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RE: Triggered by Banana Peel
August 31, 2017 at 9:55 pm
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(August 31, 2017 at 8:16 pm)Tres Leches Wrote: (August 31, 2017 at 12:32 pm)Khemikal Wrote: I can't be the only person who finds the "couldn't find a trashcan" story less-than-compelling. What's the angle on that, couldn;t find a fuckin trashcan..he;s not some kind of litterer, right? The only kind of littering he feels comfortable with, apparently, is hanging bananas in trees.
Innocent banana eaters hanging their peels in trees at Ole Miss in order to avoid(?) littering?
I don't know if the littering college student meant to send a racist message or not - either scenario seems plausible at this point. People do some real dumb things with their litter sometimes, especially lazy 20 year olds who are at school with no mommy or daddy to pick up after them.
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I could be wrong with this but I throw banana peels on the floor in wooded areas because nature takes its course.
I don't actually consider it littering or bad for the environment apart from the little label on the banana.
In relation to the racism bit though I can see the outrage of the nooses and the harambe bait but not at all in relation to the lone banana.
(August 31, 2017 at 9:55 pm)paulpablo Wrote: (August 31, 2017 at 8:16 pm)Tres Leches Wrote: I don't know if the littering college student meant to send a racist message or not - either scenario seems plausible at this point. People do some real dumb things with their litter sometimes, especially lazy 20 year olds who are at school with no mommy or daddy to pick up after them.
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I could be wrong with this but I throw banana peels on the floor in wooded areas because nature takes its course.
I don't actually consider it littering or bad for the environment apart from the little label on the banana.
If there was a trash can right there I'd rather put the skin on the floor, it makes no sense to wrap send the skin to a landfill site when it should be used as nutrients for the ground.
In relation to the racism bit though I can see the outrage of the nooses and the harambe bait but not at all in relation to the lone banana. Please ignore the fucked up layout of this post. I'm on my phone and can't correct it.
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RE: Triggered by Banana Peel
August 31, 2017 at 10:01 pm
Quote:In relation to the racism bit though I can see the outrage of the nooses and the harambe bait but not at all in relation to the lone banana.
Considering they were both deliberate I can . And without or without the noose I could see implication when taken in context.
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RE: Triggered by Banana Peel
August 31, 2017 at 10:03 pm
(August 31, 2017 at 10:01 pm)Tizheruk Wrote: Quote:In relation to the racism bit though I can see the outrage of the nooses and the harambe bait but not at all in relation to the lone banana.
Considering they were both deliberate I can . And without or without the noose I could see implication when taken in context.
Deliberate in what sense?
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RE: Triggered by Banana Peel
August 31, 2017 at 10:05 pm
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(August 31, 2017 at 10:03 pm)paulpablo Wrote: (August 31, 2017 at 10:01 pm)Tizheruk Wrote: Considering they were both deliberate I can . And without or without the noose I could see implication when taken in context.
Deliberate in what sense?
It's been reported a student put it there . As Thena323 pointed out.
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RE: Triggered by Banana Peel
August 31, 2017 at 10:18 pm
(August 31, 2017 at 10:05 pm)Tizheruk Wrote: (August 31, 2017 at 10:03 pm)paulpablo Wrote: Deliberate in what sense?
It's been reported a student put it there . As Thena323 pointed out.
Yeh the student admitted he did it. But he claims not because of racism.
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RE: Triggered by Banana Peel
August 31, 2017 at 10:35 pm
That's that, then. His testimony is all the evidence we nee, I hear.
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RE: Triggered by Banana Peel
August 31, 2017 at 10:45 pm
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(August 31, 2017 at 10:18 pm)paulpablo Wrote: (August 31, 2017 at 10:05 pm)Tizheruk Wrote: It's been reported a student put it there . As Thena323 pointed out.
Yeh the student admitted he did it. But he claims not because of racism.
But without knowing that .And with the other instances . Was it unreasonable for some to question if it was? . I for one don't think it was .
(August 31, 2017 at 10:35 pm)Cyberman Wrote: That's that, then. His testimony is all the evidence we nee, I hear.
If your referring to the student . I accept that he likely did it thou it might not be so. As to his motivation i'm less sure.
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RE: Triggered by Banana Peel
August 31, 2017 at 10:56 pm
Not unreasonable for some to question if it was racism.
Unreasonable for there to be outrage about the incident in and of itself.
I don't know if t was racism or not I can't read the persons mind. He said yeh I did it and I didn't mean to be racist apparently, I don't know anything about him, he could have killed ten black prostitutes, carved swasticas on them and slapped a banana skin against a tree as a final insult for all I know.
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RE: Triggered by Banana Peel
August 31, 2017 at 11:01 pm
Quote:Unreasonable for there to be outrage about the incident in and of itself
If I consider the other instances . Even if it's not a noose . I find it perfectly reasonable . If they didn't know the reason he put it there.
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RE: Triggered by Banana Peel
August 31, 2017 at 11:27 pm
(August 31, 2017 at 11:01 pm)Tizheruk Wrote: Quote:Unreasonable for there to be outrage about the incident in and of itself
If I consider the other instances . Even if it's not a noose . I find it perfectly reasonable . If they didn't know the reason he put it there.
It's true that its questionable as being racist, and I can see your point there.
But in a situation with no overt evidence of racist intentions I think it's reasonable enough to assume innocence unless there is evidence to prove otherwise.
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