CardinalBacker

I was young not too long ago. Sounds like you’re still a few years away from realizing that you don’t know anything. That’s when you really start to learn. You seem like a bright kid. You’ll get there.

Go back and learn something. “The massacre began over Memorial Dayweekend after 19-year-old Dick Rowland, a black shoeshiner, was accused of assaulting Sarah Page, the 17-year-old white elevator operator of the nearby Drexel Building. He was taken into custody. After the arrest, rumors spread through the city that Dick Rowland was to be lynched. Upon hearing reports that a mob of hundreds of white men had gathered around the jail where Dick Rowland was being kept, a group of 75 black men, some of whom were armed, arrived at the jail with the intention of helping to ensure Dick Rowland would not be lynched. The sheriff persuaded the group of black men to leave the jail, assuring them that he had the situation under control. As the group of black men was leaving the premises, complying with the sheriff's request, a member of the mob of white men attempted to disarm one of the black men. A shot was fired, and then according to the reports of the sheriff, "all hell broke loose". At the end of the firefight, 12 people were killed: 10 white and 2 black.[19] As news of these deaths spread throughout the city, mob violence exploded.[2] As you can plainly read... the violence was started on a day in which 10 white people and 2 black people were killed. So this whole “it was a racist massacre” leaves out the part that should include “that black people instigated.” Are you seeing any parallels in 2020? You know, riots, looting, vandalism, attacks on white people? Those who refuse to learn from history are doomed to repeat it. You should really do some thinking.

Right. It’s just people looking for things to be offended by. We took senior pics for the kids in Weiss Park under the Oaks a few years ago. I was less bothered by the statue than I was by the homeless hanging around openly smoking dope and the discarded needles on the ground. First things first, though, I guess.... gotta get that old statue out of there.

Learn something today. [Hidden Content]

Hey PAMFAM10... Somebody posted this elsewhere and I thought of you. “You do realize that slavery or not, even the poorest, most “oppressed” black person in America is better off than ANY black person living in Africa right now, right?”

But y’all are okay with it. When over 7400 black people were murdered in 2018, and you riot over the 9 (nine) unarmed blacks killed by cops, then YES, you are okay with the other 7400+ that you didn’t get upset over. 14000 total people were killed that year, and 7400+were black. Over 50 percent of murder victims in the US that year were black, despite the fact that blacks make up 13% of the total population. And you don’t care. None of you do. You’re mad at the cops.

Meh.... it says fashioned like a noose. I have a goofy knot on my attic ladder that’s fashioned to shorten the pull rope so it’s not hanging down in my face. I suspect somebody coiled and looped the pull rope. I sincerely doubt that anybody knows how to fashion the 13 coils that even the Boy Scouts won’t teach. I was torn between racist tire changer or sympathetic hoaxer. Glad it was neither.

[Hidden Content] If riots, violence, and vandalism aren't enough to convince you that BLM and every single person that supports the movement is a racist, anti-Christian, member of a terrorist organization... you need to open your eyes. If you don't have a problem with tearing down confederate statutes.... and then you don't have a problem with tearing down any statue from before confederate times (Washington, Jefferson, Jackson, etc...)... then maybe you might get concerned if they are offended by your church and want to tear that down, too? If you still can't denounce Black Lives Matter, then you're no better than a Klansman.

The difference is that we're not looting target and beating up black bystanders. But you can't comprehend the subtle differences.

So you wouldn't be concerned if somebody got up and said the complete opposite of what she's claiming?

I thought about that... probably makes more sense to list them and make it shareable on fb, with links to the advertisers’ fb pages.

I sent them an email.... I’m not going to watch their news programming as long as she’s employed.

You’re probably right ... it’s been a while since I’ve watched it. All jokes aside, we watched it in public school. They warned us about the language.... Rhett said “d@mn,” lol. We also read Tom Sawyer and Huckleberry Finn... can you imagine the poop storm if they got kids to read those novels instead of the transgender-indoctrination crap they spoonfeed the kids these days? It’s another illustration of how far we’ve already come, but at the same time these kids are convinced that we’re living in the most oppressed environmental in history.

All jokes aside, they updated Aunt Jemima’s image a few years ago. She looked less like “Mammy” (I don’t know nothin’ bout birthin’ no babies, Miss Scarlett!) and more like a black mom from the Brady Bunch. My guess is that the people complaining probably haven’t looked at the packaging lately. It’s also important to note that “Mammy” was played by an accomplished actress who earned an academy award for her work in that classic. First Oscar for an African American, btw. [Hidden Content] The amazing part is that ol’ racist show is getting canned at the same time people are complaining that not enough black people get Oscars... so they cancel the movie that resulted in the first Oscar for a POC. It’s surreal.

I guess y’all never watched that Southpark episode about “fish dicks.”

No offense, but that's the excuse every time one of these attacks happen. Which makes the whole thing even more stupid because black people don't have a problem with the word being used.... unless the speaker is white. If you have a problem with a white person saying it, but sing along when Kanye does..... shut up, you're the racist. I don't care what somebody says to you... dummy, stupid, fatty, n-word.... No reason to use violence. Isn't it crazy how these same people would stand in the street and yell "f-k 12! F- the police!" but they can't control their anger if somebody dares to say a word that is celebrated by the black community? I laughed my butt off when the NFL started penalizing ANYBODY that dropped it on the field... white or black. So much confusion by the black players.

That's wild.... I always bought it because I was proud that they had stuck with their marketing campaign. I mean, if you're gonna buy soul food who better to buy it from? Same reason I buy Tony Cachere's and Zatarain's when I shop for cajun food/spices. When I was kid I liked Chef Boy-R-Dee for my canned Italian food. That guy wearing the yellow slicker suit for Mrs. Gordon's fish dicks. But some people see racism behind every bush and shrub.

Hanging in the field house.

I’d like to point out that we out scored WOS in a three way scrimmage in Vidor in 15.

The problem with that is that now you’ll lose your job, go broke trying to defend yourself from charges if you live in a liberal area, and very likely end up in prison. You actually owe it to your family to find a different career.

One thing that makes a huge difference is whether or not there’s a fight going on. I’m sure you’ve been in a fight or two at some point and that adrenaline is a bear. If the cop is rolling around with a guy and fighting over a weapon, he’s probably gonna be more reactive than a guy that walks up on a calm situation like you describe. I think a lot of people miss the fact that what we’re seeing when someone is resisting is a fight. I don’t make the best decisions after somebody slaps me. Professional fighters have trouble maintaining their composure sometimes... guys who do it for a living. But we expect our police officers to remain calm, make sound decisions, and remember their training during what is probably the most insane moment in anyone’s life... a physical fight.

All you can do is think for yourself and pay attention to what other looks are saying.... even the ones that you disagree with. We’re always hammering on the black community because it seems like your family unit (mom, dad, daughter) is the exception to the rule. But at the same time, you have to figure in the fact that slavery undoubtedly tore up the fabric of many black families 150+ years ago... and it’s not something that’s easily repaired. The same thing can be said about incarceration of young black men today.... it’s hard to be a good dad from prison, and then it gets generational. I think we both agree that too many young black men end up in trouble with the law. The difference is that I think we have to reach them before they do damage to themselves and their futures... other people think that the problem is a racist justice system. Except Sheila Jackson Lee... don’t listen to her... she’s a clown, lol. Never knew she was SDA.

I'm not lying... they wouldn't even let the first team backs on the field during scrimmages. People were playing all out of position. I think they looked at the scrimmages as more of a conditioning exercise than anything else.

I'd put my money on parenting and personal responsibility any day of the week.

I didn’t know if all of that secrecy was a Dubois or Matthews thing. We wouldn’t run much of the playbook at all during scrimmages.