I agree, the abstract concept of a fat nerd with a neckbeard and fedora is easier to attack than my posts.Neckbeard Strawman w/ a Fedora argument.
12/1/2015 4:17:12 PM
Are they protesting cotton balls from 2010??
12/2/2015 12:43:35 AM
12/2/2015 10:21:30 AM
It's pretty ironic that you're the one on here that seems to be crying the loudest.[Edited on December 2, 2015 at 10:26 AM. Reason : i'm always unsure if i'm using the word "ironic" correctly]
12/2/2015 10:23:39 AM
There were a lot of posters blindly defending this hoax protest earlier. The lack of evidence didn't stop people from defending the Mizzou Nonsense, but after the "demands" revealed how unreasonable this "activism" was, no liberal wants to touch the subject. Just the classic retreat to "Oh yea, well racism is still bad and exists somewhere, so that justifies us being stupid in this case".So next time the media starts spinning some bullshit oppressed victim nonsense, maybe they think instead of joining the outrage culture lynch mob? #IStandWithMizzou
12/2/2015 10:43:12 AM
Actually you're just incapable of seeing things in anything other than black or white. There were situations documented at Missouri and other schools that no student anywhere should have to deal with. The demands on those lists going around are petty, stupid and unnecessary (they do more harm than good).These aren't mutually exclusive opinions. The dumb lists don't help those that are legitimately working for what I think is needed change. You are just too blinded by ideology to see that.
12/2/2015 11:21:27 AM
no one is crying about their feelings being hurt. no one wants to limit what is said in the general public by the general public but academic institutions have to provide a positive learning environment for all of its students. Thats their one goal. Research shows that stereotype threat inhibits learning and this is how racism manifests itself in most schools.
12/2/2015 11:22:43 AM
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12/2/2015 1:54:00 PM
http://www.dailytarheel.com/article/2015/12/column-to-all-my-black-people
12/2/2015 2:29:17 PM
some are saying they may hire marc trestman as their football coach. i think that'd be a bad idea.[Edited on December 2, 2015 at 3:00 PM. Reason : nvm, apparently it was a false flag]
12/2/2015 2:36:15 PM
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12/3/2015 12:06:41 PM
Good thing you quoted just 1 word moron, here I was excited thinking you were actually going to try and counter something I said.
12/3/2015 12:15:18 PM
I think it's been demonstrated multiple times in various threads that you aren't actually interested in factual information... if facts could change your mind, they would have already.http://bigthink.com/think-tank/the-backfire-effect-why-facts-dont-win-argumentsYou need emotion to change your opinion, but i'm not interested in an emotional appeal to you at this point.[Edited on December 3, 2015 at 12:35 PM. Reason : ]
12/3/2015 12:34:45 PM
1.) Black students at Mizzou are "Oppressed"2.) Tim Wolfe is "racist"You've "defended" both of these points, without any actual evidence or facts to support them. If you are claiming such things, the burden of proof is on you. message_topic.aspx?topic=646345&page=5You posed irrelevant graphs that have nothing to do with the above 2 statements. Graphs showing "black people less likely to go to college/graduate" and "black people not satisfied with how they are treated" has nothing to do with the above 2 points. You've made this laughable reference to "evidence" in Page 5, and were asked by both HUR and myself where any evidence was, because those graphs were completely irrelevant to the Mizzou protests.Posting 2 irrelevant graphs does not count as evidence. Posting a picture of a dinosaur crushing a house does not make your baseless argument any better.
12/3/2015 1:17:36 PM
12/3/2015 1:20:32 PM
I think people often use racially insensitive interchangeably with racist because they understand how being racially insensitive contributes to systemic racism. It doesn't make the person a "racist" but it perpetuates the problem through omission. Society does a pretty good job of identifying and casting out "racists". Good enough that its certainly no longer an issue (although trump is working hard to reignite it). "Racists" in the form of sheet wearing, cross burning, n word yelling, skinheads no longer being accepted makes a lot of racially insensitive people believe that racism is no longer a problem in this country. Its an understandable progression of logic and its true that its no longer an issue that a minority can go into a business and here "(racial slur) are not accepted here", and that not be quickly looked down upon by all of society. Systemic racism is a momentum that was set in motion by racists long ago, and has not been corrected. Today, society is often mistakingly identifying people who ignore this momentum as "racists" even though they are not the same. People who are racially insensitive often believe they are less racist than society overall because they do not consider race in any situation. They would be correct if the systemic racism did not exist. If the country always existed without racism and there was no racial momentum, they would truly be the only non racists. The reality, however, is that racial biases have already been established even if the racists who started them are dead. The best analogy would be comparing a person who doesn't notice fires to an arsonist. Imagine a world where fires can only occur through arson but arsonists are extremely rare. If an arsonist sets fire to a building and leaves, the fire still burns on after they gone. Someone most come and actively extinguish the fire, or at least acknowledge its existence to keep others from being burned. If someone in a building without a fire, tells someone from the burning building that their building is not on fire because there are no arsonists and tries to force them back into that burning building, they are contributing to the problem and may be labeled as an arsonist themselves (incorrectly).
12/3/2015 1:34:33 PM
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12/3/2015 2:05:59 PM
...literally any evidence of 1 & 2...
12/3/2015 2:10:31 PM
haha, we know that's not true.I mean do you want to see statistical evidence, do you want to see an anecdote, do you like prosaic narratives, does it need to be a peer reviewed study? What type of evidence do you find authoritative?
12/3/2015 2:15:05 PM
moron here is some more evidence for you, though you have made it abundantly clear you have no desire to see the real facts:This proves that Tim Wolfe is a racist, and this proves that millionaire grad student Johnathan Butler is oppressed by evil right racists. If you disagree it's because you can't comprehend all this evidence above.
12/3/2015 2:16:07 PM
Don't forget JCE if you question if Mizzou students are really oppressed or if the president is racist then you in fact are a racist bigot yourself. Logic is irrelevant when peoples feelings are being hurt!
12/3/2015 2:25:16 PM
^logic and facts arent on your side here, evidenced by jces refusal to pick his favorite source. he knows any source doesnt support his opinion.
12/3/2015 2:43:19 PM
I haven't found any evidence to support the "oppression" of Mizzou students.
12/3/2015 2:46:59 PM
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12/3/2015 4:08:21 PM
As I explained in my previous post, wolfe wasn't criticized for being a racist himself, he was criticized by not doing anything about racism, which was interpreted to be his job.
12/3/2015 4:23:36 PM
12/3/2015 4:45:17 PM
he gave an unacceptable answer the a question about oppression. a racial insensitive answer. If you are colorblind and can't identify racial oppression and communicate what it is then you are obviously unfit for a job that requires you to address it affectively.^I also explained in my post the modern definition of "racist" which is the context moron was using[Edited on December 3, 2015 at 4:56 PM. Reason : k]
12/3/2015 4:56:08 PM
12/3/2015 5:01:15 PM
Issues... man, you got 'em.
12/3/2015 5:04:58 PM
12/4/2015 10:55:01 AM
How is "don't be a dick to your co-workers" a lecture on microaggressions lol?
12/4/2015 10:59:10 AM
12/4/2015 11:02:22 AM
Of course there are stupid people out there. Of course a lot of college students are idiots.Of course BLM is a hashtag and not an organization so people will demand a bunch of ridiculous things in its name.None of that excuses a public official from making unacceptable statements. He has free speech just like the ridiculous activists but the difference is accountability. If you're in that position you can't match stupidity with stupidity. Holding Wolfe accountable for his words is not necessarily supporting the activists at Mizzou. We shouldn't be comparing the two. People can say whatever they want to say.
12/4/2015 2:15:46 PM
JCE2011 just seems like someone who likes to argue on the internet, but HUR seems genuinely unhinged
12/4/2015 2:17:50 PM
just popping my head in to ask "so everybody got what they wanted?" we all PC now? ok. check back later.
12/4/2015 2:37:02 PM
12/4/2015 2:49:41 PM
You dont get to decide whats acceptable. Thats for the students to decide. What was acceptable when you were in school is no longer acceptable today. Society changes.
12/4/2015 4:59:12 PM
http://fivethirtyeight.com/features/here-are-the-demands-from-students-protesting-racism-at-51-colleges/?ex_cid=538twitter
12/4/2015 5:02:18 PM
Still waiting for that "evidence" of oppression, moron... what a surprise
12/4/2015 5:39:36 PM
how about colleges be used for getting an education, you get your degree (hopefully in something worth a damn) and then you go out into society, be productive, help others, and just be a generally decent human and be a positive role model. This will have the longest lasting positive effect on the next generation.everyone needs to quit bitching. No one 'deserves' anything and EVERYONE'S ancestors were oppressed at some point. Again, colleges are for education and to get a degree. If you can go to college, get educated, and then get a good job, then the college has done it's job. The president can't control everyone's moves at all times. Just don't understand the mentality.
12/5/2015 9:54:19 AM
thats the problem though. the president has to provide a safe learning environment to ensure everyone is able to get an education. thats why its such an important part of his job. if huge groups of people don't have a learning environment that feels safe and inclusive, the school has failed. Although there is tons of research supporting the idea that a threat-filled environment suppresses learning ability, christian white male privilege will probably suppress your ability to comprehend it.
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