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5 hours ago, ProfD said:@Mzuri, the black women being considered for SCOTUS are extremely qualified in terms of education and experience.
I'm not sure whether Biden has provided his list,
only what I've seen in the news and that would
be speculation, unless his administration has
confirmed his picks.
Today I saw a news article that says over 70%
of voters do not approve of Biden's declaration
of only considering Black women, even Black
people don't like it, so it looks like another
failure on his part.
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7 hours ago, Troy said:Why do you always cite The Daily Mail as a source?
This is a discussion forum, not a court of law.
I cite The Daily Mail because that is where I
get my news. They are just as reliable as
any other source.
I notice you don't ever question links from
fake news CNN. Why is that?
If you have an issue with The Daily Mail, or any
other source or links that people can post here,
then put it in your FORUM RULES.
Thank you.
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4 hours ago, Stefan said:Armageddon has come for hundreds of thousands of New Yorkers who rent their apartments and who lost their jobs during this Pandemic. This is horrible and a human tragedy.
I agree that it would be awful for all those people to
be evicted from their homes.
If they didn't have the money to pay the rent where
they're at, then how are they going to afford to move
and rent a new place.
Besides that, wouldn't all this show up on their credit
report, barring them from a new rental?
I have been a homeowner for twenty years, so I am
not familiar with the process of renting an apartment
these days.
Anyway, maybe Mayor Adams can do something about
it, and avoid a major disaster.
Or maybe some of the world's richest people could setup
a fund for the arrears. I wonder how much rent is past
due.
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1 hour ago, Stefan said:
I am still waiting for Mzuri's proof about the B.S. she claimed about Vice President Kamala Harris. You talk about purveyors of falsehoods? Unless she can validate her allegation from an unimpeachable source, then she is one.
You must really be slow if you're still waiting on
some proof that I already provided.
Or are you of the opinion that Kamala's affair
with Willie Brown, and her subsequent promotion
because of it, is not proof that she slept her way
up the career ladder?
And BTW, I didn't go nuts with rage.
That is more of your fake news.
Talk about delusional.
Get it together.
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************************************************************************************7 hours ago, Cynique said:This from a person who uses the derogatory term "whitey". So, did you apply the same perfect world criteria to Trump's supreme court appointees? I doubt it because you have no standards where right wing scum bags are concerned.
Biden is looking to replace a Liberal presence to maintain some semblance of balance on the Supreme court bench, and if that choice happens to be a qualified black woman, of which there are many, then why are you bristling? You act as though the Supreme Court has never been about politics. And if you're so desirous of a color blind society, stop being so fixated on what you consider Biden's white racism. Call him what he is. A product of the environment in which he was raised.
Why do you always make everything about Trump?
As a Conservative, I agreed with Trump's choices,
but I didn't care for the woman because she seems
weird to me, like a Stepford wife.
I have not considered that the term "whitey" is
derogatory, I just use it to refer to white people.I have other terms for them like crackers, honkeys,
and peckerwoods.Whitey sounds so much nicer to me.
As to Biden, that old cracker is a segregationist.
If he had his way we'd still be at the back of the bus.
I don't know why he announced that he would pick
a Black woman, but hopefully it will be someone
competent, unlike his other prominent Black woman
choice - Kamala Harris - who has proven to be an
embarrassing, incompetent do-nothing.But I'm sure you think she's fantastic, since any
lackey that Biden chooses is agreeable to you,
including the trannies.
3 hours ago, ProfD said:So, there's an obvious lack of representation when out of nine Justices, there's no black woman.
Black women are supposedly 10% of the population.
So, honestly, it doesn't matter to me whether there's
a Black woman on the Supreme Court or not.When is the last time there was a high court case
that affected Black women, specifically.
Besides Brown and Loving, there haven't been any.
Decisions that affect women, affect Black women, and
for this reason, I don't see why a Black woman is needed
on the Court any more than any other type of person.
But that's just what I think about it.
If you are happy about it, that is fine with me.
2 hours ago, Troy said:You can appreciate the criteria for identifying the that "top person" is subjective. A diverse court is a criteria that should be applied as well. For FAR to long the "top" candidate has been white men. Do you believe in the history of the court no Black woman has ever been qualified.
But to your point, we don't want to appoint an unqualified Black woman just to get a Black woman in there, and no one is suggesting that we do that.
Top person means best qualified and I don't think
it's subjective at all. That decision should be based
on facts, not feelings.
Do I believe in the history of the court no Black woman
has ever been qualified.
It's my understanding that people who served on the
Supreme Court were lawyers and judges.
Since there was a time when Black women weren't in
those career fields, they would not have been qualified
based on that criterion alone.
Do I think that Black women in general could be a judge
without a legal background?
The answer to that would be "yes" since most Black
women that I have known have vast life experience,
are great thinkers, and practical decision makers, but
those factors are not the prerequisites of a SCOTUS
justice.
Obviously we would expect the Black woman that
Biden appoints to be qualified, but based on the
dopes he has appointed to various positions so
far, I'm not too optimistic that his SCOTUS pick
will be a good one.
But we shall see.
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10 hours ago, ProfD said:Another historic milestone for our people here in America.
I don't know what Biden's motives are, whether he is trying
to appease people like Clyburn or whether he just wants the
Black vote, but I would prefer if he would choose from a pool
of best qualified people in the nation, vet them, and appoint
the top person based on their merits.
And if that person happens to be a Black woman, that would
be fantastic.
It seems to me that he is trying to meet some quota or place a
token Black on the Court, like we're all so bereft we need help
and pity.
I also feel that his announcement causes hate and resentment
towards us from the other ethnic groups such as the American
Indians, Asian-Americans, and others because their people are
just as qualified to serve on the Supreme Court as anybody else.
Now, regardless of whoever is appointed, there's always going
to be a question of whether that person is truly qualified, or if
Blacks will always require handouts because whitey thinks that
we are incapable of attaining a position on the high courts on
our own, through our own education, skills, and experience.
As I have stated before, I will be glad when we stop denoting
firsts for Blacks, and stop focusing only on race.
That would be a wonderful progress.
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This is GREAT!!!
Congratulations!!!
I was wondering what you've been up to.
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4 hours ago, Cynique said:LMAO i knew I'd get a rise out of you.
It's official. You are a TROLL.
https://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=Troll
https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/troll
Congratulations!!!
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How are you doing???
No, they are not like The National Enquirer although
they do have a gossip section.
And they also have a science, finance, sports, and
all sorts of news sections.
They often have U.S. breaking news before anybody
else.
I usually check their Wires
https://www.dailymail.co.uk/wires/index.html
and if there's nothing major going on I check the front
page, and I comment every now and then on topics
that interest me.
You should check it out.
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54 minutes ago, Troy said:Stefan don't discount or overlook the purveyors of this garbage -- the platforms that encourage this are the true benefices and are apparently at little risk.
Cardi B, win is purely symbolic, as I doubt the woman posting lies about Cardi has the money to pay and the platform pushing this stuff has plenty of others willing to do that same thing.
Your reaction and @Mzuri illustrates why this sort of thing is so profitable. It creates controversy, and controversy drives engagement, and engagement drives revenue.
Nothing will change, for the better, until we start engaging on more important things than a Cardi B and her trolls.
I am familiar with this news only because it was
on The Daily Mail website, I do not follow Cardi,
I'm not into the female rappers of today.
My jaw dropped to see anyone even defending
her and saying that it was all unfounded.
The lady blogger claims that she has the funds,
and she says that she will fight this matter all
the way up to the Supreme Court.
From what I can tell she has credibility, but
we shall see.
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1 hour ago, Dr Francis Welsin said:None of what you said is racism. NONE. If I grew up in a black neighborhood then how is only inviting black people to my party racism?
If a white cop who is notorious for driving around black neighborhoods to look for teen black girls to rape comes around my black child, why shouldnt I teach them to be suspicious of these people? Being angry that a child marries a white person has 0 effect on anything so how is that racism?
Your response was idiotic and quite stupid
And your argument is silly.
Obviously, if you live in the 'hood with no access or
knowledge of any white people, or you don't have
a job and therefore you have no white co-workers
or friends, and every single person that you know
on Planet Earth is Black, then you couldn't invite
any white people to your party.
But that's not what I meant, and you know it.
If you want to twist my responses into some inane
hypothesis to fit your narrative, that's fine, but that
doesn't mean my replies are idiotic or stupid.
Let's take your story about the white cop who
prowls the neighborhood looking for young
Black victims to rape, do you also teach your
daughters that rapists come in other races
as well?
You've made several comments about teaching
your children that whitey is bad, when a Black
man is just as capable and likely of being a
rapist as an asian, hispanic, or any admixture
of humanity thereof.
It is this thinking that makes you seem racist.
You should teach your children about ALL
dangers, not just the ones that might emanate
from white people.
BTW, I am well aware that hispanic is not
a race, so don't bother pointing that out.
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1 hour ago, Stefan said:Mzuri,
I could care less about Cardi B. You are the one who seems to be apoplectic over her. Not me. I merely posted news and added an editorialized lede.
Now, where is your proof about our Vice President sleeping her way to the top? Got a link? You have no proof.
Seriously, you whine and complain about me attacking Donald Trump when it is widely known he is a liar, a racist and went to extraordinary lengths to stay in the White House.
And you don't like any criticism of him?
Then you do not want any open discussion. You want an Amen Corner. You want everyone who posts comments to only share your viewpoint. But I will never take the side of those who believe Black people are worthless or unaccomplished.
Not all of us are perfect. But no one is. And no one ethnic group is either. If you refuse to accept this, then you're a phony.
I was a moderator of a couple of online forums that concerned Black thought. But I never stopped anyone with differing viewpoints from posting. If this is what you're about and this is what this discussion forum is about, then you're afraid of those who challenge your viewpoints.
It doesn't matter whether the topic was Cardi B.
or some other person of disrepute.You started a whole topic about Cardi having won
a slander/libel suit against a blogger who referred
to her as a prostitute, but your assertions about the
blogger's claims being unfounded were incorrect.Your initial post is full of misguided falsehoods and
I simply pointed out that you missed the part about
Cardi being an admitted thief who drugged people.
Instead of admitting that you were wrong, you went
on to defend her by saying that just because shewas a stripper, that didn't make her a prostitute.
Except she's even worse than a prostitute.
I also don't care whether you or anybody else
agrees with me about anything.
Because right is right, and wrong is wrong,
and in this instance, you missed the mark.
How many more times are you going to ask
for proof that Kamala Harris slept her way
up the career ladder.
What is it that you don't comprehend?The woman lacks morals, scruples, or integrity.
I don't care if she slept with Willie Brown, or the
San Francisco 49ers. When a person accepts
a promotion based on an affair, that is WRONG.If Kamala Harris had any decency about herself,
she would have declined those promotions andmade her own way based on her own hard work.
That is what an honorable woman does.
But instead she's gone through her entire career
with that funky Willie Brown cloud hanging overher head.
She is a HORRIBLE example for women and girls
and she should NOT be the vice president of this
great nation.
As to Donald Trump, you posted a rant that he lied
that his apartment was three times bigger than itactually was.
He was trying to pay the correct amount of property
tax so what is your argument here?Find something else to argue about.
You seem to take pleasure in fighting for lost causes.
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2 hours ago, Stefan said:
The bottom line is this: Jurors decided the blogger lied when she claimed Cardi B was a prostitute and backed it up with millions in directed damages. No amount of hate from you is going to change that.
Now, for the third time, where is your proof that our Vice President "slept her way to the top?Look. I don't mind if you edit your posts for punctuation or
because you made a typographical error. But don't be adding
more of your nonsense after I have already responded to your
pansy thoughts.
Obviously that jury didn't get the memo about Cardi INVITING
strange men to her HOTEL room so that she could DRUG and
ROB them. Which, BTW, is MUCH WORSE than being just a
PROSTITUTE.
This fact may have been inadmissible because people's prior
CRIMES aren't usually held against them in trial.
Juries are often kept in the dark on people's CRIMINAL
CONDUCT so as not to taint their judgement about
the case at hand.
This does not mean that people in the general public,
meaning us, cannot have a different opinion.
If you want to live in lalaland and pretend that this HOE was
not a PROSTITUTE, that is fine with me. Just don't come on
here expecting the rest of us to agree with you and your
silly comments that it was egregious for somebody to insult
Cardi, as if she is a virtuous woman, because she is not, and
everybody knows it.
As to your defense of Kamala Harris, you need to get a grip.
I wouldn't mind her humping people for promotions if she was
actually competent at her job, but the majority of the people
have caught on that she is a total fraud.
Cardi and Kamala are birds of a feather.
And I'm sorry if that hurts your little feelings.
But those are the facts.
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You accused our Vice President of "sleeping her way to the top." Without any proof.
You are no different than the racial bomb throwers on Fox News.Cardi B was a stripper who DRUGGED and ROBBED men.
After she invited them to her hotel room.
But you want to split hairs as to whether or not she was
a PROSTITUTE.
Odds are that a woman who dances in the nude has a
higher propensity towards PROSTITUTION than one
who does not. Especially when she admitted to
DRUGGING and ROBBING men. But a nerd like you
probably could not draw that simple conclusion.
Cardi B explains why she drugged and robbed men
Kamala Harris slept with Willie Brown whilst he was a
married man, and he promoted her and that advanced
her career, and you want me to prove that she slept
her way up the career ladder.
I posted this already on the other thread, the one
that you are trying to pretend you did not see.
Kamala Harris had an affair with powerful Willie Brown
Grow the fuck up and stop being so lame.
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As a journalist who eventually up training and mentoring reporters and taught writing for five years in business colleges, I despise liars and cretins who spew untruths and unsubstantiated drivel simply because they are jealous or don’t like someone.
Just tell the damn truth.Right, because Cardi B has such a stellar and impeccable
reputation that she needed to sue somebody for calling
her a prostitute.
Which, BTW, she was.
Cardi B explains why she drugged and robbed men
Why don't you get your facts straight before you post
a bunch of stupid nonsense.
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Trump's penthouse apartment is a tri-plex.
If each level is 10,000 square feet, then wouldn't
that equal 30,000 square feet of living space?
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Why in the world would I need to provide proof
of something that is common knowledge, and
something that Kamala Harris admitted to her
own self?
KAMALA HARRIS HAD AN AFFAIR WITH A MARRIED MAN
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1 hour ago, Stefan said:
White people are NOT superior to Blacks. And Trump is a rank idiot and a racist. You simply gaze at him in wonderment because you wish him to be your Führer.You seem to have a very serious case of TDS. Every time
you post you inject some derogatory comment about him.
Honestly, I don't think about Trump any more than I think
about anything else. And I don't speak for others but I
doubt that Nels is thinking about Trump either.
What is it with you and Trump.
Are you jonesing for him or what???
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7 hours ago, Stefan said:I refuse to castigate my entire race of people because a relatively few Black men do not dress the way others want them. I will also not condemn Black women for the way they dress. Every person is an individual.
This is not about a few Black men not dressing how others
want them to. I was making the observation that when Black
people dress inappropriately, it makes it difficult for them to
become successful, financially independent, contributing
members of society.
I seriously doubt that someone who can't even be bothered
to pull their own pants up, is anybody's role model.
Besides that, we must take into account the one bad apple
effect. This sort of behaviour reflects poorly on all Black
people, whether we admit it, deny it, or attempt to ignore it.
When another Black woman goes to the grocery store, or
wherever, with her breasts and/or derriere exposed, it
signals to the other races that Black women have no
self-respect, and that we are easy lays.
People can be individuals without engaging in conduct
that reflects poorly upon the rest of us.
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I. Think.
It. Is.
FANTASTIC.
To. Have.
A. Woman.
Police. Commissioner.
She.
Is.
Going.
To.
Kick.
Some.
Serious.
ASS!!!
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6 minutes ago, daniellegfny said:That is a very valid point that hadn't occurred to me before.
Thank you for your wisdom(s).
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10 hours ago, Chevdove said:Oh! I threw my head back, jerked the door open and said, "I can't believe you! Pull your pants up!" I was so mad!
I don't like to tell other grown people what to do about their
offsprings, but obviously all your "talks" didn't have an impact
on him. When I first started reading your post I was thinking
that they were doing that the whole time, sagging. I didn't
even know there was a word for that. I just call it pants
hanging down.
Anyway, I have a son, my only child. He is in his forties now.
I been through it with that boy so I have some first-hand
experience. I won't even go into what all happened with
him because I would be here all day telling that story.
If he disrespected me the way yours did to you, when he
got out of the car to pump the gas, I would have drove off
and left his Black sagging pants hanging down sorry ass
standing there trying to figure out how to get back home.
And then I would have cancelled all my funding for his
education since that seems to have been a waste, then
I would have put his ass out of my house. That way he
could see how far he gets in life sagging his pants and
all the other juvenile delinquent things they do.
Because they don't understand talking to. Sometimes
you have to demonstrate through actions, even if it
hurts and breaks your own heart.
Years ago I drove my Husband to the Veteran's hospital
for a doctor's appointment, and he was arguing with me
about something or the other, I don't even remember what
it was.
We hadn't been married that long at the time, probably
less than a year. We had known each other for a long time,
over twenty years before we got married. But just as friends.
After he got out of the car I drove back home without him.
He made his way home and I promise you, he didn't argue
or talk back to me nearly as much after that because he got
the point that I don't allow people to disrespect me.
11 hours ago, Chevdove said:I am embarrassed to say, but you touched a nerve[!], that I had to learn how to dress appropriately! When I was young, sometimes, I dressed cheaply, not because I didn't have the means to buy classy and appropriate clothes, but I was vain, and was not taught that it was bad taste. Later, I came to realize that too, a lot of clothes in certain stores that seem to cater to ethnic 'more rounded' women were of very cheap quality! I soon stopped going to these stores and learned to look at the actual thread of material.
We were all young once and didn't know better. That is
part of life and maturing. And it is different from grown
women who have the means to do better, to be out here
dressed like common trash.
I was fortunate, from an early age my Mother dressed
me well. I got to order things from the catalogs as well
as shopping in person at nice clothing stores.
Not upscale dress shops, but regular shops at the mall
like Lerner's. If you remember that.
I also learned to sew from my Aunt, who was a master
seamstress, I can make my own clothes from patterns
and finished clothes, as well as tailoring store bought
items. Sewing is an important skill that more women
should practice. Most women don't own a sewing
machine these days and that's too bad.
Early in my adulthood, someone gave me several silk
dresses, and that began my collection of silk outfits
that I'm still working on today. Silk pieces will last a
lifetime if cared for properly and if you maintain your
size.
Once I was on my own and started my career working
for the federal government, at the age of 22, I began
curating my professional wardrobe.
I typically wore dresses and skirt suits to the office.
Sometimes I wore pant suits, but not that much.
I bought some things that were "trendy" when I first
started buying my own clothes, but I quickly caught
on that trends change and read a couple of book on
how to select and purchase quality clothes in classic
styles.
You choose natural fabrics like silk, cotton, wool,
cashmere, linen, and blends. Some manmade and
natural blends are acceptable if it makes the item
easier to care for, wrinkle resistant, etc.
You should ensure that the seams are straight, fabric
patterns line up, buttons and button holes are good
quality, and obviously you want the clothes to fit
correct and hang properly.
And of course you want your clothes to be
comfortable and suit your style.
The other thing that I have learned over the years is
that you don't have to spend a ton of money to have
a nice wardrobe.
You can find things on clearance, on sale, you can
find nice things at consignment shops, eBay, etc.
Most of my clothes I bought brand new, but I did
get some designer outfits from consignment shops
and I got some really good deals. In case you are
not familiar with consignment shops, that is where
rich people take their gently worn clothes, some
things they never even wore at all still has the tags,
and that way they can get a few dollars from it as
opposed to just throwing it in the trash.
I would take that stuff to the dry cleaners and it
would be good as brand new.
Once you decide how you want to present yourself,
it's not that hard to find quality clothes that you can
be proud to wear, and that attract attention and
admiration for the right reasons.
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THE OFFICIAL AHMAUD ARBERY TRIAL DISCUSSION THREAD
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Ahmaud Arbery's parents blast 'unauthorized backroom
plea deal' that will allow Travis McMichael and Greg
McMichael to serve time for killing their son in 'preferred'
federal prison instead of state penitentiary.
Arbery's parents came out against the plea deal, which
they called an 'unauthorized backroom deal' that 'is a
huge accommodation to the men who hunted down
and murdered' their son.
https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-10458759/Ahmaud-Arberys-parents-slam-McMichaels-plea-deal-federal-prosecutors-hate-crime-trial.html
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