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Kowani wrote:

Arlenton wrote:I think it was called "blackout". It was pretty common from what I remember.

Blackout is, blacking your face is not.

We did it plenty.

The Black Forrest wrote:

Arlenton wrote:I think it was called "blackout". It was pretty common from what I remember.

Blackout? Haven't heard that name. A local thing?

When I was that age; the nuns (God's bouncers) watched for inappropriate behavior. Screaming and yelling? Some latitude. Black face? Ohh you would be in big trouble.

Given they do it too, apparently not.

BTW a lot of kids in our school did actual blackface for some middle school project where you had to become a historical figure. There were a bunch of MLKs and Nelson Mandelas. And our school had no black kids.

Arlenton wrote:

The Black Forrest wrote:
Blackout? Haven't heard that name. A local thing?

When I was that age; the nuns (God's bouncers) watched for inappropriate behavior. Screaming and yelling? Some latitude. Black face? Ohh you would be in big trouble.

Given they do it too, apparently not.

At that school? Apparently. Kind of violated their student handbook rules on how you conducted yourself. Hypocrisy? Hmm. Another discussion......

The Black Forrest wrote:

Arlenton wrote:Given they do it too, apparently not.

At that school? Apparently. Kind of violated their student handbook rules on how you conducted yourself. Hypocrisy? Hmm. Another discussion......

...What?

Kowani wrote:

Arlenton wrote:I think it was called "blackout". It was pretty common from what I remember.

Blackout is, blacking your face is not.

Not at my school, or local schools in the area.

Arlenton wrote:

The Black Forrest wrote:
At that school? Apparently. Kind of violated their student handbook rules on how you conducted yourself. Hypocrisy? Hmm. Another discussion......

...What?

Before they pulled it down. They had a link to their student handbook which had rules about how you were supposed to treat other people, etc.

The Black Forrest wrote:

Arlenton wrote:...What?

Before they pulled it down. They had a link to their student handbook which had rules about how you were supposed to treat other people, etc.

Blackout is doing something to other people?

The Black Forrest wrote:
Blackout? Haven't heard that name. A local thing?

When I was that age; the nuns (God's bouncers) watched for inappropriate behavior. Screaming and yelling? Some latitude. Black face? Ohh you would be in big trouble.

Blackface is painting your face black and imitating a black person. A blackout is when fans and students show unity by all dressing in black, carrying black placards with some particularly spirited people painting their bodies like people do at any game. It exactly as racist as a whiteout game Ala Penn state. This was not racial.

FelrikTheDeleted wrote:

The Black Forrest wrote:
Hmmm? They are not innocent.

How so?

He had the gall to stare at a minority while being white. Can you imagine that?

Trumptonium1 wrote:

FelrikTheDeleted wrote:
How so?

He had the gall to stare at a minority while being white. Can you imagine that?

Basically a individual trail of tears. The fucking horror.

Loben wrote:

Trumptonium1 wrote:
He had the gall to stare at a minority while being white. Can you imagine that?

Basically a individual trail of tears. The fucking horror.

"It makes Wounded Knee look bearable!" -IGN

Wait, this isn't right...

If you saw a verbal confrontation occurring between two groups and decided that you needed to stop it but when you walked over to one of the groups one of the people with you started yelling racist insults at the people you were trying to pacify wouldn't you tell them to chill out?

If there is a lawsuit, who do you think will be sued, and how bad will the damage be?

The Biggles Syndicate wrote:If there is a lawsuit, who do you think will be sued, and how bad will the damage be?

There will almost certainly not be a lawsuit provided media outlets issue corrections. To be slander or libel it must be a false claim, that caused damage, and was either known to be false or should have been known to be false. Since most places reported what they saw in the video and what Phillips said that last point would be really hard.

https://www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archi ... ry/581035/

Interesting article someone linked me.

So there was a supremacist group involved in this.

The Lone Alliance wrote:https://www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archive/2019/01/media-must-learn-covington-catholic-story/581035/

Interesting article someone linked me.

So there was a supremacist group involved in this.

Yeah we know. The BHI are listed as a hate group by the SPLC.

Xmara wrote:

The Lone Alliance wrote:https://www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archive/2019/01/media-must-learn-covington-catholic-story/581035/

Interesting article someone linked me.

So there was a supremacist group involved in this.

Yeah we know. The BHI are listed as a hate group by the SPLC.

I'm not sure exactly how reliable the SPLC is at determining who's a hate group or not.

Xmara wrote:
Yeah we know. The BHI are listed as a hate group by the SPLC.

What the source builds on is the fact that the Black Hebrew Israelites were doing exactly what the boys were accused of. They were insulting and denigrating the native demonstrators at the event that ended earlier in the day.

So disrespectful .....

Athonuna wrote:

Xmara wrote:
Yeah we know. The BHI are listed as a hate group by the SPLC.

I'm not sure exactly how reliable the SPLC is at determining who's a hate group or not.

How come?

Des-Bal wrote:

Xmara wrote:
Yeah we know. The BHI are listed as a hate group by the SPLC.

What the source builds on is the fact that the Black Hebrew Israelites were doing exactly what the boys were accused of. They were insulting and denigrating the native demonstrators at the event that ended earlier in the day.

Which I thought we also established earlier in the thread. Maybe I'm wrong.

Athonuna wrote:

Xmara wrote:
Yeah we know. The BHI are listed as a hate group by the SPLC.

I'm not sure exactly how reliable the SPLC is at determining who's a hate group or not.

Yeah, they've been pretty loose about who they slander as a "hate group" and "racist" in the past few years. That said, they're right this time.

Vassenor wrote:

Confederate States of German America wrote:
Vass, you're shit at lying, especially given we have a quote function no less:

Confederate States of German America wrote:That you're incapable of doing anything else but "X did it too so this is fine!" really says a hell of a lot about you as a person. If you find what happened to Hogg deplorable you ought to have the fucking morality to say this was shit and call people out on it but you're too blinded by being a partisan.

I can quote your posts too.

You can’t complain about him looking-up your posts when you’ve been asking for pages, “Where have I said X?” Someone will find something and will post it, and that was exactly what you wanted, so what’s the problem? Do you want people to answer your questions or not?

Scomagia wrote:

Athonuna wrote:I'm not sure exactly how reliable the SPLC is at determining who's a hate group or not.

Yeah, they've been pretty loose about who they slander as a "hate group" and "racist" in the past few years. That said, they're right this time.

Then the best way everyone can cover their ass is at this point would be for everyone to collectively go after the BHI.

Des-Bal wrote:

The Black Forrest wrote:
Blackout? Haven't heard that name. A local thing?

When I was that age; the nuns (God's bouncers) watched for inappropriate behavior. Screaming and yelling? Some latitude. Black face? Ohh you would be in big trouble.

Blackface is painting your face black and imitating a black person. A blackout is when fans and students show unity by all dressing in black, carrying black placards with some particularly spirited people painting their bodies like people do at any game. It exactly as racist as a whiteout game Ala Penn state. This was not racial.

According to the black basketball players who were being mocked and threatened by Covington crackers who painted their white skins black, it was racist. Ergo, it was racist, QED.

US-SSR wrote:

Des-Bal wrote:Blackface is painting your face black and imitating a black person. A blackout is when fans and students show unity by all dressing in black, carrying black placards with some particularly spirited people painting their bodies like people do at any game. It exactly as racist as a whiteout game Ala Penn state. This was not racial.

According to the black basketball players who were being mocked and threatened by Covington crackers who painted their white skins black, it was racist. Ergo, it was racist, QED.

Alright and you read this where exactly?