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12. my guess is that it's because a lot of white people voted for obama

Fri Sep 16, 2016, 07:45 PM

Sep 2016

therefore they feel they have a direct, personal stake in that particular issue. moreover, we know the victim. he's a very visible, public figure. hey donnie, are you saying that *my* choice for president isn't legitimate? screw you, donnie!

whereas, his other forms of racism don't directly affect white people in the same way. you have to have awareness and empathy in order to find your outrage for those issues. plus, the victims are usually people we don't otherwise know.

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QUESTION: Why are white folks more mad about the Birtherism than all the other racist shit [View all] uponit7771 Sep 2016 OP

Really? SHRED Sep 2016 #1

Nope, just my observation uponit7771 Sep 2016 #4

Suppose Trump judged human beings by the size of their feet? misterhighwasted Sep 2016 #8

It seemed the congressional black caucus was pretty unusually pissed today too. (nt) enough Sep 2016 #2

Because they bought into it. IllinoisBirdWatcher Sep 2016 #3

Thx, that explains the ones that want cover but not the ones it seems (to me) that let everything uponit7771 Sep 2016 #7

The birther meme IllinoisBirdWatcher Sep 2016 #17

thx, sounds similar to being able to relate to the person who's the victim of something... uponit7771 Sep 2016 #18

Just caught Rachel Maddow's piece on the Alt-Right secret DC press conference IllinoisBirdWatcher Sep 2016 #20

omfg... saw that too... sKeered shitless... I've been posting tRump is a text book white supremacist uponit7771 Sep 2016 #21

Good point, IBW. brer cat Sep 2016 #24

+1 uponit7771 Sep 2016 #25

Because it insults all "white people". misterhighwasted Sep 2016 #5

True, I agree... just not seen this much vitriol towards tRump regarding all the other racist and... uponit7771 Sep 2016 #10

That's a question for the media then. As for regular non-media "white folks" misterhighwasted Sep 2016 #14

right... I have a feeling their execs will be telling em to lay of Benedict Donald to get some ratin uponit7771 Sep 2016 #15

News cycle will keep moving. It is Friday afterall and the NRA just shored up misterhighwasted Sep 2016 #16

Are you asking so-called "white folks"? Bok_Tukalo Sep 2016 #6

The judge was new, the bitherism seemed like a disqualifier from the start... its just talking heads uponit7771 Sep 2016 #9

We're not. raging moderate Sep 2016 #11

my guess is that it's because a lot of white people voted for obama unblock Sep 2016 #12

Makes sense ... thank you, empathy plays a huge part of when peoples claws come out on an issue uponit7771 Sep 2016 #13

Timing mercuryblues Sep 2016 #19

I am a white person. murielm99 Sep 2016 #22

My thought The Polack MSgt Sep 2016 #23

Because it's easy Uponthegears Sep 2016 #26

Seems to be a consensus that bitherism is easy so there's little excuse not to be upset about it uponit7771 Sep 2016 #32

the press is particularly animated about this. apcalc Sep 2016 #27

I haven't read the thread yet Jarqui Sep 2016 #28

My understanding is the media has normalized the stupid, like in Germany when 1 person owned or uponit7771 Sep 2016 #30

I certainly agree to a significant extent Jarqui Sep 2016 #33

All the things people hate about Trump Worktodo Sep 2016 #29

+1, seems like that's a conscensus also; the stupid of birtherism is easy and encapsulates the wrong uponit7771 Sep 2016 #31

Why did you feel the need Coolest Ranger Sep 2016 #34

I feel safer posting this here than in GD, I wanted an answer from a black perspective uponit7771 Sep 2016 #35

I'm not. LWolf Sep 2016 #36

Locking Off Topic JustAnotherGen Sep 2016 #37