Fair enough, I didn’t think about it in terms of fostering community. My concern is that news of this breaks through into the mainstream and then new people discover yo-yoing through this unfortunate event. That’d be a pretty bad scenario for people’s first impression to be about something like this.
This is my shocked face.
Ben a racist???
Say it ain’t so.
I have long, old, history with him. He’s a horrible person.
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It wasn’t an apology or a de-escalation, the NYYL members still ultimately posted the statement after the incident.
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Always baffles me when ppl suggest theres an appropriate “context” for racism
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Sorry, what did I suggest? I was only wondering what he said immediately afterwards. Please do not put words in my mouth. I have enough trouble doing that myself.
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You said the context was important to what was said. I’m arguing it’s irrelevant as there is no acceptable context for a racist remark
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Juneteenth Colors Meaning: Red, Blue, Black and Green, Explained (goodhousekeeping.com)
Red on the flag does in fact represent lost lives. I’m not defending but he could argue a TASTELESS joke?
This sort of thing seems to smell of alcohol.
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No.
He can however confirm his hatred. Which he has. Again. Gosharootie.
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I’ve been drunk for the last four days and never once did I think to myself ‘hey I should go up to someone and make a comment about their dead ancestors that really comes off more as a threat than a joke.’
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Ill drink to that
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No one and I’ll repeat. No one should be drinking alcohol at a YoYo contest… way too many kids for that to be appropriate time and place.
So let’s assume sober which makes the statements not worse (it’s bad regardless) but more unhinged
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True I was absolutely trashed on Friday night and most unhinged thing I said was something about I could probably have 6 kids or something like that. 3 is enough I’m gonna go get snipped…
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I have 6 kids 
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I only have one and i already get almost no sleep so if i had 2 more id sleep two times less…i mean that’s just maths
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Bless you…
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My wife is the youngest of seven and let me tell you that’s way too many in-laws.
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when you have had a Metavity in the mail from an overseas trade and this happens… -_- lol
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I wouldn’t feel bad about buying second hand.
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