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  1. Tanoomba

    Justice for Zimmerman

    Ah, my other favorite "Not a racist" excuse, after "It's just a joke!": The implication that screaming, hateful racism or job application denial racism is the only real racism. Making racist comments for fun and laughs doesn't count because nobody here is black and we're not actually burning...
  2. Tanoomba

    Justice for Zimmerman

    Guess who's not in a position to tell other people about vomiting words? Hodj. Oh, and after seeing your next post, you too.
  3. Tanoomba

    Justice for Zimmerman

    Dude,you'rethe one making follow-on assumptions. "Ah! He must be kidding. Surely he doesn't mean that, right?" I'll say it again: Trollface has admitted to being a racist. He's proud of it. When he writes an explicitly racist remark in the middle of a discussion about race, it looks exactly the...
  4. Tanoomba

    Justice for Zimmerman

    Ah, so you're saying when someone says "American Inventors gonna Kang", I'm missing the implied asterisk that continues: * I am using this historically charged hate-filled word to refer to a subset of the black population that I happen to have a problem with and not black people as a whole. This snarky...
  5. Tanoomba

    Justice for Zimmerman

    "It can mean anything the person who says it intends." Really? So it can mean, like, "Nice weather we're having", or maybe "Rabbits are unable to break wind and can get sick or die from eating foods that give them gas"? Can "American Inventors gonna Kang" mean those things? Give me a fucking break. What is...
  6. Tanoomba

    Justice for Zimmerman

    Actually, I kind of like Trollface. At least he's relatively honest. He's openly admitted to being racist. He takes pride in it. He just finished actually stating that racism isn't bad, and demands to see proof otherwise. He's a grade A asshole, but he knows that he is. At least you know where...
  7. Tanoomba

    Justice for Zimmerman

    Ah, the ol' "It's a joke!" defense. Make blatantly racist comments... "It's a joke! How dare you call me racist?" Make personal attacks... "It's just a joke! Why are you upset?" It's the "get out of jail free" card that just keeps on giving. Extra bonus: The jokes don't even have to be funny...
  8. Tanoomba

    Justice for Zimmerman

    Ha ha! It's funny 'cuz... it's... ummm... I actually don't know how this is funny. I'm not sure you understand how humor works. Did I ever claim to be perfect? Did I ever claim to be better than anyone? Somehow by pointing out obnoxiously ignorant behavior (even though pointing out ignorance...
  9. Tanoomba

    Justice for Zimmerman

    Of course I judge people on how they look, everybody does. What I don't do is make stupid racist comments to try to impress my internet jock friends. Nobody wants to get mugged or attacked, and we will take precautions to prevent these events from happening. But saying "American Inventors gonna Kang" has...
  10. Tanoomba

    Justice for Zimmerman

    Words don't have random meanings. We all learn how to interpret them based on context from a very young age. If you want to tell me I'm misinterpreting "American Inventors gonna Kang", feel free to tell me what actual meaning I should be deriving. Even if, by some bizarre warping of time-space and rational...
  11. Tanoomba

    Justice for Zimmerman

    Hey, look who's having a conversation about the N-word. Hmmm, this seems ironic somehow. Oh, that's right: Tucos gonna Tuc, I guess.
  12. Tanoomba

    Justice for Zimmerman

    Evidence thatwhatis helping black people? Not being a racist cunt? I'm not sure how many scientific studies have been done on the subject, perhaps because we have yet to find an accurate way to measure racist cuntery. Guess what wasn't racist? Your list of slurs. I'll let you figure out why...
  13. Tanoomba

    Justice for Zimmerman

    *Sigh* I don't know what Bizarro-world definition of "racism" you choose to believe, but here's what thedictionarysays: "American Inventors gonna Kang" fits very nicely into definitions 1 and 3, thank you very much. Oh, and I don't have a "rabid cause". I just enjoy presenting unpopular but perfectly...
  14. Tanoomba

    Justice for Zimmerman

    Yes. Yes I am. Those examples illustrate this perfectly. I can use the word "citizen" however I want. A government employee in Seattle can't. What's the difference? Context. A Seattle government employee has to worry about how the word "citizen" might be interpreted by someone who lives in...
  15. Tanoomba

    Justice for Zimmerman

    Ummm... you guys do understand that the context in which words are used carries more meaning than the words themselves, right? I mean, you get this, right?
  16. Tanoomba

    Justice for Zimmerman

    Sure there are. Etymology is a fascinating field. There's a lot we can learn about the origins of the word, how its usage has evolved with changing social circumstances, how it has taken on a symbolic representation of the concept of racism itself, how it has been (controversially) "re-claimed"...
  17. Tanoomba

    Justice for Zimmerman

    I'm not suggesting banning racist comments, nor am I suggesting that doing so would fix the problem in any way. I am saying that making racist comments objectively makes the racism problem worse. It might not be the most important aspect of a very complex issue, but there it is. And when someone...
  18. Tanoomba

    Justice for Zimmerman

    And I refuse to let you distort my words in order to allow you to wax poetic about shit that has nothing to do with what I said. Stop doing that. Some things are simple. Racism exists. Everybody agrees (or has yet to disagree). Racism is a problem. Again, no objections (yet). Saying "American Inventors...
  19. Tanoomba

    Justice for Zimmerman

    Again, you're projecting. You can't stop, apparently. I'm not beating white guilt intoanybody. I'm not even telling anybody to stop being a racist. I'm just saying it's funny how racist assholes feel they have to justify their racism somehow. My hands are already clean, I don't have to fight a...
  20. Tanoomba

    Justice for Zimmerman

    Not the words, the attitudes. The words just happen to be the way the attitudes manifest themselves the most clearly. Do you want to talk about why these attitudes exist? By all means, that would be a great conversation. Do you want to talk about modern circumstances that are making these...
  21. Tanoomba

    Justice for Zimmerman

    CLASSICStep 3 shit right here. You know who's never felt a single pang of white guilt in his life? Me. Why the fuck should I? I haven't done anything to feel guilty about, at least not "as a white person". I don't even use the term "white guilt", it has no fucking significance to me. I love how...
  22. Tanoomba

    Justice for Zimmerman

    "Beat it out of people"? What the fuck are you talking about? Let me re-establish some very simple points here, for clarity: 1) Racism exists. Would anybody care to deny this? 2) Racism negatively affects millions of people every day. Any objections? Therefore, racism is a problem. A real...
  23. Tanoomba

    Justice for Zimmerman

    Rerolled: Anything but the point. Oh noes! The thought police are taking away our racism! We must fight! We must fight to protect our ignorant racism!
  24. Tanoomba

    Justice for Zimmerman

    Ummm... Did you miss step 1? And 4? They're pretty significant to the point I was making. I'm talking about an increasingly popular trend where people will say stupid racist shit, then try to turn the tables when somebody calls them on it. It's an obnoxious trend and those who follow it are...
  25. Tanoomba

    Retro and New Video Game Picture/Video Thread

    I usually click the "InsertVideo" icon, then paste the URL.
  26. Tanoomba

    Funny, Strange, Random Pics

  27. Tanoomba

    Justice for Zimmerman

    Who's chastising white people? Who's brow-beating white guilt? Certainly not me.
  28. Tanoomba

    Justice for Zimmerman

    Step 5: Profit
  29. Tanoomba

    Justice for Zimmerman

    Thanks. Fixed.
  30. Tanoomba

    Justice for Zimmerman

    Step 1: Hurl racial slurs gleefully and flippantly, taking pride in your ability to de-humanize entire races. Laugh with your buddies at your own shittiness. Step 2: Wait for someone to inevitably get offended and point out that you're being a racist cunt. Step 3: Go off on a rant about how...
  31. Tanoomba

    Retro and New Video Game Picture/Video Thread

    Best track from MMX, IMO.
  32. Tanoomba

    Retro and New Video Game Picture/Video Thread

    The game that introduced me to the genre, when we still had to type in commands (not that there was anything wrong with that). I didn't understand many of the jokes at the time and I didn't even have a sound card yet, but I loved Larry 3 dearly.
  33. Tanoomba

    Retro and New Video Game Picture/Video Thread

    This one ranks up there too.
  34. Tanoomba

    Retro and New Video Game Picture/Video Thread

    Probably my favorite point and click adventure.
  35. Tanoomba

    Rerolled Down for Most of the Day For Anyone?

    Was down for most of the day for me.
  36. Tanoomba

    Retro and New Video Game Picture/Video Thread

    First thing I also thought of was Leisure Suit Larry 3. Second thing I thought of was Ecoquest 2: Lost Secret of the Rainforest.
  37. Tanoomba

    The NSA watches you poop.

    So according to that article, the whole situation is not "made up", but rather some of the circumstances are different. Apparently, the woman's husband searched "pressure cooker bomb" and "backpacks" from a work computer in April. The company (Speco) noticed this suspicious search and reported...
  38. Tanoomba

    amanda berry found..more importantly, awesome black man in cleveland.

    And yet,everyoneis both pro-lifeandpro-choice.
  39. Tanoomba

    The NSA watches you poop.

    What are you talking about? Your question: "Is it lawful to have a permanent, complete observation of every single law abiding citizen or is it not?" My answer: No, it is not lawful to have permanent, complete observation of every single law-abiding citizen. To have permanent, complete...