Looters looters looters looters looters looters looters looters looters ok how about we just call them this ok fucking LOOTERS
I'll stick with thugs.
I didn't expect any thing different from you ...
If all they did was loot, I'd agree with you. Thug incorporates all the crimes they were committing. The arson, the vandalism, and assaults against the cops shouldn't be ignored. Even if you want to.
I'm comfortable with thugs, criminals, rabble rousers for fuck's sake, whatever. Seriously, I can't believe it's a debate. Maybe it's because I'm Canadian, but suggesting that "thugs" could be specific to black people in any scenario is completely ridiculous.
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Why can't you guys just be honest about it the term " thug " is describing a black man it certainly is not describing a white male ...
It's not.And your off base.This whole overly PC thing is ridiculous.I mean Cmon is a punk just a white kid with a Mohawk? It's no wonder this country has gotten so soft.Everone walking on eggshells.Fuck that.Im no rascist.Not even a little,but those criminals who were slicing fire hoses and burning down buisnesses were Thugs plain and simple.You guys crack me up.
I'm comfortable with thugs, criminals, rabble rousers for fuck's sake, whatever. Seriously, I can't believe it's a debate. Maybe it's because I'm Canadian, but suggesting that "thugs" could be specific to black people in any scenario is completely ridiculous.
I love how I presented irrefutable evidence to the contrary of the notion that 'thug' is reserved for black people and people not only chose to ignore it... they persist with their argument.
In the event some are talking more than they are listening: Mayor Gregor Robertson publically denounced the large, predominantly white contingency of rioters in Vancouver as thugs.
He did so because that is what these 'individuals-persisting-with-non-legal-activities' (would that satisfy some?) were- thugs.
I love how I presented irrefutable evidence to the contrary of the notion that 'thug' is reserved for black people and people not only chose to ignore it... they persist with their argument.
In the event some are talking more than they are listening: Mayor Gregor Robertson publically denounced the large, predominantly white contingency of rioters in Vancouver as thugs.
He did so because that is what these 'individuals-persisting-with-non-legal-activities' (would that satisfy some?) were- thugs.
I don't think Vancouver is a great example at all. Canada simply doesn't have the same racial tensions that we do. If you find an example from the US please post it, I am not sure it hasn't happened, but you can bet your bottom dollar Fox News doesn't call any white people thugs.
Even if they do occasionally, some of you are seriously blind if you don't see that there are people out there who are using thug as a new racist epithet. It happens, get over it. Thug is not a racist term, but it gets used as one, and that is plain truth, if you can't see that your eyes are closed.
dude, he hgave you what you asked for. then you change the parameters. In Baltimore you have people who continue to try to work within the acepted means of peaceful protest. Then you have a group of younger people bent on grabbing shit that dont belong to them. Thuggish behaviour. it fits , you cant acquit . Why they feel the need or want to do such things is another question.
Not today Sir, Probably not tomorrow.............................................. bayfront arena st. pete '94
you're finally here and I'm a mess................................................... nationwide arena columbus '10
memories like fingerprints are slowly raising.................................... first niagara center buffalo '13
another man ..... moved by sleight of hand...................................... joe louis arena detroit '14
I love how I presented irrefutable evidence to the contrary of the notion that 'thug' is reserved for black people and people not only chose to ignore it... they persist with their argument.
In the event some are talking more than they are listening: Mayor Gregor Robertson publically denounced the large, predominantly white contingency of rioters in Vancouver as thugs.
He did so because that is what these 'individuals-persisting-with-non-legal-activities' (would that satisfy some?) were- thugs.
I don't think Vancouver is a great example at all. Canada simply doesn't have the same racial tensions that we do. If you find an example from the US please post it, I am not sure it hasn't happened, but you can bet your bottom dollar Fox News doesn't call any white people thugs.
Even if they do occasionally, some of you are seriously blind if you don't see that there are people out there who are using thug as a new racist epithet. It happens, get over it. Thug is not a racist term, but it gets used as one, and that is plain truth, if you can't see that your eyes are closed.
If Vancouver isn't a good example then neither is Fox News. Fox speaks to a certain audience only and that audience does not include you or I. Much like Richard Sherman, Fox doesn't get to decide what words mean, or define how they are used across society.
I'm off to see the Avengers but I'm sure I'll check in later.
dude, he hgave you what you asked for. then you change the parameters. In Baltimore you have people who continue to try to work within the acepted means of peaceful protest. Then you have a group of younger people bent on grabbing shit that dont belong to them. Thuggish behaviour. it fits , you cant acquit . Why they feel the need or want to do such things is another question.
Of course it fits, I have said that several times.
I love how I presented irrefutable evidence to the contrary of the notion that 'thug' is reserved for black people and people not only chose to ignore it... they persist with their argument.
In the event some are talking more than they are listening: Mayor Gregor Robertson publically denounced the large, predominantly white contingency of rioters in Vancouver as thugs.
He did so because that is what these 'individuals-persisting-with-non-legal-activities' (would that satisfy some?) were- thugs.
I don't think Vancouver is a great example at all. Canada simply doesn't have the same racial tensions that we do. If you find an example from the US please post it, I am not sure it hasn't happened, but you can bet your bottom dollar Fox News doesn't call any white people thugs.
Even if they do occasionally, some of you are seriously blind if you don't see that there are people out there who are using thug as a new racist epithet. It happens, get over it. Thug is not a racist term, but it gets used as one, and that is plain truth, if you can't see that your eyes are closed.
If Vancouver isn't a good example then neither is Fox News. Fox speaks to a certain audience only and that audience does not include you or I. Much like Richard Sherman, Fox doesn't get to decide what words mean, or define how they are used across society.
I'm off to see the Avengers but I'm sure I'll check in later.
I disagree entirely. Fox News is American, it is the most watched news network, and it the network of choice for white racists...seems like a good example of the fact that some words, like thug and terroris(m/t), are used selectively in a racist way.
I love how I presented irrefutable evidence to the contrary of the notion that 'thug' is reserved for black people and people not only chose to ignore it... they persist with their argument.
In the event some are talking more than they are listening: Mayor Gregor Robertson publically denounced the large, predominantly white contingency of rioters in Vancouver as thugs.
He did so because that is what these 'individuals-persisting-with-non-legal-activities' (would that satisfy some?) were- thugs.
I don't think Vancouver is a great example at all. Canada simply doesn't have the same racial tensions that we do. If you find an example from the US please post it, I am not sure it hasn't happened, but you can bet your bottom dollar Fox News doesn't call any white people thugs.
Even if they do occasionally, some of you are seriously blind if you don't see that there are people out there who are using thug as a new racist epithet. It happens, get over it. Thug is not a racist term, but it gets used as one, and that is plain truth, if you can't see that your eyes are closed.
If Vancouver isn't a good example then neither is Fox News. Fox speaks to a certain audience only and that audience does not include you or I. Much like Richard Sherman, Fox doesn't get to decide what words mean, or define how they are used across society.
I'm off to see the Avengers but I'm sure I'll check in later.
The other part to this being that the Vancouver Stanley Cup riots happened in 2011 and we're talking about word usage in 2015. If we are talking about evolving usage, that's plenty of time for it.
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I love how I presented irrefutable evidence to the contrary of the notion that 'thug' is reserved for black people and people not only chose to ignore it... they persist with their argument.
In the event some are talking more than they are listening: Mayor Gregor Robertson publically denounced the large, predominantly white contingency of rioters in Vancouver as thugs.
He did so because that is what these 'individuals-persisting-with-non-legal-activities' (would that satisfy some?) were- thugs.
I don't think Vancouver is a great example at all. Canada simply doesn't have the same racial tensions that we do. If you find an example from the US please post it, I am not sure it hasn't happened, but you can bet your bottom dollar Fox News doesn't call any white people thugs.
Even if they do occasionally, some of you are seriously blind if you don't see that there are people out there who are using thug as a new racist epithet. It happens, get over it. Thug is not a racist term, but it gets used as one, and that is plain truth, if you can't see that your eyes are closed.
If Vancouver isn't a good example then neither is Fox News. Fox speaks to a certain audience only and that audience does not include you or I. Much like Richard Sherman, Fox doesn't get to decide what words mean, or define how they are used across society.
I'm off to see the Avengers but I'm sure I'll check in later.
The other part to this being that the Vancouver Stanley Cup riots happened in 2011 and we're talking about word usage in 2015. If we are talking about evolving usage, that's plenty of time for it.
Plenty of time? Are you serious?
4 years... and a common word is plucked from everyday vernacular and converted to succinctly depicting a group based on their race when engaged in the behaviors typically eliciting the descriptive term?
I love how I presented irrefutable evidence to the contrary of the notion that 'thug' is reserved for black people and people not only chose to ignore it... they persist with their argument.
In the event some are talking more than they are listening: Mayor Gregor Robertson publically denounced the large, predominantly white contingency of rioters in Vancouver as thugs.
He did so because that is what these 'individuals-persisting-with-non-legal-activities' (would that satisfy some?) were- thugs.
I don't think Vancouver is a great example at all. Canada simply doesn't have the same racial tensions that we do. If you find an example from the US please post it, I am not sure it hasn't happened, but you can bet your bottom dollar Fox News doesn't call any white people thugs.
Even if they do occasionally, some of you are seriously blind if you don't see that there are people out there who are using thug as a new racist epithet. It happens, get over it. Thug is not a racist term, but it gets used as one, and that is plain truth, if you can't see that your eyes are closed.
If Vancouver isn't a good example then neither is Fox News. Fox speaks to a certain audience only and that audience does not include you or I. Much like Richard Sherman, Fox doesn't get to decide what words mean, or define how they are used across society.
I'm off to see the Avengers but I'm sure I'll check in later.
The other part to this being that the Vancouver Stanley Cup riots happened in 2011 and we're talking about word usage in 2015. If we are talking about evolving usage, that's plenty of time for it.
Plenty of time? Are you serious?
4 years... and a common word is plucked from everyday vernacular and converted to succinctly depicting a group based on their race when engaged in the behaviors typically eliciting the descriptive term?
What's the new term for 'white' thugs?
No. No way.
I"m not arguing for or against the validity of this usage, Thirty, I'm just saying that word meanings can change very quickly. How quickly did the word "tweet" come to commonly mean a post on twitter instead of the sound of a bird? Or go listen to any teenagers talk.
my small self... like a book amongst the many on a shelf
I love how I presented irrefutable evidence to the contrary of the notion that 'thug' is reserved for black people and people not only chose to ignore it... they persist with their argument.
In the event some are talking more than they are listening: Mayor Gregor Robertson publically denounced the large, predominantly white contingency of rioters in Vancouver as thugs.
He did so because that is what these 'individuals-persisting-with-non-legal-activities' (would that satisfy some?) were- thugs.
I don't think Vancouver is a great example at all. Canada simply doesn't have the same racial tensions that we do. If you find an example from the US please post it, I am not sure it hasn't happened, but you can bet your bottom dollar Fox News doesn't call any white people thugs.
Even if they do occasionally, some of you are seriously blind if you don't see that there are people out there who are using thug as a new racist epithet. It happens, get over it. Thug is not a racist term, but it gets used as one, and that is plain truth, if you can't see that your eyes are closed.
If Vancouver isn't a good example then neither is Fox News. Fox speaks to a certain audience only and that audience does not include you or I. Much like Richard Sherman, Fox doesn't get to decide what words mean, or define how they are used across society.
I'm off to see the Avengers but I'm sure I'll check in later.
The other part to this being that the Vancouver Stanley Cup riots happened in 2011 and we're talking about word usage in 2015. If we are talking about evolving usage, that's plenty of time for it.
Plenty of time? Are you serious?
4 years... and a common word is plucked from everyday vernacular and converted to succinctly depicting a group based on their race when engaged in the behaviors typically eliciting the descriptive term?
What's the new term for 'white' thugs?
No. No way.
I"m not arguing for or against the validity of this usage, Thirty, I'm just saying that word meanings can change very quickly. How quickly did the word "tweet" come to commonly mean a post on twitter instead of the sound of a bird? Or go listen to any teenagers talk.
Not today Sir, Probably not tomorrow.............................................. bayfront arena st. pete '94
you're finally here and I'm a mess................................................... nationwide arena columbus '10
memories like fingerprints are slowly raising.................................... first niagara center buffalo '13
another man ..... moved by sleight of hand...................................... joe louis arena detroit '14
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Not today Sir, Probably not tomorrow.............................................. bayfront arena st. pete '94
you're finally here and I'm a mess................................................... nationwide arena columbus '10
memories like fingerprints are slowly raising.................................... first niagara center buffalo '13
another man ..... moved by sleight of hand...................................... joe louis arena detroit '14
It's no wonder this country has gotten so soft.Everone walking on eggshells.Fuck that.Im no rascist.Not even a little,but those criminals who were slicing fire hoses and burning down buisnesses were Thugs plain and simple.You guys crack me up.
"...I changed by not changing at all..."
Language evolves. Why are people so afraid of that?
"I FEAR CHANGE. WE ARE ALL BECOMING SOFT IN AMERICA. OBAMA IS RUINING THIS COUNTRY."
^^^^Sarcasim
Just because a word makes you uncomfortable because you've decided it means something that it doesn't is no reason for others to stop saying it.
"...I changed by not changing at all..."
"...I changed by not changing at all..."
"...I changed by not changing at all..."
"...I changed by not changing at all..."
"...I changed by not changing at all..."
"...I changed by not changing at all..."
In the event some are talking more than they are listening: Mayor Gregor Robertson publically denounced the large, predominantly white contingency of rioters in Vancouver as thugs.
He did so because that is what these 'individuals-persisting-with-non-legal-activities' (would that satisfy some?) were- thugs.
Even if they do occasionally, some of you are seriously blind if you don't see that there are people out there who are using thug as a new racist epithet. It happens, get over it. Thug is not a racist term, but it gets used as one, and that is plain truth, if you can't see that your eyes are closed.
Not today Sir, Probably not tomorrow.............................................. bayfront arena st. pete '94
you're finally here and I'm a mess................................................... nationwide arena columbus '10
memories like fingerprints are slowly raising.................................... first niagara center buffalo '13
another man ..... moved by sleight of hand...................................... joe louis arena detroit '14
I'm off to see the Avengers but I'm sure I'll check in later.
"...I changed by not changing at all..."
4 years... and a common word is plucked from everyday vernacular and converted to succinctly depicting a group based on their race when engaged in the behaviors typically eliciting the descriptive term?
What's the new term for 'white' thugs?
No. No way.
Not today Sir, Probably not tomorrow.............................................. bayfront arena st. pete '94
you're finally here and I'm a mess................................................... nationwide arena columbus '10
memories like fingerprints are slowly raising.................................... first niagara center buffalo '13
another man ..... moved by sleight of hand...................................... joe louis arena detroit '14