Shocked & Disgusted - Page 4

lovespink88 · #1 11-06-2008, 04:02 PM

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Originally Posted by madmax

Everyone has the right to their opinion as long as they have the same opinion as you and if they don't then they are racists.

WHOA not at all what I said! I really don't think I could have been any more clear, so I'm not going to rephrase, but simply copy and paste from my original letter. Maybe I'll put some bolds in there to help you out since you couldn't get it the first time. I said:

"I’m not accusing all McCain supporters of being against Obama just because he’s black. Everyone has their differences in opinions about political issues and I know these are reasons that many people disagree on candidates."

Is that better for you? Your accusation makes no sense whatsoever.

The people I were calling racist were people who said the following (and just as a reminder these are NOT my words):
- That Obama is a poison and sin to the country because he just wants money for the dirty black people like himself
- That said "It's called the White House for a reason"
- That said "FREE FRIED CHICKEN AND KOOL AID AT GRANK PARK"
- That said, "Get your guns, there's a coon in the White House"
etc....

THOSE are the people I am calling racist. Learn to read, and don't put words in my mouth.

Now as far as why I voted for Obama...I really don't HAVE to explain myself to anyone, especially you, but I guess I will anyways. Between the candidates, I agreed with him on more issues than McCain. I'm not saying Obama's perfect because no candidate could ever be perfect. But between the two, I think that he has more promise.

Is that acceptable for you?

Now, some of you brought up some points that I regrettably failed to address in my letter. Racism certainly does go more than one way, and I know that there are people that voted for him just BECAUSE he's black. I don't think those things are justifable or right either.

Basically, I wrote this because I just didn't expect to see it. It made me realize just how bad racism still is, no matter who it's directed towards. I use these examples because it is what I am seeing happening in front of me.

PeppyGPhiB · #2 11-06-2008, 06:53 PM

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Originally Posted by madmax

PS. Why did you support Obama? I am sure it had nothing to do with the color of his skin.

I just couldn't let this go.

There are a whole lot of white people in this country that voted for Obama, and I know that at least in my case and my friends' cases, it had NOTHING to do with race. There are many people in this country that don't give a second thought to race in these matters, though I know that for some people from some circles and parts of the country, that's hard to believe. What makes you think we're so stupid and naive as to NOT vote for the candidate that shares our views on policy? You do know that there are people in this country that believe in the platform of the democrat party, don't you? I would have voted for whichever candidate shares my ideals, which is usually a democrat. I would have voted for Hillary or Biden if they were the prez candidate, too. John McCain does not believe in or prioritize the things I care about most, which is why I would've never voted for him. Obama does, and that is why I voted for him.

OtterXO · #3 11-06-2008, 07:09 PM

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Originally Posted by PeppyGPhiB

I just couldn't let this go.

This guy's been jumping down everyone's throat on this particular issue for awhile now by throwing in these little jabs and then running away from a thread when people call him out on it. According to him every snafu that happened in McCain/Palin's campaign would have been GREAT to all of us Obama supporters if Obama/Biden had done it. Because apparently we have no brains, independent thoughts, etc.

PeppyGPhiB · #4 11-06-2008, 06:22 PM

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Originally Posted by lovespink88

I've known that racism is still alive in our country. But I am appalled by the reactions and feedback that I saw in my Facebook “News Feed” on Tuesday Night regarding Obama’s win

I understand that McCain supporters are going to be upset that their candidate lost. I would feel the same if I was in their position. But I couldn’t believe the ignorance and hatred I witnessed moments after Obama’s win. I saw a countless number of “Status Updates” from people voicing their displeasure about Obama’s victory. Yes, everyone has the right to do this, but what disgusts me is how many people were making it blatantly obvious that they’re mad at the fact that a black man won. I knew racism was still around, but I guess I was just naïve, not realizing just how bad it really is still.

I’m not accusing all McCain supporters of being against Obama just because he’s black. Everyone has their differences in opinions about political issues and I know these are reasons that many people disagree on candidates. But immediately following the election, I witnessed an overwhelming number of people express their anger about our next President because of his skin color. To these people I say: If you’re going to hate Obama, at least make yourself sound educated and hate him for a real reason—not because he’s black.

It’s 2008. When will we move past this race thing? There are so many other things that we could be doing with this hateful energy. We all know that our country needs some serious changes but we cannot do this divided. We must work together as Americans to help our country out of this mess! I sincerely hope that everyone will soon realize that the racism is useless and will only hinder our progress.

^^^ So that there was a little editorial I wrote and submitted into my school's paper....I'm crossing my fingers that it gets published soon. I just felt so disgusted after seeing a few people's reactions to Obama's win that I felt I needed to do SOMETHING...

And for some of you who may think I'm over reacting, here's a few of the status updates I saw....

"Katie ------- says obama is a poisoin to this country. he is a sin. disgusting."

Sure, that comment is not particularly racist, but here's what she also wrote on someone's wall:

"he's just after money for all the dirty black people like himself"

.....

Another girl wrote

"Samantha -------- think's it's called the WHITE house for a reason"

And another...

"Frankie --------- FREE FRIED CHICKEN AND KOOL-AID IN GRANT PARK"

Is anyone else experiencing or witnessing anything like this? If so, how do you feel about it?

First, I hope you commented on their status and told them their comments weren't OK. People say things like that because they think the people around them will support them. So stop supporting it.

Second, I hope you un-friended those people. I sure as hell wouldn't want to associate in any way with people like that. It makes YOU look bad, too...we all know the way Facebook works.

Third, I haven't seen comments like that in my network because almost every single person on my friends list is an Obama supporter. Most of the status updates were full of joy!

Kevlar281 · #5 11-06-2008, 07:11 PM

University of Texas Football Player Kicked Off Team for Racist Facebook Status Update about Barack Obama

DaemonSeid · #6 11-06-2008, 07:26 PM

I dont have time to post it but someone please find Sen's thread about idiots getting caught posting stuff in facebook.....link it here...

Thanks

But 2 words to this loser

dumb

ASS

WinniBug · #7 11-06-2008, 07:26 PM

My husband got this text from 2 different people the other night....
"White people need to report to the cotton field at 7:00 tomorrow morning for orientation"

DrPhil · #8 11-06-2008, 07:52 PM

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Originally Posted by WinniBug

My husband got this text from 2 different people the other night....
"White people need to report to the cotton field at 7:00 tomorrow morning for orientation"

Who is the ignorant fool (regardless of race) who sent that?

nittanyalum · #9 11-06-2008, 09:16 PM

Italy's Prime Minister calls Obama "handsome and even-tanned". http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20081106/...rlusconi_obama

Part of me loves that he just says stupid stuff because he wants to and the other part of me just thinks he's an imbecile. But I still LOLed.

DrPhil · #10 11-06-2008, 09:23 PM

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Originally Posted by nittanyalum

Italy's Prime Minister calls Obama "handsome and even-tanned". http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20081106/...rlusconi_obama

Part of me loves that he just says stupid stuff because he wants to and the other part of me just thinks he's an imbecile. But I still LOLed.

I can't find your post about Obama babies.

An Obama baby was born on election day and his middle name is "Obama."

I weap for how far people will take this.

nittanyalum · #11 11-06-2008, 09:32 PM

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Originally Posted by DrPhil

I can't find your post about Obama babies.

An Obama baby was born on election day and his middle name is "Obama."

I weap for how far people will take this.

It wasn't my post, but here it is: http://www.greekchat.com/gcforums/sh...9&postcount=51

I thought I'd read about a baby already receiving the FIRST name of Obama -- maybe I misread it and it was the same baby you're talking about. It's actually a pretty cool first name, I'll be more impressed when there's a flood of "Barack"s born.

DreamfulSpirit · #12 11-06-2008, 09:42 PM

I was quite appalled at some of my friends facebook statuses as well:

-welcomes everyone to the USSA: United Socialist States of America.

-THIS COUNTRY IS F-ED!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

-well country, it's been nice knowing ya, welcome to the change of socialism.

There was even one about how putting the country in the hands of liberals has just handed the country to terrorists...something along that line. A lot of my friends have commented on the negativity and how they're not happy with it.

BetteDavisEyes · #13 11-06-2008, 10:52 PM

One gem I saw was a bubblehead skank from myspace with a F**K Obama profile picture and the headline that Obama is going to ruin what's left of the country.

Then there were all the stupid comments by people threatening to move to Canada.

KSig RC · #14 11-06-2008, 11:30 PM

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Originally Posted by DreamfulSpirit

I was quite appalled at some of my friends facebook statuses as well:

-welcomes everyone to the USSA: United Socialist States of America.

-THIS COUNTRY IS F-ED!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

-well country, it's been nice knowing ya, welcome to the change of socialism.

While these are stupid, they're not even from the same planet as the actually offensive prejudice shown earlier in the thread - and that's even accounting for racial bias in the overreaction to any specter of 'wealth redistribution'.

AKA_Monet · #15 11-07-2008, 12:21 AM

You know, I am exhausted with the judgment calls made about folks who are enacting their right to freely express themselves. Although I feel exuberant about President Obama's win, I would not restrict a person's right to say a comment contrary to my buzzed Pres Obama high...

If I felt similar to these people, I probably would not describe my anger, frustration, fear and hatred in the terminology they did. It elicits the reasons behind their insecurities. And if they are doing it on Facebook, it probably means most of them are under 40--suggesting their youthful indiscretion.

Just because someone posts personal angst, does mean we have to read it, respond to it or be in "their" misery of their words...

This tactile response psychology is similar to substance abuse and addiction...

What are we going to do for our future? There are worse problem out there to tackle than what the Electorate chose as their leader... We must be unified in our response. How will we get there?