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Current Events => The DUmpster => Topic started by: thundley4 on September 02, 2010, 02:23:51 PM
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SpankMe (114 posts) Thu Sep-02-10 03:07 PM
Original message
Walmart segregates books in to black and non-black sections
From: http://www.ohio.com/news/102043983.html
At many area Walmarts, the book section is extremely well-organized.
The self-help books are here . . . the religion section is there . . . cooking and diet books farther down . . . and right over here is the black section.
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The ''black section'' contains everything written by and about blacks: romance novels, self-help books, religion, sports, even an autobiography by the current president of the United States.
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At the Walmart in Montrose, Storm Warning, by hugely popular white pastor Billy Graham, can be found in the religion section. But Life Overflowing, by hugely popular black pastor T.D. Jakes, is in the black section, along with Dungy and Obama and Sister Souljah and Adrienne Byrd and all those other people whom Walmart believes are pretty much the same.
Taking a look at Walmart's cop-out response to the columnists observations, they would seem to be inferring that this isn't any different from, say, an African American Studies section at a Borders.
This is simply incredible in this day and age and is an indication of how fast this coutry is moving in reverse.
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NightWatcher (1000+ posts) Thu Sep-02-10 03:10 PM
Response to Original message
3. they also "segregate" the sports books from religious books,,,,
ALL BOOKSTORES SEPARATE DIFFERENT GENRE OF BOOKS!!!
Ever heard of "end capping" a display ?
it makes things so much easier to find.
Posteritatis (1000+ posts) Thu Sep-02-10 03:12 PM
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5. "Everything written by and about blacks" is a genre now? (nt)
Posteritatis (1000+ posts) Thu Sep-02-10 03:16 PM
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13. Do you seriously think that just because a black person touched a book it should be kept seperate?
The article isn't exactly talking about a selection of books on African-American history or something.
Most bookstores do not relegate everything written by and about one population, regardless of content, to its own shelf.
Much outrage about nothing. Most of the chain bookstores do the same thing.
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And if they mixed them in with other books, they'd claim that Wal-Mart was purposely trying to make it difficult to find books written by black authors or about black individuals. There's no pleasing kooks.
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DU is 99 percent white. What skin is it off their nose how WalMart decides to display their books?
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They do it because of customer demand...not the demand of White customers to keep the Black-authored books away, but because of the desire of Black customers to be able to easily find the books authored by Blacks. Perfectly understandable and proper.
Stupid gits.
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Ah! The new outrage of the day by the crowd who needs help tyin' their frikkin' shoes!
Color me surprised!
I know, I know, that's racist!
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They do it because of customer demand...not the demand of White customers to keep the Black-authored books away, but because of the desire of Black customers to be able to easily find the books authored by Blacks. Perfectly understandable and proper.
Stupid gits.
They also carry greeting cards that cater to Blacks, and it's all segregated in one section for ease of finding rather than having the various cards strung out between the Birthday section, Anniversary section, etc.
Outrage is like cigarettes to DUmmies. They've got to have one every twenty minutes or they start getting fidgety.
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Ethnic ****ing studies you stupid ****ing ****er.
LIBERALS started this shit.
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Ethnic ****ing studies you stupid ****ing ****er.
LIBERALS started this shit.
Yes they did...but it's now all your fault for letting them get away with it...you racist.
Blacks wanted to be included but now they want to be seperate and special....I wish the hell they would make up their minds...I mean, I wish Jesse and Al would make up their minds for them since they don't seem to be able to do it for themselves.
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Ethnic ****ing studies you stupid ****ing ****er.
LIBERALS started this shit.
:lmao:
I have to say this, I've never been a big swearer, I substitute for the F word by saying or posting "freaking" or "frigging" but until I joined this board I was only a casual reader of the DU, so I missed a lot of threads, but basically becoming a regular reader of DU since I joined here? you should hear the language I now use at the monitor :lmao: I'm literally using the real F word, BS etc. and depending on the nonsense the progressives spew? I sometimes sound like a freaking Sailor LOLOL!
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:lmao:
I have to say this, I've never been a big swearer, I substitute for the F word by saying or posting "freaking" or "frigging" but until I joined this board I was only a casual reader of the DU, so I missed a lot of threads, but basically becoming a regular reader of DU since I joined here? you should hear the language I now use at the monitor :lmao: I'm literally using the real F word, BS etc. and depending on the nonsense the progressives spew? I sometimes sound like a freaking Sailor LOLOL!
****ing *****.
:loser:
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:lmao:
I have to say this, I've never been a big swearer, I substitute for the F word by saying or posting "freaking" or "frigging" but until I joined this board I was only a casual reader of the DU, so I missed a lot of threads, but basically becoming a regular reader of DU since I joined here? you should hear the language I now use at the monitor :lmao: I'm literally using the real F word, BS etc. and depending on the nonsense the progressives spew? I sometimes sound like a freaking Sailor LOLOL!
I normally tend towards punctuating expletives with profanities in daily life. "Online" it's a constant struggle not to do the same.
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****ing *****.
:loser:
:lmao:
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I normally tend towards punctuating expletives with profanities in daily life. "Online" it's a constant struggle not to do the same.
It's hard sometimes, I just want to go on an expletive rant at the nonsense I read, and hubby has come by the computer a few times and he heard me swear and he starts laughing and says where's that nice girl that I married LOL.
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I normally tend towards punctuating expletives with profanities in daily life. "Online" it's a constant struggle not to do the same.
Heh! Most of my posts are aimed at the pussies from the DUmp who are too cowardly to sign up and post. So.......I use the language they're most comfortable with! lol!
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So how would they know anything about a store they all swear they never shop in?
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:lmao:
I have to say this, I've never been a big swearer, I substitute for the F word by saying or posting "freaking" or "frigging" but until I joined this board I was only a casual reader of the DU, so I missed a lot of threads, but basically becoming a regular reader of DU since I joined here? you should hear the language I now use at the monitor :lmao: I'm literally using the real F word, BS etc. and depending on the nonsense the progressives spew? I sometimes sound like a freaking Sailor LOLOL!
Bally, you can't help but swear when you read how stupid/loss of common sense the libs/progressives are! :mental: :mental:
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Bally, you can't help but swear when you read how stupid/loss of common sense the libs/progressives are! :mental: :mental:
I always knew a lot of them were dumb, but I never knew a lot of them were over the edge insane.
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I always knew a lot of them were dumb, but I never knew a lot of them were over the edge insane.
Who do ya think decided to take the Discovery Channel out?
Just sayin.....If it wasn't one of our favorite ants in the farm, it sure as hell mimics what they say!
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So how would they know anything about a store they all swear they never shop in?
That's an excellent question.
Must be the "Do as I say, not as I do" mentality so prevalent amongst their leaders, like Al "Never Met a Masseuse I Didn't Feel Like Groping, Preferably on My Fuel Guzzling Jet". Shopping at Wal-Mart is something others shouldn't do, but THEY always have some lame ass excuse for doing so.
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I normally tend towards punctuating expletives with profanities in daily life. "Online" it's a constant struggle not to do the same.
I struggle with that myself. Alot. :cheersmate:
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Ethnic ****ing studies you stupid ****ing ****er.
:lmao:
I love this post. It has great rhythm.
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:lmao:
I love this post. It has great rhythm.
Indeed.....I am "this" close to adding it as a tag line. Too over the top?????