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Well not sure if it has? We got rid of UVerse and now use Roku Sticks and Hulu and it's not on there (well at least not for free, I can add it for $4.99 a month as it's own Channel). So sad.....
Those of you responding in defense of "Chinese Virus" seem to be poor readers. You seem to assume that I'm saying things that I'm not.
Read what I wrote. Then respond to that, please.
Read what I wrote. Then respond to that, please.
Show respect to everyone who posts respectfully. Then we can all be proud of the job you're doing. Don't permit (or make) political posts from one side, and object to political responses to those posts. It's unfair. And I'm not the only one who noticed and was willing to speak up about it. (I didn't, initially.)
As for racism or sexism or classism or other bigoted statements, or statements that could foster violence or mistreatment, if I see it, I'm going to call you on it. That's what any good person should do. Be fair. Don't tolerate unfairness. I'm not going to promise not to do something that I know is right, even if I'm the only one willing to stand up against the majority.
I hope all of y'all have found at least one of my OB posts to be funny or encouraging or whatever. I know that's true for me -- I appreciate most everyone on this board for a post or maybe MANY posts. But if I say something unfair, or bigoted, or maybe might lead someone to harm someone -- then you should speak up about it. I'd expect you to. I'd want you to.
On some level, we ALL have unfairness within us. We ALL have racist, sexist, and whatever thoughts or inclinations. You can be Stevie Wonder and have racist inclinations, based on dialect or knowledge that so-and-so is a ____ (black, white, Asian, etc.) person. We all have implicit bias towards various groups of people. It's testable in the laboratory, and cannot be (fully) controlled. Our brains are constantly looking for patterns, and they like shortcuts & generalizations. We've been culturally conditioned, even those of us fortunate to have parents who hated racism with a passion. So all these "I'm not a racist!" comments are garbage. You are. I am. We all are.
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Dude, just stop. 90% of the people on here think rationally and normally, show common sense and respect/courtesy to other posters. Stop with the bleeding heart posts. It's old. Feel free to post, but leave the BS "racism" claims, political opinions and complaining about things here out of your comments. Your constant whining about this and that has got to stop.
MM has let many political conversations go a LONG way. We have plenty of Horns on here that lean left and right. I've seen plenty of statements by both sides that are illogical and the thread continues. It is when name calling starts when MM shuts it down. Hell, we had one political thread go 7 pages before it got locked down.
Human beings have a different threshold on many things...perception of racist/sexist/etc. comments is one of those. The folks that find EVERYTHING racist, or sexist, or misogynistic, or bigoted, etc. are insane. It has to be exhausting to get offended about everything doesn't it? (for those that do, I'm talking about)
Show me a post of mine that engages in name-calling.
The post that MM took umbrage to AVOIDED mentioning the politician who was lying about coronavirus. The source of anger was that I listed all the lies (thus far).
As for racism, I didn't actually call anyone racist (not this time, anyway). I said that using the term "Chinese flu" encourages discrimination against Asian Americans. That may be the reason that our POTUS and Secretary of State no longer use the term "Chinese flu."
Bigotry is something that is easy to notice in others, but very difficult to detect in oneself. Or difficult for many to admit. Therefore, it stands to reason that people are going to complain about others using the R-word too easily. Many just aren't willing to see themselves as racists, when they are. Ditto for sexists, and hatred between theists, agnostics and atheists. And YES, this applies to me!
MM, you're the one whining. I'm not whining.
You have little or no recognition of your own biases.
You close down threads, I suspect, for no reason other than that they were too heavy on facts that oppose your views, and you wanted the last word. There was no name-calling. No whining. There's only respectful language from "the other side." And you don't like the way it's going, and so you close it down. I suspect.
I've been logical and showed common sense. I've given sources to document, instead of making bogus claims. And you or anyone can fact-check me all you want. But I never see those kinds of responses. I wonder why?
If my co-workers and family were on this board, including some Trumpers, they would highly disagree with your misportrayal of me.
Horns rule....out of respect for you I will hence forth refer to the Corona virus as the corona virus. Although I do not agree with your argument I can see that you strongly believe your position and I respect that.
You still don't get it. Stop with the complaining about the content here, other posters and how I moderate the board. If you don't like the content and the way things are run here, then leave. No one is making you post here. If you continue with your negative narrative and criticism, you're going to get run. I'm done with your complaining. Let it go. Last request, HRU.
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