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OT: Mizzou black football players taking a stand

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BigErnMcCracken said:
You obviously have a computer. I'm sure it's equipped with Google. What is possibly preventing you from answering the question you keep repeating? Deadspin did a pretty exhaustive overview of the situation yesterday. Shouldn't be hard to find.

Separately, old white people complaining about young people of color taking a stand against racism will never cease to be entertaining.
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Yea old white people never lived thru racism. Good lord.
 
Fishy said:
You're out of your depth, sport.
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I'm not sure what that's supposed to mean? You're telling people to "grow up" because they're aware of and sensitive to social issues in 2015, which the old and white demographic likes to ignore. You're probably voting for Trump, too.
 
JMick said:
I'm not sure what that's supposed to mean? You're telling people to "grow up" because they're aware of and sensitive to social issues in 2015, which the old and white demographic likes to ignore. You're probably voting for Trump, too.
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Who the hell are you to say the old and white demographic likes to ignore social issues. I have to agree with Fishy regarding you being out of your depth.
 
So are the white players not joining in on this? I don't know much about this story; just noticed the specifics of the OP
 
BigErnMcCracken said:
You obviously have a computer. I'm sure it's equipped with Google. What is possibly preventing you from answering the question you keep repeating? Deadspin did a pretty exhaustive overview of the situation yesterday. Shouldn't be hard to find.

Separately, old white people complaining about young people of color taking a stand against racism will never cease to be entertaining.
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Why don't you go yourself?
 
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Jimmy Serrano said:
How do you know if I'm old and white? And even if I was, aren't you generalizing and stereotyping? Irony much?
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did I say you were?

Also, from Pew Research:

"The polling finds that older generations – Boomers and especially Silents – do not fully embrace diversity. Fewer in these groups see the increasing populations of Latinos and Asians, as well as more racial intermarriage, as changes for the better. For many Silents in particular, Obama himself may represent an unwelcome indicator of the way the face of America has changed. Feelings of “unease” with Obama, along with higher levels of anger, are the emotions that most differentiate the attitudes of Silents from those of the youngest generation."

A pretty roundabout way of saying old white people are still racist.
 
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Fishy said:
You're out of your depth, sport.
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sport?

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Well at least all the sensible people now know who to avoid if there's ever a boneyard meetup. Seriously. Glad I don't associate with a few of you in real life. The world is changing and you're scared, it's ok. Change is good.
 
You guys know why many immigrants don't assimilate? Because they are usually pushed back into hanging out with their own. Many actually would like to. Their kids generally do fine. This is something that has been true for a very, very long time. What a sloppy world.
 
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Rocktheworld said:
So are the white players not joining in on this? I don't know much about this story; just noticed the specifics of the OP
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I think they're playing and given the statement put out by the coach and the picture medic posted of the team together, I'm guessing all the players discussed the decision ahead of time.
Butch said:
You guys know why many immigrants don't assimilate? Because they are usually pushed back into hanging out with their own. This is something that has been true for a very, very long time. What a sloppy world.
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sloppy?
 
JMick said:
Well at least all the sensible people now know who to avoid if there's ever a boneyard meetup. Seriously. Glad I don't associate with a few of you in real life. The world is changing and you're scared, it's ok. Change is good.
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Venture over to the cesspool and then you'll actually see who to avoid. I've observed and participated in this board's political discussion for over a year and honestly, nobody who's posted in this thread is as bad as you're making them out to be. There are probably two (maybe three) legitimate racists on the entire Boneyard website.

Also, there's a correct way to argue about racial issues from a progressive perspective that actually fosters discussion and understanding from people who don't share your orientation instead of delving into invectives and ad-hominem attacks. You're not doing it. Take it from one of the most outspokenly liberal people here - shouting "all old white people are racist" and stuff like that may make you feel good, but it does the point you're trying to make no favors whatsoever. Most people here are reasonable enough to listen if you drop the grandstanding.
 
Stairmaster said:
There are probably two (maybe three) legitimate racists on the entire Boneyard website....
shouting "all old white people are racist" and stuff like that may make you feel good, but it does the point you're trying to make no favors whatsoever.
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You don't have to use the N word to be racist. It's pretty obvious there are quite a few racist people here and it's pretty obvious most of them a part of the older demographic. Check the facts - boomers and silents are overwhelmingly racist as compared to their younger X and Y counterparts - especially compared to Y's.
 
JMick said:
You don't have to use the N word to be racist. It's pretty obvious there are quite a few racist people here and it's pretty obvious most of them a part of the older demographic. Check the facts - boomers and silents are overwhelmingly racist as compared to their younger X and Y counterparts - especially compared to Y's.
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When did I ever mention the N word? You have a really frustrating habit of twisting other posters' words. You also make generalizations without anything to back them up. What facts am I checking? Granted, I agree that younger people are generally more aware of racial issues and think of them with more nuance. But writing off and generalizing doesn't serve you any purpose.

Then again, I probably shouldn't have expected much coming from the person who thinks that all Mansfield residents are simple-minded and self-centered NIMBYs. I'd be glad to share my HS and college GPAs, board scores, scholarship awards for the schools I got into (as well as information on the length of time my family worked for UConn and the amount which we've given to UConn athletics) to prove you wrong.
 
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junglehusky said:
I think they're playing and given the statement put out by the coach and the picture medic posted of the team together, I'm guessing all the players discussed the decision ahead of time.
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or not...
 
The only thing that is clear here is there is a major lack of leadership at Mizzou on all fronts.
 
JMick said:
Most people here are old and white... no surprise.
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No your statement was just crap, along with this thought. You know sometimes it is better not to say the first thing that pops in your head.
 
JMick said:
Well at least all the sensible people now know who to avoid if there's ever a boneyard meetup. Seriously. Glad I don't associate with a few of you in real life. The world is changing and you're scared, it's ok. Change is good.
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Change is not always for the better, just look back in history for different examples of that
 
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