There are a couple of stories in the news that inspired my post this evening. They are stories of men of color being slighted and embarrassed because of their race, and then finding themselves having to what I call race shame the perpetrators.
The first one allegedly took place on a train.
Now let's be honest, these incidents happen all the time, but we are so used to them and other day to day slights and indignities that might go unnoticed, that we don't even sweat them when they do happen.
"Former Washington Wizards player Etan Thomas was denied an empty seat on a train that was later given to a white man. So he took to Facebook Friday with his story, and the post went viral: It's been shared more than 29,000 times.
The NBA baller reported that he was looking for a seat on a full train when he asked a woman if the empty seat next to her was available. She responded that someone was already sitting there. What happens next, according to Thomas, is why he took her photo and posted it to his social media accounts.
Per Thomas:
"Now, less than 2 mins later a man (who happens to be white) asks if he can sit there and she says why sure let me move my stuff. So I have to say something so I ask ummmmm did you just not want ME to sit next to you ? Were you scared ? Not comfortable with a Black Man sitting next to you ?"The woman reportedly told the retired Wizards player not to "pull the race card stuff" with her because she dated a black man in college. [Source]
The following is from his facebook page:
"Ok so I'm getting on the train and there are no open seats and I ask this lady if I could sit next to her (very politely and I soften my voice as to not frighten her) and she says someone is sitting here. So I go to the next seat. Now, less than 2 mins later a man (who happens to be white) asks if he can sit there and she says why sure let me move my stuff. So I have to say something so I ask ummmmm did you just not want ME to sit next to you ? Were you scared ? Not comfortable with a Black Man sitting next to you ? And she says lol smh don't pull the race card stuff with me I dated a Black guy in college. So the guy (who was a nice guy) said listen I'll get up and I said no need I'mma just take this pic and make a Facebook post about it. So then she says did you just take a pic of me ? Well I'm going to tell the conductor that you're over here illegally taking pics of ppl without their consent. So the conductor came up and said hey Etan Thomas love what you're doing in the community loved you with the Wizards big Cuse fan man the Knicks sure could use you .... And I said was there something you wanted to tell my man ? And she rolled her eyes smh some ppl I tell ya"
Oh my! A racist can't even be a racist in peace anymore without you Negroes shaming her on social media. I remember the good old days when you would have to suffer these day to say racist interactions with folks from the majority population in silence. Now social media gives you a chance to vent and share your anger and your pain.
The guy even put on his "can't frighten whitey" voice for crying out loud. Maybe it was the dreads that scared her.
Still, good for Etan Thomas for exposing "Missy". I don't think that she would have been worth my time and energy. I suppose if I was in his space I would have been a little angry, but unlike him I would have expected it.
The other case of a black man getting slapped with a dose of racism is a bit more serious because it involved a corporation and commerce.
First, let me say this: whenever I go to another city or country I never even consider using Airbnb. Just something about staying in a stranger's house doesn't sit right with me. I don't care how nice or quaint the place is.
I remember when the Pope came to Philly and Mrs. Field was throwing around the idea of renting out chez Field for a week or so. "Honey, the money would be great, and we could just take a vacation during that time." Yeah right. Needless to say, that did not happen.
Which leads me to poor Gregory Selden. All the guy wanted was to find a nice spot in Philly to cool his heels for awhile, and he thought that he could take advantage of a service which folks in the majority population take advantage of with no problem.
"A man looking for a place to stay in Philadelphia is now suing Airbnb claiming the house-sharing website facilitated racial discrimination against him.
In March 2015, 25-year-old Virginia resident Gregory Selden, who is black, wanted a place to stay in Philadelphia but was rejected by an Airbnb host, according to Jezebel. That same host, though, accepted requests from two fake profiles depicting white men that Selden set up after his rejection.
Although the individual was renting a private home – people would say, 'Can't you do whatever you want with your private home?' – the fact is that he opened it up to the public," legal analyst Steve Benjamin said to Richmond, Virginia’s NBC12. "And the law is, once you do that, you're not allowed to discriminate."
Selden’s lawsuit, beginning with a complaint filed this past Tuesday in Washington, D.C., accused Airbnb of denying him "full and equal enjoyment" of its services based on his race, CNN Money reported. His suit seeks class action status as other similar stories have been reported on social media with the hashtag #AirbnbWhileBlack.
"We recognize that bias and discrimination present significant challenges, and we are taking steps to address them,” an Airbnb statement was quoted by NBC12. “Profile photos are an important part of our community and are one of the many tools that help hosts and guests connect with one another.”
Earlier this week, Airbnb sent Selden an email asking to arrange a phone conversation with him, NBC12 added, also stating that after his Airbnb ordeal, Selden instead booked a hotel room in Philadelphia." [Source]
Young man, may I suggest the Marriott at 12th and Market?
Or, next time post a picture of your white friend, and do a switcheroo on your "color aroused" white host. Problem solved.
*Pic from bleacherreport.com
Earlier this week, Airbnb sent Selden an email asking to arrange a phone conversation with him, NBC12 added, also stating that after his Airbnb ordeal, Selden instead booked a hotel room in Philadelphia." [Source]
Young man, may I suggest the Marriott at 12th and Market?
Or, next time post a picture of your white friend, and do a switcheroo on your "color aroused" white host. Problem solved.
*Pic from bleacherreport.com
Wait, so explain to me why black men love white women so much.
ReplyDelete"Not comfortable with a Black Man sitting next to you?"
ReplyDeleteApparently not. Why might that be? It might be that she is of the opinion that black men are more likely to be rude, abusive or criminal. Maybe this woman was robbed by a black man in the past. Maybe she gets sick at the smell of stinky dreadlocks. Maybe she hasn't watched "The Help" or "Selma" enough times. Who cares why? People have all kinds of reasons for not wanting to share a seat with someone else.
And what a pussy Etan Thomas is. Who whines to the whole country about some stranger on a train not wanting to sit next to them? Dude has been given millions for playing basketball, and he is a victim because some lady didn't want to share her seat. Stop being such babies.
"In March 2015, 25-year-old Virginia resident Gregory Selden, who is black, wanted a place to stay in Philadelphia but was rejected by an Airbnb host, according to Jezebel. That same host, though, accepted requests from two fake profiles depicting white men that Selden set up after his rejection."
ReplyDeleteWhite men don't usually steal shit.
Mystery solved!
White men don't usually steal shit.
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They just shoot up school children. Nothing wrong with that right?
Another company that should never see a negro dollar.
ReplyDeleteTrump's wife posed on the wing of his plane in a thong holding a gun. And this broad is supposed to bring back class to the White House? More like crass.
ReplyDeleteMelania Trump has more class in one of her pussy-farts than (cough) Michelle "Michael" Obama has from (cough) her gorilla feet to her linebacker shoulders.
ReplyDeleteAnd seriously: What is it with that bulge under the First (cough really loudly) Lady's dress?
SMH TBH
Now that Ofcr. Nero has been acquitted, will Afro-Rome continue to burn?
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ReplyDeleteTrump's wife posed on the wing of his plane in a thong holding a gun. And this broad is supposed to bring back class to the White House? More like crass
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Michelle tried that except she was holding a piece of fried chicken...The wing broke and they never found the thong.
LOL .... Another non-story posted by Field. Some woman doesn't want some hulking, scowling, baboon-smelling ape sitting all over her, and it's a national news story!
ReplyDeleteYou weak, nigga. You weak.
"Now that Ofcr. Nero has been acquitted, will Afro-Rome continue to burn?"
ReplyDeleteThere was no riot over Freddie Gray because LeBron was playing tonight. Gotta have priorities.
Officer Nero is a motherfuckin' hero!!!!!!!!
ReplyDelete@11:03, more like ass to the WH immigrant Trump, LOL!!
ReplyDeleteSo after experimenting with Black penis in college, the female whooteemoo doesn't want a Black man next to her? Probably only says yes to Black men when sex is involved.
Yisheng would say yes to anybody, but nobody wants that skank.
ReplyDelete@Field, I'm partial to Lowes when I'm in Philly. ;)
ReplyDeleteOfficer Nero is a motherfuckin' hero!!!!!!!!
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Nope, the guys who play the knockout game and knock out racist ass crackers are real heroes. Get it straight.
. Some woman doesn't want some hulking, scowling, baboon-smelling ape sitting all over her, and it's a national news story!
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Uh anon 11:14pm, you must be confused. The story was about Etan Thomas not your mom.
@Sam Spade:"White men don't usually steal shit."
ReplyDeleteYou mean besides the North American continent? Or millions of people's homes and life's savings in 2008? Other than that who does steal stuff, dollar for dollar? Oh, yeah, there were all those black people they stole from Africa. But other than that you're probably... still wrong.
-Doug in Oakland
Yisheng doesn't know a damn thing about having sex with a black man, or any man for that matter.
ReplyDeleteHaha. White people are funny as hell. Your average white comedian has nothing on your average dumbass inbred white trash piece of shit.
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ReplyDeleteThat's as classic a CRA of 64 violation as there is. Statutory attorney fees. Bad publicity. Never go to trial. Settlement case.
ReplyDeleteJesus fucking Christ! Can't we go one fucking day without some asshole calling us apes or some other denigrating shit? One one fucking website? 300 years of bullshit followed by more years of bullshit now trolls calling us everything but a child of god and even entire sites dedicated to telling us how fucking low we are? And to top it off these same asshole claim their the ones being persecuted! For fucks sake, if you hate us so fucking much just leave us the fuck alone!
ReplyDeleteEver seen Whoopi Goldberg and a pic of an ape, side by side?
ReplyDeleteAl Sharpton?
They do have a resemblance.
Just sayi'n.
Actually, Whoopi dates pretty much only white guys so there is that.
ReplyDeleteAnon@3:05, don't sweat the small stuff (pun intended) racist Internet trolls will always be with us. Cowards love the internet. They will have zero influence in your life because they are losers.
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ReplyDeleteYou belong in Africa. Bringing you here and letting you use our technology was a huge mistake. It wasn't worth it. I wish we COULD just "leave you alone"; unfortunately, the devastation and decay you bring with you everywhere you go is no longer possible to ignore.
Mother Africa is calling you home ... will you heed her call?
The "ape" or "whootiemoo" name calling is more demeaning to those who use them than those they are aimed against. People who feel the need to be so mean-spirited are usually deeply insecure, childish, and bereft of anything intelligent to say.
ReplyDeleteShow some appreciation for Field keeping this an open forum and try to keep things at an adult level. You can bring it hard, but keep it fair.
David Marcus observes that by relentlessly defining all problems as being the result of white racism or privilege, the Left and the various non-white American tribes have created a growing white tribal consciousness:
ReplyDeleteWhite people are being asked—or pushed—to take stock of their whiteness and identify with it more. This is a remarkably bad idea. The last thing our society needs is for white people to feel more tribal. The result of this tribalism will not be a catharsis of white identity, improving equality for non-whites. It will be resentment towards being the only tribe not given the special treatment bestowed by victimhood.
A big part of the reason white Americans have been willing to go along with policies that are prejudicial on their face, such as affirmative action, is that they do not view themselves as a tribe. Given the inequality of resources favoring whites in our society, it is a good thing that white people view themselves as the ones without an accent. Should that change, white privilege (whatever one views that to be) will not be eviscerated—it will be entrenched.
All of this comes at a time when the last immigrants from the great wave of white immigration from 1850-1920 have died off. In the past, most whites identified with their European ethnicity: Irish, Italian, German, etc. As white people gravitate away from such identities, many see themselves as a neutral, “non racial” population. The Left criticizes this refusal to see themselves as “white,” but it is far preferable to the alternative: an American white population that views itself as a special-interest group.
Post-Civil Rights conservatism adopted the "content of character" part of the program and pushed for a race-neutral ideology where being American was defined by the adherence to the founding principles of the individual's right to "life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness". This turned out to be a hard sell to a black America more interested in redress for centuries of unequal status than in letting bygones be bygones.
Post-Civil Rights liberalism abandoned the appeal to universalist American values that had been championed during the civil rights movement and instead adopted identity politics, where group interests took precedence over individual rights. White liberals allied with a coalition of non-white tribes to create an America where one was defined by one's membership in a subgroup, all united in opposition to the interests of the white majority. This turned out be an easy sell to black America long denied a seat at the table. By co-opting immigration policy to serve their long-term agenda, the Left has at this juncture changed the demographic balance enough to have successfully secured a victory for identity politics.
That's the way we do things now in multi-cultural America, and what we are starting to see is the inevitable emergence of white identity into the mix.
Politics is downstream of culture, and the Left won the Culture War a long time ago. The old universalist Conservatism is dead, and we are watching the collapse of the Republican party establishment as a result. They let the Left dictate the rules, and so they lost. A major realignment among the parties has begun, and by 2020, neither of the current party structures will look anything like they do today.
This is a good thing. Neither party has served the interests of their base and the corruption has reached the point where the people have had enough. Once everyone is doing identity politics, it will lose its effectiveness and eventually its appeal. Then we really can Make America Great Again.
@10:05, whooteemoo is a term for white/half white RACIST PIECES OF GARBAGE to be contrasted with ape which is a term RACIST PIECES OF GARBAGE/Whooteemoos use to describe ALL Black people.
ReplyDeleteNow it's a shame you didn't learn English language structure in college, so I'm going to suggest an online class in English 101 and 102 to get you up to speed.
In the meantime, as long are there are RACIST PIECES OF GARBAGE/whoteemoos commenting here, I'll CONTINUE reply in kind.
@4:05 ever smelled a wet long haired dog, while standing next to a wet whooteemoo?
ReplyDeleteThey do have an olfactory resemblance.
Just say'in.
It's time to shatter the glass ceiling for fat old lesbians married to rapists.
ReplyDeleteI'm good in a crisis. Just ask my dead gay friend, Ambassador Stevens.
ReplyDeleteMy administration will be committed to the idiotic foreign policy of Dubya and the faggy domestic policy of President Gay Urkel.
ReplyDeleteI got 99 scandals, but a security inquiry ain't one (because it's actually a FBI investigation). What difference at this point does it make?
ReplyDeleteElect me so I can sit at the same desk where my husband diddled a 22 year-old intern with a cigar. Because Women.
ReplyDeleteYou belong in Africa. Bringing you here and letting you use our technology was a huge mistake.
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You didn't bring a damned thing here asshole. Your pickup with no wheel couldn't take your fat ass to the Piggly Wiggly. I think Ireland is calling your dumb ass. Don't let the door knob hit you on the way out.
@Trumpening: You think everyone should be afraid of how white people will get if they don't keep getting their ass kissed as often as they are used to? As asinine as that concept is, it is not the most mendacious of your premises. That would be the part where white people are pushed toward homogeneity. Not all white people are dumb, loud, and racist. Its just that the dumb, racist ones are the loudest. And as for the demographics, you left out maybe the most important factor: the above mentioned dumb, loud, racists tend to be the oldest of the cohort, and are slowly but steadily dying off, leaving the rest of the white people, by the numbers, less dumb, loud, and racist. Add that to the rest of the demographic movement and you get what America is gonna look like in the future. And there's your real identity politics: you can either get with the progress, or get left behind with the rest of the dying dead enders. Up to you, really.
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White House or jail said...
ReplyDeleteI got 99 scandals, but a security inquiry ain't one (because it's actually a FBI investigation). What difference at this point does it make?
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She's banking on the fact that if she gets in power, she controls any agency that could prosecute her or her friends.
On that note,
The FBI is investigating whether Virginia Gov. Terry McAuliffe's 2013 campaign accepted illegal contributions, law enforcement officials confirmed to NBC News.
McAuliffe is a one-time board member of the Clinton Global Initiative, the foundation set up by former President Bill Clinton and likely Democratic presidential nominee Hillary Clinton.
The former chairman of the Democratic National Committee from 2000 to 2005, McAuliffe was also a co-chairman of Hillary Clinton's 2008 presidential campaign.
Records show more than 100 donors contributed to both the foundation and McAuliffe's campaign.
Federal officials say investigators are looking at those overlaps and are especially interested in contributions from Wang Wenliang, a Chinese politician. The investigation was first reported by CNN.
http://www.nbcnews.com/politics/politics-news/virginia-gov-terry-mcauliffe-under-fbi-investigation-possible-campaign-violations-n578946
Wow. The stink just keeps on rising.
BTW, Hillary had a fundraiser with Terry McAuliffe yesterday.
As far as the Chinese connection goes, anyone remember Norman Hsu? Or the "Chinagate" felons Charlie Trie and Johnny Chung?:
During the investigation by the Department of Justice, about 120 people connected to "Chinagate" either fled the country or pleaded the Fifth Amendment to prevent testifying.
http://cnsnews.com/news/article/new-clinton-scandal-mirrors-chinagate-say-analysts
The Clintons got $500,000 in "soft" money from the Chinese army for letting them get their hands on advanced American missile navigation technology:
http://fas.org/news/china/1998/h980618-prc8.htm
When it comes to criminality, greed, and treason, no one is in the Clinton's league.
dinthebeast said...
ReplyDelete@Trumpening: You think everyone should be afraid of how white people will get if they don't keep getting their ass kissed as often as they are used to?
Yes. Although I would use the word "kicked" instead of "kissed". That was Marcus' point.
As asinine as that concept is, it is not the most mendacious of your premises. That would be the part where white people are pushed toward homogeneity. Not all white people are dumb, loud, and racist. Its just that the dumb, racist ones are the loudest.
Anti-white rhetoric does push whites together politcally. Characterizing people who are responding to a new political reality as "dumb, loud, and racist" does them a disservice and shows that you are the out-of-step reactionary in this conversation.
And as for the demographics, you left out maybe the most important factor: the above mentioned dumb, loud, racists tend to be the oldest of the cohort, and are slowly but steadily dying off, leaving the rest of the white people, by the numbers, less dumb, loud, and racist.
Once again, the people who are noticing the game has changed tend to be younger, smarter, and more politically aware than reflexive liberals like yourself.
Add that to the rest of the demographic movement and you get what America is gonna look like in the future.
The future is unwritten.
And there's your real identity politics: you can either get with the progress, or get left behind with the rest of the dying dead enders. Up to you, really.
Actually, it was your identity politics that created the current reality, but I agree with your advice. I'm getting with the progress, and I would encourage Americans of all backgrounds to stop being wed to failed ideologies and re-examine where the best interests of themselves and their progeny are best served.
Awwwww DAMN looks like Doug dropped the mic again, ROTFL!!
ReplyDeleteYisheng really is retarded.
ReplyDelete@4:16, that's a HUGE step up from your microencephaly NOT from Zika virus having permanent phimosis looking lips self, LOL!!
DeleteNow, being a trouble maker earns you special privileges:
ReplyDeleteThe Obama administration has ordered the nation’s colleges and universities to stop asking applicants about criminal and school disciplinary history because it discriminates against minorities. Institutions are also being asked to offer those with criminal records special support services such as counseling, mentoring and legal aid once enrolled. The government’s official term for these perspective students is “justice-involved individuals” and the new directive aims to remove barriers to higher education for the overwhelmingly minority population that’s had encounters with the law or disciplinary issues through high school.
I guess that makes the rest of us "injustice-involved individuals", a.k.a. suckers.
http://www.judicialwatch.org/blog/2016/05/feds-order-colleges-stop-checking-criminalschool-discipline-history-discriminates-minorities/
The Clintons laugh off Juanita Broaddrick’s rape as “old news.” That’s what Cosby thought. That’s what Paterno & Hastert thought.
ReplyDeleteI've been busy creating "whiteAlert", a new app that helps black people avoid traveling into dangerous white neighborhoods. Look for a release this summer. This is going to be a game-changer.
ReplyDelete"I've been busy creating "whiteAlert", a new app that helps black people avoid traveling into dangerous white neighborhoods. Look for a release this summer. This is going to be a game-changer."
ReplyDeleteI already have that app on my phone.
It's why I never travel too far South by myself, or visit certain states where they like to hunt more than they like to read.
what a whiny baby. Good grief.
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@10:05, whooteemoo is a term for white/half white RACIST PIECES OF GARBAGE to be contrasted with ape which is a term RACIST PIECES OF GARBAGE/Whooteemoos use to describe ALL Black people.
Now it's a shame you didn't learn English language structure in college, so I'm going to suggest an online class in English 101 and 102 to get you up to speed.
In the meantime, as long are there are RACIST PIECES OF GARBAGE/whoteemoos commenting here, I'll CONTINUE reply in kind.
12:28 PM
So whootemoo is something you learned in "college"? And we're supposed to accept that as English language structure?
Gotta dictionary for that?
For God's sake.
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ReplyDelete"I've been busy creating "whiteAlert", a new app that helps black people avoid traveling into dangerous white neighborhoods. Look for a release this summer. This is going to be a game-changer."
I already have that app on my phone.
It's why I never travel too far South by myself, or visit certain states where they like to hunt more than they like to read.
8:52 PM
Yuk, yuk. It's a common joke around where I live, and anywhere place/city, you stay away from hell from the Martin Luther King Drive, Blvd, or Crack House Lane, or whatever.
If you see you'll be near them, be sure you're not alone, and packing.
Now why would a white woman be worried about a young black male? Hmmmm, strange. Couldn't be the incredibly disproportionate amount of crime they're responsible for since logic and common sense have been outlawed by the president. Hmmm. Beats, me!
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