RE: Triggered by Banana Peel
September 1, 2017 at 1:51 am
(This post was last modified: September 1, 2017 at 1:52 am by Thumpalumpacus.)
(September 1, 2017 at 1:01 am)paulpablo Wrote: I agree he could have done this in order to make fun of an encourage snowflake behaviour in which case it was mission successful.
I disagree, in the sense that having a reaction to subtle racism is not snowflakism. It's more a matter of "I don't like this shit". When I see something I don't like, I pipe up. I speak out. Maybe you're comfortable hushing up and taking it (though I doubt that, given posts you've made previously about bigotry you perceive directed at you; you're very happy to complain about that). But if I receive a bigoted act or attitude I have no problem calling it out. That being the case, I won't criticize someone else for doing so especially when then context (as is the case here) supports their complaint.
(September 1, 2017 at 1:01 am)paulpablo Wrote: He could have finished his banana and walked past a protruding twig while chatting to someone and absent mindedly hooked it over the twig.
He should take up golf, then. Look again at that picture, and ponder for a moment how the peel is draped over the stub. You want to argue that was a random toss-off? Never mind the fact that he said there was no trash-can nearby when there was surely one in the building that was staring him in the face. And never mind the fact that no one else said, "hey, I was walking with him and he threw it absent-mindedly over his shoulder -- I was there."
You're reaching, bud. Really reaching. Almost as far as he had to.
(September 1, 2017 at 1:01 am)paulpablo Wrote: He could have been thinking I don't have time to get a noose and a pen like I did last time so I'll just do this as a racist statement.
You're getting warmer.