Mack Dec 2014 #28
Because when you get Pregnant at 14, you and your child deserve the death penalty n/t 951-Riverside Dec 2014 #13
Dil D'Oreilly should wear a "Fuck the police...... my wife does." t-shirt. nt Guy Whitey Corngood Dec 2014 #14
Ouch! ... 1StrongBlackMan Dec 2014 #19
OK, what did I miss? 11 Bravo Dec 2014 #23
See below: Guy Whitey Corngood Dec 2014 #24
I hate that Asshole. ismnotwasm Dec 2014 #16
Dear Bill O'Reilly... daredtowork Dec 2014 #20
Dearest Bill, Tuesday Afternoon Dec 2014 #26
He should tell that to the Palin Family Sanity Claws Dec 2014 #27
Here's one O'Reilly should have printed and wear. Tierra_y_Libertad Dec 2014 #29
That would be the perfect compliment DefenseLawyer Dec 2014 #30
What about the 14 year old and younger who become pregnant from rape or incest Thinkingabout Dec 2014 #32
racist much, BOR ? nt steve2470 Dec 2014 #33

Quantess

(27,630 posts)
5. Only blacks?! As if 14 year old pregnant white girls are A-OK.
Thu Dec 18, 2014, 02:02 PM
Dec 2014

Actually, O'Reilly fans probably secretly cheer pregnant white teens.

Given their stance on abstinence "education" and their relentless campaign to quash all forms of contraceptives for females, this is OBVIOUSLY what they want.

More unwanted pregnancies, and more teen black mothers to judge!

dilby

(2,273 posts)
6. Here are some shirts white people should wear.
Thu Dec 18, 2014, 02:03 PM
Dec 2014

"Don't shoot up elementary schools"

"Don't molest children"

"Don't abuse children"

WorseBeforeBetter

(11,441 posts)
18. Yes, I'm sure the poster was being "sardonic."
Thu Dec 18, 2014, 02:13 PM
Dec 2014

And if it happens to be alerted on, it won't be by me.

OFGS backatcha.

daredtowork

(3,732 posts)
20. Dear Bill O'Reilly...
Thu Dec 18, 2014, 02:22 PM
Dec 2014

I grew up in a small rural town that was 99.9% white. There were a few black families that were, for all practical purposes, segregated, in their own neighborhood, with their own church. But all the children went to the same school because the town was so small.

Despite the strong religious tone of the town, the white girls tended to get pregnant in their early teens - often before getting married. My theory is this happened because:
1) There was nothing else to do fool around.
2) There was a strong narrative of the girl's rite of passage: winning the guy, getting married, living happily ever after. This was the be all and end all of a girl's life. When a young girl got pregnant, that meant some guy had successfully exploited that narrative.
3) Many girls watched soap operas, depicting a life better than the rural town, which reinforced tendencies A and B.
4) There was no Planned Parenthood.
5) There was a strong sports/drinking culture for the guys, which may have led to the exploitation of women.

Anyway, so many WHITE teenage girls got pregnant that I may have been the only one that attended high school in that town that escaped without a baby on board. And that's probably only because I had specific plans to get the heck out of there and avoided football culture like the plague. Few of these girls got married, at least to the boys who made them pregnant. Many had abortions despite their supposed Biblical beliefs. Those who kept their babies continued to live with their parents and probably got married when they were older. Could these girls be recipients of "welfare" services that the rural South is always screaming about? Hmm.

To my knowledge, NONE of the girls from black families got pregnant. It is likely, however, they were pressured to join the army. While the tiny school library had no literature on colleges, they did have abundant pamphlets on all branches on the armed services, which promised to pay for your college education after your tour of service.

Tuesday Afternoon

(56,912 posts)
26. Dearest Bill,
Thu Dec 18, 2014, 03:27 PM
Dec 2014

I know some rather young white girls you need to meet.

Welcome to Appalachia ... America's own Third World Country.

You fucking idiot.

Please shut your gawdamn piehole and, go the fuck away.

Thank you.

Sincerely,
TA

 

Tierra_y_Libertad

(50,414 posts)
29. Here's one O'Reilly should have printed and wear.
Thu Dec 18, 2014, 03:33 PM
Dec 2014
Better to remain silent and be thought a fool than to speak and to remove all doubt. — Lincoln

Thinkingabout

(30,058 posts)
32. What about the 14 year old and younger who become pregnant from rape or incest
Thu Dec 18, 2014, 03:44 PM
Dec 2014

should be reading a sign on a tshirt which says "Don't get pregnant at 14". This guy needs to go to sex education school, it doesn't matter what Todd Akin says, rape victims can get pregnant.

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