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"It said that while in high school eight years earlier, Mr King had tweeted two racist jokes about black people." This insanity needs to end.

aklemm 6y ago
Yes, hopefully it will become so abhorrent that it will be obvious even to teenagers that race “jokes” aren’t acceptable.
- apsec112 6y ago
  "But Jesus went to the Mount of Olives. Early in the morning He returned to the temple. All the people came to Him, and He sat down and taught them. The scribes and Pharisees brought a woman caught in adultery. When they had put her in the middle, they said to Him, “Teacher, this woman was caught in the very act of adultery. Now Moses in the law commanded us to stone such, but what do You say?” They said this, testing Him, that they might have something of which to accuse Him. But Jesus stooped down and wrote on the ground with His finger, as though He did not hear them. So when they continued asking Him, He stood up and said to them, “Let him who is without sin among you be the first to throw a stone at her.” Again He stooped down and wrote on the ground. Being convicted by their conscience, those who heard it went out one by one, beginning with the eldest even to the last. Jesus was left alone, and the woman standing in the midst. When Jesus had stood up and saw no one but the woman, He said to her, “Woman, where are your accusers? Did no one condemn you?” She said, “No one, Lord.” Jesus said to her, “Neither do I condemn you. Go and sin no more.”"
  - aklemm 6y ago
    Contextually, that’s nonsense.
    - t0mbstone 6y ago
      I'm not religious but it makes sense to me: "Don't condemn other people for making the mistake of saying racist things in their past if you have said racist things in YOUR past yourself" It's very logical.
- ojhughes 6y ago
  How would you feel if you lost your job because of something you said years ago was deemed offensive? Doesn’t have to be about race, political wrongthink is enough to be cancelled. When I was at school in the 90s, I said things that are unacceptable by today’s standards. I wouldn’t say those things today as times have changed
- elp 6y ago
  "If you give me six lines written by the hand of the most honest of men, I will find something in them which will hang him." He was 16. I'm sure I could find a picture of you as a kid covered in mud. (Blackface!!! Stone him!!! ) Given time you can find something offensive about everyone. Its become a convenient way to eliminate competitors, jealous retaliation, or attempt to signal your great virtue. The mob will burn anyone they just need an excuse.
ponker 6y ago
Just as I will have a talk with my son about how to interact with the police (the same one my dad had with me), I'll be sitting both my kids down at the right time to explain to them that they need to do the essential process of exploring transgressions/norms in a manner that does not stay with them for the rest of their lives, even though they live in a world where most communication is over recorded channels. I said 10x worse things growing up, but none of it got written down -- they'll need to understand pseudonyms, awareness of whether they're being video or audio recorded, etc.

aklemm 6y ago

Yes, hopefully it will become so abhorrent that it will be obvious even to teenagers that race “jokes” aren’t acceptable.

apsec112 6y ago
"But Jesus went to the Mount of Olives. Early in the morning He returned to the temple. All the people came to Him, and He sat down and taught them. The scribes and Pharisees brought a woman caught in adultery. When they had put her in the middle, they said to Him, “Teacher, this woman was caught in the very act of adultery. Now Moses in the law commanded us to stone such, but what do You say?” They said this, testing Him, that they might have something of which to accuse Him. But Jesus stooped down and wrote on the ground with His finger, as though He did not hear them. So when they continued asking Him, He stood up and said to them, “Let him who is without sin among you be the first to throw a stone at her.” Again He stooped down and wrote on the ground. Being convicted by their conscience, those who heard it went out one by one, beginning with the eldest even to the last. Jesus was left alone, and the woman standing in the midst. When Jesus had stood up and saw no one but the woman, He said to her, “Woman, where are your accusers? Did no one condemn you?” She said, “No one, Lord.” Jesus said to her, “Neither do I condemn you. Go and sin no more.”"
- aklemm 6y ago
  Contextually, that’s nonsense.
  - t0mbstone 6y ago
    I'm not religious but it makes sense to me: "Don't condemn other people for making the mistake of saying racist things in their past if you have said racist things in YOUR past yourself" It's very logical.
ojhughes 6y ago
How would you feel if you lost your job because of something you said years ago was deemed offensive? Doesn’t have to be about race, political wrongthink is enough to be cancelled. When I was at school in the 90s, I said things that are unacceptable by today’s standards. I wouldn’t say those things today as times have changed
elp 6y ago
"If you give me six lines written by the hand of the most honest of men, I will find something in them which will hang him." He was 16. I'm sure I could find a picture of you as a kid covered in mud. (Blackface!!! Stone him!!! ) Given time you can find something offensive about everyone. Its become a convenient way to eliminate competitors, jealous retaliation, or attempt to signal your great virtue. The mob will burn anyone they just need an excuse.

ponker 6y ago

Just as I will have a talk with my son about how to interact with the police (the same one my dad had with me), I'll be sitting both my kids down at the right time to explain to them that they need to do the essential process of exploring transgressions/norms in a manner that does not stay with them for the rest of their lives, even though they live in a world where most communication is over recorded channels. I said 10x worse things growing up, but none of it got written down -- they'll need to understand pseudonyms, awareness of whether they're being video or audio recorded, etc.