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DetlefK

(16,423 posts) Sun Jan 20, 2019, 10:25 AM Jan 2019

Here's an easy test to find out whether the Covington Catholic High situation contains racism: [View all]

Inverse the races. Dark-skinned people become Caucasians and vice versa.

Then we would have a lonely white protester calling attention to old-fashioned european culture, while being surrounded by a hooting and hollering mob of black people, mocking him, shouting "Black Power", and one black guy getting right up into his face and starring him down.

How would Fox News and Republicans react to such a situation?
Would they be outraged if the roles were reversed?
Then Yes, the situation contains racism.

We already know how this would end. Black people aren't allowed to look white people in the eye.
https://www.miaminewtimes.com/news/miami-dade-police-choke-black-teenager-because-he-was-giving-them-dehumanizing-stares-6548482

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Here's an easy test to find out whether the Covington Catholic High situation contains racism: [View all] DetlefK Jan 2019 OP

THANK YOU!!! EffieBlack Jan 2019 #1

Absolutely. Good example to shift thinking about this serious issue. I felt so sorry about the SWBTATTReg Jan 2019 #8

Great thought experiment. Really leaves no doubt. hueymahl Jan 2019 #2

These buttheads can get together with the Baraboo Wisconsin Nazi kids and have a picnic. Augiedog Jan 2019 #3

They can pick up the Indiana Bettie Jan 2019 #6

Exactly! When your crowd is overwhelmingly white, you cancel the protest. hughee99 Jan 2019 #4

its like that to some degree in South AFrica. lancelyons Jan 2019 #5

How would DUers respond to that situation? oberliner Jan 2019 #7

Every time I see that kid I want to put my fist right through his face. mwb970 Jan 2019 #9

That is quite a reaction oberliner Jan 2019 #10

I would say it's a pretty human reaction. smirkymonkey Jan 2019 #12

Exactly. It's a fantasy. mwb970 Jan 2019 #15

I reserve it for special people. mwb970 Jan 2019 #14

Is this how they treat others as they would want to be treated? world wide wally Jan 2019 #11

When the President of the United States can refer to a US Senator as Pocahontas this jalan48 Jan 2019 #13