» Ohio State linebacker complains that Florida players hurled racist slurs at him during their bowl game.

ladyatheist:

motherjones:

Your Not What You Think of the day:

They’re black, he’s not, and he thinks “cracker” is like the worst thing anyone could call anyone, evs.

White guys have it really hard.

Do yourself a favor and don’t look at the comments.

why did i look at the comments

yahoo comments are the worst

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  1. onecaroline reblogged this from motherjones
  2. rustbeltlullabies reblogged this from motherjones and added:
    I usually just ignore this kind of thing, but are you fucking kidding me? I’m sorry, but this kind
  3. hermyisnotanowl reblogged this from ladyatheist and added:
    why did i look at the comments yahoo comments are the worst
  4. queenenvy reblogged this from dreamhampton1 and added:
    I’m being insensitive, I know. I just choked on my own breath. *cough*
  5. violettesparks said: White privilege aside, racial slurs are slurs and are not acceptable, whatever race is the one using them against whatever other race. If some slurs are ok and others aren’t, then racism will never finally die off.
  6. crocodileblackpelvis reblogged this from motherjones
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  8. melodiclabyrinth reblogged this from dreamhampton1
  9. andyhutchins reblogged this from motherjones and added:
    Oversimplifying things...that is why I stopped following MoJo on Tumblr. Be better.
  10. oh-whiskers reblogged this from motherjones
  11. dreamhampton1 reblogged this from motherjones
  12. jittery-zeitgeist reblogged this from motherjones and added:
    So just because whites don’t have a history...being oppressed in this country it’s okay to...
  13. rollingwiththephatman said: If you even read the article you linked, the kid doesn’t say that white folk have it hard, but that Florida lacked class and used race as an insult. Chalk up another idiotic “only whites can be racist” post. I assume you’ll blame it on an intern.
  14. gaszookie said: I’m surprised that Mother Jones chose to minimize the racism here. Mild? Maybe. Inappropriate? Absolutely.
  15. thisisjamesj said: *sigh*
  16. meckz said: Boo on you minimizing racism.
  17. atribecalledtribunal reblogged this from motherjones
  18. anirishginger reblogged this from stonedpervert and added:
    Reposting for my friend here’s commentary.
  19. stonedpervert reblogged this from anirishginger and added:
    While the word cracker used as an epithet is nowhere near the same level as nigger, spic, or gook just to name a few,...