Dumbest attempted angleshot ever at Hollywood Park - Page 8

Phat Mack · #71 03-09-2005, 04:00 AM

At this point, Player 1 goes crazy and starts jammering loudly about how the pot now belongs to him because you have to show both cards to win.

That's not an angle. It's just begging.

UCF THAYER · #72 03-09-2005, 04:17 AM

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It was obvious you are white

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ThinkQuick · #73 03-09-2005, 04:22 AM

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This is stupid. Shawn said in his particualr casino he sees lame angle shoots more from a certain ethnicity. This really isnt even stereotyping (much less racism), its an observation. If the poster said he thought retirees are rocks he wouldn't even have gotten a reply. Mention a vocal minorty and the white guilt starts flying and this thread is 4 pages long. What a waste of mason's bandwith....

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I understand what you're saying Jay, but the point is to demonstrate to the OP and others that this observation may in fact be a product of his limited experience, personal (even subconscious) prejudice, or maybe even statistically reasonable and should not be extended to old black men outside of Inglewood, or maybe even in Inglewood. And a generalized stereotype was implied, as were a few others in this thread.
And yes, people get unduly excited when comments get made that stereotype races, because it is a sensitive issue that can breed more racism. 'White Guilt'? How about just pursuing a 'Never Again' mentality.

bunky9590 · #74 03-09-2005, 02:02 PM

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It was obvious you are white, and I am insulted by your statement

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I agree TT, Just a completely assinine comment. If he's that ignorant just ignore him. You're not gonna change his mond anyway.

otnemem · #75 03-10-2005, 11:18 AM

That was the funniest post I've ever read.

knifeandfork · #76 03-10-2005, 01:01 PM

a "study" on tipping was conducted and published and aired on 60 minutes i think it was "blacks" tipped about 5% less than "whites" supposedly. exceptions to the rule apply in all things. poor people probably tip less than rich on avg, is this a direct correlation or do "black" people tip less than "white" people across the board? im too lazy to google and post the study but im sure it is stillout there check it out if you like. being observant is not racist, feeling a person or group is less "valuable" because of skin tone is ignorant mho,
jason
http://www.npr.org/templates/story/s...toryId=1329241

PeeWeeH · #77 03-10-2005, 01:03 PM

There was in article in the newspaper yesterday that said, "Blacks and women backing out of combat enlistment due to fear of combat, death; recruitment numbers down."

PeeWee

jtr · #78 03-10-2005, 04:10 PM

Kudos for standing up for your beliefs, Steam. But do you mean to tell me that's really you -- I always that it was a picture of George Costanza. Sheesh, sorry.

Screwtape · #79 03-10-2005, 04:46 PM

hooray for sanity

TomBrooks · #80 04-20-2005, 03:35 PM

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I am insulted by your statement.

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Why are you insulted? Are you an elderly Black man?

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There is no room for biggotry here at 2+2.

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Making an observation about a demographic trend is not bigotry. It is simply a logical assessment and one that does honest to reality if it is accurate. Failing to make such an observation where the situation did exist would indicate a lack of awareness and denial of reality.

Now if you’re saying that the OP made this up to discredit old Black men because he is predjudiced in some way against old Black men, then your accusation of bigotry might be true. But I saw nothing in your response that questioned the validity of his statement, only your opposition to his making the statement based on his observations for which he gave one example.

I also noticed you took issue with the racial part of the stated demographic, but not the age part. Do you conceed older people are more inclined to be angle shooters than younger people or did you overlook that part for other reasons?

Do you prefer to honor reality or hide it? Do you want to only look at what is pleasant, or are you willing to see what is flawed also? If one refuses to acknowledge things that might be ugly in the world, does that make them feel more or less complete?