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[GotEmRunnin]

http://www.theonion.com/articles/nation-throws-hands-up-tells-black-teenagers-to-do,33125/?ref=auto

well gahdamn.....

Maybe it's the era I grew up in, but I was pretty much told this as kid....by my father and he was a cop. Hell dude joined the force in the first place because he witnessed his older brother get assaulted by the cops in the segregated south and wanted to make a difference. By the time I was 15 he told me his name and status on the force was not enough to overshadow the color of my skin.....coldblooded but true. Before I hit 21 I had fit the description and or was followed by security in various public places so many times it simply became the norm.

 

[Black Republican]

“I mean, what can I say? You have no legal system to turn to, the police are out to get you, and everyone is immediately suspicious of you,” said Denver real-estate agent Kelly Martin, adding that she has been racking her brain trying to think of helpful advice for the teenagers, but that all she could come up with was, “Try to stay alive if you can.” “If you’re a black teen, you’re basically living in the Wild West right now. Not exactly words of encouragement, but there you have it.”

i should put this on a wall or something

 

[Devolution]

“I mean, what can I say? You have no legal system to turn to, the police are out to get you, and everyone is immediately suspicious of you,” said Denver real-estate agent Kelly Martin, adding that she has been racking her brain trying to think of helpful advice for the teenagers, but that all she could come up with was, “Try to stay alive if you can.” “If you’re a black teen, you’re basically living in the Wild West right now. Not exactly words of encouragement, but there you have it.”

i should put this on a wall or something

I dunno about the "right now." Seems there has always been a burden black people carry. Trayvon just brought that shit into the mainstream so non-blacks or people without black friends are finally noticing.

 

[Gorillaz]

that 12 Years a Slave is straight up Oscar bait.

Felt the same way tbh, still look into it beause of all that star power but I was just like

"ok"

 

[MorisUkunRasik]

I got a 'the police will never give you the benefit of the doubt' speech really early, before I could really understand.

Reflecting back it was mostly my paranoid dad who had a sour history with police who grew up in a much rougher place than he was raising his son passing it down to his nerdy mostly law abiding son. He was prepping me just in case I suppose.

 

[DominoKid]

Being a law abiding person doesn't count for shit if you're not one of the model minorities.

 

[MorisUkunRasik]

Being a law abiding person doesn't count for shit if you're not one of the model minorities.

True, what kept me in line most was having no time to fuck around. When my friends were drinking and using other stuff I was being forced to work.

Mon-Fri I was going to school at 5am getting out at 230pm going into work at 4pm and getting out at 10 pm. and then doing 6 to 7 hour shifts on sat and sunday. My entire highschool experience was horrible because of it.


I could have easily gotten dealt a bad hand one night walking home from work at night.

 

[SousedLouse]

Trayvoning is apparently a thing.

sigh - Buzzfeed link

Where dumbass-edness, apathy and stale memes collide.

http://www.theonion.com/articles/nation-throws-hands-up-tells-black-teenagers-to-do,33125/?ref=auto

i thought The Onion was supposed to be funny...

Yeah :/
On the plus side, thanks to another article I found out that Shellie Zimmerman never managed to buck those perjury charges. The system works!

 

[MorisUkunRasik]

Anyone have Jamestown on Steam? Thinking about getting it when I get home in a few hours, could go for some co-op.

 

[SousedLouse]

Anyone have Jamestown on Steam? Thinking about getting it when I get home in a few hours, could go for some co-op.

Co-op for Jamestown is local only, I think.

 

[MorisUkunRasik]

Co-op for Jamestown is local only, I think.

Well then fuck it.

 

[Zeus Molecules]

so I am watching this flashpoint DC animated film.... this shit is amazing.... and Its OD Rated R. I would not show this one to any kid younger than 13

 

[Slayven]

so I am watching this flashpoint DC animated film.... this shit is amazing.... and Its OD Rated R. I would not show this one to any kid younger than 13

Only thing awesome about Flashpoint is Flashpoint Batman.

 

[Zeus Molecules]

Only thing awesome about Flashpoint is Flashpoint Batman.

I thought that too based on the few issues I read of the comic event, but this movie is amazing, They cut out all the filler and just go from one fucked up scene to another.... Also considering i didn't read the whole comic series some of these moments are really WTF worthy.

 

[Slayven]

I thought that too based on the few issues I read of the comic event, but this movie is amazing, They cut out all the filler and just go from one fucked up scene to another.... Also considering i didn't read the whole comic series some of these moments are really WTF worthy.

They got the Shazam kids?

 

[Zeus Molecules]

They got the Shazam kids?

Yep.... I am only half way through but they are in there.

 

[DominoKid]

so I am watching this flashpoint DC animated film.... this shit is amazing.... and Its OD Rated R. I would not show this one to any kid younger than 13

this sounds like heaven to the < 13 me.

i'll watch it tonight since you mentioned it.

 

[CrazyDogg77]

so I am watching this flashpoint DC animated film.... this shit is amazing.... and Its OD Rated R. I would not show this one to any kid younger than 13

Is it the Flashpoint Paradox?

 

[Zeus Molecules]

Is it the Flashpoint Paradox?

yep

 

[harSon]

that 12 Years a Slave is straight up Oscar bait.

How are you supposed to make a story like that in a way that doesn't come off as Oscar Bait? It's based on an actual slave narrative, and that narrative is inspirational and triumphant.

 

[TheKaeptain]

I really should read 12 Years A Slave. I think it's like $1.99 on amazon.

 

[Slayven]

Why must she always be in struggle shit.

 

[ViewtifulJC]

Wait...I thought Paradox Flashpoint didn't come out til the end of the month

also Slayven why are you never in the comic threads anymore you uppity nigga

 

[MorisUkunRasik]

I'm never asking GAF for life advice...ever

 

[Gorillaz]

Link?

 

[Slayven]

Wait...I thought Paradox Flashpoint didn't come out til the end of the month

also Slayven why are you never in the comic threads anymore you uppity nigga

Cause they be so uptight. I read comics for fun, those dudes like to be stressed about shit.

I'm never asking GAF for life advice...ever

I was just reading that thread.

 

[zero_suit]

I'm never asking GAF for life advice...ever

The kid thread?

 

[DominoKid]

Wait...I thought Paradox Flashpoint didn't come out til the end of the month

also Slayven why are you never in the comic threads anymore you uppity nigga

yep. July 30.

 

[ViewtifulJC]

yep. July 30.

to the internet

 

[MorisUkunRasik]

Link?

The kid thread?

Wedding thread. Some people have rigid rules like it isn't essentially just a party. It's like some Jane Austin social politics.

 

[Devolution]

The kid thread?

Wedding thread.

Big deal over nothing.

 

[Slayven]

A lot of gaffers have the same ability to deal with real life shit as a 13 year old girl.

 

[Vermillion]

I think I've been bitter since Sunday... how's everyone else today?

 

[Slayven]

I think I've been bitter since Sunday... how's everyone else today?

keep on keeping on.

 

[RedSwirl]

NSFW.

http://www.neogaf.com/forum/showpost.php?p=70817621&postcount=9107

 

[DominoKid]

NSFW.

http://www.neogaf.com/forum/showpost.php?p=70817621&postcount=9107

I think I'm E. Honda. I think I'm Yokozuna.

 

[Slayven]

NSFW.

http://www.neogaf.com/forum/showpost.php?p=70817621&postcount=9107

How your ass have cleavage?

 

[Gorillaz]

NSFW.

http://www.neogaf.com/forum/showpost.php?p=70817621&postcount=9107

She broke dudes dick in that first one

 

[Onemic]

Maybe I'm wrong, but when has 4chans use of calling people gay, faggots, niggers, etc. been exempt from any kind of scrutiny because they don't actually mean it like what most people perceive it to be?

 

[Slayven]

Maybe I'm wrong, but when has 4chans use of calling people gay, faggots, niggers, etc. been exempt from any kind of scrutiny because they don't actually mean it like what most people perceive it to be?

There is contempt, but it is not worth bothering with a bunch of kids trying to be E-hard.

 

[The Faceless Master]

Maybe I'm wrong, but when has 4chans use of calling people gay, faggots, niggers, etc. been exempt from any kind of scrutiny because they don't actually mean it like what most people perceive it to be?

What do you mean by "they don't actually mean it"?

 

[Slayven]

I hope the Catfish is black this time.

 

[Nakazato]

NSFW.

http://www.neogaf.com/forum/showpost.php?p=70817621&postcount=9107

GOD DAMN

Sumo DROP

 

[Devolution]

What do you mean by "they don't actually mean it"?

He's talking about how people excuse racism, sexism, homophobia with just "they only say it because they can get away with it, doesn't mean they're racist/sexist/homophobic." When really no one should be saying that shit just to get others riled or because they can.

 

[The Faceless Master]

He's talking about how people excuse racism, sexism, homophobia with just "they only say it because they can get away with it, doesn't mean they're racist/sexist/homophobic." When really no one should be saying that shit just to get others riled or because they can.

i refuse to believe they say it solely because of trolling.

 

[Vermillion]

Maybe I'm wrong, but when has 4chans use of calling people gay, faggots, niggers, etc. been exempt from any kind of scrutiny because they don't actually mean it like what most people perceive it to be?

I mean, Reddit does some of the same thing, right? I remember my friend being surprised because I told him GAF bans for that same shit.

 

[ViewtifulJC]

NSFW.

http://www.neogaf.com/forum/showpost.php?p=70817621&postcount=9107

 

[Onemic]

What do you mean by "they don't actually mean it"?

It's something you don't understand and their context for its usage is different than its actual context in real lie. To top it off, I'm a bigot for thinking that they're all a bunch of racist, sexist assholes.

 

[Slayven]

Holy shit this catfish


I am dead


I am fucking dead.

 

[MorisUkunRasik]

I wish GAF would allow slurs for a few months...I want to know where everyone stands.