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Here it is: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K6TnAn7qV1s&t=816s https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K6TnAn7qV1s&t=816s We're supposed to watch that and pretend that

Here it is: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K6TnAn7qV1s&t=816s https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K6TnAn7qV1s&t=816s We're supposed to watch that and pretend that it is a "racist rant".

autoexec 4y ago
It's ignorant, and segregationist, and certainly after skipping around his videos the guy is clearly a nutjob, but it's odd that this is what sparked all the outrage. Is this really the worst thing he's said?
- viraptor 4y ago
  Nah, he's been going at it for ages, just in more subtle words. I guess this is the first time he said some things directly enough and as you said, being openly ignorant of real issues.
- maximus-decimus 4y ago
  I'm pretty sure he said he was proud of his step-son for killing himself since the only 2 ways to deal with mental health issues in America are suicide and school shootings. That man sure has opinions. edit : I got it slightly wrong, he's saying parents of people with mental health issues have two choices : killing their own kids or watch people die Somehow that's worse https://twitter.com/ScottAdamsSays/status/1544679510674587648 https://twitter.com/ScottAdamsSays/status/154467951067458764...
- torstenvl 4y ago
  Wait. You're saying that he's being ignorant and segregationist, for not wanting to spend time with people who don't think it's okay for him to be the race he was born as? That's absurd. It is okay to be white. It is okay to be black. It is okay to be any race, creed, color, sex, or orientation. Anyone who says otherwise is a bigot. And no, it isn't segregationist not to want to spend time with people who are bigoted toward you.
  - TEP_Kim_Il_Sung 4y ago
    No; It's not okay. All those you listed are humans, and humans are bad. Praise Gaia.
  - paulryanrogers 4y ago
    Because a minority of black people responded negatively to a poll question about a racist, dog whistle phrase, Adams now considers black people a hate group. And he recommends white people avoid black people. Sounds like segregation to me.
    - torstenvl 4y ago
      [flagged]
      - hackerlight 4y ago
        Pro tip, statements can carry meaning beyond the literal interpretation of the constituent words.
        chaps 4y ago
        Did you watch the stream in-question?
        hackerlight 4y ago
        Yes
  - chaps 4y ago
    He said that he identified as black until he read the poll, which made him turn back to identifying as white. I'm... struggling... to interpret that any way that's not ignorant at best.
  - hackerlight 4y ago
    You are misrepresenting what he said. He said he wants to avoid all black people not just the subset of black people that he's flimsily accusing of holding racist beliefs.
bitwize 4y ago
Major press outlets have called it a racist rant. Wikipedia will likely do so also, citing those major press outlets. Therefore, it is a racist rant.
gamblor956 4y ago
The following is an actual quote from the stream: Scott Adams: "the best advice I would give to White people is to get the hell away from Black people" That is not "racist rant" to you?
- refurb 4y ago
  It would help to put it in context. He basically referenced some poll that asked black people if "it's ok to be white". And half said "no". So he said "that's a hate group" And said "the only solution is to get away from people [black people] who hold those views"
  - roflyear 4y ago
    Classic. What's the context for the poll? You're giving one party the benefit of the doubt but not the other.
    - viraptor 4y ago
      There is no context to that poll. That's the whole question. I was hoping there's more, but it looks like it was just done to create controversy and attention. It's a meaningless (yet loaded with subtext) question that the author had to realise will do what it did. And people like Scott can grab onto that and cause more havoc on top with a side of some ignorant spicy takes.
      - mightyham 4y ago
        I'm not making any claims about the accuracy of the poll results because I have no idea how it was conducted, but the question "Do you agree or disagree with this statement: 'It’s OK to be white.'?" is certainly not meaningless even if it's loaded. There is a very unambiguously correct answer to that statement and if there is a population with a significant amount of people answering "no" that clearly demonstrates something problematic about current public attitudes and race relations.
pengaru 4y ago
Encouraging white flight isn't racist?
- TEP_Kim_Il_Sung 4y ago
  Of course it is, since there's no such thing; Melanin-challenged humans are pink, not white, and no humans can fly without technological assistance.
  - pengaru 4y ago
    > Of course it is, since there's no such thing; Melanin-challenged humans are pink, not white, and no humans can fly without technological assistance. :slowclap: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/White_flight https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/White_flight
    - TEP_Kim_Il_Sung 4y ago
      That wikipedia entry is racist: Identifying one part of humanity by an immutable characteristic, and judging them for it, is the definition of "discrimination".

Here it is: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K6TnAn7qV1s&t=816s https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K6TnAn7qV1s&t=816s We're supposed to watch that and pretend that it is a "racist rant".

autoexec 4y ago

It's ignorant, and segregationist, and certainly after skipping around his videos the guy is clearly a nutjob, but it's odd that this is what sparked all the outrage. Is this really the worst thing he's said?

viraptor 4y ago
Nah, he's been going at it for ages, just in more subtle words. I guess this is the first time he said some things directly enough and as you said, being openly ignorant of real issues.
maximus-decimus 4y ago
I'm pretty sure he said he was proud of his step-son for killing himself since the only 2 ways to deal with mental health issues in America are suicide and school shootings. That man sure has opinions. edit : I got it slightly wrong, he's saying parents of people with mental health issues have two choices : killing their own kids or watch people die Somehow that's worse https://twitter.com/ScottAdamsSays/status/1544679510674587648 https://twitter.com/ScottAdamsSays/status/154467951067458764...
torstenvl 4y ago
Wait. You're saying that he's being ignorant and segregationist, for not wanting to spend time with people who don't think it's okay for him to be the race he was born as? That's absurd. It is okay to be white. It is okay to be black. It is okay to be any race, creed, color, sex, or orientation. Anyone who says otherwise is a bigot. And no, it isn't segregationist not to want to spend time with people who are bigoted toward you.
- TEP_Kim_Il_Sung 4y ago
  No; It's not okay. All those you listed are humans, and humans are bad. Praise Gaia.
- paulryanrogers 4y ago
  Because a minority of black people responded negatively to a poll question about a racist, dog whistle phrase, Adams now considers black people a hate group. And he recommends white people avoid black people. Sounds like segregation to me.
  - torstenvl 4y ago
    [flagged]
    - hackerlight 4y ago
      Pro tip, statements can carry meaning beyond the literal interpretation of the constituent words.
      - chaps 4y ago
        Did you watch the stream in-question?
        hackerlight 4y ago
        Yes
- chaps 4y ago
  He said that he identified as black until he read the poll, which made him turn back to identifying as white. I'm... struggling... to interpret that any way that's not ignorant at best.
- hackerlight 4y ago
  You are misrepresenting what he said. He said he wants to avoid all black people not just the subset of black people that he's flimsily accusing of holding racist beliefs.

bitwize 4y ago

Major press outlets have called it a racist rant. Wikipedia will likely do so also, citing those major press outlets. Therefore, it is a racist rant.

gamblor956 4y ago

The following is an actual quote from the stream: Scott Adams: "the best advice I would give to White people is to get the hell away from Black people" That is not "racist rant" to you?

refurb 4y ago
It would help to put it in context. He basically referenced some poll that asked black people if "it's ok to be white". And half said "no". So he said "that's a hate group" And said "the only solution is to get away from people [black people] who hold those views"
- roflyear 4y ago
  Classic. What's the context for the poll? You're giving one party the benefit of the doubt but not the other.
  - viraptor 4y ago
    There is no context to that poll. That's the whole question. I was hoping there's more, but it looks like it was just done to create controversy and attention. It's a meaningless (yet loaded with subtext) question that the author had to realise will do what it did. And people like Scott can grab onto that and cause more havoc on top with a side of some ignorant spicy takes.
    - mightyham 4y ago
      I'm not making any claims about the accuracy of the poll results because I have no idea how it was conducted, but the question "Do you agree or disagree with this statement: 'It’s OK to be white.'?" is certainly not meaningless even if it's loaded. There is a very unambiguously correct answer to that statement and if there is a population with a significant amount of people answering "no" that clearly demonstrates something problematic about current public attitudes and race relations.

pengaru 4y ago

Encouraging white flight isn't racist?

TEP_Kim_Il_Sung 4y ago
Of course it is, since there's no such thing; Melanin-challenged humans are pink, not white, and no humans can fly without technological assistance.
- pengaru 4y ago
  > Of course it is, since there's no such thing; Melanin-challenged humans are pink, not white, and no humans can fly without technological assistance. :slowclap: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/White_flight https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/White_flight
  - TEP_Kim_Il_Sung 4y ago
    That wikipedia entry is racist: Identifying one part of humanity by an immutable characteristic, and judging them for it, is the definition of "discrimination".