LADY SETS SELF ON FIRE - PROTEST AGAINST RACISM

These concepts are socially constructed and have been given much weight. What are your thoughts?

Postby justice league » November 8th, 2007, 12:11 am

A Ghost wrote:oh yeah this is old


....so how is that stopping racism?


uh...... self imposed genocide?
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Postby A Ghost » November 8th, 2007, 12:12 am

justice league wrote:
A Ghost wrote:oh yeah this is old


....so how is that stopping racism?


uh...... self imposed genocide?


genocide? what?
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Postby Sentenza » November 10th, 2007, 8:14 pm

Some Music from Belgium about this issue for all those who dont know.....

[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BDGJeWT2fIc[/youtube]
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Postby Mcminister » November 10th, 2007, 8:29 pm

u kno id say niggaz in europe are gay but then they go threw the same shit we go through to be honest ....dats why i got love fo niggaz all over teh world now.,..even some wanabe gangsa's i see in canadian video's on youtube
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Postby punamusta » November 11th, 2007, 2:28 pm

Mcminister wrote:well i wuda done it even if i was white


I don't even consider that stealing. It's just normal practise when leaving a hotel. Even when I was a little kid, my mother always toke everything from the hotel room that she could and packed those to our bags. I think most of the people do that.

But about that firing thing... That woman obviously had some serious mental health problems. Don't need to be a doctor to tell you that. Otherwise she wouldn't set herself on fire. But then about Belgium.. I've kinda understood that Belgium is pretty racist country. After all, it's an old colonialist country. But how bad is it there, don't know. I've only visited there for a very shot time.
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Postby punamusta » November 11th, 2007, 2:38 pm

Mcminister wrote:i remember in 2003 i was comin back to america from africa i used swis air..and i landed in switzerland to sleep and leave next mornin, i was outside admiring them nice european cars n all that and everybody was lookin at me n my older brotha wierd......we went on an elevator and white folks that were waiting with us didnt come in.....and we got served last in the restaurant went.


Not to say that isn't wrong from the others, but do people really care about others looking at them? I mean whenever I go to the grocery store, a security guy follows me around watching me that I don't steal anything. And in elevators older women tend to clench their purses tighter, or in subway, busses, trains people usually don't come to sit next to me. And especially when I was younger police wanted to check me all the time. I never really cared about that at all.

Then again one of my friend constantly keep complaining about similar experiences and really lets it eat him up. I think it's better to take it easy and understand why certain people act in certain ways.
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Postby Mcminister » November 11th, 2007, 4:32 pm

yea i don really care ..unless im havin a really bad day

restaurants..stores..schools ..office buildings everywhere...especially when ur black u will haev someone followin u...even in the mall , and all'em places...i knew some grl that worked in wallmart and i was shopppin/she called me and was like damn they got 2 undercover officers followin ur ass everywhere im like ....w.e its normal anywayz
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Postby MiChuhSuh » November 13th, 2007, 1:39 am

justice league wrote:I thought belgium was pretty integrated and openminded....

I would have to question her personal motives... I think she is protesting mental health.


She has three kids - I don't know if their grown or not, but before you directly harm yourself for a cause, you have to think "Will the benefit of doing this outweigh the negative impact?" I have no personal attachments anymore, but she has three kids.

EmperorPenguin wrote:Setting yourself on fire has to be one of the dumbest ways to protest. Aside from Monks, just about everyone I've seen set themselves of fire have this instant look of regret. You can just see them thinking "Maybe I should have just made a poster or hung a banner, this doesn't feel so good." Or maybe set someone else on fire, like the person who was racists against you. That might prove a point, and can be your groups slogan. "Act racist and we'll set you on fire."


lol yup their are better ways to get a message accross - for a while people will hear and talk about this because it was dramatic, but think about let's say a year from now, what would it have accomplished?
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Postby MiChuhSuh » November 13th, 2007, 1:43 am

That happens to anyone who they feel is suspicious... it's funny you said that because at one of the Greenland markets (Korean grocery store) they got a African security guard, and the first time he was on duty he searched me when I walked out (I don't know - someone tell me if normal, civilian security guards are allowed to even do that?) but he was like "Sorry, but you just look hungry" lol :roll:
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Postby MiChuhSuh » November 13th, 2007, 1:44 am

Mcminister wrote:i ended up stealing everything in the hotelroom to get them back so im good..i got a bunch of towels from zurich, drinks and w.e. u kno so yea


I wouldn't say that... not judging because anyone would have been mad, but you probably messed it up for the next black guy staying in the hotel.
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Postby EmperorPenguin » November 13th, 2007, 10:51 am

MiChuhSuh wrote:That happens to anyone who they feel is suspicious... it's funny you said that because at one of the Greenland markets (Korean grocery store) they got a African security guard, and the first time he was on duty he searched me when I walked out (I don't know - someone tell me if normal, civilian security guards are allowed to even do that?) but he was like "Sorry, but you just look hungry" lol :roll:


No, they're not allowed to search you. If he thought you stole something the best they can do is hold you and ask for police assistance. I would have told the guy to go fuck himself.
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Postby Mcminister » November 13th, 2007, 12:53 pm

straight up ^^

the next black guy wuda had it bad anywyz so its w.e
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Postby A Ghost » November 13th, 2007, 7:23 pm

MiChuhSuh wrote:That happens to anyone who they feel is suspicious... it's funny you said that because at one of the Greenland markets (Korean grocery store) they got a African security guard, and the first time he was on duty he searched me when I walked out (I don't know - someone tell me if normal, civilian security guards are allowed to even do that?) but he was like "Sorry, but you just look hungry" lol :roll:


lol @ you walking in with buddies on....

:lol:

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Postby MiChuhSuh » November 13th, 2007, 7:34 pm

A Ghost wrote:
MiChuhSuh wrote:That happens to anyone who they feel is suspicious... it's funny you said that because at one of the Greenland markets (Korean grocery store) they got a African security guard, and the first time he was on duty he searched me when I walked out (I don't know - someone tell me if normal, civilian security guards are allowed to even do that?) but he was like "Sorry, but you just look hungry" lol :roll:


lol @ you walking in with buddies on....

:lol:

just playin


lol seriously I wear some Wal-Mart brand imitation of Chucks, it says "no boundaries William" or something. They're the exact same but they don't have the logo on the side or tongue and it's cheaper. It's a win-win situation for me - no Babylonian branding and lower price at the same time.
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Postby A Ghost » November 13th, 2007, 8:42 pm

MiChuhSuh wrote:
A Ghost wrote:
MiChuhSuh wrote:That happens to anyone who they feel is suspicious... it's funny you said that because at one of the Greenland markets (Korean grocery store) they got a African security guard, and the first time he was on duty he searched me when I walked out (I don't know - someone tell me if normal, civilian security guards are allowed to even do that?) but he was like "Sorry, but you just look hungry" lol :roll:


lol @ you walking in with buddies on....

:lol:

just playin


lol seriously I wear some Wal-Mart brand imitation of Chucks, it says "no boundaries William" or something. They're the exact same but they don't have the logo on the side or tongue and it's cheaper. It's a win-win situation for me - no Babylonian branding and lower price at the same time.


LMAO!!!!!
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Postby justice league » November 15th, 2007, 1:28 am

MiChuhSuh wrote:That happens to anyone who they feel is suspicious... it's funny you said that because at one of the Greenland markets (Korean grocery store) they got a African security guard, and the first time he was on duty he searched me when I walked out (I don't know - someone tell me if normal, civilian security guards are allowed to even do that?) but he was like "Sorry, but you just look hungry" lol :roll:


Hello?? you went into a grocery store because you ARE hungry.. what a DUMBASS!!! that would be reason one for a boycott and bad press from me.... you could get ugly and make it a legal problem for them.
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Postby justice league » November 15th, 2007, 1:31 am

MiChuhSuh wrote:That happens to anyone who they feel is suspicious... it's funny you said that because at one of the Greenland markets (Korean grocery store) they got a African security guard, and the first time he was on duty he searched me when I walked out (I don't know - someone tell me if normal, civilian security guards are allowed to even do that?) but he was like "Sorry, but you just look hungry" lol :roll:



FYI... I worked for Burns International Security... and the ONLY job description of a security guard is "Observe and Report"
that rentacop was not only out of line.,.. he is guilty of accosting you... which could constitute battery.
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Postby MiChuhSuh » November 15th, 2007, 10:38 am

justice league wrote:
MiChuhSuh wrote:That happens to anyone who they feel is suspicious... it's funny you said that because at one of the Greenland markets (Korean grocery store) they got a African security guard, and the first time he was on duty he searched me when I walked out (I don't know - someone tell me if normal, civilian security guards are allowed to even do that?) but he was like "Sorry, but you just look hungry" lol :roll:


Hello?? you went into a grocery store because you ARE hungry.. what a DUMBASS!!! that would be reason one for a boycott and bad press from me.... you could get ugly and make it a legal problem for them.


LOL!!!!
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