# Hello. I am a racist. **URL:** \ **Category:** The BBQ Pit\ **Created:** [August 18, 2010, 12:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hello-i-am-a-racist/550590 "2010-08-18T00:25:54Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 9
**Author:** ![Oakminster](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/77aa72/32.png) [@Oakminster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Oakminster)\ **Post date:** [August 18, 2010, 6:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hello-i-am-a-racist/550590/161 "2010-08-18T06:11:33Z")
Is there a pool on how many pages before we get to the part where we go to tribal council, and then Marley snuffs the OPs torch and says his tribe has spoken? I call 12 pages. ---
**Author:** ![DiosaBellissima](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/a8b319/32.png) [@DiosaBellissima](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DiosaBellissima)\ **Post date:** [August 18, 2010, 6:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hello-i-am-a-racist/550590/162 "2010-08-18T06:15:27Z")
> [@Oakminster](#): > > Is there a pool on how many pages before we get to the part where we go to tribal council, and then Marley snuffs the OPs torch and says his tribe has spoken? > > I call 12 pages. I love me a good train wreck, but y’all are damn fools if you think you can argue with this bonehead. I’m all about a good debate, but certain things are not worth arguing- in particular the ideologies of bigots. No, we don’t need a dialog. No, we don’t need to explore what makes him tick. No, we shouldn’t give a flying fuck what he has to say. He’s the worst kind of person and he can stay in his shack in KY, probably secretly beating his meat to Montana Fishburn’s newest video. There is no winning here, guys. You can poke the idiot, you can feed into his martyr complex, but why even bother? _He is the worst kind of person_. Don’t waste your breath. I still think his wife got her swirl on, though. ---
**Author:** ![Oldeb](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/ea666f/32.png) [@Oldeb](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Oldeb)\ **Post date:** [August 18, 2010, 6:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hello-i-am-a-racist/550590/163 "2010-08-18T06:16:36Z")
> [@DiosaBellissima](#): > > Don’t be so hurt that your wifey got her swirl on once or twice. Just to be clear, is this the same person as “she who shall not be named”? What with the OP being from Kentucky\* I thought it important to ask. \*It’s cool. I met a whole bunch of people from Kentucky when I was in college and they were all like that. Not that there is anything wrong with being from Kentucky, but they’ve got their state and we’ve got the other 49 and really, that’s how it should be. I’m okay with them until they try crossing the Ohio River, then they just gotta get the fuck out. ---
**Author:** ![DiosaBellissima](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/a8b319/32.png) [@DiosaBellissima](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DiosaBellissima)\ **Post date:** [August 18, 2010, 6:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hello-i-am-a-racist/550590/164 "2010-08-18T06:19:05Z")
> [@Oldeb](#): > > > [@DiosaBellissima](#): > > > > Don’t be so hurt that your wifey got her swirl on once or twice. > > Just to be clear, is this the same person as “she who shall not be named”? What with the OP being from Kentucky\* I thought it important to ask. But. . . how will we keep the gene pool clean and white if _not_ through heavy inbreeding? 😕😕😕😕😕😕 ---
**Author:** ![LeeshaJoy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/8e8cbc/32.png) [@LeeshaJoy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/LeeshaJoy)\ **Post date:** [August 18, 2010, 6:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hello-i-am-a-racist/550590/165 "2010-08-18T06:20:18Z")
> [@DiosaBellissima](#): > > There is no winning here, guys. You can poke the idiot, you can feed into his martyr complex, but why even bother? **He is the worst kind of person**. Don’t waste your breath. The worst kind of person? _The_ worst? Seriously? :dubious: ---
**Author:** ![DiosaBellissima](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/a8b319/32.png) [@DiosaBellissima](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DiosaBellissima)\ **Post date:** [August 18, 2010, 6:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hello-i-am-a-racist/550590/166 "2010-08-18T06:22:11Z")
> [@LeeshaJoy](#): > > > [@DiosaBellissima](#): > > > > There is no winning here, guys. You can poke the idiot, you can feed into his martyr complex, but why even bother? **He is the worst kind of person**. Don’t waste your breath. > > The worst kind of person? _The_ worst? Seriously? :dubious: You don’t consider bigots to be the scummiest of the scummy? I suppose we disagree, but to me, bigots of all stripes are the worst of the worst. You can go ahead and defend him though, if you want. 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![LeeshaJoy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/8e8cbc/32.png) [@LeeshaJoy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/LeeshaJoy)\ **Post date:** [August 18, 2010, 6:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hello-i-am-a-racist/550590/167 "2010-08-18T06:23:12Z")
> [@DiosaBellissima](#): > > > [@LeeshaJoy](#): > > > > The worst kind of person? _The_ worst? Seriously? :dubious: > > You don’t consider bigots to be the scummiest of the scummy? I suppose we disagree, but to me, bigots of all stripes are the worst of the worst. You can go ahead and defend him though, if you want. 🙂 I make a distinction between his kind of bigot and, say, Pol Pot. But maybe I’m being too anal. ---
**Author:** ![DiosaBellissima](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/a8b319/32.png) [@DiosaBellissima](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DiosaBellissima)\ **Post date:** [August 18, 2010, 6:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hello-i-am-a-racist/550590/168 "2010-08-18T06:24:39Z")
> [@LeeshaJoy](#): > > > [@DiosaBellissima](#): > > > > You don’t consider bigots to be the scummiest of the scummy? I suppose we disagree, but to me, bigots of all stripes are the worst of the worst. You can go ahead and defend him though, if you want. 🙂 > > I make a distinction between his kind of bigot and, say, Pol Pot. But maybe I’m being too anal. Well, I guess if you’d like to split hairs, he’s no Hitler either. But I don’t think Hitler or Pol Pot really posted about their POVs on message boards too frequently. Though, if they did, they would certainly be in good company with our OP. Douches of a feather and all that. Go ahead, though- if you think the OP is a great guy, you’re certainly entitled to that opinion. After all, if you’re not Pol Pot, you’re not all bad. ---
**Author:** ![LeeshaJoy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/8e8cbc/32.png) [@LeeshaJoy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/LeeshaJoy)\ **Post date:** [August 18, 2010, 6:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hello-i-am-a-racist/550590/169 "2010-08-18T06:29:58Z")
> [@DiosaBellissima](#): > > > [@LeeshaJoy](#): > > > > I make a distinction between his kind of bigot and, say, Pol Pot. But maybe I’m being too anal. > > Well, I guess if you’d like to split hairs, he’s no Hitler either. But I don’t think Hitler or Pol Pot really posted about their POVs on message boards too frequently. Though, if they did, they would certainly be in good company with our OP. Douches of a feather and all that. > > Go ahead, though- if you think the OP is a great guy, you’re certainly entitled to that opinion. After all, if you’re not Pol Pot, you’re not all bad. I think he’s _not necessarily one of the absolute worst specimens of the human race_ and you define that as saying I “think the OP is a great guy.” :dubious: ---
**Author:** ![DiosaBellissima](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/a8b319/32.png) [@DiosaBellissima](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DiosaBellissima)\ **Post date:** [August 18, 2010, 6:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hello-i-am-a-racist/550590/170 "2010-08-18T06:30:44Z")
> [@LeeshaJoy](#): > > > [@DiosaBellissima](#): > > > > Well, I guess if you’d like to split hairs, he’s no Hitler either. But I don’t think Hitler or Pol Pot really posted about their POVs on message boards too frequently. Though, if they did, they would certainly be in good company with our OP. Douches of a feather and all that. > > > > Go ahead, though- if you think the OP is a great guy, you’re certainly entitled to that opinion. After all, if you’re not Pol Pot, you’re not all bad. > > I think he’s _not necessarily one of the worst specimens of the human race_ and you define that as saying I “think the OP is a great guy.” :dubious: Right, because if you’re not Pol Pot, you’re not really all that bad. I said that. ---
**Author:** ![LeeshaJoy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/8e8cbc/32.png) [@LeeshaJoy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/LeeshaJoy)\ **Post date:** [August 18, 2010, 6:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hello-i-am-a-racist/550590/171 "2010-08-18T06:32:53Z")
I realize this is the Pit, but may we tone down the hyperbolic rhetoric _just_ a touch, please? ---
**Author:** ![Oldeb](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/ea666f/32.png) [@Oldeb](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Oldeb)\ **Post date:** [August 18, 2010, 6:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hello-i-am-a-racist/550590/172 "2010-08-18T06:33:02Z")
> [@DiosaBellissima](#): > > But. . . how will we keep the gene pool clean and white if _not_ through heavy inbreeding? That would go a long way towards answering how **Ariovistus** is able to name all 2,048 of his known ancestors. ---
**Author:** ![AClockworkMelon](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/aclockworkmelon/32/10803_2.png) [@AClockworkMelon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AClockworkMelon)\ **Post date:** [August 18, 2010, 6:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hello-i-am-a-racist/550590/173 "2010-08-18T06:33:04Z")
> [@DiosaBellissima](#): > > > [@LeeshaJoy](#): > > > > I think he’s _not necessarily one of the worst specimens of the human race_ and you define that as saying I “think the OP is a great guy.” :dubious: > > Right, because if you’re not Pol Pot, you’re not really all that bad. I said that. Yes, you did. ---
**Author:** ![DiosaBellissima](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/a8b319/32.png) [@DiosaBellissima](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DiosaBellissima)\ **Post date:** [August 18, 2010, 6:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hello-i-am-a-racist/550590/174 "2010-08-18T06:33:39Z")
> [@AClockworkMelon](#): > > > [@DiosaBellissima](#): > > > > Right, because if you’re not Pol Pot, you’re not really all that bad. I said that. > > Yes, you did. QFT. ---
**Author:** ![AClockworkMelon](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/aclockworkmelon/32/10803_2.png) [@AClockworkMelon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AClockworkMelon)\ **Post date:** [August 18, 2010, 6:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hello-i-am-a-racist/550590/175 "2010-08-18T06:34:24Z")
> [@DiosaBellissima](#): > > > [@AClockworkMelon](#): > > > > Yes, you did. > > QFT. +1 ---
**Author:** ![DiosaBellissima](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/a8b319/32.png) [@DiosaBellissima](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DiosaBellissima)\ **Post date:** [August 18, 2010, 6:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hello-i-am-a-racist/550590/176 "2010-08-18T06:36:00Z")
> [@AClockworkMelon](#): > > > [@DiosaBellissima](#): > > > > QFT. > > +1 Because you so foolishly left it out of your quote threading, I just want to reiterate that if you haven’t committed genocide on at least 2.5 million people, you’re really not all that bad. You know, comparatively. ---
**Author:** ![AClockworkMelon](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/aclockworkmelon/32/10803_2.png) [@AClockworkMelon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AClockworkMelon)\ **Post date:** [August 18, 2010, 6:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hello-i-am-a-racist/550590/177 "2010-08-18T06:39:19Z")
> [@DiosaBellissima](#): > > > [@AClockworkMelon](#): > > > > +1 > > Because you so foolishly left it out of your quote threading, I just want to reiterate that if you haven’t committed genocide on at least 2.5 million people, you’re really not all that bad. You know, comparatively. This. ---
**Author:** ![The\_Hamster\_King](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/8edcca/32.png) [@The\_Hamster\_King](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/The_Hamster_King)\ **Post date:** [August 18, 2010, 6:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hello-i-am-a-racist/550590/178 "2010-08-18T06:43:29Z")
\*\*Ariovistus \*\*just wants to get kicked around a little so he can scamper home to his racist buddies, show off his bruises, and complain about how closed-minded the liberals are. “I tried to have an honest conversation about race and all they did was call me names!” Like most racists he prides himself on his “honesty”. He’s just telling it like it is. No wimpy “political correctness” for him. He’s just a simple good ole boy calling 'em like he sees 'em. The fact is, though, that the only way to be a racist these days is to be willfully stupid. It’s the exact opposite of being honest or straight. Being a racist means sitting around with your eyes closed and your fingers in your ears because you’re too much of a coward to look life in the face. It lets you live in a fantasy world where you’re top dog. And not because you actually did anything worthwhile with yourself. You get to be on top just because your grand-pappy happened to be “Nordic”. It’s a sad miserable way to waste your life. You’d be better off dressing up as a superhero and hanging out at Star Trek conventions. At least the fanboys know they’re playing make-believe. **Ariovistus** , you’re here now because it helps you maintain the pretty little dollhouse you’ve built for yourself. In order for you to be happy inside the dollhouse, someone’s got to be on the outside looking in. You’re not here to have a frank discussion about race. You’re just here to reinforce your fantasy world. Did this post help? Did I make you feel alienated and special? Did it feel good to have a west-coast liberal call you names? Was it TASTY? Did it get you hard? ---
**Author:** ![LeeshaJoy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/8e8cbc/32.png) [@LeeshaJoy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/LeeshaJoy)\ **Post date:** [August 18, 2010, 6:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hello-i-am-a-racist/550590/179 "2010-08-18T06:44:08Z")
:rolleyes: This is what I get for trying to introduce subtlety and restraint into a hot-button topic. ---
**Author:** ![Attack\_from\_the\_3rd\_dimension](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/b38774/32.png) [@Attack\_from\_the\_3rd\_dimension](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Attack_from_the_3rd_dimension)\ **Post date:** [August 18, 2010, 6:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hello-i-am-a-racist/550590/180 "2010-08-18T06:46:32Z")
> [@Jackmannii](#): > > > [@Ariovistus](#): > > > > This statement goes towards how I, my friends and family, and presumeably other Kentuckians have been treated by Northerners. > > Presumably **Ariovistus** is aware that [Kentucky remained in the Union](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kentucky_in_the_American_Civil_War) during the Civil War, largely because most of its residents retained “Northern” sympathies. > > _“Kentucky was officially neutral at the beginning of the war, but after a failed attempt by Confederate General Leonidas Polk to take the state of Kentucky for the South, Kentucky petitioned the Union for assistance, and thereafter became a solid part of the North.”_ > > Most Kentuckians these days have moved well beyond stereotypes. The same cannot be said for the sprinkling of diehard racists who try to sully the state’s good name. So the upshot is that **Ariovistus** is a damn Yankee. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hello-i-am-a-racist/550590.md?page=8) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hello-i-am-a-racist/550590.md?page=10)