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Current Events => The DUmpster => Topic started by: Carl on December 05, 2014, 08:19:52 PM
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http://www.democraticunderground.com/10025917195
Fri Dec 5, 2014, 07:01 PM
Baitball Blogger (18,888 posts)
I just had a frontierland experience that caused me to pause.
On the edge of a shopping center in Oviedo there's a pedestrian trail that runs along the road. Because of its size some cars quickly cross the path to get to the road's edge where they have to stop anyway, before driving out of the shopping center. I think the appropriate courtesy is to give pedestrians the right of way.
Well, tonight I came up on the trail at the same time that a young black girl approached it on foot. I stopped and waved her on. She had a look of astonishment, followed by a friendly smile and a wave. I didn't think anything of it until she crossed the trail and looked back to wave again. And then I really was taken back when I got on the road and passed her and she turned to look at me again with a huge smile on her face. It was like she had never seen such kindness.
It made me wonder if the events that are occurring next door in Winter Springs are creating a backlash on the black community in this area. For anyone who wants to learn more you can follow the link I'll post at the end of the article. It involves an accusation of a gang rape that involved six black football players in Winter Springs, five of them who were probably bussed in to compensate for the city's racial imbalance. It's one of those situations that will continue to evolve as the issue goes through the court system so I have no comment in that matter.
However, it does make me wonder why, oh why, when so many of us have made it through the gauntlet, (at least corporeally) why we don't have a support network for the youngsters who are coming through behind us? There is so much we need to warn them about to help them stay on the path that will help them find success.
irrelevent link at the end
Cool story bro!
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Unbelievable. :bs:
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Only a Dummy would make a post about letting someone cross in front of their car. Simply amazing.
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Fri Dec 5, 2014, 07:01 PM
Baitball Blogger (18,888 posts)
I just had a frontierland experience that caused me to pause.
On the edge of a shopping center in Oviedo there's a pedestrian trail that runs along the road. Because of its size some cars quickly cross the path to get to the road's edge where they have to stop anyway, before driving out of the shopping center. I think the appropriate courtesy is to give pedestrians the right of way.
Well, tonight I came up on the trail at the same time that a young black girl approached it on foot. I stopped and waved her on. She had a look of astonishment, followed by a friendly smile and a wave. I didn't think anything of it until she crossed the trail and looked back to wave again. And then I really was taken back when I got on the road and passed her and she turned to look at me again with a huge smile on her face. It was like she had never seen such kindness.
It made me wonder if the events that are occurring next door in Winter Springs are creating a backlash on the black community in this area. For anyone who wants to learn more you can follow the link I'll post at the end of the article. It involves an accusation of a gang rape that involved six black football players in Winter Springs, five of them who were probably bussed in to compensate for the city's racial imbalance. It's one of those situations that will continue to evolve as the issue goes through the court system so I have no comment in that matter.
However, it does make me wonder why, oh why, when so many of us have made it through the gauntlet, (at least corporeally) why we don't have a support network for the youngsters who are coming through behind us? There is so much we need to warn them about to help them stay on the path that will help them find success.
irrelevent link at the end
Only a DUmbass would make up a post bragging about doing something that is just common courtesy. I held the door open for a black lady at a restaurant today. I didn't create a post to discuss because it is something I do everyday for everyone regardless of their skin color.
By the way, the last I checked, in Georgia pedestrians have the right-of-way.
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Only a Dummy would make a post about letting someone cross in front of their car. Simply amazing.
I'm surprised he didn't bumper-stun her and take her home to make a suit from her skin.
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I'm surprised he didn't bumper-stun her and take her home to make a suit from her skin.
Or just keep her chained up so he can tell everyone he is so UNracist that he has a black person living with him.
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Why did he feel he had to point out what her race was? People who do that are racists. If he felt he had to brag about "allowing" someone to cross the street must mean he doesn't usually do it.
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It made me wonder if the events that are occurring next door in Winter Springs are creating a backlash on the black community in this area. For anyone who wants to learn more you can follow the link I'll post at the end of the article. It involves an accusation of a gang rape that involved six black football players in Winter Springs, five of them who were probably bussed in to compensate for the city's racial imbalance. It's one of those situations that will continue to evolve as the issue goes through the court system so I have no comment in that matter.
However, it does make me wonder why, oh why, when so many of us have made it through the gauntlet, (at least corporeally) why we don't have a support network for the youngsters who are coming through behind us? There is so much we need to warn them about to help them stay on the path that will help them find success.
:yack:
irrelevent link at the end of an irrelevant post.
(https://i.chzbgr.com/maxW500/6544193536/h7CBD3012/)
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I cannot think of one time that I was driving and a black person walked across the street in front of me who didn't perceptibly slow to a crawl purposely.
If the bouncy author had put some truth such as that into their story it would have garnered more than zero credibility.
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I cannot think of one time that I was driving and a black person walked across the street in front of me who didn't perceptibly slow to a crawl purposely.
If the bouncy author had put some truth such as that into their story it would have garnered more than zero credibility.
Isn't that the truth. I try to avoid certain streets when high school lets out. Those kids do it deliberately just trying to piss off motorists.
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Is baitball blogger honestly expecting a pat on the back for doing what one is supposed to do?
Response to Baitball Blogger (Original post)
Sat Dec 6, 2014, 10:36 AM
bemildred (78,317 posts)
6. Not being an asshole is exceptional I guess. nt
BB went on to post another long boring story about some checkout clerk wanting to convert to islam, but becoming a vegetarian instead. It wouldn't fit in my boat it was so dense. What a douchebag.
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Only a DUmbass would make up a post bragging about doing something that is just common courtesy. I held the door open for a black lady at a restaurant today. I didn't create a post to discuss because it is something I do everyday for everyone regardless of their skin color.
By the way, the last I checked, in Georgia pedestrians have the right-of-way.
Well, I come from two perspectives on this. On one hand, I agree that this was - and should be - common courtesy. But too often it often is not, But it's general, not racial.
On the other, I'm a walker who uses trails a lot. I participate in half marathons. Courtesy on the trail - especially bikes letting runners and walkers know they are passing from behind - is not very common. I try to be noticeably courteous so as to encourage others to do likewise. So if this young lady really was surprised and was expressing conspicuous gratitude (i.e. not admiring his car or thinking he's hot), she probably doesn't receive much courtesy as a runner, not as a black woman.
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Well, I come from two perspectives on this. On one hand, I agree that this was - and should be - common courtesy. But too often it often is not, But it's general, not racial.
On the other, I'm a walker who uses trails a lot. I participate in half marathons. Courtesy on the trail - especially bikes letting runners and walkers know they are passing from behind - is not very common. I try to be noticeably courteous so as to encourage others to do likewise. So if this young lady really was surprised and was expressing conspicuous gratitude (i.e. not admiring his car or thinking he's hot), she probably doesn't receive much courtesy as a runner, not as a black woman.
Or it could be she knew he was a DUmmie full of racist hate and she was surprised and grateful that he didn't run her over.
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Or it could be she knew he was a DUmmie full of racist hate and she was surprised and grateful that he didn't run her over.
Works for me.
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I had a really fat black guy say "I'm not your ******" when I held the door for him at 7-11. **** these guy's.
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I had a really fat black guy say "I'm not your ******" when I held the door for him at 7-11. **** these guy's.
The response to that:
"Wanna be?"