The POTUS called rioters thugs which of course has racist roots

[WTH_Progs?]

Here are the roots:

 

[bripat9643]

Here are the roots:

The term "thug" comes from the Thugee cult in India which made preying on innocent people into a religion.

How is that racist?

 

[Canon Shooter]

Oh, fuckin' cry me a river:

https://www.mcclatchydc.com/news/politics-government/white-house/article24783745.html

 

[Sunsettommy]

These leftist democrats find racism under every rock in America, no wonder most rocks are white........

 

[EvilCat Breath]

But leftists say that the thugs are all whites!

 

[WTH_Progs?]

I know, it's confusing.

John Oliver: When Trump 'uses the word thugs, you know what it’s code for'

The Last Week Tonight host responds to America’s ‘brutality bingo’, the protests over George Floyd’s death, and attempts to discredit mail-in voting

www.theguardian.com

 

[TheParser]

There is no value in using demeaning terms such as "thug."

There are, of course, thugs of every ethnicity.

But in certain contexts, we all know that the word "thug" is a codeword for a young gentleman of a "certain" ethnicity.

I remember that President Obama's second Attorney General requested that people stop using the term "thug."

President Trump calls it as it is. But maybe he should be more diplomatic. His unkind reference to certain underdeveloped nations, for example, was really uncalled for. I am glad that he has stopped referring to the "Chinese virus." Some American ignoramuses (of ALL ethnicities) have been abusing Asian Americans.

 

[B. Kidd]

There is no value in using demeaning terms such as "thug."

There are, of course, thugs of every ethnicity.

But in certain contexts, we all know that the word "thug" is a codeword for a young gentleman of a "certain" ethnicity.

I remember that President Obama's second Attorney General requested that people stop using the term "thug."

President Trump calls it as it is. But maybe he should be more diplomatic. His unkind reference to certain underdeveloped nations, for example, was really uncalled for. I am glad that he has stopped referring to the "Chinese virus." Some American ignoramuses (of ALL ethnicities) have been abusing Asian Americans.

It is correctly called the Wuhan Virus....get it straight.

 

[Ray From Cleveland]

There is no value in using demeaning terms such as "thug."

There are, of course, thugs of every ethnicity.

But in certain contexts, we all know that the word "thug" is a codeword for a young gentleman of a "certain" ethnicity.

I remember that President Obama's second Attorney General requested that people stop using the term "thug."

President Trump calls it as it is. But maybe he should be more diplomatic. His unkind reference to certain underdeveloped nations, for example, was really uncalled for. I am glad that he has stopped referring to the "Chinese virus." Some American ignoramuses (of ALL ethnicities) have been abusing Asian Americans.

Correct, he should not call them thugs, he should call them what they really are, uncivilized solders of Satan.

 

[Canon Shooter]

There is no value in using demeaning terms such as "thug."

Bullshit. Identify them for what they are...

There are, of course, thugs of every ethnicity.

Cool, then it's not racist...

But in certain contexts, we all know that the word "thug" is a codeword for a young gentleman of a "certain" ethnicity.

Well, golly, I wonder why?

I remember that President Obama's second Attorney General requested that people stop using the term "thug."

But his first AG was apparently fine with it, as was Obama...

President Trump calls it as it is. But maybe he should be more diplomatic.

Fuck diplomacy. That's part of the reason we are where we are; people are afraid of hurting the feelings of others. Call it as it is, and be unapologetic as fuck about it...

 

[Bootney Lee Farnsworth]

These leftist democrats find racism under every rock in America, no wonder most rocks are white........

Because they are using "racism" as a goose-stepping pseudonym for capitalism.

Even IM2 admits it.

They are communist fuck twinkle-toed cocksuckers.

All of them.

.

 

[B. Kidd]

Thugs wear thug life like a badge of honor.
It's a compliment to them.

 

[Ame®icano]

Here are the roots:

But, of course... it wasn't always racist to call them thugs.

Obama stands by the term 'thugs,' White House says

 

[jknowgood]

But leftists say that the thugs are all whites!

They are calling them white supremacist. Lol

 

[dudmuck]

But leftists say that the thugs are all whites!

 

[Mac-7]

There is no value in using demeaning terms such as "thug."

Yet libs inflame incidents by calling white people racists

libs can dish it out but you cant take it

 

[Ame®icano]

But leftists say that the thugs are all whites!

Posting someone else's twitter post, thinking he said something smart and of value, while it's complete idiocy, makes you an idiot.

OK, tell us, have those whites carrying "machine guns" rioted, looted and burned buildings down?

 

[Correll]

But leftists say that the thugs are all whites!

When they were carrying guns, and actually peaceful protesters, making a reasonable political point he was fine with that.

WHen they are rioters burning and killing, he is not.


Try thinking for a change. Even if it is scary.

 

[RandomPoster]

 

[LeftofLeft]

There is no value in using demeaning terms such as "thug."

There are, of course, thugs of every ethnicity.

But in certain contexts, we all know that the word "thug" is a codeword for a young gentleman of a "certain" ethnicity.

I remember that President Obama's second Attorney General requested that people stop using the term "thug."

President Trump calls it as it is. But maybe he should be more diplomatic. His unkind reference to certain underdeveloped nations, for example, was really uncalled for. I am glad that he has stopped referring to the "Chinese virus." Some American ignoramuses (of ALL ethnicities) have been abusing Asian Americans.

When I think of thug, I think of the image of the big gruff criminal - typically an older white man - threatening, hurting, people and destroying property. “Hitmen”. I am not surprised that the PC culture has mapped that term to racism because in fact they map any and everything to racism. “Dog whistles”.

Shit, holding any minority accountable these days is considered “racist”.