George Floyd Protest/Riots

[USAFgolferVol]

Been over this before .. A thug doesn’t belong to a skin color , it’s the action of a person that makes them one .

I somewhat agree with you for a change, BUT still too many African-Americans are referred to as thugs when their actions haven't warranted it

 

[Sea Ray]

Bill Laimbeer was a thug when he played in the NBA

 

[Sea Ray]

I somewhat agree with you for a change, BUT still too many African-Americans are referred to as thugs when their actions haven't warranted it

Fine. If you disagree with any of us referring to a specified person as a thug, bring it up and we can discuss it

 

[0nelilreb]

I somewhat agree with you for a change, BUT still too many African-Americans are referred to as thugs when their actions haven't warranted it

If what you are doing falls into the definition of “ thug” I don’t care what your skin color is . It can’t be that hard for us to read the definition then measure that against the action of a person

 

[LouderVol]

Worth a listen

If this doesnt start and end in India it's full of crap.

 

[hog88]

Bill Laimbeer was a thug when he played in the NBA

Yeah but he was an entertaining thug.

 

[0nelilreb]

Bill Laimbeer was a thug when he played in the NBA

Hell yes he was .. his picture should be out beside that definition.

 

[LouderVol]

I would say “thug” is more racially problematic than either one of those

For Indians maybe. Talk about cultural appropriation.

 

[NashVol11]

Words sure do change over time. The word "they" now refers to a single trans person.

A trans woman would probably just be “she”. “They” is more for non-binary people because “it” would be a sh***y pronoun to use for a person

 

[0nelilreb]

I would say “thug” is more racially problematic than either one of those

It’s not problematic unless you are doing something that qualifies you for the name .

 

[LouderVol]

Been over this before .. A thug doesn’t belong to a skin color , it’s the action of a person that makes them one .

It does. Well to a race. Just not the race these people are associating it with.

 

[Matt2496]

I don't understand assigning a racial motive to Trump's "thug" comments, especially considering that many white people were rioting/looting as well.

Seems unbelievably stupid to me.

 

[USAFgolferVol]

If what you are doing falls into the definition of “ thug” I don’t care what your skin color is . It can’t be that hard for us to read the definition then measure that against the action of a person

I agree

 

[Sea Ray]

A trans woman would probably just be “she”. “They” is more for non-binary people because “it” would be a sh***y pronoun to use for a person

Have you seen the health director of Pennsylvania? This is not a she:

 

[LouderVol]

I don't understand assigning a racial motive to Trump's "thug" comments, especially considering that many white people were rioting/looting as well.

Seems unbelievably stupid.

Especially when it's an Indian, Sanskrit, word. It is closer to "Mob" note the capital M, than anything else. It was first used by the British to categorize people who performed similar actions to the Thug (not sure is their use was plural or not). Again note the capital.

People making up crap to get offended over while ignoring perfectly good history. This is why we shouldnt be tearing down statues.

 

[lacrossepro70]

Comparing an event in Camden, NJ from 7 years ago to what is occurring today are not entirely the same. I very seriously doubt residents of that city burned a precinct to the ground and on another day chanting "you about to lose your job!" Wwre there issues between the two, certainly. Did both parties involved handle it properly? It appears they did.

Strongly disagree with your statement about most departments being corrupt. There are some that have some issues and that needs to be addressed.

Say HR comes to you and notifies you that you're being released from your duties due to the actions of other employees in your department, some you don't even know or have ever met. Is that acceptable?

The policing system ain't going down easy so people have to show them who's boss. You should be happy that most protesters are just yelling and partying in the streets instead of burning it all down, but if people don't listen to them it could get pretty ugly.

 

[VolStrom]

Have you seen the health director of Pennsylvania? This is not a she:

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But "she" got "her" mom out of a nursing home before the pandemic killed a bunch of nursing home residents. This a dude 100%, but the woke crowd wants him to be included and normalized. I'm sorry but I subscribe to normal people doing normal things and sick people like this don't have a part in my life. Don't like it, tough sh!t.

 

[Sea Ray]

But "she" got "her" mom out of a nursing home before the pandemic killed a bunch of nursing home residents. This a dude 100%, but the woke crowd wants him to be included and normalized. I'm sorry but I subscribe to normal people doing normal things and sick people like this don't have a part in my life. Don't like it, tough sh!t.

I love it. I'd go to a Vols game with you any day...

 

[Bigun]

Indeed. Mayor Lightfoot was a little slow putting her foot down.

Kudos to the alderman for pushing back.

 

[W.TN.Orange Blood]

Kudos to the alderman for pushing back.

Who does this nutty lunatic think she works for ..... the WWE? That's a very good way to have the taste slapped out of her mouth if she was present during that conversation ....... rather than hiding behind a teleconference phone. Instead of acting & being important like a mayor for a major city she likes playing the big bad "thug" character.

 

[BeecherVol]

The policing system ain't going down easy so people have to show them who's boss. You should be happy that most protesters are just yelling and partying in the streets instead of burning it all down, but if people don't listen to them it could get pretty ugly.

It's probably best that don't happen. The "burning it all down" idea is not a nationally accepted stance. Eventually the resistance to that type of plan would be a lot more than just a police force. Its best that doesn't happen.

 

[CagleMtnVol]

Kudos to the alderman for pushing back.

She's from the same thinking that little nutjob from Minneapolis that was on CNN yesterday when asked who do you call if someone is breaking into your house. She's yes I've heard that from my neighbors and that comes from a place of privilege.

 

[NashVol11]

Have you seen the health director of Pennsylvania? This is not a she:

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Rachel Levine is absolutely a she.

 

[CagleMtnVol]

Rachel Levine is absolutely a she.

No he isn't.

 

[NashVol11]

Especially when it's an Indian, Sanskrit, word. It is closer to "Mob" note the capital M, than anything else. It was first used by the British to categorize people who performed similar actions to the Thug (not sure is their use was plural or not). Again note the capital.

People making up crap to get offended over while ignoring perfectly good history. This is why we shouldnt be tearing down statues.

Meanings of words change over time, and "thug" has absolutely been used with a racial connotation often recently. It's not made up and has nothing to do with statues (which are in no way "perfectly good history")