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fish82

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Nov 24, 2010 2:54 PM
Why should we be afraid, when we're so superior to other races? It's really more snooty condescension than fear.
Nov 24, 2010 2:54pm
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O-Trap

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Nov 24, 2010 2:56 PM
Basic logical syllogism, and I'm going on the assumption that you don't think you're stupid yourself.

If person's clothes = looking stupid, and
If looking stupid = probably being stupid, and
If bLuE_71 =/= stupid, and
If society thinks stupid = a negative thing, then

bLuE_71 is socially > than people wearing the aforementioned clothes.


The definition of "stupid" is a state that exists within the mind, not over top of the body.

Thus, what a person THINKS (or doesn't think) is what makes him stupid.

Based on what people THINK on this topic, if I had to hedge a bet on someone being "less than intelligent," I know where my chips would go.
Nov 24, 2010 2:56pm
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bLuE_71

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Nov 24, 2010 2:59 PM
Alright O-Trap you have made me see the light.

I shouldn't judge a book by its cover I get it.

PM me and we can discuss who's intelligent and who's not.
Nov 24, 2010 2:59pm
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Heretic

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Nov 24, 2010 3:05 PM
O-Trap;574198 wrote:The definition of "stupid" is a state that exists within the mind, not over top of the body.

Well, there are exceptions to every rule.

Nov 24, 2010 3:05pm
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O-Trap

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Nov 24, 2010 3:15 PM
Heretic;574218 wrote:Well, there are exceptions to every rule.


See, I have no problem with exaggerations for the lulz.
Nov 24, 2010 3:15pm
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Nov 24, 2010 3:53 PM
O-Trap;574039 wrote:The moron is the person who attributes any appearance of intelligence to clothing preference.
How do you feel about facial expressions?

Nov 24, 2010 3:53pm
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O-Trap

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Nov 24, 2010 3:55 PM
Thread Bomber;574316 wrote:How do you feel about facial expressions?


I support people using facial expressions. :D
Nov 24, 2010 3:55pm
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Little Danny

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Nov 24, 2010 4:00 PM
I was going to post on this thread but I was scared. HAHA
Nov 24, 2010 4:00pm
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Nov 24, 2010 9:18 PM
Mooney44Cards;574004 wrote:A lot of people in this thread are dumbasses and I'm definitely not basing it on how they look, just the stupid shit that is being typed on their keyboards.

You mean like how when "dumbasses" stereotype gun owners as just wanting to kill people?
Nov 24, 2010 9:18pm
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Nov 24, 2010 9:36 PM
CenterBHSFan;574675 wrote:You mean like how when "dumbasses" stereotype gun owners as just wanting to kill people?

QFT and don't forget rednecks.
Nov 24, 2010 9:36pm
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Nov 24, 2010 10:14 PM
I don't assume anyone is a dumbass by how they look or dress.......but I may assume they are AWESOME and if they speak like they look then I'll move it up to dumbass level.
Nov 24, 2010 10:14pm
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Nov 25, 2010 12:45 AM


1) At least he is symmetrical.
2) Why does he have a tat of a bow-tie on the back of his head?
Nov 25, 2010 12:45am
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Nov 25, 2010 6:29 AM
fish82;574195 wrote:Why should we be afraid, when we're so superior to other races? It's really more snooty condescension than fear.

We have a winner!!
Nov 25, 2010 6:29am
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Nov 29, 2010 5:33 PM
3 pages deep.

Good job Justin.
Nov 29, 2010 5:33pm
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gut

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Nov 29, 2010 5:54 PM
Honestly, I think a lot of it is more classicism than racism. People of any race with modest to wealthy means tend to be uneasy in areas with people who are much more destitute. You also learn as you get older that "punks" can often mean trouble, and that's also distinguished by their dress. Put the same guy in rags and dirty vs. clean-shaven in a suit and I can tell you with 99% certainty who people - of all races - will find more threatening. Put that guy in a cop uniform and maybe the answers are a little different, LOL. Now, because people of different cultures/ethnicity have different styles of casual dress that probably leads to mistakes in gauging someone as a threat.

I'm not saying racism doesn't exist or isn't strong in some people, but I think a lot of the "fear" is borne more out of socio-economic status than race. I consider the "ghetto", the "barrio" and "hicksville" all pretty equally threatening. If I had to choose, I'd obviously go with hicksville because at least I won't be a victim of racism. In reality I know my chances of being beaten or robbed are pretty equal in any of those places.
Nov 29, 2010 5:54pm
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Nov 29, 2010 6:35 PM
Well said gut.
Nov 29, 2010 6:35pm
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HeathAlum21

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Nov 29, 2010 9:04 PM
rydawg5;574151 wrote:After posting the question, I didn't expect this huge of response haha.

I didn't post an opinion on the matter, but I wonder if the ratio of arrests made correlate with the fear of race?

This could be wrong, but I remember seeing a statistic done with a .gov website in high school that 1% of Caucasians, 3% of Hispanics, and 12% of African American males are currently in prison. I wish I could find this link. I wonder if subconsciously people are fearful of a greater chance of something happening solely based on the statistical probability?

In any other subject, anyone could use this data to make decisions. Say you are in vegas and you were playing slot machines. If 1 slot machine had a 1% chance of winning, the 2nd had a 3% chance, and the 3rd had a 12% chance, would that affect your feelings of which to play?

Obviously the analogy is not the same, but maybe it's something more than "racism" .. But maybe not.
Just food for thought.

It's all part of the prison industrial complex. Think of all the goods and services that go into the prison. There have to be inmates. Why not put other races that have already been put at a disadvantage by history and place 100 percent of the blame on the individual?
Nov 29, 2010 9:04pm
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bigkahuna

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Nov 29, 2010 10:43 PM
Sonofanump;574866 wrote:

1) At least he is symmetrical.
2) Why does he have a tat of a bow-tie on the back of his head?


I think those are supposed to be sunglasses.
Nov 29, 2010 10:43pm
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Nov 29, 2010 11:55 PM
The_Crosby_Show;572902 wrote:From what I remember, they tended to not get along very well.

Thanks.

that's what I thought. Never could understand why it was an issue... same skin color, I figured they'd be on the same team. Guess not
Nov 29, 2010 11:55pm
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Nov 30, 2010 2:12 AM
^^
Thinking that minority groups with the same skin color would likely be on the same team is like thinking that intelligent white people would be on the same team as Klan members. I don't side with people because they're white like me...I do so because of shared beliefs (whether of significant things or superficial things).
Nov 30, 2010 2:12am
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Nov 30, 2010 2:46 AM
Heretic;581663 wrote:^^
Thinking that minority groups with the same skin color would likely be on the same team is like thinking that intelligent white people would be on the same team as Klan members. I don't side with people because they're white like me...I do so because of shared beliefs (whether of significant things or superficial things).

Agreed, and well-said. I happen to know two people from Somalia, for example, who hate each other (there has actually been rape and attempted murder back and forth between their families as a result of their hatred).

The reason, I found out, is because their tribes have a VERY different social status back in Somalia. While the Somali Somalis are a sort of bourgeois, the Somali Bantus are more of a slave tribe.

They look the same, have a similar accent, and are from the same country. However, they couldn't be more divided with hate for one another.
Nov 30, 2010 2:46am