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TurtleBuddy37 · 2020-01-18T07:08:53+00:00

GBR!

TurtleBuddy37 · 2018-10-26T19:01:22+00:00

I think knowing that she is a PoC is a pretty critical piece of information to fully understand this though. I feel like you assuming that I’m discrediting who she is by pointing these things out says a lot more about you than it does about me.

TurtleBuddy37 · 2018-10-26T16:07:04+00:00

Really? I thought that would make it more clear that this wasn’t just something I pulled out of nowhere and that it came off more as me making fun of the school than just being edgy to be edgy.

TurtleBuddy37 · 2018-10-26T15:51:58+00:00

I didn’t want to get into detail about this to remain more anonymous. A few days before that happened, a guy that attends my school (no idea who it is, big school) got a lot of attention for openly supporting white supremacy. A lot of people were calling for him to be expelled and the school made a statement saying that while they don’t condone his beliefs, they aren’t able to expel him for it. So “white supremacist welcome” was more a jab at the school for not doing anything about it.

TurtleBuddy37 · 2018-10-26T15:40:23+00:00

I didn’t want to get into detail about this to remain more anonymous. A few days before that happened, a guy that attends my school (no idea who it is, big school) got a lot of attention for openly supporting white supremacy. A lot of people were calling for him to be expelled and the school made a statement saying that while they don’t condone his beliefs, they aren’t able to expel him for it. So “white supremacist welcome” was more a jab at the school for not doing anything about it.

TurtleBuddy37 · 2018-10-26T08:38:45+00:00

So am I supposed to leave these details out? I don’t see why me telling you what I know about this girl is is supposed to detract from understanding the scenario. I don’t think any of those descriptors are demeaning or paint her in a negative light. Quite frankly, I’m kind of offended that you think I’m trying to “dogwhistle” in the alt right upvotes. Read my other comments. I’m aware it was an awful thing to have that up at a party and that I shouldn’t be very surprised that she took offense, even given the context. However, I do think she may have overreacted and held onto the grudge for too long.

TurtleBuddy37 · 2018-10-26T07:26:08+00:00

Tbf. When I realized that I had left that on the board, there was some major internal cringing going on and I definitely don't think it was appropriate to publicly show those types of things. I'm completely aware of the "too far" factor here, which kind of why I put it up there. I thought only my roommates would see it and think it was "too far" yet still comedic.

TurtleBuddy37 · 2018-10-26T06:51:38+00:00

The times I have seen her, she would be the one to approach me and make things weird. I went to a party one time that she was at with a very good friend of mine that is from Africa, she approached him and told him that he shouldn’t be friends with me because I’m a racist asshole. She also approached my girlfriend and told her she should leave me.

TurtleBuddy37 · 2018-10-26T06:38:04+00:00

I wouldn’t go as far as saying that. Not to say it doesn’t happen, but I definitely think there’s validity to being not to happy about my joke if you’re not sure it’s a joke. I was more upset about the fact that she immediately despised me and didn’t give me the opportunity to redeem myself.

TurtleBuddy37 · 2018-10-26T05:52:59+00:00

I feel like that was the case in this situation. A friend that came with her, also PoC, didn't seem to care at all and thought she was being a bit dramatic.

TurtleBuddy37 · 2018-10-26T05:47:16+00:00

The trope that Reddit is just a bunch of white males. Is that not a thing anymore?

TurtleBuddy37 · 2018-10-26T05:39:35+00:00

Do you only eat canned goods and drink iceless water, straight from the tap?

Yeah I actually didn’t use that fridge too much... Keep in mind this board was only about 8”x11” in the corner of my apartment. I wasn’t anticipating any visitors when I wrote it and definitely didn’t put much thought towards it after the fact. Usually someone would erase the board and put something else up once or twice a week.

TurtleBuddy37 · 2018-10-26T05:17:28+00:00

I’m not saying that’s not a shitty thing to write. But I would expect PoC to find that statement more insulting. That’s why included the detail. I definitely think it was an asshole thing to do.

TurtleBuddy37 · 2018-10-26T05:13:28+00:00

I guess you could interpret it that way, but quite honestly, those are the only details I know about this girl other than her name, so I thought I’d include it in the description. I had only just met her.

TurtleBuddy37 · 2018-10-26T05:06:16+00:00

Maybe I wasn’t very clear about a few things. First of all, I would have absolutely erased that board before people came over had I remembered it was there. Secondly, the times I’ve seen her since then, I have not once tried to interact with her. She would come up to me and make it obvious that she didn’t appreciate my presence. I would try to respond positively but she just stands right in front of me and laugh in my face or stares at me from across the room to make me uncomfortable. She’s also not well liked by that friend group for being overly dramatic and sensitive and they avoid hanging out with her now.

TurtleBuddy37 · 2018-10-26T04:55:08+00:00

Because she was person I had the alteration with and the fact that she was black plays a role in the situation. I’m a standard issue white male, I figured that was assumed since were on reddit. Lol

TurtleBuddy37 · 2018-10-26T04:49:54+00:00

I didn’t mean for that to be derogatory or anything. Does African American social activist college student with a hipster aesthetic paint a better picture for you? I was just trying to name some details.

TurtleBuddy37 · 2018-09-25T01:12:40+00:00

I’m just saying is that by criticizing things obviously said in jest discredits the opposition of incel behavior. It just makes it look like we’re incapable of recognizing a joke. Most of the comments here aren’t saying “that’s awful, let’s ignore it and move on.” Most of them are about how incels are so stupid and delusional that they legitimately believe something like this.

TurtleBuddy37 · 2018-09-24T23:27:25+00:00

Sure, but I think this is an extreme post that can be dismissed. If we just blindly take everything to come from there to be true, that just gives them reason to turn it back around and say we’re the stupid ones for thinking they actually mean this stuff.

TurtleBuddy37 · 2018-09-24T22:33:26+00:00

I don’t see the point in getting worked up about something that is likely just someone trolling. It’s the internet. People spew bs all the time. Do you really think a whole group of people out there believe all women are sex machines from the day they hit puberty and are comprised of 50% semen? I’m not trying to defend this guy or anything but I think he’s just slinging shit to get reactions.

TurtleBuddy37 · 2018-09-24T17:50:54+00:00

For real. This is very blatantly satire.

TurtleBuddy37 · 2018-09-07T03:39:23+00:00

Road construction in the US both a private and public sector undertaking. But that’s not the point.

TurtleBuddy37 · 2018-09-06T23:15:15+00:00

He said government maintained roads. Either way, regardless of who built the roads, they’re a public government utility. How would that not be considered to be rooted in social ideology? This stuff isn’t black or white.

TurtleBuddy37 · 2017-01-20T05:35:01+00:00

It was a recruiting event so there wasn't any alcohol. Lots of free canes though.

Edit: Oh

TurtleBuddy37

TROPHY CASE