No, not necessarily, but I was mainly thinking about when white supremacist coordinated online to join the police while hiding their ideology. Cops can be shitty regardless of race, but there was/is a coordinated effort to make race a factor.
I agree with you. I just think in order to get those laws repealed like qualified immunity then the police force needs to be filled with more people that have the outlook of ACAB. The skinheads were getting on message boards in the 90s and trying to convince the young ones without tatts to join the police in order to terrorize black neighborhoods. There should be some form of that from the people that want police reform.
No.
If you want police reform, look to California and gun reform. We would have to convince people of color and poor people to join the police in RECORD numbers at the same time organize and protest against using tax dollars to pay for shitty cop cases. The bad cops will be replaced but it would take a long time for the systemic leadership to be replaced. Honestly though, if you replace the patrols then a lot of change would happen. The racist old leadership might just shut up till they retire.
Shit, pass a law stating all police court cases with the police found at fault, must be paid by the police union. Eventually the bad cops will get fired and replaced with younger cops. Then when the police are looking more like the people they are policing, then laws will be passed to hold cops accountable.
https://youtu.be/2E8K3rxllh8?si=zNzE6v_3OWY2hxzl
Just don’t get obsessed with fucking your clone or it could get crazy.
I also prefer tv shows just because there’s more time for proper story telling and character development.
This is why the Netflix Marvel shows are better than most of the MCU movies. They usually spend an episode fleshing out the villain and the villains having a good backstory makes an interesting story overall. The MCU did a good job telling us about Thanos because they didn’t have to introduce anyone else during that saga.
I would have loved this as a kid. Hell, I would love it now.
Exactly. Rome had memes they painted on the city walls about their political leaders.
Yes. If you are a convicted felony, you lose your right to vote until you get out and request to get the right back from the state. Each state has their own rules. Some are automatic and some are a pain in the ass.
Some states also have been known to purge voters from their database sometime before an election. They claim it’s either an error or just getting rid of old records of deceased voters. No one believes them though.
Right? How else are you supposed to figure out who is on the other side of a glory hole? Mouths feel the same but that colon depth is noticeable, if you are paying attention.
You can probably add a couple 1,000 of years to how far political comics go back. Graffiti on town wall was a way to pass knowledge and express political opinions during ancient Rome. I’m assuming even before then, but we just have knowledge of it being done then.
Controlled opposition, so the other side doesn’t go to far from center?
SMB 3 was a big deal when it came out. Not only was the game a delight to play, but they had a whole ass movie where they “debuted” the game at the end of it. The whole movie was pretty much a long Nintendo commercial showing different games and the power glove and all. The end was a video game competition and SMB 3 was the surprise game. They even showed where to get the first warp whistle.
I liked that movie.
If you say so. The air just feels a lot more cool and crisp in my apartment when I have my dehumidifier on. Of course I live in a swamp so without it if feels like I swimming through stank ass when I walk somewhere.
I’m not doubting the science behind your statement. I just prefer feeling like I’m not being sous vide, so I’ll stick to a dry heat in my apartment.
Isn’t their government currently illegitimate because they refused to hold elections?
This lets me know you are full of shit. Russia is also a topic of this conversation and the haven’t had a legitimate election in decades.
No.
We get rid of old munitions and equipment.
Companies get rich by replenishing stock with new military contracts.
We get new data that we can use to war game without actually fighting first hand.
You might not think it’s worth it, but the people benefiting do.
I just meant what the food was didn’t matter. It was having a good to come together around and share in the togetherness.
I know this whole celebration of Juneteenth is new, so the foods will take some time to become official. BBQ and red food is just as good as any other made up meal, in my opinion.
I wish we focused more on black (or at least local) owned businesses for Juneteenth. Of course, holidays get commercialized like crazy, so I’m sure some businesses will pander too much and make a fool of themselves.
On a side note, I heard Japan celebrates Christmas with KFC. Apparently that’s the idea that got sold to Japan for how Americans celebrate Christmas. I wouldn’t be surprised if some countries think Americans eat burgers and fries for Thanksgiving.
https://www.timeout.com/tokyo/things-to-do/whats-the-deal-with-kfc-and-christmas-in-japan
I mean I get that. I just don’t personally see it as that. I do eat fried chicken and watermelon (and other soul food like greens, sweet potatoes, etc). I don’t eat them as much as I want because the places around me don’t make good soul food anymore. The quality is down in my opinion.
I mentioned the day because all holiday celebrations include food. I also mentioned in my opinion, that everyone loves that type of food. I just didn’t think of it as “black food” but I know it is stereotypically a trope. I think this understanding of other people’s racist tropes and my love of celebrating with loved ones and good food is where I (and assuming OP) is coming from.
Is the main issue the intent? If you eat corned beef for St Paddy’s or carne asada for Cinco de Mayo is that an issue? If we ask black people what we should eat for Black History Month or Juneteenth and they agreed that soul food is good then is it okay? Should we just stick to burgers and dogs like it’s the 4th of July?
I feel we can never really have these conversations (IRL) because people assume what the other person means when they are trying to understand the reason behind it.
All that to say, we have to be extra vigilant because racists are everywhere pushing their agenda, so I understand that this trope could be insulting to some. I’ve also met black people that don’t give it a second thought because the food is good and they were hungry.
Works either way.