Black on Black Noose Swapping: More Proof That We’re Our Own Worse Enemy

introvertedwanderer Yes, that happened down in So Cal. He was a Marine stationed at Camp Pendelton and I think his wife was a school teacher. It was sick and disgusting and no one wanted to talk about the fact that the perps were black.

YoFabulous Next installment "Lee-Roy Live from Club Fed"

Maybe getting into the big house was his goal all along?

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Mocha Z Yes! That was my initial thought as well. One, the hubby is Flamin' Hotter than a bag of Cheetos. Two, the so-called Ph.D is a transgendered woman that is currently in the process to become a man because her/his features were waaaayyy to soft.

As for what possessed this person to send this couple the note with the noose and whatnot I cannot say. Lord knows the world is filled with crazies and it takes so little to set off the mentally-disturbed these days.

KTW

It's part of the system, which I think is why President Obama keeps getting hit by the right-wingers and the insults keep rolling in from that part of the public who just refuse to let go of their racism.

For this story, I don't think "bizarre" quite covers it, but I don't know a more apt word.

spec187NATruthstudent NATruthstudent is one of the regulars on this blog, and I think he's a pretty reasonable dude. He also wasn't calling you a racist, spec187. Not everybody who criticizes Obama is a racist (you fall into that camp), but you can't really deny that a lot of the Obama criticism is racially motivated.

spec187NATruthstudent "...but according to you that's because I am a racist."

What a way to be melodramatic and intentionally misconstrue what she said. She clearly said "institutional racism" not that YOU in particular were racist.

I think this is another reason why discussions with white people about institutional racism often break down, some white people keep feeling personally attacked when it is not about them in particular.

spec187

I only have a few things to say to you, Spec.

The first is that I never said you were a racist.

The second is that if you have never uttered a racial epithet toward the President or anyone else, then there is no reason for you to even take offense at my post, or to post as you did in response.

Yes, we can agree to disagree. I never said we couldn't.

That being said, there is an old saying about wearing shoes that fit.

spec187 I was replying to you in part because of what KTW and NA. NATruthstudent also said "It's part of the system,..."

I didn't get that he was saying that you were racist specifically, only that there are definitely racist right-wingers who keep saying racist, insulting things about Obama. It's one thing to say you don't like the man and his policies--which seems to be what you are saying, and that's cool--but it's quite another to call Obama's children "monkeys" which Tea Partiers have been caught on tape saying and claiming that the man doesn't want black people to work. Some of the stuff people on the right are saying is isn't even veiled racism, it's out in public racism.

spec187

Those bumper stickers are posted in fun. I and many others get a kick out of them for the humor of in narrow-minded, unthinking perspectives which will hopefully be deprived of their power. Facebook is wide open for that sort of thing. If you took offense, then that was your choice.

Not all rightwingers are racist; I never ssaid that. And disagreeing with Obama does not make one a racist; I never said that either. Yet there are racists who disagree with Obama, simply because of his race. That is also the primary motivation for the "birther" movement as well as the "Obama is a Muslim" meme.

I thoroughly enjoy lively discussion and debate with people who disagreewith me, provided it's done intelligently, by giving eidence that is not in serious dispute or that can be readily verified for accuracy. On the one blog post in which you and I interacted, I asked for that, and you chose to take offense. Notice that: YOU CHOSE. You could have chosen to respond intelligently, or agree to disagree and let it go. But you didn't.

If you would care to continue this discussion on it's merits, I shall be happy to oblige you, off this blog, through private email, unless Christelyn and the moderators agree to keep it here. But it is somewhat off topic for this post.

It's your choice.

spec187

What's your ID in FB? This site doesn't seem to have a private message function.

KTWspec187

Thanks, KTW. I don't think I'll ever understand why some folks take fairly generic comments so personally.

Maybe he was attracted to the guy. Heterosexual black men aren't usually upset by BM/WW couples.

Afrostyling LOL!!! Thanks for the laugh!

ncatina lol. the guy set my mac on fire. and he looks like he is wearing bronzer.

Afrostyling

Truth to tell, I was thinking that at first, but none of the gay people I know, black, white, or any other skin shade, would ever do something like that. "Disturbed" comes much closer, I think.

NATruthstudent Closeted black gay men can be very aggressive. Even more than the average black guy. Like they have something to prove

Afrostyling

Okay, that makes sense. I've never dealt, knowingly at least, with closet cases.

NATruthstudent It sucks that they probably dont have a safe place to come out but that doesn't mean you should go around terrorizing free people.

Afrostyling

I concur. But if they can't safely come out where they are, wouldn't it be more intelligent to move to a place where they can?

Afrostyling

Maybe he wanted the husband or they knew each other.

ann4950 That could be true. I just cant take that clown seriously with all that pancake on his face.

Afrostyling

The husband probably probably sent an email or an anonymous call to the police. Just image the husband saying, "I am outrage". You have to lol.

Afrostyling I had to do a side eye at the scared hubby too.

Afrostyling This is a serious hate crime but you guys have me laughing. I was trying to be objective but a little voice kept whispering "two people are gay in this scenario and it's not the WW."

Karla

I'ma need verification on that PhD because he does not look like any scholarly knowledge ever went through him.

Nonya Well, as Brice said above, the Unabomber had a Ph.D too and he looked a mess when they finally caught up with him:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ted_Kaczynski