Were you present? Do you know for a fact that it happened that way? The other girl has not spoken so you are relying solely on the word of Metcalf and Johnson. Whether I think itโs โacceptableโ or not is irrelevant. Do you always align your behavior to correspond with what everyone else deems to be acceptable?
@Outspoken_Sam I sure hope no one doxxes, harasses and makes Jakiyra Metcalf, Victoria Johnson, and Kaiyden Caldwell feel as targeted and unsafe as their supporters have made Alaina Kunes, Lauren Mayfield, and Sara Whitehead feel. Two wrongs donโt make a right, right?
@ararae0507@Outspoken_Sam And? Sheโs not obligated to apologize just like those black girls and all their supporters were not obligated to accept the one girls apology. And they didnโt. The olive branch was slapped from her hand. Apologies are useless if they fall on racist deaf ears.
Agreed but that is never going to happen. People are imperfect. As long as the earth is occupied by human beings there will always be prejudice. So learning what weight to apply to those incidents is crucial and people keep missing the bigger picture. Where does it end? What words, sounds or gestures may begin being labeled as racist? The guy that called me Mayo could end up being horribly persecuted, doxxed, harassed and threatened by a societal jury if they were to decide that calling me Mayo is unacceptable racist behavior. It sets a very dangerous precedent for us all. The pendulum that swings wildly one way will inevitably swing wildly back. We are doing a disservice to ourselves as a whole by buying into the outrage.
Actually, yes. People keep missing the bigger picture. Where does it end? What words, sounds or gestures may begin being labeled as racist? The guy that called me Mayo could end up being persecuted, doxxed, harassed and threatened by a societal jury if they were to decide calling me Mayo is unacceptable racist behavior. It sets a very dangerous precedent for us all. The pendulum that swings wildly one way will inevitably swing wildly back. We are doing a disservice to ourselves as a whole by buying into such outrage while ignoring the obvious.
People keep missing the bigger picture. Where does it end? What words, sounds or gestures may begin being labeled as racist? The guy that called me Mayo could end up being persecuted, doxxed, harassed and threatened by a societal jury if they were to decide calling me Mayo is unacceptable racist behavior. It sets a very dangerous precedent for us all. The pendulum that swings wildly one way will inevitably swing wildly back. We are doing a disservice to ourselves as a whole by buying into the outrage.
@BillJackson2926@willhall96 And you continue to prove the point. If the tables were turned you would be outraged. Just as the pendulum has been swung in one direction, it will inevitably swing in the other but with additional momentum.
@RachelTrue Imagine a society so consumed by its own outrage that it fails to recognize a fundamental truthโusing social persecution to silence dissenting voices inevitably erodes the very freedom of speech that protects us all.
And dangerous. I donโt think most people understand how these incidents have started to reshape the fabric of free speech in America. The first amendment guarantees us freedom from government censorship but it doesnโt stop private citizens or mobs from persecuting someone. It sets a dangerous precedent. Once a society accepts that silencing, firing, or harassing ideological opponents is a valid tool for achieving a "good" cause, any group that later gains cultural or political power will use those exact same tactics against the original activists. The consequences are multifaceted and far reaching.
@herfavprettygir@cathyyoung421@ClownWorld Thatโs interesting isnโt it? It would appear that violent retaliatory behavior seems to be concentrated on one side of this debate. ๐ค
@cathyyoung421@ClownWorld They jumped on the bandwagon just like every other media outlet but the spoiled fragile girl that cried to her mommy over the doorbell footage is the one responsible for this mess.