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The Generic Racism Thread 1: Lift Every Voice and Sing

Handyman said:
Yeah...I mean...wow.
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The dumbest part, and that's saying something because this is all dumb, is where they screamed at the Travelocity rep and still refused to honor the reservation. Like, it's one thing to be a racist idiot when someone is just trying to check in, it's another level of dumb to be racist to a rep for one of the preeminent travel companies that is a) undoubtedly recording said phone call and b) has an army of lawyers working for them to protect them from racist idiots like this.
 
Jimjamesak said:
The dumbest part, and that's saying something because this is all dumb, is where they screamed at the Travelocity rep and still refused to honor the reservation. Like, it's one thing to be a racist idiot when someone is just trying to check in, it's another level of dumb to be racist to a rep for one of the preeminent travel companies that is a) undoubtedly recording said phone call and b) has an army of lawyers working for them to protect them from racist idiots like this.
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Yeah that is just a new level of dumb. Cause you know he would deny the racism saying it is just a family lookin to cash in on rep...but yelling at the Travelocity rep is going to be a gut punch! My guess is Expedia has blacklisted them or will soon.
 
MLK day.

The day where Republicans fetishize "I have a dream," but conveniently ignore his warnings against capitalism and the dangers of moderates.
 
I don't know where to put this, so I'm gonna put this here...

I'm gonna ask a question that I'm not fully sure I can ask as a 40 year old, suburban white guy, but here it goes...

On a couple of Facebook groups related to fishing in the Chicago area there is a significant portion of the group's population that is obviously of Latin-X decent. Also being a fishing page, most are male, and many are 30+ years old. Over the past few years, it has been increasingly common for these Latin-X men to share photos of their catches with their faces replaced by emojis. This almost always coincides with a cover photo that has the same thing or doesn't show a person.

I get the concerns about facial recognition, but it's quite striking that it's something in these groups that is done exclusively by middle-aged or older Latin-X males. You never see someone who is black/white/asian do this. Also if you look into the profiles of the dudes that do this, it's never done to kids/women in shared pictures.

Doesn't really effect me in any way/shape/form, but it's a recurring observation. So I am curious as to what the social background of this trend is... Would anyone know why this is a thing with regard to Latin-X social norms? Dare I assume that it is tied to criminality or is it just a more generic concern over facial recognition?
 
I think some people just don't like their faces on social media. And good or fun ideas (like using an emoji) spread in communities first before they catch on with other groups. At least that's how I imagine it happening.
 
dxmnkd316 said:
I think some people just don't like their faces on social media. And good or fun ideas (like using an emoji) spread in communities first before they catch on with other groups. At least that's how I imagine it happening.
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I understand that end of it. But at the same time, women/kids are left open when in a picture with the guy. And many times these photos are tagged with a legit names of all parties involved (meaning their FB name seems like it is the person's legit name. Not something like Wylie E Coyote). So it's just a strange (to me) attempt at trying to circumnavigate digital identification. And seeing it multiple times clearly makes it appear as it has become a social norm.
 
MissThundercat said:
High school in Nebraska.

www.kwtx.com

High school students post photo on social media standing in front of a Nazi flag

Aurora Public Schools said it is now taking steps to discipline the students involved as well as prevent any further issues.
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“This isn’t a true reflection of them or our school,” Phillips said. “Right now, we’re still in the phase of talking individually with our students. We had our school counselor as well, so if we have any students that are hurt or feel uncomfortable with that, we would be utilizing them to reach out to those students or be available for those students.“
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Suuuurre it isn't, principal of HS in Bumfuck, Nebraska. They just thought it'd be cool to pose with a Nazi flag and didn't get any encouragement from, or have it normalized by, adult "role models".
 
"4Chan was hacked, its source code was leaked, admin emails were leaked, AND a lot of registered users used their real names and .edu email addresses. Lotta CHUDs getting exposed to sunlight today."

From Bluesky.

Edit: it gets better!

"It’s also being reported they leaked people’s IP addresses, too. Oof."

"It also appears this could be a site-killing hack - it appears nobody updated anything since 2016, and the leaks are basically showing the security holes were security canyons. Almost every user is now compromised. 4Chan is f*cked."
 
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