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Warbler said:

TV’s Frink said:

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ray_afraid said:

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yhwx said:

But seriously, why are we actually discussing Oprah being elected? Why is anyone anywhere discussing it?

She made a big and inspiring speech.

meh.

Pfft. Good grief.

I just didn’t think it was that great or that moving.

What was it about, Warbler?

Racism, sexism, sexual harassment/assault, “me too”, advancement of African Americans and women, etc.

So…stuff that doesn’t affect you?

Probably not as much as they do women and minorities, but I still consider them to be important issues.

Definitely not as much as them.

If you still consider them to be important issues, what’s with the “meh” then?

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I don’t know. I just didn’t find it all that great and powerful a speech. Sorry.

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Warbler said:

I don’t know. I just didn’t find it all that great and powerful a speech. Sorry.

Nor did I. It was good, but nothing to get all excited about. You don’t have to apologize for that.

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chyron just put a big Ric pic in your sig and be done with it.

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Is it really this hard for you guys to put yourself in someone else’s shoes for a moment? Someone who isn’t the majority in this country, be it numerical majority (white) or power majority (male)?

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TV’s Frink said:

Is it really this hard for you guys to put yourself in someone else’s shoes for a moment? Someone who isn’t the majority in this country, be it numerical majority (white) or power majority (male)?

Why is it a requirement to get all fired up about this speech? That if one doesn’t get fired up about it, that automatically indicates that one must be unable to remotely identify with others?

Why is it so hard for you to put yourself in the shoes of someone else who does not share your opinion?

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chyron just put a big Ric pic in your sig and be done with it.

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chyron8472 said:

TV’s Frink said:

Is it really this hard for you guys to put yourself in someone else’s shoes for a moment? Someone who isn’t the majority in this country, be it numerical majority (white) or power majority (male)?

Why is it a requirement to get all fired up about this speech? That if one doesn’t get fired up about it, that automatically indicates that one must be unable to remotely identify with others?

Why is it so hard for you to put yourself in someone else’s shoes who does not share your opinion and not be critical of them?

When the plain truth is spoken loud n’ clear to an audience of that size it should be applauded no matter how well you thought it was delivered.

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chyron8472 said:

TV’s Frink said:

Is it really this hard for you guys to put yourself in someone else’s shoes for a moment? Someone who isn’t the majority in this country, be it numerical majority (white) or power majority (male)?

Why is it a requirement to get all fired up about this speech? That if one doesn’t get fired up about it, that automatically indicates that one must be unable to remotely identify with others?

Why is it so hard for you to put yourself in the shoes of someone else who does not share your opinion and to not be critical of them?

if you are going to get upset every time you reply to frink, maybe try not replying.

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dahmage said:

chyron8472 said:

TV’s Frink said:

Is it really this hard for you guys to put yourself in someone else’s shoes for a moment? Someone who isn’t the majority in this country, be it numerical majority (white) or power majority (male)?

Why is it a requirement to get all fired up about this speech? That if one doesn’t get fired up about it, that automatically indicates that one must be unable to remotely identify with others?

Why is it so hard for you to put yourself in the shoes of someone else who does not share your opinion and to not be critical of them?

if you are going to get upset every time you reply to frink, maybe try not replying.

I’m not upset. Just let Warbler have his opinion, is what I’m saying.

TV’s Frink said:

chyron just put a big Ric pic in your sig and be done with it.

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chyron8472 said:

dahmage said:

chyron8472 said:

TV’s Frink said:

Is it really this hard for you guys to put yourself in someone else’s shoes for a moment? Someone who isn’t the majority in this country, be it numerical majority (white) or power majority (male)?

Why is it a requirement to get all fired up about this speech? That if one doesn’t get fired up about it, that automatically indicates that one must be unable to remotely identify with others?

Why is it so hard for you to put yourself in the shoes of someone else who does not share your opinion and to not be critical of them?

if you are going to get upset every time you reply to frink, maybe try not replying.

I’m not upset. Just let Warbler have his opinion, is what I’m saying.

oh, so you are upset for warbler. just let warbler be upset for himself is all i’m saying.

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ray_afraid said:

chyron8472 said:

TV’s Frink said:

Is it really this hard for you guys to put yourself in someone else’s shoes for a moment? Someone who isn’t the majority in this country, be it numerical majority (white) or power majority (male)?

Why is it a requirement to get all fired up about this speech? That if one doesn’t get fired up about it, that automatically indicates that one must be unable to remotely identify with others?

Why is it so hard for you to put yourself in someone else’s shoes who does not share your opinion and not be critical of them?

When the plain truth is spoken loud n’ clear to an audience of that size it should be applauded no matter how well you thought it was delivered.

YES

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ray_afraid said:

chyron8472 said:

TV’s Frink said:

Is it really this hard for you guys to put yourself in someone else’s shoes for a moment? Someone who isn’t the majority in this country, be it numerical majority (white) or power majority (male)?

Why is it a requirement to get all fired up about this speech? That if one doesn’t get fired up about it, that automatically indicates that one must be unable to remotely identify with others?

Why is it so hard for you to put yourself in someone else’s shoes who does not share your opinion and not be critical of them?

When the plain truth is spoken loud n’ clear to an audience of that size it should be applauded no matter how well you thought it was delivered.

Sure. It was good. Really good. Cue applause. No sarcasm.
And move on down the road.

It was a nice speech, but I feel it’s generated all this hype in the news in recent days about Oprah herself, with people talking about her at length, and I’m just not feeling it.

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chyron just put a big Ric pic in your sig and be done with it.

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chyron8472 said:

dahmage said:

chyron8472 said:

TV’s Frink said:

Is it really this hard for you guys to put yourself in someone else’s shoes for a moment? Someone who isn’t the majority in this country, be it numerical majority (white) or power majority (male)?

Why is it a requirement to get all fired up about this speech? That if one doesn’t get fired up about it, that automatically indicates that one must be unable to remotely identify with others?

Why is it so hard for you to put yourself in the shoes of someone else who does not share your opinion and to not be critical of them?

if you are going to get upset every time you reply to frink, maybe try not replying.

I’m not upset. Just let Warbler have his opinion, is what I’m saying.

Ah ok I’ll never respond to any of his posts again then. I keep thinking this is a place for discussion but apparently I’ve misunderstood.

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You classify accusing him of being unable to put himself in the shoes of anyone who is not white and not male, because he wasn’t hot on her speech, as discussion?

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chyron just put a big Ric pic in your sig and be done with it.

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I would be more interested in her speech if people actually talked about the content of her speech and what we can do to improve ourselves and the country. What I’m not interested in is people drooling about her for days and being all “Oprah for President!” Eh. That’s not what I got from hearing her speech.

It was an uplifting and hopeful speech, but people don’t talk about it or what it means or what to do about it. They talk about her being President?

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chyron just put a big Ric pic in your sig and be done with it.

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So your problem isn’t the speech itself, it’s people’s reaction to it. Would help next time if you say that right away.

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chyron8472 said:

You classify accusing him of being unable to put himself in the shoes of anyone who is not white and not male, because he wasn’t hot on her speech, as discussion?

Yes. But based on your constant complaints yesterday of me ATTACKING YOU, I can understand why you’d feel otherwise.

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TV’s Frink said:

So your problem isn’t the speech itself, it’s people’s reaction to it.

Yes. And maybe not “people”, but more the media I guess.

Would help next time if you say that right away.

Well okay then. Point taken.

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chyron just put a big Ric pic in your sig and be done with it.

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TV’s Frink said:

Is it really this hard for you guys to put yourself in someone else’s shoes for a moment? Someone who isn’t the majority in this country, be it numerical majority (white) or power majority (male)?

This post was gratuitous but maybe some could benefit from this book.

The blue elephant in the room.

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Mrebo said:

TV’s Frink said:

Is it really this hard for you guys to put yourself in someone else’s shoes for a moment? Someone who isn’t the majority in this country, be it numerical majority (white) or power majority (male)?

This post was gratuitous

Disagree.

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TV’s Frink said:

Is it really this hard for you guys to put yourself in someone else’s shoes for a moment? Someone who isn’t the majority in this country, be it numerical majority (white) or power majority (male)?

Maybe I would have found it more moving if I were black and/or a woman, I don’t know.

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Warbler said:

TV’s Frink said:

Is it really this hard for you guys to put yourself in someone else’s shoes for a moment? Someone who isn’t the majority in this country, be it numerical majority (white) or power majority (male)?

Maybe I would have found it more moving if I were black and/or a woman, I don’t know.

I guess my ultimate question is why you would have to be black and/or female to have a positive reaction to the speech rather than “meh” but I’m willing to drop it at this point.

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ray_afraid said:

chyron8472 said:

TV’s Frink said:

Is it really this hard for you guys to put yourself in someone else’s shoes for a moment? Someone who isn’t the majority in this country, be it numerical majority (white) or power majority (male)?

Why is it a requirement to get all fired up about this speech? That if one doesn’t get fired up about it, that automatically indicates that one must be unable to remotely identify with others?

Why is it so hard for you to put yourself in someone else’s shoes who does not share your opinion and not be critical of them?

When the plain truth is spoken loud n’ clear to an audience of that size it should be applauded no matter how well you thought it was delivered.

When did I say I wouldn’t have applauded if I had been in the audience?

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dahmage said:

chyron8472 said:

dahmage said:

chyron8472 said:

TV’s Frink said:

Is it really this hard for you guys to put yourself in someone else’s shoes for a moment? Someone who isn’t the majority in this country, be it numerical majority (white) or power majority (male)?

Why is it a requirement to get all fired up about this speech? That if one doesn’t get fired up about it, that automatically indicates that one must be unable to remotely identify with others?

Why is it so hard for you to put yourself in the shoes of someone else who does not share your opinion and to not be critical of them?

if you are going to get upset every time you reply to frink, maybe try not replying.

I’m not upset. Just let Warbler have his opinion, is what I’m saying.

oh, so you are upset for warbler. just let warbler be upset for himself is all i’m saying.

Who says Warbler is upset?

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Warbler said:

ray_afraid said:

chyron8472 said:

TV’s Frink said:

Is it really this hard for you guys to put yourself in someone else’s shoes for a moment? Someone who isn’t the majority in this country, be it numerical majority (white) or power majority (male)?

Why is it a requirement to get all fired up about this speech? That if one doesn’t get fired up about it, that automatically indicates that one must be unable to remotely identify with others?

Why is it so hard for you to put yourself in someone else’s shoes who does not share your opinion and not be critical of them?

When the plain truth is spoken loud n’ clear to an audience of that size it should be applauded no matter how well you thought it was delivered.

When did I say I wouldn’t have applauded if I had been in the audience?

He didn’t literally mean you in the audience.

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Warbler said:

ray_afraid said:

chyron8472 said:

TV’s Frink said:

Is it really this hard for you guys to put yourself in someone else’s shoes for a moment? Someone who isn’t the majority in this country, be it numerical majority (white) or power majority (male)?

Why is it a requirement to get all fired up about this speech? That if one doesn’t get fired up about it, that automatically indicates that one must be unable to remotely identify with others?

Why is it so hard for you to put yourself in someone else’s shoes who does not share your opinion and not be critical of them?

When the plain truth is spoken loud n’ clear to an audience of that size it should be applauded no matter how well you thought it was delivered.

When did I say I wouldn’t have applauded if I had been in the audience?

You don’t have to be in the same room to be in the audience.
Dismissing it with a “Meh” shows you to be uncaring. Not saying you are, but that’s the picture your reaction paints.

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