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Post by blueeagle on Apr 30, 2015 21:35:46 GMT -5
Thanks to CNN, hipsters in Brooklyn are now calling each other thugs. Of course, used ironically.
How long before hipster Moms start shopping at Etsy for their Thug Life onesies?
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Post by This Just In on May 1, 2015 7:33:09 GMT -5
Due to discussions on HLN, Fox News, and CNN (sparked by Upfront with Errin Burnett's interview with Baltimore city councilman Carl Stoke)s , it appears the word thug has become racialized by and is now substituted for the "N" word. In my opinion after watching the video you linked, there is nothing whatsoever to support your thesis. Stokes was not equating the two words. He was making the point that these young men who were rioting, were their (the community's) children. Frustrated, angry, violent - yes. But if we are going to try to heal the community, lets not start that process by using negative, derogatory words such as "thugs". At no time did anyone suggest the word "thug" applies only to African Americans nor that it is now a more acceptable term than and a substitute for the "N" word. The video is merely showing how Council man Carl Stokes and Errin Burnett had an on air conversation about the word "thug". Council man Stokes feelings seem to come from social media sites like youtube comment sections where the "n" word and "thug" may be interchangeable as a *wink/wink*, *nudge/nudge* sentiment in relation to the black males in the various videos.
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Post by This Just In on Jun 19, 2015 8:01:51 GMT -5
Has the word "Thug" been used to describe Dylann Roof?
I have not seen the word used to describe Dylann Roof's actions on social media, news networks nor by President Obama...but maybe someone has seen somewhere that "Thug" has been used in the description of Dylan Roof.
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Post by kchoya on Jun 19, 2015 10:40:44 GMT -5
Has the word "Thug" been used to describe Dylann Roof? I have not seen the word used to describe Dylann Roof's actions on social media, news networks nor by President Obama...but maybe someone has seen somewhere that "Thug" has been used in the description of Dylan Roof. Why would he be called a thug?
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Post by This Just In on Jun 19, 2015 10:44:58 GMT -5
Has the word "Thug" been used to describe Dylann Roof? I have not seen the word used to describe Dylann Roof's actions on social media, news networks nor by President Obama...but maybe someone has seen somewhere that "Thug" has been used in the description of Dylan Roof. Why would he be called a thug? I think the question should be "Why would not Dylann Roof's actions not be considered thuggish?"
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Post by kchoya on Jun 19, 2015 10:48:07 GMT -5
Why would he be called a thug? I think the question should be "Why would not Dylann Roof's actions not be considered thuggish?" I guess is depends on how you define the word "thuggish." How do you define that word?
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Post by This Just In on Jun 19, 2015 10:55:30 GMT -5
I think the question should be "Why would not Dylann Roof's actions not be considered thuggish?" I guess is depends on how you define the word "thuggish." How do you define that word? I have seen the word used to describe: Trayvonn Martin Michael Brown Baltimore Riots But not in any context towards Dylann Roof's actions. I would define "Thug", as anyone who shows a pattern of engaging in violent, criminal activities. How would you define "Thug"?
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Post by quickplay on Jun 19, 2015 13:55:28 GMT -5
I think the question should be "Why would not Dylann Roof's actions not be considered thuggish?" I guess is depends on how you define the word "thuggish." How do you define that word? As long as you're just going to continue playing dumb and trolling posts like this, I'll just keep calling you deliberately obtuse. Why do you need to be so obnoxious? Do you really not understand what this discussion is about? If you have an opinion, you should say it instead of cluttering up the boards with your self-satisfied nonsense.
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Post by This Just In on Jun 19, 2015 14:39:33 GMT -5
After over 24 hours in the news cycle..the word "Thug" has finally been used on the cable news networks via CNN by South Carolina's Sentator Marcon Kimpson in his description of Dylann Roof's actions.
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Post by kchoya on Jun 19, 2015 14:43:44 GMT -5
I guess is depends on how you define the word "thuggish." How do you define that word? As long as you're just going to continue playing dumb and trolling posts like this, I'll just keep calling you deliberately obtuse. Why do you need to be so obnoxious? Do you really not understand what this discussion is about? If you have an opinion, you should say it instead of cluttering up the boards with your self-satisfied nonsense. It's a serious question. Generally, everyone agrees that thug is a negative word, but beyond that, many people have many different definitions of the word. To some, it's synonymous with hoodlum. To others, it denotes a person who causes violence and disruption. To some, it's a racially-tinged term. Personally, "thug" wouldn't be a descriptor that came to mind when discussing Roof. I would say "evil" or "murderer" or a "monster."
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