▲ 563 ▼ Wild they said racism was fake and we are all playing the victim card (slrpnk.net) submitted 2 years ago by ByteOnBikes@slrpnk.net to c/whitepeopletwitter@sh.itjust.works 143 comments fedilink hide all child comments
[+] at_an_angle@lemmy.one 41 points 2 years ago (4 children) [removed by mod] permalink fedilink source hideshow 8 child comments replies: [–] A7thStone@lemmy.world 84 points 2 years ago (1 child) There is a huge difference between a curse word and a slur. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] hex@programming.dev 42 points 2 years ago (4 children) Yep, agreed, but these are teenagers. I did not have much foresight as a teenager, either. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 8 child comments replies: [–] Nuke_the_whales@lemmy.world 29 points 2 years ago (1 child) Teenagers today do. I guarantee there are thousands of kids in that school who know better and would never do this. Being young doesn't make you racist permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [+] hex@programming.dev -6 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) (1 child) No, but it does make some less educated. Not everyone is online a lot. Plenty of people just hang out with their friends without learning anything. It's very possible they haven't learned why that is so wrong. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Djtecha@lemm.ee 9 points 2 years ago Well with the internet I'm sure they now will have an entire life of dealing with those consequences. permalink fedilink source parent [–] pearsaltchocolatebar@discuss.online 21 points 2 years ago Yeah, teenagers are often pretty fucking stupid. permalink fedilink source parent [–] yeahiknow3@lemmings.world 20 points 2 years ago (1 child) Dumb as I was at that age, I can’t imagine agreeing to do something like that or making friends with anyone who would. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] hex@programming.dev 2 points 2 years ago (2 children) Because we are not the same type of people they are? They just didn't care as much. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] yeahiknow3@lemmings.world 5 points 2 years ago Exactly! They’re racist little bags of shit. permalink fedilink source parent [–] sugar_in_your_tea@sh.itjust.works 2 points 2 years ago (1 child) Yup, if you grow up in the middle of nowhere Oklahoma, there isn't a lot of racial diversity. So this isn't something they likely have run into in any meaningful sense, so they wouldn't understand just how hurtful it can be. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] hex@programming.dev 2 points 2 years ago You get it. Thanks permalink fedilink source parent [–] kemsat@lemmy.world 4 points 2 years ago Right, the point is to let them be themselves & correct behaviors that society has decided are useless. Gotta give them the freedom to choose so that you can correct it, same as younger kids. permalink fedilink source parent [–] Nuke_the_whales@lemmy.world 52 points 2 years ago (1 child) Don't minimize and normalize this shit. My teenager curses like a sailor but she would be horrified to say a racial slur like that. A swear word and bigotry are not the same thing permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [+] abbadon420@lemm.ee 0 points 2 years ago [deleted] permalink fedilink source parent [–] Confused_Emus@lemmy.dbzer0.com 25 points 2 years ago (1 child) Members of the football team? And that sport usually has the best and brightest of high school students. I’m shocked, I tell you. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] TriflingToad@lemmy.world 3 points 2 years ago (1 child) at my school at least football kids aren't really the brightest. They're just average folks but stronger and with less free time. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] FundMECFSResearch@lemmy.blahaj.zone 16 points 2 years ago (1 child) I think the above comment was sarcastic permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] TriflingToad@lemmy.world 2 points 2 years ago oh... thanks. permalink fedilink source parent [+] pelespirit@sh.itjust.works 8 points 2 years ago (1 child) [deleted] permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [+] at_an_angle@lemmy.one 0 points 2 years ago [removed by mod] permalink fedilink source parent
[–] A7thStone@lemmy.world 84 points 2 years ago (1 child) There is a huge difference between a curse word and a slur. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] hex@programming.dev 42 points 2 years ago (4 children) Yep, agreed, but these are teenagers. I did not have much foresight as a teenager, either. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 8 child comments replies: [–] Nuke_the_whales@lemmy.world 29 points 2 years ago (1 child) Teenagers today do. I guarantee there are thousands of kids in that school who know better and would never do this. Being young doesn't make you racist permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [+] hex@programming.dev -6 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) (1 child) No, but it does make some less educated. Not everyone is online a lot. Plenty of people just hang out with their friends without learning anything. It's very possible they haven't learned why that is so wrong. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Djtecha@lemm.ee 9 points 2 years ago Well with the internet I'm sure they now will have an entire life of dealing with those consequences. permalink fedilink source parent [–] pearsaltchocolatebar@discuss.online 21 points 2 years ago Yeah, teenagers are often pretty fucking stupid. permalink fedilink source parent [–] yeahiknow3@lemmings.world 20 points 2 years ago (1 child) Dumb as I was at that age, I can’t imagine agreeing to do something like that or making friends with anyone who would. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] hex@programming.dev 2 points 2 years ago (2 children) Because we are not the same type of people they are? They just didn't care as much. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] yeahiknow3@lemmings.world 5 points 2 years ago Exactly! They’re racist little bags of shit. permalink fedilink source parent [–] sugar_in_your_tea@sh.itjust.works 2 points 2 years ago (1 child) Yup, if you grow up in the middle of nowhere Oklahoma, there isn't a lot of racial diversity. So this isn't something they likely have run into in any meaningful sense, so they wouldn't understand just how hurtful it can be. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] hex@programming.dev 2 points 2 years ago You get it. Thanks permalink fedilink source parent [–] kemsat@lemmy.world 4 points 2 years ago Right, the point is to let them be themselves & correct behaviors that society has decided are useless. Gotta give them the freedom to choose so that you can correct it, same as younger kids. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] hex@programming.dev 42 points 2 years ago (4 children) Yep, agreed, but these are teenagers. I did not have much foresight as a teenager, either. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 8 child comments replies: [–] Nuke_the_whales@lemmy.world 29 points 2 years ago (1 child) Teenagers today do. I guarantee there are thousands of kids in that school who know better and would never do this. Being young doesn't make you racist permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [+] hex@programming.dev -6 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) (1 child) No, but it does make some less educated. Not everyone is online a lot. Plenty of people just hang out with their friends without learning anything. It's very possible they haven't learned why that is so wrong. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Djtecha@lemm.ee 9 points 2 years ago Well with the internet I'm sure they now will have an entire life of dealing with those consequences. permalink fedilink source parent [–] pearsaltchocolatebar@discuss.online 21 points 2 years ago Yeah, teenagers are often pretty fucking stupid. permalink fedilink source parent [–] yeahiknow3@lemmings.world 20 points 2 years ago (1 child) Dumb as I was at that age, I can’t imagine agreeing to do something like that or making friends with anyone who would. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] hex@programming.dev 2 points 2 years ago (2 children) Because we are not the same type of people they are? They just didn't care as much. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] yeahiknow3@lemmings.world 5 points 2 years ago Exactly! They’re racist little bags of shit. permalink fedilink source parent [–] sugar_in_your_tea@sh.itjust.works 2 points 2 years ago (1 child) Yup, if you grow up in the middle of nowhere Oklahoma, there isn't a lot of racial diversity. So this isn't something they likely have run into in any meaningful sense, so they wouldn't understand just how hurtful it can be. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] hex@programming.dev 2 points 2 years ago You get it. Thanks permalink fedilink source parent [–] kemsat@lemmy.world 4 points 2 years ago Right, the point is to let them be themselves & correct behaviors that society has decided are useless. Gotta give them the freedom to choose so that you can correct it, same as younger kids. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Nuke_the_whales@lemmy.world 29 points 2 years ago (1 child) Teenagers today do. I guarantee there are thousands of kids in that school who know better and would never do this. Being young doesn't make you racist permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [+] hex@programming.dev -6 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) (1 child) No, but it does make some less educated. Not everyone is online a lot. Plenty of people just hang out with their friends without learning anything. It's very possible they haven't learned why that is so wrong. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Djtecha@lemm.ee 9 points 2 years ago Well with the internet I'm sure they now will have an entire life of dealing with those consequences. permalink fedilink source parent
[+] hex@programming.dev -6 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) (1 child) No, but it does make some less educated. Not everyone is online a lot. Plenty of people just hang out with their friends without learning anything. It's very possible they haven't learned why that is so wrong. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Djtecha@lemm.ee 9 points 2 years ago Well with the internet I'm sure they now will have an entire life of dealing with those consequences. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Djtecha@lemm.ee 9 points 2 years ago Well with the internet I'm sure they now will have an entire life of dealing with those consequences. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] pearsaltchocolatebar@discuss.online 21 points 2 years ago Yeah, teenagers are often pretty fucking stupid. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] yeahiknow3@lemmings.world 20 points 2 years ago (1 child) Dumb as I was at that age, I can’t imagine agreeing to do something like that or making friends with anyone who would. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] hex@programming.dev 2 points 2 years ago (2 children) Because we are not the same type of people they are? They just didn't care as much. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] yeahiknow3@lemmings.world 5 points 2 years ago Exactly! They’re racist little bags of shit. permalink fedilink source parent [–] sugar_in_your_tea@sh.itjust.works 2 points 2 years ago (1 child) Yup, if you grow up in the middle of nowhere Oklahoma, there isn't a lot of racial diversity. So this isn't something they likely have run into in any meaningful sense, so they wouldn't understand just how hurtful it can be. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] hex@programming.dev 2 points 2 years ago You get it. Thanks permalink fedilink source parent
[–] hex@programming.dev 2 points 2 years ago (2 children) Because we are not the same type of people they are? They just didn't care as much. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] yeahiknow3@lemmings.world 5 points 2 years ago Exactly! They’re racist little bags of shit. permalink fedilink source parent [–] sugar_in_your_tea@sh.itjust.works 2 points 2 years ago (1 child) Yup, if you grow up in the middle of nowhere Oklahoma, there isn't a lot of racial diversity. So this isn't something they likely have run into in any meaningful sense, so they wouldn't understand just how hurtful it can be. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] hex@programming.dev 2 points 2 years ago You get it. Thanks permalink fedilink source parent
[–] yeahiknow3@lemmings.world 5 points 2 years ago Exactly! They’re racist little bags of shit. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] sugar_in_your_tea@sh.itjust.works 2 points 2 years ago (1 child) Yup, if you grow up in the middle of nowhere Oklahoma, there isn't a lot of racial diversity. So this isn't something they likely have run into in any meaningful sense, so they wouldn't understand just how hurtful it can be. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] hex@programming.dev 2 points 2 years ago You get it. Thanks permalink fedilink source parent
[–] kemsat@lemmy.world 4 points 2 years ago Right, the point is to let them be themselves & correct behaviors that society has decided are useless. Gotta give them the freedom to choose so that you can correct it, same as younger kids. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Nuke_the_whales@lemmy.world 52 points 2 years ago (1 child) Don't minimize and normalize this shit. My teenager curses like a sailor but she would be horrified to say a racial slur like that. A swear word and bigotry are not the same thing permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [+] abbadon420@lemm.ee 0 points 2 years ago [deleted] permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Confused_Emus@lemmy.dbzer0.com 25 points 2 years ago (1 child) Members of the football team? And that sport usually has the best and brightest of high school students. I’m shocked, I tell you. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] TriflingToad@lemmy.world 3 points 2 years ago (1 child) at my school at least football kids aren't really the brightest. They're just average folks but stronger and with less free time. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] FundMECFSResearch@lemmy.blahaj.zone 16 points 2 years ago (1 child) I think the above comment was sarcastic permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] TriflingToad@lemmy.world 2 points 2 years ago oh... thanks. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] TriflingToad@lemmy.world 3 points 2 years ago (1 child) at my school at least football kids aren't really the brightest. They're just average folks but stronger and with less free time. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] FundMECFSResearch@lemmy.blahaj.zone 16 points 2 years ago (1 child) I think the above comment was sarcastic permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] TriflingToad@lemmy.world 2 points 2 years ago oh... thanks. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] FundMECFSResearch@lemmy.blahaj.zone 16 points 2 years ago (1 child) I think the above comment was sarcastic permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] TriflingToad@lemmy.world 2 points 2 years ago oh... thanks. permalink fedilink source parent
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