What a long ways we've come.

See? It IS all about race!

America has fully transformed from a meritocracy to a victimocracy. Good job.

/now that's how you troll

That's racist.

The Little Rock 9, too.

But not all the invitees will be able to attend. Little Rock Nine member Elizabeth Eckford, 67, who still lives in the house where she grew up, said she can't afford the trip.

That sucks. I wish I had the coin to help out.

How about Jesse Jackson and his kid? They get invites?

Sir Cumference the Flatulent: That sucks. I wish I had the coin to help out.

This thread will be a good place to keep track of, for those of you wanting to help Ms. Eckford get there. Max is going to visit her to see if she will go if people chip in.

What about the Tuskegee Experiment people, are they invited as well?

http://www.tuskegee.edu/Global/Story.asp?s=1207586

I've always wondered about the white people in these iconic photos. I wonder if they were ever tracked down and asked for their reflections in the following years and decades. I wonder how many of them are recalcitrant douchebags, how many came to terms and sought forgiveness in some way, how many felt and continue to feel shame every time some anniversary comes up and they see their own faces, twisted in hatred, flashed on the TV...

mission accomplished.

*sniff*

Lionel Mandrake: I've always wondered about the white people in these iconic photos. I wonder if they were ever tracked down and asked for their reflections in the following years and decades. I wonder how many of them are recalcitrant douchebags, how many came to terms and sought forgiveness in some way, how many felt and continue to feel shame every time some anniversary comes up and they see their own faces, twisted in hatred, flashed on the TV...

Orval Faubus, the governor of Arkansas, actually lived until 1994. These insane racists aren't all dead. It's weird.

Yeah, hey, terrific.

Lionel Mandrake,

On the Wikipedia entry for Elizabeth Eckford (not the most reputable source for sure, but...) it states that the short-haired brunette yelling, Hazel Massery, apologized at a reunion in 1997.

These guys




fought for these guys





And now the world is somehow FAIR?

DarthBrooks: And now the world is somehow FAIR?

That's the way things go. People fight and die for the inalienable right to be a complete tool.

karendotcom: What about the Tuskegee Experiment people, are they invited as well?

It's hard to find invisible people.

_{/wait, that was the Philadelphia Experiment?}

rajin5b3: Lionel Mandrake,

On the Wikipedia entry for Elizabeth Eckford (not the most reputable source for sure, but...) it states that the short-haired brunette yelling, Hazel Massery, apologized at a reunion in 1997.

Very interesting...thanks. Apparently Oprah had some of the students, white and black, on a show to discuss the event. Lord knows, I don't often feel compelled to watch Oprah, but that may have been one worth checking out.

The FAMU Marching 100 are coming too



/You gonna get served.

Lionel Mandrake: I've always wondered about the white people in these iconic photos. I wonder if they were ever tracked down and asked for their reflections in the following years and decades. I wonder how many of them are recalcitrant douchebags, how many came to terms and sought forgiveness in some way, how many felt and continue to feel shame every time some anniversary comes up and they see their own faces, twisted in hatred, flashed on the TV...

One of them is my Grandmother, she is still crazy racist, she threw rocks at their bus

With all this talk of skin hue I'm still incredulous that no mention of First Nations folk has been mentioned. I know the pseudo-conservatives can only live in a binary reality but there were hopes for the supposed liberals. Alas, and alack.

Came for the 'that's racist' trolls, leaving satisfied before anyone says it seriously.

Podna: One of them is my Grandmother, she is still crazy racist, she threw rocks at their bus

Srsly?

chemical_angel: See? It IS all about race!

Pretty much locks it in, I'd say.

DarthBrooks: And now the world is somehow FAIR?

I know, tell me about it. People should only fight for the freedoms of people who are like them! How dare all humans want equality. I say freedom of speech only to those who agree with what I say! Death to the rest!

NYZooMan: chemical_angel: See? It IS all about race!

Pretty much locks it in, I'd say.

It's enough to make me disguise myself in blackface and crash the party. I heard they'll be gunning down "Whitey" on sight.

DamnYankees: Podna: One of them is my Grandmother, she is still crazy racist, she threw rocks at their bus

Srsly?

Yeah, hell if she ever knew I dated a black/hispanic girl I'd be disowned. When my Grandfather jokingly said "how about that girl over there you'd date her" and I said "well yeah she looks ok sure." she went white in the face

Podna: DamnYankees: Podna: One of them is my Grandmother, she is still crazy racist, she threw rocks at their bus

Srsly?

Yeah, hell if she ever knew I dated a black/hispanic girl I'd be disowned. When my Grandfather jokingly said "how about that girl over there you'd date her" and I said "well yeah she looks ok sure." she went white in the face

Oof.

Big farking deal.

mfaby: Big farking deal.

Yes. Yes, it is.

mfaby: Big farking deal.

I hope you're not being sarcastic.

I'm sure the first Jewish President would invite the Lubavitchers.
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HAHA!

Yeah, like there's ever going to be a Jewish President!

NYZooMan: chemical_angel: See? It IS all about race!

Pretty much locks it in, I'd say.

You'll get over it.

Those red tail bastards were the bane of the Luftwaffe.

mfaby: Big farking deal.

What coontish life have you lead to be such a twat these days? You're just vile, in every thread I see you post in.

Podna: DamnYankees: Podna: One of them is my Grandmother, she is still crazy racist, she threw rocks at their bus

Srsly?

Yeah, hell if she ever knew I dated a black/hispanic girl I'd be disowned. When my Grandfather jokingly said "how about that girl over there you'd date her" and I said "well yeah she looks ok sure." she went white in the face

Sounds like she was already white in the face.

Seriously, that's got to make for a lot of awkward family gatherings.

Phil Moskowitz: mfaby: Big farking deal.

What coontish life have you lead to be such a twat these days? You're just vile, in every thread I see you post in.

Shh! He's on a roll. Probably a kaiser roll.

The Tony Danzas: Sounds like she was already white in the face.

Seriously, that's got to make for a lot of awkward family gatherings.

God if she knew I was dating a dude she'd probly put out a hit on my ass

It's black thing.

Podna:

God if she knew I was dating a dude she'd probly put out a hit on my ass

And you're in TEXAS? Damn. You a sub or just an over achiever?

DarthBrooks: And now the world is somehow FAIR?

No, it's not fair.
My parents and I are white. When they were just starting out, my mom and dad were living in New Orleans. One day, they get an invitation to dinner from the Grand Dragon of the KKK there. They were told that they had to go, so they went.
The Grand Dragon lived in one of the biggest houses in the state. He had an all-black staff that looked like they had their souls sucked out of them. And my mom and dad were waited on like they had never been waited on before.
After dinner, the Grand Dragon started talking to my father about his plan to turn Louisiana into a great big workcamp for blacks. You see, my father was a civil engineer and the Grand Dragon wanted an engineer to help him build his pocket empire.
After my father groaned and rolled up his eyes at the ceiling, my mom stepped in and went after the Grand Dragon. My mom was very well-known for verbally tearing people apart. When she tore into the Grand Dragon, she could not had done more damage to him if she had slashed him with a white-hot straight razor.
And she did it in front of his black staff.
Mom and dad left Louisiana that night with just a few suitcases full of their belongings and never looked back. But dad was never ever able to build his business up again to where it had been. After he died of work-related stress, mom burned through the savings like you wouldn't believe. She cashed out stocks and bonds to buy cheap jewelry and furs. One of the reasons my brothers and I were never able to go to college was because she had spent our college funds on trips to Las Vegas.
These days, I work as a janitor at a casino. I ride a bus at midnight in the company of black gangbangers who give me hate stares from the second I step onto the bus and until I step off. I wonder about the life I might've had all the time.
No. It isn't fair.
But given the choice to see my story done over again, I wouldn't change a thing. Obama is truly my president, bought and paid for with blood, sweat, and tears.

Phil Moskowitz Quote 2008-12-13 08:37:01 PM
NYZooMan: HST. Liberal's favorite overrated eccentric dick to suck off.

You realize that American politics was based on dissent. You're the UTTER Anti-American. You're the cancer that would destroy Americanism for good.

Relish in that thought you dullard troll.

No NYZooMan is a plague on your society.

Coelacanth: But given the choice to see my story done over again, I wouldn't change a thing. Obama is truly my president, bought and paid for with blood, sweat, and tears.

What a horseshiat story. Oh wow, your mother stupidly told off some racist jerkoff in the South and then 20 years later foolishly wasted her life savings on baubles. Big farking deal. You guys didn't earn shiat. Your family clearly deserves the STUPID tag.

Coelacanth: bought and paid for with blood, sweat, and tears.

And some really bad decisions.

Maybe this simple act could make up for having to see all those hell bound slave owners honoured on our currency.



/he really is bringing change I can believe in.
/still shaking my head over the Strom Thurmond birthday celebration

deltabourne and fatslave, you two couldn't make it if somebody took your last beer and you were forced to walk to the corner store.

I highly recommend "Soldiers of Freedom", by Kai Wright. If you have any interest in history, if you have any interest in the military, or if you have any interest in the United States, you should read this book.

hillbillypharmacist: America has fully transformed from a meritocracy to a victimocracy. Good job.



/now that's how you troll

I see you trollin', I ain't hatin'.

Coelacanth: deltabourne and fatslave, you two couldn't make it if somebody took your last beer and you were forced to walk to the corner store.

I'll just think up some way to weakly tie my failure to civil rights and equality. Also I'm a teetotaler, they can have my last beer.

What about the dudes with the syphilis? No invite for them. Thats STDist.

Coelacanth: DarthBrooks: And now the world is somehow FAIR?

No, it's not fair.
My parents and I are white. When they were just starting out, my mom and dad were living in New Orleans. One day, they get an invitation to dinner from the Grand Dragon of the KKK there. They were told that they had to go, so they went.
The Grand Dragon lived in one of the biggest houses in the state. He had an all-black staff that looked like they had their souls sucked out of them. And my mom and dad were waited on like they had never been waited on before.
After dinner, the Grand Dragon started talking to my father about his plan to turn Louisiana into a great big workcamp for blacks. You see, my father was a civil engineer and the Grand Dragon wanted an engineer to help him build his pocket empire.
After my father groaned and rolled up his eyes at the ceiling, my mom stepped in and went after the Grand Dragon. My mom was very well-known for verbally tearing people apart. When she tore into the Grand Dragon, she could not had done more damage to him if she had slashed him with a white-hot straight razor.
And she did it in front of his black staff.
Mom and dad left Louisiana that night with just a few suitcases full of their belongings and never looked back. But dad was never ever able to build his business up again to where it had been. After he died of work-related stress, mom burned through the savings like you wouldn't believe. She cashed out stocks and bonds to buy cheap jewelry and furs. One of the reasons my brothers and I were never able to go to college was because she had spent our college funds on trips to Las Vegas.
These days, I work as a janitor at a casino. I ride a bus at midnight in the company of black gangbangers who give me hate stares from the second I step onto the bus and until I step off. I wonder about the life I might've had all the time.
No. It isn't fair.
But given the choice to see my story done over again, I wouldn't change a thing. Obama is truly my president, bought and paid for with blood, sweat, and tears.

I must warn you, the Resident Fark Libertarians and Trolls will be all over you. They get really pissy.