Scott Posted December 1, 2022 Share Posted December 1, 2022 Now, 67 years after her arrest, members of the Congressional Black Caucus are paying tribute to the woman who helped spark the Civil Rights Movement. “Today, we honor the legendary trailblazer, #RosaParks for her bravery to spark a movement that changed America for the better,” tweeted CBC Chairwoman Joyce Beatty (D-Ohio). “Her leadership has inspired me and so many Americans – and countless others around the world – all these years later.” Rep. Troy Carter (D-La.) said Parks’ actions were a stance against white supremacy. https://thehill.com/homenews/house/3758538-congressional-black-caucus-members-honor-rosa-parks-on-anniversary-of-arrest/ 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ozimoron Posted December 1, 2022 Share Posted December 1, 2022 Meanwhile, very little has changed. Republicans have long been accused of coded bigotry and nodding and winking to their base. There was an assumption of rules of political etiquette and taboos that could not be broken. Now, it seems, politics has entered a post-shame era where anything goes. https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2022/oct/23/republican-party-hate-racism-antisemitism-trump 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hanaguma Posted December 2, 2022 Share Posted December 2, 2022 (edited) 3 hours ago, ozimoron said: Meanwhile, very little has changed. Republicans have long been accused of coded bigotry and nodding and winking to their base. There was an assumption of rules of political etiquette and taboos that could not be broken. Now, it seems, politics has entered a post-shame era where anything goes. https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2022/oct/23/republican-party-hate-racism-antisemitism-trump Are you serious?!? "Very little has changed"? America has had a black President、vice President, Supreme Court Justice,virtually every cabinet post… Overt racsm is mocked and ridiculed, as it should be. Black Americans have every opportunity to succeed,just like everyone else. You are letting your irrational political fears cloud your judgement. Edited December 2, 2022 by Hanaguma 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KhunLA Posted December 2, 2022 Share Posted December 2, 2022 (edited) I'll wait until the 'Congressional White Caucus' chimes in ... ... oh wait, a 'White' caucus would be racist. How about waiting for the NAAWP to chime in ... ... again, racist Let's give Caucasians an extra 10 points on civil service test, or preferential admissions to universities ... ... again, that would be racist It's 2022, stop celebrating and perpetuating division. Drop the labels, then maybe we 'can just all get along' ???? Morgan's got it right, it's a good 'excuse', not a reason. Edited December 2, 2022 by KhunLA Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alex8912 Posted December 2, 2022 Share Posted December 2, 2022 Well unfortunately if you dig a little deeper there was a pregnant 16 year old nine months earlier who did this and perhaps wouldn't have had as much impact as Rosa was working with the NAACP as secretary at the time. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Chomper Higgot Posted December 2, 2022 Popular Post Share Posted December 2, 2022 9 minutes ago, KhunLA said: I'll wait until the 'Congressional White Caucus' chimes in ... ... oh wait, a 'White' caucus would be racist. How about waiting for the NAAWP to chime in ... ... again, racist Let's give Caucasians an extra 10 points on civil service test, or preferential admissions to universities ... ... again, that would be racist It's 2022, stop celebrating and perpetuating division. Drop the labels, then maybe we 'call all get along' ???? Morgan's got it right, it's a great 'excuse', not a reason. More rightwing bruised and tender grievance nurturing. 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KhunLA Posted December 2, 2022 Share Posted December 2, 2022 1 minute ago, Chomper Higgot said: More rightwing bruised and tender grievance nurturing. another label ... nuff said THANK YOU Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chomper Higgot Posted December 2, 2022 Share Posted December 2, 2022 10 minutes ago, alex8912 said: Well unfortunately if you dig a little deeper there was a pregnant 16 year old nine months earlier who did this and perhaps wouldn't have had as much impact as Rosa was working with the NAACP as secretary at the time. Maybe there was, but it took Rosa Parks to grab the national headlines and accelerate the movement to change America for the better. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alex8912 Posted December 2, 2022 Share Posted December 2, 2022 8 hours ago, Chomper Higgot said: Maybe there was, but it took Rosa Parks to grab the national headlines and accelerate the movement to change America for the better. Well there was. Maybe the original person is who should get the stature and credit. A natural warrior. This is the woke era of bold truth isn't it? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
placeholder Posted December 2, 2022 Share Posted December 2, 2022 11 hours ago, alex8912 said: Well unfortunately if you dig a little deeper there was a pregnant 16 year old nine months earlier who did this and perhaps wouldn't have had as much impact as Rosa was working with the NAACP as secretary at the time. Actually if you had dug a little deeper you'll discover that she became pregnant after the incident. And you seem remarkably unaware of what it meant at the time for an unmarried teenager to be pregnant. That would obviously have been used to slur her and the cause. 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alex8912 Posted December 2, 2022 Share Posted December 2, 2022 (edited) 56 minutes ago, placeholder said: Actually if you had dug a little deeper you'll discover that she became pregnant after the incident. And you seem remarkably unaware of what it meant at the time for an unmarried teenager to be pregnant. That would obviously have been used to slur her and the cause. It seems like you're calling Rosa a poster child. Strange. So if your story of the original girl is true then she WAS NOT pregnant so why would she not be the one with the credit for refusing her seat? #Claudettecolvin https://www.cbsnews.com/amp/news/claudette-colvin-record-expunged/#app Edited December 2, 2022 by alex8912 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chomper Higgot Posted December 2, 2022 Share Posted December 2, 2022 3 hours ago, alex8912 said: Well there was. Maybe the original person is who should get the stature and credit. A natural warrior. This is the woke era of bold truth isn't it? I feel your pain Bro, I do. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alex8912 Posted December 2, 2022 Share Posted December 2, 2022 4 minutes ago, Chomper Higgot said: I feel your pain Bro, I do. #Claudettecolvin Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chomper Higgot Posted December 2, 2022 Share Posted December 2, 2022 (edited) 7 minutes ago, alex8912 said: #Claudettecolvin #Bruisedandtendergrievencenurtiring. It’s a thing. Edited December 2, 2022 by Chomper Higgot Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bkk Brian Posted December 2, 2022 Share Posted December 2, 2022 4 minutes ago, alex8912 said: #Claudettecolvin Colvin knew Parks at the time and it was Colvin herself who said Parks was the right choice to become the face of resistance to segregation Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chomper Higgot Posted December 2, 2022 Share Posted December 2, 2022 4 hours ago, alex8912 said: Well there was. Maybe the original person is who should get the stature and credit. A natural warrior. This is the woke era of bold truth isn't it? All I care about is folk can sit wherever they wish when they ride the bus, provided they have a ticket. Though I suspect this is the cause of the misdirected angst we are seeing in this thread. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alex8912 Posted December 2, 2022 Share Posted December 2, 2022 4 minutes ago, Chomper Higgot said: All I care about is folk can sit wherever they wish when they ride the bus, provided they have a ticket. Though I suspect this is the cause of the misdirected angst we are seeing in this thread. Deflect all you want. Big eye roll. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chomper Higgot Posted December 2, 2022 Share Posted December 2, 2022 Just now, alex8912 said: Deflect all you want. Big eye roll. Odd thing to say since your whole argument is a deflection. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alex8912 Posted December 2, 2022 Share Posted December 2, 2022 6 minutes ago, Bkk Brian said: Colvin knew Parks at the time and it was Colvin herself who said Parks was the right choice to become the face of resistance to segregation It's incorrect history. Just stop it! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bkk Brian Posted December 2, 2022 Share Posted December 2, 2022 Just now, alex8912 said: It's incorrect history. Just stop it! Here's history for you.......... "Colvin knew her very well." "I became very active in her youth group and we use to meet every Sunday afternoon at the Luther church," she says. "Ms Parks was quiet and very gentle and very soft-spoken, but she would always say we should fight for our freedom." Colvin says Parks had the right image to become the face of resistance to segregation because of her previous work with the NAACP https://www.bbc.com/news/stories-43171799 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chomper Higgot Posted December 2, 2022 Share Posted December 2, 2022 1 minute ago, alex8912 said: It's incorrect history. Just stop it! Correct me if I’m wrong, Rosa Parls was arrested, her arrest hit the national news headlines, the public outcry to her arrest was a significant factor in over turning racial segregation. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Mac Mickmanus Posted December 2, 2022 Popular Post Share Posted December 2, 2022 This sends a message to the Black community that its perfectly acceptable and encouraged to break rules and laws . People may feel that its an injustice that they don't have the latest technology like telephone or television and break the law by going and taking it , like Rosa broke the law and got what she wanted and so why shouldn't I do likewise , saying that , I do agree that Black people should be allowed to sit on the backs of buses , actually, they should be allowed to sit anywhere they like and I agree with that 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chomper Higgot Posted December 2, 2022 Share Posted December 2, 2022 Just now, Mac Mickmanus said: This sends a message to the Black community that its perfectly acceptable and encouraged to break rules and laws . People may feel that its an injustice that they don't have the latest technology like telephone or television and break the law by going and taking it , like Rosa broke the law and got what she wanted and so why shouldn't I do likewise , saying that , I do agree that Black people should be allowed to sit on the backs of buses , actually, they should be allowed to sit anywhere they like and I agree with that Utter hogwash. Get thee within that unitary circle Venn Diagram. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phoenix Rising Posted December 2, 2022 Share Posted December 2, 2022 2 minutes ago, Mac Mickmanus said: Rosa broke the law and got what she wanted and so why shouldn't I do likewise , saying that , I do agree that Black people should be allowed to sit on the backs of buses , actually, they should be allowed to sit anywhere they like and I agree with that Well I'm sure that means the world to the Black community!???? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
placeholder Posted December 2, 2022 Share Posted December 2, 2022 32 minutes ago, alex8912 said: It seems like you're calling Rosa a poster child. Strange. So if your story of the original girl is true then she WAS NOT pregnant so why would she not be the one with the credit for refusing her seat? #Claudettecolvin https://www.cbsnews.com/amp/news/claudette-colvin-record-expunged/#app Maybe because she was 15 years old at the time. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post placeholder Posted December 2, 2022 Popular Post Share Posted December 2, 2022 4 minutes ago, Mac Mickmanus said: This sends a message to the Black community that its perfectly acceptable and encouraged to break rules and laws . People may feel that its an injustice that they don't have the latest technology like telephone or television and break the law by going and taking it , like Rosa broke the law and got what she wanted and so why shouldn't I do likewise , saying that , I do agree that Black people should be allowed to sit on the backs of buses , actually, they should be allowed to sit anywhere they like and I agree with that It's worse than that. Slaves who ran away from their masters were also breaking the law. And thereby encouraging other slaves to do the same. That is so wrong! 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mac Mickmanus Posted December 2, 2022 Share Posted December 2, 2022 1 minute ago, placeholder said: It's worse than that. Slaves who ran away from their masters were also breaking the law. And thereby encouraging other slaves to do the same. That is so wrong! That would depend on each individual case . If they left because of poor conditions , I could understand that . But if they left to get a better position in a different company then they should arrange the transfer by other means rather than just going AWOL 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
placeholder Posted December 2, 2022 Share Posted December 2, 2022 Just now, Mac Mickmanus said: That would depend on each individual case . If they left because of poor conditions , I could understand that . But if they left to get a better position in a different company then they should arrange the transfer by other means rather than just going AWOL I just saw a comedy sketch from With Bob & David about someone who does a documentary on slavery except he refuses to use the word "slaves". He calls them "helpers". I got a feeling that you would view such a documentary as an earnest attempt to faithfully document slav....helperism. 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chomper Higgot Posted December 2, 2022 Share Posted December 2, 2022 4 minutes ago, Mac Mickmanus said: That would depend on each individual case . If they left because of poor conditions , I could understand that . But if they left to get a better position in a different company then they should arrange the transfer by other means rather than just going AWOL You do understand the term ‘Slave’ don’t you? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post placeholder Posted December 2, 2022 Popular Post Share Posted December 2, 2022 Just now, Chomper Higgot said: You do understand the term ‘Slave’ don’t you? HELPER!!! 1 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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