Quote from: stew on July 26, 2016, 03:45:21 PMQuote from: J70 on July 26, 2016, 03:24:52 PMQuote from: stew on July 26, 2016, 03:14:28 PMQuote from: J70 on July 26, 2016, 02:31:46 PM
Looked up some of the emails there:
One guy joking about an EA's name - LaQueenia. Insensitive for sure, and dumb to put in writing in this day and age, but hardly an indictment of the DNC and Democratic Party. It's not like the person was spouting racist bile. Hardly the first time someone has joked about black use of non- traditional names. I say fair f**ks to them, given their history, but sometimes the names are unusual and people do a double-take and joke.
Another joked "I love you. No homo". Again, dumb and insensitive and something we've all probably done in our time, joked that our friend was gay. It's inappropriate any more as there is no excuse for casual demeaning of homosexuality any more. But again, a stupid joke by a single person. Does this mean that the DNC is full of homophobes and the party the anti- LBTG party, all actual evidence to the contrary?
On Bernie being a Jew or an atheist - the implication was that those Southern folks might be more receptive to a Jew than an atheist. Which is completely true!
Are you going to bat for us atheist types stew? Are you outraged on our behalf?
Downplaying issues, typical liberal bullshit!
What exactly is bullshit stew?
Details...
Your excuses for the bigots you yourself posted on and downplayed their bigotry.
How are my excuses bullshit?
Have you ever joked that a friend is a "homo" or gay? I'd safely say most of us have?
Have you raised an eyebrow at an African American name?
These individuals may well be bigots. A couple of inappropriate non-PC jokes doesn't prove it, however.
And, when it comes down to it, they're not working for the party which is anti-gay and has sought over the past fifty years to exploit working class white fear and hostility to minorities.
And even if these individuals ARE bigots, THAT is not reflected in the party platform or the policies and causes for which the party fights.