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News: 11 officers shot at Dallas protest, 5 fatalities so far
Member Since: 7/21/2012
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Originally posted by Beautiful Liar
How dare that person that implied Latinos identified with "White" people. I'm Puerto Rican a Latino "white skin" minority I'm as white as Taylor, Madonna, Hillary etc but that doesn't mean I'm white! I might get more of a pass on somethings when compare to darker tones, but trust me, this country has a way of reminding you what you are to them!
I'm white and my sisters are like a brown skin Beyonce tone we Latino comes in many shades!
How dare you!
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Once a person knows your heritage, then yes you are subjected to racism and discrimination. But on first glance you'll get treated better. Actually the lighter the skin color, the better the treatment.
For example. I have cousins who father is black and mother is white. They look white so they get treated as such, but when people discover their dad is black, the narrative changes.
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Member Since: 4/10/2012
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Now they're saying he was the only one?! I don't believe that one bit. Someone who was there even said that she ran away from the gunfire and went and hid in the parking garage and then she heard shots coming from in there too so she ran away from there too.
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Member Since: 10/6/2010
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Originally posted by Beautiful Liar
umm please don't imply that Latinos identify with "White" people. I'm Puerto Rican a Latino "white skin" minority I'm as white as Taylor, Madonna, Hillary etc but that doesn't mean I'm white! I might get more of a pass on somethings when compare to darker tones, but trust me, this country has a way of reminding you what you are to them!
I'm white and my sisters are like a brown skin Beyonce tone, we Latinos comes in many shades!
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Please do some reading on European immigration to Latin and South America and maybe your own family heritage. You're probably of mixed indigenous and European descent which would explain why your sisters are "like a brown skin Beyonce tone," however, there are many Latinos who are of 100% European descent, particularly in South America and are just as "white" as white Americans.
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Member Since: 8/30/2012
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I had wealthy argentinian friends and while they were latino in culture they were definitely ethnically white. The maids though were always mixed or fully hispanic. It was almost a caricature.
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Member Since: 11/1/2011
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Originally posted by St. Charles
Take a small break.
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Im not logged in to ATRL all day like some of you. I dont need to take a break. Dismantling this "BUT WHAT ABOUT BLACK ON BLACK CRIME. WHAT ABOUT MY OPRESSION, DONT I MATTER" is nothing for me
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Member Since: 5/27/2016
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Originally posted by Departure
USA is falling apart. I sometimes want to break down and cry. Every other week there is a new shooting. I can't even imaging what the next one will be like. We're all becoming numb to this and that scares me. The fact we all aren't shocked there is a massacre happening.
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honey what? this is literally the #1 thread on ATRL by a nice margin and is making so much press right now. nobody is numb to this shooting. calm down. even my family member in jamaica says that people are talking about it a little there, too. nobody is numb to this
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ATRL Contributor
Member Since: 1/3/2014
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Originally posted by Production_101
Im not logged in to ATRL all day like some of you. I dont need to take a break. Dismantling this "BUT WHAT ABOUT BLACK ON BLACK CRIME. WHAT ABOUT MY OPRESSION, DONT I MATTER" is nothing for me
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I'm not talking about that, I'm talking about your comment on Latinos.
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Member Since: 2/11/2012
Posts: 6,737
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Originally posted by King Maxx
Once a person knows your heritage, then yes you are subjected to racism and discrimination. But on first glance you'll get treated better. Actually the lighter the skin color, the better the treatment.
For example. I have cousins who father is black and mother is white. They look white so they get treated as such, but when people discover their dad is black, the narrative changes.
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this is actually true I have Leona Lewis brown skin tone friends and everything feels good and normal when we're at the mall shopping no one observes us shopping while inside the stores but than I have dark skin black friends like Akon dark and the vibe at the same mall feels different they always notice us inside the stores because they are constantly looking
I must admit tho I do enjoy the perks of white privilege (when I get a pass) especially with public assistance so many times they haven't done a background check on me and I always get same day approval for the maximum amount and I work but check this out ya my Akon dark friends have never gotten same day approval
Edit: I don't do it no more because I'm afraid of getting caught
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Member Since: 2/11/2012
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Originally posted by Production_101
Im not logged in to ATRL all day like some of you. I dont need to take a break. Dismantling this "BUT WHAT ABOUT BLACK ON BLACK CRIME. WHAT ABOUT MY OPRESSION, DONT I MATTER" is nothing for me
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Member Since: 4/10/2012
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Originally posted by Production_101
Im not logged in to ATRL all day like some of you. I dont need to take a break. Dismantling this "BUT WHAT ABOUT BLACK ON BLACK CRIME. WHAT ABOUT MY OPRESSION, DONT I MATTER" is nothing for me
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Drag.
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Member Since: 3/15/2013
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My nerves and adrenaline pump when it comes to discussions about race so let me not..
anyways, someone needs to do something about all these shootings.
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Member Since: 2/11/2012
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Originally posted by Toya
Drag.
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Sis, I screamed so loud at his post
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Member Since: 4/9/2012
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Originally posted by Beautiful Liar
Black on Black became a discussion because someone mention that #BlackLivesMatter only protest when a white man is involve and they should be protesting when black on black is also involved some agreed, some didn't and than from there it went very divided in here and the conversations continued and instead of nicely ending them people started to insult people by calling them names.. .
That's far from being open minded... I happened to be caught in the middle of it 2 hours ago
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Black criminals who rob, kill, or steal are brought to justice and sent to JAIL. Officers who MURDER are allowed to roam the streets and go home the same night. That is the issue. Officers are not being brought to justice held accountable for killing people. Comparing black on black crime to police brutality makes no sense. Black criminals are not getting away with murder or being allowed to run free after committing crimes, but somehow cops are. And it has been going on forever, but camera phones are finally starting to expose them.
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Member Since: 8/19/2013
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Originally posted by Nippy'sReceipts
Black criminals who rob, kill, or steal are brought to justice and sent to JAIL. Officers who MURDER are allowed to roam the streets and go home the same night. That is the issue. Officers are not being brought to justice held accountable for killing people. Comparing black on black crime to police brutality makes no sense. Black criminals are not getting away with murder or being allowed to run free after committing crimes, but somehow cops are. And it has been going on forever, but camera phones are finally starting to expose them.
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Well said
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Member Since: 5/27/2016
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What is this mess.
US is the last first world country I would ever visit.
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Member Since: 5/27/2016
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Jesus, people talking here as if Latino is a race. Guys, there are black Latinos, white Latinos and mixed Latinos. Being Latino means you were born in a central or south American country. There IS white privilege inside of the latino community. The US is so dumb for seeing latinos as a race when the biggest majority of us are as white or as black as them north americans.
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Member Since: 11/27/2010
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Originally posted by Nippy'sReceipts
Black criminals who rob, kill, or steal are brought to justice and sent to JAIL. Officers who MURDER are allowed to roam the streets and go home the same night. That is the issue. Officers are not being brought to justice held accountable for killing people. Comparing black on black crime to police brutality makes no sense. Black criminals are not getting away with murder or being allowed to run free after committing crimes, but somehow cops are. And it has been going on forever, but camera phones are finally starting to expose them.
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This. Black people in general are brought to justice wether or not they committed the crime. Getting to the truth is not what the job of a prosecutor is. Securing a conviction is what the job of a prosecutor is. Prosecutors do their jobs except in the case of police officers.
5 Facts That Shatter the Myth of ‘Black-on-Black’ Crime
...and to quote Gingrich
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"If you are a normal, white American, the truth is you don’t understand being black in America and you instinctively underestimate the level of discrimination and the level of additional risk", Newt Gingrich
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Originally posted by Jude
What is this mess.
US is the last first world country I would ever visit.
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Thank you. I want you to know we really appreciate it.
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Member Since: 5/27/2016
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Originally posted by Nippy'sReceipts
Black criminals who rob, kill, or steal are brought to justice and sent to JAIL. Officers who MURDER are allowed to roam the streets and go home the same night. That is the issue. Officers are not being brought to justice held accountable for killing people. Comparing black on black crime to police brutality makes no sense. Black criminals are not getting away with murder or being allowed to run free after committing crimes, but somehow cops are. And it has been going on forever, but camera phones are finally starting to expose them.
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Uh.....
So you're telling me the shootings in Chicago ALWAYS have the perpetrators in jail? I don't think so. There are LOTS of shootings here that go unsolved so therefore DO NOT say that Black criminals who rob, kill, or steal are brought to justice and sent to jail because that is not the truth at all in Chicago.
Comparing black on black crime and police brutality does kinda make sense because we have gang members in Chicago that are shooting kids caught in the crossfire and I have not seen anyone in custody most of the time with regards to that.
It's not about competition though. Yes, it's important to protest for an innocent man that was shot and killed by police. On the other hand, it's also important to protest an innocent child getting shot at in Chicago by gang violence.
http://abc7chicago.com/news/4-year-o...-side/1416330/
Let's PRAY they find the perp.
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