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Originally Posted by chriscsugaree
But one of the options did not say "Nah, screw them poor southern bastards or those bastards in New Orleans". Instead it had the option "Nah, screw them poor black bastards" which seems very racist to me. There are more intelligent ways to evoke a response, if this was the intent, than using racial slurs. If it is a real reflection of your prejudice it is also a sign of ignorance. I am also surprised to see this poll option at a board with members who have probably felt the sting of prejudice because of their own sexual and gender choices.
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If I had just made a post that said "Screw them poor black bastards, because
I hate them" then you might have a valid point. However, since the day after the storm, I have heard nothing but how the
main reason that there is a lack of aid is racism. Everyone from the mayor of N.O. to Jesse Jackson to most of the major media outlets have claimed that "hateful white folks" are not helping victims. So there are are great number of people who, [i]at the very least/i] believe that everyone who doesn't help is a hateful callous racist. So I don't know how you could have a poll and not have that as an option, when so many people claim that is the
only reason people are not helping. You are absolutely right in saying that response is ignorant, which is exactly why it is worded the way it is, because someone who would legitimately use that as their reason would say it pretty much as worded in the poll (except maybe laced with profanity and the "word that shall not be named").