The Race(ism)/Hate Thread

[Tomahawk]

Mississippi finally ratifies the 13th Amendment and officially bans slavery.

7 score and 8 years after his death, Lincoln is still kicking racist ass.

[General_Failure]

Those movies must have really moved the entire state.

[Zanshin]

I'm sure it was the Vampire Hunter one. Scared them straight.

[ice grillin you]

http://colorlines.com/assets_c/2013/02/bloombergbusinessweek-thumb-640x853-7752.jpg


edit: Browsers are marking this image as malware because of the domain.

[MDS]

is that from the 1940's?

[ice grillin you]

this could just as easily go in the farged up world thread

http://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/a-concentration-camp-for-little-boys-dark-secrets-unearthed-in-kkk-county-8518009.html?fb_action_ids=10152623693340402,10200247495086037,10200111299078260,10200111288637999,10200210770525299&fb_action_types=news.reads&fb_source=other_multiline&action_object_map={%2210152623693340402%22:348160438623855,%2210200247495086037%22:348160438623855,%2210200111299078260%22:422061224544465,%2210200111288637999%22:416353878454621,%2210200210770525299%22:251643981638424,%2210152599205320447%22:222912411180353

[ice grillin you]

Oberlin College canceled classes on Monday and convened a "day of solidarity" instead, after a person wearing a robe and hood appeared near its Afrikan Heritage House early Monday morning, the latest in a string of what it described as hate-related incidents and vandalism in the last month.

That event and a number of others are being investigated by the college's security staff and the Oberlin city police.

The sighting of the person on Monday, "in addition to the series of other hate-related incidents on campus, has precipitated our decision to suspend formal classes and all nonessential activities for today, Monday, March 4, 2013, and gather for a series of discussions of the challenging issues that have faced our community in recent weeks," according to a statement issued by Marvin Krislov, Oberlin's president, and three college deans.

In the last month, a number of racist and antigay messages have been left around campus, a jarring incongruity in a place with the liberal political leanings and traditions of Oberlin, a school of 2,800 students in Ohio, about 30 miles southwest of Cleveland. Guides to colleges routinely list it as among the most liberal, activist and gay-friendly schools in the country.

"I'm not sure why anyone is doing it, but those actions have made people uneasy and say we need to come together and discuss this," said Scott Wargo, an Oberlin spokesman.

Founded in 1833, Oberlin was one of the first colleges in the nation to educate women and men together, and one of the first to admit black students. Before the Civil War, it was an abolitionist hotbed and an important stop on the underground railroad.

[ice grillin you]

repulsive

http://thinkprogress.org/justice/2013/03/09/1695891/fox-news-guest-receives-racist-rape-and-death-threats-after-arguing-guns-arent-the-solution-to-rape/?mobile=nc

[MDS]

burn america to the ground and start over

[Rome]

The comments directed at that woman are indeed repulsive.  That said, none of them involved threats, only deranged wishes (as in, I hope you get raped or killed or whatever).   

Prosecuting people for their thoughts or wishes is equally repulsive.  I mean, what's next - re-education camps for people who express negative thoughts? 

[ice grillin you]

i am 100% in support of prosecuting people for being racist or bigoted

[Sgt PSN]

As much as I'd like to be in support of that, I'm not.  Hating a person based on race or gender or religion or orientation is awful.  We all know this.  But it's absolutely inconceivable for a person's thoughts or opinions on anything to be criminal.  If someone wants to waste their life being hateful towards others, fine by me.  I've got more important shtein to do. 

[Diomedes]

Like what, lobby for Donovan McNabb to be inducted into the Hall of Fame?

[Sgt PSN]

Exactly

[ice grillin you]

http://mediamatters.org/blog/2013/03/14/how-chris-hayes-show-differs-from-other-sunday/193054