CBS 13: Casspi Mural Defaced with Swastika
A mural featuring Sacramento Kings player Omri Casspi, who is from Israel, has been defaced with a Swastika. Sacramento police are now investigating.
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pretty cold stuff
i think casspi should be more proud that he has a mural in our capitol city, then ashamed of what one deluded person thinks.
I don't think they should cover it up.
They need people to see this, not just hide it. Otherwise, people who don’t know the story will wonder why a sheet is hanging over the mural.
Fix it as soon as possible, but until then, this kind of ignorance should be seen by the vast percentage of people that find it repugnant, so everyone understands that as delightful and integrated as our community happens to be, there is still plenty of this type of mentality out there.
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by andy sims on Sep 8, 2010 3:49 PM PDT reply actions 2 recs
There are idiots everywhere, who either do not know the totality of what that symbol means or are so evil that they do not care.
"......but Curry had a better TS%"
That's pretty much all that can be said
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by tomroadrunner on Sep 8, 2010 4:45 PM PDT up reply actions
Feels like one of those..
One step forward, two steps back type moments for the city…
by getPGwithbounce on Sep 8, 2010 5:01 PM PDT up reply actions
disagree -this says nothing about "sac"
it says something about the one or two drooling morons who did it. that’s all.
by lchristmas on Sep 8, 2010 9:06 PM PDT via mobile up reply actions 1 recs
I don't know what's worse
If a real racist did this or just a douchebag who thought this would be hilarious.
I love beating dead horses.
by allbenji's on Sep 8, 2010 4:52 PM PDT via mobile reply actions
You and MJ5 probably hit the nail right on the head.
There are a lot of idiots here that just crave attention. Remember, we’re the ones that basically put the nail in the coffin of The Chapelle Show.
"Cousins is the Blaster to Evans’ Master, the Hammer to Evans’ Sickle"- HP
by tomroadrunner on Sep 8, 2010 5:48 PM PDT up reply actions
this
where is Marcus today? (just kidding)
So imitate the action of the tiger!.
Lend the eye a terrible aspect
- and teach them how to war!
Henry V iii
by lietothegirls on Sep 9, 2010 10:18 AM PDT up reply actions
Respectfully disagree
Only a racist would think it is funny. A teenager is old enough to be held responsible.
Pretty sure they will be held responsible regardless of age or how you want to classify the person's intent.
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by wallywagon11 on Sep 9, 2010 11:21 AM PDT up reply actions
There are times and places for these where they could be taken more lightly than others.
For example, that one I drew on my history teacher’s whiteboard. That was okay. This is not.
"Morrison beats Casspi 1 on 1". - MarcusC
One of your classmates is probably Jewish
I doubt they were laughing.
I predict JT puts up 7/5 next year.
Swastikas aren't ever really funny, sorry to inform you
"Cousins is the Blaster to Evans’ Master, the Hammer to Evans’ Sickle"- HP
by tomroadrunner on Sep 8, 2010 6:42 PM PDT up reply actions 1 recs
A backward swastika?
Definitely some stupid ass person, thats messed up though not only for Omri, but for all Jewish people…
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It's actually not backwards.
It’s perfectly valid facing both the left and the right.
At least, that’s what my world history book told me.
Its an American Indian symbol the other way I think
So imitate the action of the tiger!.
Lend the eye a terrible aspect
- and teach them how to war!
Henry V iii
by lietothegirls on Sep 9, 2010 10:19 AM PDT up reply actions
Note.
This example is completely false. Thanks for understanding that.
"Morrison beats Casspi 1 on 1". - MarcusC
by Surprise Team on Sep 8, 2010 6:55 PM PDT up reply actions
I was raised in the area
But this kind of bullshit is precisely why my parents and the Kings are the only things I still feel connected to in Sacramento. There are idiots everywhere, but the lack of culture/diversity in Sac seems to breed an especially hateful kind. Shame.
by furious.d on Sep 8, 2010 7:50 PM PDT via mobile reply actions
Don't fault an entire community...
based on the actions of one racist. And I hope you can distinguish between a lack of cultural diversity and overt racist behavior.
I predict JT puts up 7/5 next year.
correct
“diversity” =/= “enlightenment”
and also, the swastika artist speaks for sacramento just about as much as the snipers spoke for d.c. – not at all, that is…
by lchristmas on Sep 8, 2010 9:12 PM PDT via mobile up reply actions
Didn't mean to implicate the whole community
As I suggested, my family still lives there. I appreciate that living with something doesn’t mean condoning it. But while I love and respect many individuals in Sacramento, I absolutely hate aspects of the larger culture.
As for lack of cultural diversity versus overt racism, I can distinguish the two, but I also believe that the latter is a product of the former. It’s the biggest reason I won’t return to live in Sacramento. But, of course, I respect others’ reasons for living there. Sorry if that sounded smug.
by furious.d on Sep 8, 2010 9:37 PM PDT via mobile up reply actions
Where do you live now? Salt Lake City?
About the only places you don’t see this sort of thing are in homogeneous communities. No sense getting riled up with the spray paint about Jews or blacks when you’ve never seen one in person.
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Which I will eat.
Let me try to be more clear
I’m putting non-prejudiced people on the defensive, which isn’t my intention.
I’m white. I’m from a socially homogenous (white, middle class) suburb of Sacramento. What I call Sacramento is actually the greater Sacramento area. I should’ve stated that earlier. I now live in LA, and, yes, I know that LA has its share of stupid jerks, too.
Prejudice is a problem wherever it exists, and it exists everywhere. But that doesn’t give us license to bury our heads in the sand and chalk any act of idiocy up as random. Proclivity to this sort of behavior isn’t inborn, it’s learned from society on a macro and micro scale, as well as from influential individuals like parents. In my experience, the best way to combat those negative influences is by getting to know people from diverse backgrounds, and that can be hard to do in certain parts of the Sacramento area. But that doesn’t mean if you live in one of those places you’re automatically racist – hopefully you were never force-fed enough prejudice to overcome your natural supply of reason. But this moron was, and so were a lot of the kids I grew up with. So I can’t help but prescribe more cultural diversity for Sacramento. Maybe bigots only represent a small segment of Sacramento society, but – as this incident shows – their negative impact on the culture can be overwhelming.
Wow. Really, Andy?
Salt Lake City, and Utah in general, are not homogenous. There are many cultures represented, and for the most part, racism doesn’t play much of a role, except, as you’ll find everywhere, the small, ignorant minority.
Far from "never seeing one in person, " my youngest son’s best friend since he was two is black. My 12-year-old’s favorite cousin to hang out with is black. We have a Krishna temple in our town where we attend events like the Festival of Colors, and festivals all over that celebrate other cultures. My boys’ school has a required social studies class on world religions that invites clergy from mosques, temples and churches to speak to our students.
So before you smack down an entire city or culture, you might consider actually visiting and seeing for yourself what kind of people live there.
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by LeaguePassAddict on Sep 9, 2010 8:10 AM PDT up reply actions
Generalizations
So based on the actions of one person the entire metropolitan area spews hate? This is an ignorant comment as Sacramento is one of the most diverse cities in America, don’t believe me then read this………. http://www.time.com/time/nation/article/0,8599,340694,00.html . You really must not spend much time in sacramento if you believe what you just wrote pal.
Yeah
I think that the entire metropolitan area spews hate. That’s what I think. You and all of your loved ones are bigots, and I’m not because I don’t live there anymore.
Obviously, I don’t know all of the individuals living in the area, so I have no choice but to generalize. Maybe my generalization about Sacramento’s diversity is ignorant statistically. But would you actually argue that Sacramento has as culturally vital populations of Jews, African Americans, Latinos, homosexuals, immigrants, etc. as cities like NYC, LA, SF, Chicago, DC, or even comparably-sized cities like Miami, New Orleans, or Atlanta? If so, you must not spend much time outside Sacramento.
My point is simply that more access to traditionally marginalized cultures prevents prejudice against them. As the capital of a highly-diverse, highly-progressive state (qualities that I believe make CA the best state in the union), Sacramento should be home to considerably fewer redneck pricks than it is.
Again
You must not have read the article i posted from time. I have lived in Los Angeles for four years now so ya i actually spend about 80% of my time outside of Sacramento. If you think la is a better model to strive for than sac well then we just have to agree to disagree. Everything down here is segragated as you know where every ethnic section is (East la is mexican, watts is blacks, chino and irvine is asian). Sacramento is a much more integrated city. Also you have to explain using a bullshit term like “culturaly vital populations”, what does that even mean?
Racism is bad and I dont think anyone is going to defend putting a swastika on the face of a Jewish player or any other act of legitimate racism. The fact that you are really making these ignorant comments about Sacramento that have no basis in statistics or reality suggests to me you have bought into the Los Angeles Mentality that everything is better down here because it just is.
And finally just to point out, you are griping about the “bigotry” from the Sacramento populace, and closing your reply you say “Sacramento should be home to considerably fewer redneck pricks than it is”. So using a term like redneck must be completely acceptable in your “multiculturalist progressive” criteria for morality, a term used to stereotype and dehumanize rural white people as stupid and backwards. Sorry but this does de-legitimize your entire argument.
I didn’t feel the need to read an article claiming that Sacramento is the most diverse city in America. Another generality that I believe in is that Time is often reductive and misleading.
I created the bullshit term to indicate that I think there’s more to diversity than demographic percentages. If that makes me seem like a flat-earther to you, so be it.
I’m a white person from a rural area. I don’t think the term redneck implies the inferiority of my whole race (or even just the members of my race that come from rural areas), the way that slurs do. I think it pokes fun at the people from that group that actually are stupid and backwards. But I agree that it’s a bad word since not all people with sunburnt necks are that way, and I admit that I only used it to get a rise. *Tangent: I had a similar argument with a woman that I’m dating about a certain c-word that rhymes with runt. She said it’s derogatory toward women. I said that it doesn’t imply anything about the gender as a whole, only the person or people it’s used against. Calling someone a dick doesn’t mean that you think all men are inferior, right? I got in trouble for that, so maybe I need to reconsider where I think the line between bad words and offensive slurs is. Regardless, I don’t think it’s in the same ballpark as the crime that this thread is about.
Sorry but you do have a choice not to generalize
If you read the article you would have noticed that
Of the city’s inhabitants, 41% are non-Hispanic white, 15.5% are black, 22% are Hispanic and 17.5% are Asian/Pacific Islander.
Non-Hispanic whites still account for 69% of the U.S. population and maintain a predominant share of the nation’s fiscal and political power.
Those are facts. Go nuts arguing there are more diverse cities than Sacramento if you want but statistically speaking it is a very diverse city. Nice job toning down the rhetoric with your “redneck prick” line.
Because talent? You want to add a guy like boozer because hes talented? I’m sorry i just don’t see that as a valid reason. -- fffindeed
by wallywagon11 on Sep 9, 2010 11:56 AM PDT up reply actions
Hey - I'm not white
I’m Mediterranean!
(It’s a long story about a former tenant of mine in LA when I lived there, who when I mentioned jokingly that things were ‘tough for a poor white boy’ declared me a non-white. )
I told the story to a black friend of mine with the postscript “I thought about that for a long time – and I guess that makes us Brothers!”
So imitate the action of the tiger!.
Lend the eye a terrible aspect
- and teach them how to war!
Henry V iii
by lietothegirls on Sep 9, 2010 12:22 PM PDT up reply actions
/shrug aka Idiots abound
Sacramento is no different. Unfortunately. This could be a racial slur or a religious statement; it could have been done to a mural of Tyreke or DeMarcus. It could happen in a small chapel in Miami or to mural in New York or Tel Aviv.
To pretend otherwise is naive.Hate or Ugly Stupidity are interchangeable words we use that hurt most when they are seen in action. This has been recognized for what it is and we have experienced the attendant embarrassment and anger. In my opinion, this is an incident that is best left forgotten
by betweentheeyes on Sep 8, 2010 8:16 PM PDT reply actions 1 recs
I agree.
this is an incident that is best left forgotten
As long as whoever did this doesn’t decide to take it any further [disrupting games, vandalizing Arco, etc] I don’t think this is a huge deal. It shouldn’t be ignored, but it also shouldn’t be blown out of proportion.
Agreed
Born and raised Jewish here – wouldn’t trade living here for anywhere else. Douchebaggery is not geographically exclusive – it resides in the vast open spaces of those heads that lack the brain matter to fill them.
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Best forgotten?
I guess I’m the only one who remembers Masada.
And the…what was it? Holo-something.
When someone shits on your community, you rub the community’s nose in it the same as you would a dog. People need to be shocked about this, and a lot of people aren’t going to hear about it.
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Which I will eat.
No, not forgotten
And I agree, when something like this happens, it should be broadcast, shared and discussed. But I disagree with anyone that says that this is a symptom of the community at large.
Further, I respectfully disagree with those that say that Sacramento is not diverse. One of the things that I loved about growing up here is that everyone lives everywhere. There is not the cultural polarization that you can find in some larger cities. Yes, an economic divide has developed, but overall the racial divide that permeates many other cities really doesn’t exist (at least not nearly as much) here.
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Fair enough
Sacramento routinely grades out as one of the most integrated communities in the country, which is hardly the same thing as saying we live in a redneck-free haven of tolerance and enlightenment.
Much better than most, not perfect by a longshot.
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Which I will eat.
I guess your the kind of guy that likes to smell his shit before believing it stinks
"......but Curry had a better TS%"
by kwill on Sep 8, 2010 9:51 PM PDT up reply actions 2 recs
So, under certain circumstances, depending on who the perpetrator is, this is okay with you?
There is no kind way to say this, but that may be one of the most ignorant things I’ve ever read.
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by andy sims on Sep 8, 2010 9:52 PM PDT up reply actions 2 recs
That's not true and I never said that
“So, under certain circumstances, depending on who the perpetrator is, this is okay with you?
There is no kind way to say this, but that may be one of the most ignorant things I’ve ever read."
What I implied was wait to the police investigation so we can know whom the perpetrator before broad statements of California, Sacramento, nba culture are made that would cause more social damage.
The background of the perpetrator is irrelevant.
Who did this is almost irrelevant next to the fact that it happened. Whether the moron is caught or not, the community needs to address the crime, and not write it up to nutty, youthful hijinks.
The crime does not reflect on the city as much as ignoring or rationalizing it would.
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by andy sims on Sep 8, 2010 11:08 PM PDT up reply actions 3 recs
I would suggest a vacation from your computer
Your statement comes across as saying we should be tolerant of racism. Just back away from the keyboard and shut it down.
I didn't major in Common F-cking Sense, but ...
by MustangMBS on Sep 8, 2010 11:09 PM PDT up reply actions 1 recs
Get out the X-acto knife, and rearrange my words to back up your ridiculous statement.
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“Your statement comes across as saying we should be tolerant of racism. Just back away from the keyboard and shut it down.”
Knowing all the facts and keeping a cool head before making vast wild speculations that will cause more damage and then address the concerns and punish = intolerant racism. You’re an idiot.
Christ, you're ignorant
The facts are, some anti-Semite, or some moron too stupid to understand the meaning of the swastika purposely went out, found a mural with the image of a Jew on it, and defaced it.
Those are the facts that matter. I made no wild speculations. The crime and a discussion of such are more important than necessarily catching the person who did it, although I hope he is caught. Their background is completely beside the point, despite your original assertion to the contrary.
If you can’t keep up with the adult conversation, stick to hoops.
BALL GOES IN YAYYYYYYYYY,
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by andy sims on Sep 8, 2010 11:30 PM PDT up reply actions 1 recs
Andy
Obviously they understood what a swastika meant or they would not have used it. This was not stupidity. It was an act of hate. It is a hate crime. There is way around that.
Not to say this tarnishes all of Sac. Racism exists everywhere and, on the whole, Sac is a better place than many.
I didn't major in Common F-cking Sense, but ...
I mean the full extent of it, and the long history of anti-Semitism.
I didn’t mean to imply its use was a random accident, but I seriously doubt some punk kid really understands the gravity of it, symbolically. It’s just the easiest arrow to shoot.
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Which I will eat.
by andy sims on Sep 8, 2010 11:50 PM PDT up reply actions 1 recs
I got you.
I have been to Dachau and think you are right. Somebody with little life experience and perspective probably would not get just how serious it is to do that.
I didn't major in Common F-cking Sense, but ...
Well I tried.
Whatever you were trying to get across got lost or confused and came across as saying that what happened could be OK depending on who did it. Not because you don’t want all of Sacramento to get a bad name or something like that.
I warned you Kevin. I was being nice. Just shut up and stop now. It only gets worse from here.
Don’t be the idiot here. And look up racism. You need to get your facts straight.
I didn't major in Common F-cking Sense, but ...
Sacramento has some of dumbest fans possible
I’m glad you guys are going to lose your nba team.
And I'm sad that you're going to lose your virginity and breed.
Assuming you can get your hands on some roofies, you monkey-dick.
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Which I will eat.
by andy sims on Sep 8, 2010 11:54 PM PDT up reply actions 2 recs
How are no banned yet you moron
I didn't major in Common F-cking Sense, but ...
by MustangMBS on Sep 9, 2010 5:45 AM PDT up reply actions 1 recs
Que the ban hammer, PLEASE!!!
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by Noble_Bloodlines on Sep 9, 2010 8:11 AM PDT up reply actions
Yeah, Paint a swastika on his avatar!
Oh, wait….
How about as a protest against the actions mentioned in the original post, we all choose to be inclusive, patient and compassionate, at least in this tread.
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by Kfan in Korea on Sep 9, 2010 9:35 AM PDT up reply actions 1 recs
Brilliant response
Did you get a 15% discount on it?
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by section214 on Sep 9, 2010 12:10 PM PDT up reply actions 3 recs
Probably not.
Couldn’t use his Visa to buy a NBA team.
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by Balky Needs on Sep 9, 2010 3:41 PM PDT up reply actions 1 recs
Ah, dammit. Reply options blow sometimes.
I still yearn for you tragically.
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Which I will eat.
All Kevin S is saying is:
Why make statements about California, Sacramento, and NBA culture in general having a lot of hate when you know nothing about the perpetrator. Leave it as a random act of hate. This isn’t a poetic act that describes the state of cultural relations of a city.
What Kevin S was later saying is that claiming this event was just a product of a hateful city, is in fact a form of hate/ignorance on the city itself.
by WiltonDeportes on Sep 9, 2010 3:01 PM PDT up reply actions
What Kevin was saying got lost and at some point you should realize that and make it clear or just stop digging a hole
I didn't major in Common F-cking Sense, but ...
Stay classy, Sacramento
Wait....Why is everybody clapping? Everyone around me is clapping.... I guess I should be clapping too... GO LAKERS!!! I hate living in So Cal
It could be related to an Asian or Hindu Swastika
When I first moved to Australia my white cousin was wearing a white shirt with a huge swastika on it. I was like WTF mate. But he said it was his dad’s shirt that he got in Thailand.
Saying that, regardless of what it represented, it was meant in a hateful, defacing way. Some idiot did it and it’s a shame he did.
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That symbol
doesn’t belong exclusively to the Nazis. But when it’s used to deface the image of an Israeli celebrity, it has to be assumed guilty until proven innocent. There’s no other way to take it.
by furious.d on Sep 9, 2010 1:18 AM PDT up reply actions 1 recs
Agreed....
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I agree
Using a swastika on the image of an Israeli/Jewish player, it is almost impossible to look at it from a different angle.
But strange stuff does happen occasionally.
In an incident in Amsterdam in the nineties, a monument regarding Auschwitz made of glass was smashed to pieces. A huge outrage followed over the antisemitism of the act, and over racism in the Netherlands in general.
After a while, the police caught the culprit: one of the laborers on the monument (a glazier), who had a mental disorder, smashed it because he claimed he was not paid sufficiently…
Dunking Dutchman
Sorry Omri. Just know most of us are on your side.
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Omri.........
We got your Back Brother , look around! we are all your Homies! that Idiot will probably get caught and the word will get out in Jail and this Idiot or Idiots will crap in there Pants. that swastika stuff does no go well with the King Fans or the Community and especially Law enforcement. GO KINGS!
Well, sure, all the Jewish cops and prison inmates will seek immediate reprisals.
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I'm dying to know what this was a picture of.
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I don't know why that's funny, but it is.
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Just some dumn kid
So imitate the action of the tiger!.
Lend the eye a terrible aspect
- and teach them how to war!
Henry V iii
This is an insolvable discussion on an insufferable incident
Racism, prejudice, bias, hate – all too massive as subjects of discussion to cause this much clamor on a sports site. We have discussed our disappointment, embarrassment and anger.
Can we return to our regularly scheduled programming?
This is why I have tried to refrain from posting too much in this thread.
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These people obviously had planned this one out, considering that it corresponds exactly with the Jewish New Year Rosh Hashanah.
Nobody with a soul could have done this.
"Remember this sh*t at christmas!"-Terry Crews, The Expendables
Stupid but not surprising.
As bte said, back to regularly scheduled programming.
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From the Bee Kings blog:
Reached at his family home in Yavne, Israel, a few minutes ago, Kings forward Omri Casspi said he was “hurt” upon learning that a mural featuring his likeness was defaced with a swastika. The incident at 16th and R Street in midtown is being investigated as a possible hate crime by the local authorities.
“It’s been all over the news over here,” said Casspi. “Everybody’s talking about it. It’s hurtful to think that this is 2010, and there are still people like that out there. I almost don’t know what to say. It’s probably just some idiot who wants some publicity. But I know the people in Sacramento, and they have been wonderful to me. I know they must feel bad about this. Same thing with the Kings. I’ll just let the police handle this and focus on having a great season.”
Read more: http://blogs.sacbee.com/sports/kings/archives/2010/09/casspi-hurt-by.html#ixzz0z4Mf1UDJ
Being Jewish myself, I am vilely disgusted at the beings that did this. I got your back Omri.
"Remember this sh*t at christmas!"-Terry Crews, The Expendables
You don't need to be Jewish
Though I respect your sentiment
So imitate the action of the tiger!.
Lend the eye a terrible aspect
- and teach them how to war!
Henry V iii
by lietothegirls on Sep 9, 2010 3:14 PM PDT up reply actions
Sorry if that came out the wrong way, but it really, really bothers how some cruel fuck thinks this is funny.
Not only that, but this person basically added insult to injury by committing this hate crime at this time of year
"Remember this sh*t at christmas!"-Terry Crews, The Expendables
by Bkj on Sep 9, 2010 3:25 PM PDT up reply actions
yeah unfortunately there is still so much ignorance and I despise what kids today are becoming
it seems like hate is now being accepted. As long as you find it funny its okay. How someone would find it funny to put a swastika on the face of someone who means so much to Israel and Jews as well. Really I don’t think the punishment or outcry should be any different if this is a dumb teenager or a real fucking racist evil bastard. Whats the difference between them. Both are willing to do this and okay with it. Both don’t seem to care about all the suffering that was endured and what it truly represents. It amazes me in society how we keep words and symbols like this alive. Why turn it into a joke? Would the people that were in concentration camps find this funny? Do you find it funny what they had to experience? because if you are amused by the slaughtering of another human being, an entire group of people, you truly are a vile vile person and deserve no better treatment.
Its the same thing with the N word
I am disgusted at how people now casually use the word. Or how using nigga instead of nigger is ok. How the fuck does that make it any better. Why keep such hatred alive
Thank you for taking the effort to explain and type out what "N word" means.
I assume your eyes and fingers were bleeding as you typed out a word, which you’ve explained offends you so. Could you please put a pic of a swastika in your next comment, in case someone doesn’t know what it is?
And when you start talking about “kids today,” you are officially an old fart, whether you’re 20 or 80.
Rocks are free, and slingshots easily stolen. And for a limited time, every third person who follows me on Twitter (andy_sims) gets a free ice cream cone.
Which I will eat.
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