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Virginia Dare Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Sep-26-07 09:49 AM
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AOL News poll: Currently 61% say b.o. comments "inoffensive"..
I'm not going to link to it, it disgusts me so. bo's comments were at least as bad as Imus's if not worse. He was basically implying that in his view black people are less than human, not much better than animals, and he was shocked that they acted in a civilized manner in a restaurant. WTF is WRONG with people?

:wtf:
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bunkerbuster1 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Sep-26-07 09:51 AM
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1. Is this some silly, Freepable/DUable online poll?
Not worth getting worked up over if so.

Actually, we should be glad this is even being discussed, frankly, I thought it'd be something to be chuckled at by a few DFHs.
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monmouth Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Sep-26-07 09:54 AM
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2. Whew! I thought Barack Obama was the bo..Couldn't imagine him
being offensive...lol.
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SteveM Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Sep-26-07 09:58 AM
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4. Hell, I was checking myself.
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plcdude Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Sep-26-07 09:56 AM
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3. well let's do something about it
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Warpy Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Sep-26-07 10:07 AM
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5. It's been Freeped by his fans
AOL is lousy with them.
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Virginia Dare Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Sep-26-07 10:07 AM
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6. It disturbs me that his fans would defend him on this..
I guess it shouldn't, but it does.
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populistdriven Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Sep-26-07 10:24 AM
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7. Bill O was the victim of an unsuccessful leftist-run reappropriation campaign

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Reappropriation

everyone on the right is a victim of the leftist agenda
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Virginia Dare Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Sep-26-07 10:30 AM
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8. Or maybe he's just a racist and an ignorant blow hard..
:crazy:

These people will rationalize anything, won't they?..:banghead:
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populistdriven Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Sep-26-07 11:52 AM
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13. yes, and that makes them capable of anything doesn't it?
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HiFructosePronSyrup Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Sep-26-07 10:31 AM
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9. Well, it is AOL.
:shrug:
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daninthemoon Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Sep-26-07 10:34 AM
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10. Gotta get to work peeps.
Inoffensive 61% 14,463
Offensive 31% 7,404
I'm not sure 7% 1,698

Note on Poll Results
Total Votes: 23,565
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jsamuel Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Sep-26-07 10:40 AM
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11. oh geez... please don't use BO, I thought you were saying Barack Obama
Freaked me out!
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Mythsaje Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Sep-26-07 10:53 AM
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12. Well, first, it's AOL
where humanity on the internet goes to die. Plus, well, 61% probably see nothing wrong with it because, well, they're white and THEY'RE not offended.

Stupid.

It was a remarkably racist comment and anyone who doesn't see that is a moron.
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