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Twitter Racism

In case you needed another reminder of how ignorant people can be, check out these racist rants from Twitter. Does Twitter make people more racist? Let me know.

And yes, there are Black hockey players.

http://blacksportsonline.com/home/2012/04/capitals-joel-ward-scores-game-7-overtime-winner-bruins-fans-unleash-n-word-barrage-on-twitter/comment-page-1/


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Re: Twitter Racism

  • Shoot that Andrew Dulac kid is DONE.   https://twitter.com/#!/drunkoilersfan/status/195366367728377856/photo/1

     

    I don't really feel too bad for him.  All those people in the article are being "taken care of" by the twitterverse. 

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  • Shoot that Andrew Dulac kid is DONE.   https://twitter.com/#!/drunkoilersfan/status/195366367728377856/photo/1

     

    I don't really feel too bad for him.  All those people in the article are being "taken care of" by the twitterverse. 

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  • Of course there are black hockey players. And some of them aren't even Canadian. Don't hate because dude rocked it out.
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  • People suck.

    I don't think twitter makes people more racist - it just gives them a platform that they didn't have before to spew their hateful commentary.

    "Today, the mad scientist can't get a doomsday device, tomorrow it's the mad grad student. Where will it end?"
  • There's a ton of things about this that piss me off, but I'd say the one that pisses me off the most is that based on their profile pics, most of these azzholes look really young - like teens and early 20s. It's depressing that there are younger people who think this way. I mean, it's depressing that anyone would think that way but how are these kids growing up thinking this mentality is okay???

    But, but...we have a black President!!!! There is no more racism in America!!!! :( 

  • I teach in Cumberland and almost choked when I was listening to sports radio on the way to work that morning and heard this. I watched the game the night before and then moved to the Red Sox game when it was over. We have a superintendent that is at least willing to address the issue. He has stated that even though it was something done outside of school, there may be consequences because he is a school hockey player and therefore a "school ambassador" and this isn't the way they want to be portrayed. I am hoping he has some consequences for his actions.
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