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huntimir151 t1_iwd9h3g wrote

Reply to comment by GaryBusey007 in Three UVA players killed; ex-player in custody by jervthegreat

Sorry if I misread, the "thug culture" comment can be used in good faith but can also be a euphemism for "black person involvement."

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GaryBusey007 t1_iwd9w4a wrote

Oh. Thug as in three versus 1 and then the 1 retaliates.

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frisbeescientist t1_iwdjq21 wrote

Are you from outside the US? Otherwise you might be the only person in the country who sees a shooting, says something about "thugs" and doesn't see the racial implications lol

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[deleted] t1_iwdm56s wrote

I'm canadian but yeah it's pretty american to take a word that has means nothing racially and make it racial.

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bigheartbiggerdick97 t1_iwesf2r wrote

Thug is often used as a racist dogwhistle in the US, this isn't something unique to this comment section.

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komerchant t1_iwfxayb wrote

Never knew the word thug had racial connotations lol

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YawnDogg t1_iwha6zs wrote

In the US media when a group of minority teens do something they are thugs. When white teens do something they are “troubled youths” that’s the dog whistle in a nutshell

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[deleted] t1_iwetd7r wrote

yeah exactly. that's why i said its an american thing to do.

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bigheartbiggerdick97 t1_iweuasj wrote

I'm sure no one else ever does this...

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[deleted] t1_iwexxzk wrote

regardless, i think we can find common ground in the fact that thugs come in all colors.

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[deleted] t1_iwhc8zw wrote

Someone explain why this was downvoted lmao.

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