A quick reminder on who is a "Looter" and who is "Finding Things"

[Sandpiper]

If you are black or brown, you're a looter.

If you're white, you're finding things.






Dupe of:


http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=show_mesg&forum=104&topic_id=4526141&mesg_id=4526141

[crikkett]

1. dupe post but recommended anyway

since I voted for the other one too

[SammyWinstonJack]

2. Unfuckingbelievable!

:argh:

[raccoon]

3. Second that. nt

[underpants]

4. Great catch

I missed that on the photos when I first saw them.

[William769]

5. Would be nicwe to know whats in the garbage bag.

[ret5hd]

7. i think its a 56" plasma screen tv and a bmw...maybe a mercedes.

[Sandpiper]

8. Probably an Xbox too

And some new living room furniture, and a dish washer.

[Pacifist Patriot]

11. Everything he could save from his house?

Who knows and who cares. The assumptions made about the people in both pictures is still egregious racism regardless of what is in the garbage bag.

[Caoimhe]

6. any others?

I just forwarded your post to a repuke and she said "but the AFP is French, so take it up with them!"

Anyone have any other examples of this disparity? I have heard it but this combining of the captions is a great way to illustrate how racism works its way through.

[Mabus]

10. Yes but it is the American press that is calling people

looking for FOOD and CLOTHES as looters. Isn't that unpatriotic and unsupportive of our fellow Americans in their time of need?

[txaslftist]

9. But why do you hate Amurka?

[tk2kewl]

12. I saw that last night... glad you got the screen-grabs.

[sistersofmercy]

13. It's all of the language "young man" vs "two residents"

imho he's a boy! My guess 11-14 years old.

[chicagiana]

14. I'm anti-looting ...

... but that distinction is definitely racist. If you got it from the store, and you didn't pay for it, it's theft.