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Coffeebeanz posted...

ThanksUglyGod posted...

No and no. They just tend to go to schools that are adequately funded with better teaches, more advanced courses, and better equipment.

I literally went to my city's public school system.

So don't give me that shit.

I used this thing called a school library to do this thing called studying.

Congrats. I'm sure there are tons of black/Hispanic students doing the same thing.
I also know, having gone to private school my whole life, you can practically coast through it and still get into great colleges.

Dyinglegacy posted...

Why do they tend to do this? Are their parents smarter than others?

No, their parents have more money and/or live in better neighborhoods.

Dyinglegacy posted...

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darkjedilink posted...

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Coffeebeanz posted...

Unless you're anything other than white, in which case you literally get punished for your race.

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Nope. Asians are shit on via AA, while black people and Hispanics get SAT bonuses.

And yet Asians make up a greater percentage of students at top universities than both groups.

Are Asians just inheriently smarter than other races, or does this high expectation of them cause them to get their ass in gear, and strive for excellence?

No and no. They just tend to go to schools that are adequately funded with better teaches, more advanced courses, and better equipment.

darkjedilink posted...

ThanksUglyGod posted...

Coffeebeanz posted...

Unless you're anything other than white, in which case you literally get punished for your race.

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Nope. Asians are shit on via AA, while black people and Hispanics get SAT bonuses.

And yet Asians make up a greater percentage of students at top universities than both groups.
https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2017/08/24/us/affirmative-action.html

Coffeebeanz posted...

Unless you're anything other than white, in which case you literally get punished for your race.

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C'mon guys, this isn't what we're about. BE BEST!

Y'all seriously spent 5 pages arguing about semantics? Woooooooow

Have you seen men lately? We're ridiculous!

She really can't help it. I think she sees it as a stain on her honor too. But she has admitted to feeling guilty about it.

I love it when a ship comes together!

Yeah, still keeping her in the media consciousness and having none of the other Democratic potential candidates start campaigning will do that.

Imagine playing Guitar Hero 2 and not instantly seeing the appeal

The fans for making them blockbuster and critical hits

You're allowed to dislike TLJ.

Just come up with legitimately good criticisms instead of stuff that makes me wonder what you liked about Star Wars in the first place.

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Stokes. Mariah Stokes.

Great First Lady and an even better person

i'm more of a race trek kinda guy

Press f to womp womp

I loved it, it's up there with Daredevil and Punisher seasons 1 for me. But if you thought Luke Cage season 1 was just alright, you'll probably feel the same about this season.

Russman posted...

PanzerElite posted...

It was always great but it could be greater

joestarrr posted...

WilliamPorygon posted...

It's only great if you're rich

and white and male and straight and christian

This is not true. America is the land of opportunity. Anyone can make their family rich with a few lucky breaks.

Some people get luckier breaks than others

Did TC forget/is unaware that Republicans are also calling Trump-enabling Republicans evil?

Zikten posted...

ThanksUglyGod posted...

Why can't they just focus on their animated Spider-Man movie?

this is in the future. the animated one comes out in a few months. Silk movie is like at least a year or more away. probably more. and it's live action I think.

I would much rather them focus on an animated Ultimate Spider-Man franchise than a live-action Spidey-side characters potentially without Spider-Man franchise.

Why can't they just focus on their animated Spider-Man movie?

The party of family va...

Small gover...

The milit...

...who are they for again?

Asherlee10 posted...

ThanksUglyGod posted...

Asherlee10 posted...

Because we have a contextual history of people using the word "boy" to be insulting. It's a way to speak down on someone. It becomes even worse when the person's race is put in front of it.

You are deliberately ignoring social context and trying to be a literalist.

It's not racist though. White men haven't been demeaned by nonwhite people of all ages for half a millennium by being called "white boys". There's no implicit "I'm better than you" when a black guy calls a white guy "white boy".

Whether it's racist or not is an entirely different argument that I haven't approached yet. We are talking about offensiveness and insulting. When someone's race is placed in front of the word "boy" in this sort of context it becomes even more insulting because it has a touch of personalization.

Okay, it is kind of insulting to be called a boy by a complete stranger, but it's also not a big deal. It's the kind of insult that opens you up to even more ridicule if you let people know you were upset by it, because it's nothing to really be ashamed about.

Asherlee10 posted...

Because we have a contextual history of people using the word "boy" to be insulting. It's a way to speak down on someone. It becomes even worse when the person's race is put in front of it.

You are deliberately ignoring social context and trying to be a literalist.

It's not racist though. White men haven't been demeaned by nonwhite people of all ages for half a millennium by being called "white boys". There's no implicit "I'm better than you" when a black guy calls a white guy "white boy".

EDIT: But you know what? Cap is an unabashed white supremacist who thinks white people are being openly discriminated against, so he probably did think that...

UnfairRepresent posted...

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A_Good_Boy posted...

Someone called Capn Circus a white boy the other day and you'd have sworn the sky was going to fall with how hard he was crying about it.

you're kinda proving Tcs point

That could only be construed as offensive if Capn Circus was neither white or a male, so not really.

not really.

You're blatantly trying to insult him and then laughing that you succeed.

Referring to a man as a boy is insulting.
Referring to someone by a color connected to their race is degrading.

Just like going up to a native American and saying red boy or a Nigerian and saying black boy.

You think if Trump met with Abe and called him Yellow Boy it wouldn't be an international incident?

don't act so stupid

ITP someone who has never "hung out with his boys" and never calls Caucasians "white"

Iodine posted...

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PanzerElite posted...

ThanksUglyGod posted...

I'm black, so conservatives

There are black conservatives.

There's like 3 black conservatives.

Nah they are a good 35-45% of the black population. Black Republicans on the other hand, yeah there are rather few of them.

Yeah, that's true.

PanzerElite posted...

ThanksUglyGod posted...

I'm black, so conservatives

There are black conservatives.

There's like 3 black conservatives.

Deny, they're about equal to me

I'm black, so conservatives

Batman v Superman

Deal. Spending all of it wouldn't even put a dent in my IQ.

Yeah, she's pretty funny

Blasted Beychella all day long

That's the most attention the PSP ever got

many fine people

DeadSite posted...

Why is it socially acceptable to be racist to be Asians?

It's not.

Seems like just because we overcome the racism in America and succeed despite it

Tell that to ivy leagues and the media

that it's still okay to question their ability to speak English, make fun of stereotypes, etc.

Not to mention all the cultural appropriation

So basically the same things all people of color go through.

PanzerElite posted...

The mothers told TheDC that there was huge hypocrisy in the mainstream media focusing on migrant parents instead of American parents who were permanently separated from their children after those children were killed by illegal aliens.

Forgive me if I'm not in the know, but has there been an epidemic of American citizens being killed by undocumented immigrants that I didn't know about?

He left a quarter under my pillow when I lost my tooth, so yah he's been a pretty good president.

andel posted...

ThanksUglyGod posted...

Ohio. It has Cleveland and thats it.

Plus it snows there.

having cleveland is not a positive attribute

Then it has nothing goin on

Ohio. It has Cleveland and thats it.

Plus it snows there.

Problem is theyre making it harder to legally immigrate to the US

The guy was a shithead, but nobody deserves to be murdered, so RIP

Much less, I'm 25. I've played probably less than 10 hours of any type of game (console/mobile/browser-based, etc.) all year.

YOUHAVENOHOPE posted...

lmfao yall still gettin lit?
the only lit i need is literature

lmfoa