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#101801: Sep 23rd 2015 at 8:39:34 PM

[up]x4They were white, but not the right kind of white.

[up]x5 Italians, Poles, Russians and Greeks were hit hardest when the Klan managed to get Congress to quota immigration. In order to preserve the racial makeup of the Country.

Interestingly because of Prohibition and Immigration Laws the Klan planted the seeds to their own destruction.

The Mafia .

edited 23rd Sep '15 8:43:10 PM by Skycobra51

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Kostya (Unlucky Thirteen)
#101802: Sep 23rd 2015 at 8:45:51 PM

[up][up]That's mostly faded away. Nowadays anyone that can trace their family back to Europe is considered white. The one major exception are Latinos because nobody can agree on what they are.

edited 23rd Sep '15 8:46:04 PM by Kostya

Eschaton Since: Jul, 2010
#101803: Sep 23rd 2015 at 8:46:01 PM

"Real" Whiteness is apparently restricted to regions that touch the North Sea.

Move away from that and you start getting people that are too Mediterranean, too Slavic, or too Irish. tongue

edited 23rd Sep '15 8:46:58 PM by Eschaton

NickTheSwing Since: Aug, 2009
#101804: Sep 23rd 2015 at 8:54:15 PM

The Neo-Nazi / KKK's "ideal white" is a guy like Reinhard Heydrich - that is, a muscular, handsome blond man without one iota of soul.

The far right wing exalts the power seeking ruthlessness of people like Heydrich.

Skycobra51 A suitable case for treatment from The US of A Since: Nov, 2013 Relationship Status: Only knew I loved her when I let her go
A suitable case for treatment
#101805: Sep 23rd 2015 at 9:05:02 PM

[up]Well I'm white, blond, with blue eyes but not the other three. Guess I don't fit the idealtongue

edited 23rd Sep '15 9:14:26 PM by Skycobra51

Look upon my privilege ye mighty and despair.
rikalous World's Cutest Direwolf from Upscale Mordor (Before Recorded History) Relationship Status: Showing feelings of an almost human nature
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#101806: Sep 23rd 2015 at 9:19:44 PM

Wow I didn't realise you guys actually defined white as Anglo-Saxon in the States, like I'd commented that that seemed to be what you guys consider as white (myself and several European tropers have noted that Hispanics would be considered whites in Europe) but I didn't realise it was actually a thing you'd had important people strait up say.
Granted, it was an important person saying it a century before we made it illegal to own black people. Times change. Our racists are rather more inclusive nowadays. Although I think most of them still hate Jews, be they ever so pale.

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#101807: Sep 23rd 2015 at 10:22:41 PM

The Neo-Nazi / KKK's "ideal white" is a guy like Reinhard Heydrich - that is, a muscular, handsome blond man without one iota of soul.

But not German.

Keep Rolling On
Ramidel Since: Jan, 2001
#101808: Sep 23rd 2015 at 11:19:39 PM

Fun fact: the actual Aryans were pretty ruddy-faced.

In the interest of a less serious discussion: PETA sues to give Naruto the copyright to his own selfie.

...that's Naruto the "selfie monkey," just so we're clear.

LeGarcon Blowout soon fellow Stalker from Skadovsk Since: Aug, 2013 Relationship Status: Gay for Big Boss
Blowout soon fellow Stalker
#101809: Sep 23rd 2015 at 11:20:13 PM

Bah, fuck PETA

Bunch of murderers and vile people.

edited 23rd Sep '15 11:20:24 PM by LeGarcon

Oh really when?
rikalous World's Cutest Direwolf from Upscale Mordor (Before Recorded History) Relationship Status: Showing feelings of an almost human nature
World's Cutest Direwolf
#101810: Sep 23rd 2015 at 11:22:35 PM

Murderers? That's a new one for me.

LeGarcon Blowout soon fellow Stalker from Skadovsk Since: Aug, 2013 Relationship Status: Gay for Big Boss
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#101811: Sep 23rd 2015 at 11:24:48 PM

Well animal murderers. I like animals.

And just about every one PETA gets it's hand on dies within a week at most. They euthanize just about everything that goes through their shelters.

Oh really when?
DrunkenNordmann from Exile Since: May, 2015
#101812: Sep 23rd 2015 at 11:25:13 PM

[up][up] PETA kills most of the animals it "frees", so - using PETA's own terminology - they are, in fact, murderers.

EDIT: [nja]'d

edited 23rd Sep '15 11:26:52 PM by DrunkenNordmann

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BlueNinja0 The Mod with the Migraine from Taking a left at Albuquerque Since: Dec, 2010 Relationship Status: Showing feelings of an almost human nature
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#101813: Sep 23rd 2015 at 11:25:44 PM

...that's Naruto the "selfie monkey,"
I was wondering why PETA would be involved with Naruto, unless someone took the part of him being a fox spirit a little too literally ... [lol]

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shimaspawn from Here and Now Since: May, 2010 Relationship Status: In your bunk
#101814: Sep 23rd 2015 at 11:34:43 PM

The monkey's name is Naturo. Not Naruto.

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#101815: Sep 23rd 2015 at 11:36:39 PM

[up][up][up][up]Their kill policy I knew about. And them supporting unaffiliated shelters killing whatever pit bulls come in, because, you know, the breed's vicious. Can't trust them around kids.

Skycobra51 A suitable case for treatment from The US of A Since: Nov, 2013 Relationship Status: Only knew I loved her when I let her go
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#101816: Sep 24th 2015 at 6:14:14 AM

[up]I never understood that reasoning from PETA or anyone else, considering pitbulls were bred to protect children.

Look upon my privilege ye mighty and despair.
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#101817: Sep 24th 2015 at 6:28:01 AM

Unfortunately, the pit bull panic is one of those cases of "liberal hysteria" that hurts the cause with the general public, much like vaccinations and GMOs.

edited 24th Sep '15 6:28:17 AM by Fighteer

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AngelusNox Warder of the damned from The guard of the gates of oblivion Since: Dec, 2014 Relationship Status: Married to the job
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#101818: Sep 24th 2015 at 6:50:05 AM

PETA kills...ahem euthanizes most of the animals under their "care" because they have overcrowded shelters or not enough money to feed and support the animals. Besides being idiots who release captive bred animals into the wild without any care.

Still Bull Terriers and Pit Bulls can be just as docile as any other dog, it was assholes who tainted their reputation.

I my family had at least 3 dog breeds associated with violent breeds, and all of them were the sweetest fur balls any dog owner could ever wish to have. A Rottweiler, a Brazilian Mastiff and a Bull Terrier.

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shimaspawn from Here and Now Since: May, 2010 Relationship Status: In your bunk
#101819: Sep 24th 2015 at 6:55:09 AM

There's a rotweiller in my building. The only threat she poses anyone is that she will keep licking them until the people leave. Candy wants to love you so bad. She doesn't jump, she just walks up to people, wags her tail and licks you.

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#101820: Sep 24th 2015 at 6:56:38 AM

If anything, that indicates the need for responsible dog ownership. It's not the animals' fault.

"Help keep the pet population down. Have your pets spayed or neutered."

edited 24th Sep '15 6:57:55 AM by Fighteer

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ILoveDogs Since: May, 2010
#101821: Sep 24th 2015 at 8:02:48 AM

I remember reading that they poisoned the dogs competing in a dog show, and at least one of the dogs died.

EruditeEsotericist Since: May, 2015
#101822: Sep 24th 2015 at 10:12:22 AM

Dog shows genuinely are an ethical travesty. Pedigree breeding has introduced a whole sleu of genetic diseases to a lot of dogs. But that's very different from Peta's puppicidal ways.

Personally I prefer to support the alternative PETA, People for the Eating of Tasty Animals.

Skycobra51 A suitable case for treatment from The US of A Since: Nov, 2013 Relationship Status: Only knew I loved her when I let her go
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#101823: Sep 24th 2015 at 10:20:10 AM

[up]The biggest problem with pedigrees is that most dogs(especially in America) are decended from only two animals and interbred for years.

At the second part[lol]

edited 24th Sep '15 10:24:48 AM by Skycobra51

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#101824: Sep 24th 2015 at 10:43:07 AM

Two Mexico hasn't got the money, it's broke as fuck and it's a dick move to ask the poorest guy around to pay for shit, especially when that shit doesn't benefit him.

An apt explanation of the wealthy elite's poor grasp on economics. Trump is so rich he doesn't really understand the concept of poor.

Wow I didn't realise you guys actually defined white as Anglo-Saxon in the States, like I'd commented that that seemed to be what you guys consider as white (myself and several European tropers have noted that Hispanics would be considered whites in Europe) but I didn't realise it was actually a thing you'd had important people strait up say.

We define white as "whoever we don't hate at a given moment."

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Aszur A nice butterfly from Pagliacci's Since: Apr, 2014 Relationship Status: Don't hug me; I'm scared
A nice butterfly
#101825: Sep 24th 2015 at 11:21:29 AM

Hell they and the English considered the Irish non white

It has always been the prerogative of children and half-wits to point out that the emperor has no clothes

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