# I may actually go insane with anger **URL:** \ **Category:** The BBQ Pit\ **Created:** [August 18, 2012, 3:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-may-actually-go-insane-with-anger/631848 "2012-08-18T03:04:05Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 19
**Author:** ![Muffin](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/muffin/32/4341_2.png) [@Muffin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Muffin)\ **Post date:** [August 21, 2012, 1:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-may-actually-go-insane-with-anger/631848/361 "2012-08-21T13:34:47Z")
After all this clap-trap is said and done about there being a lot of racism in the south, what it comes down to is that after becoming aware of the racism, la094325 has chosen to remain racist. It is not a matter of his deficient upbringing, but rather a matter of his ongoing decision to be willifully ignorant now that he should know better. ---
**Author:** ![Muffin](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/muffin/32/4341_2.png) [@Muffin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Muffin)\ **Post date:** [August 21, 2012, 1:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-may-actually-go-insane-with-anger/631848/362 "2012-08-21T13:36:48Z")
> [@al27052](#): > > You people just don’t understand how pervasive racism is in the Deep South You are doing a good job at educating us through your own example. ---
**Author:** ![Anaamika](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/5f9b8f/32.png) [@Anaamika](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Anaamika)\ **Post date:** [August 21, 2012, 1:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-may-actually-go-insane-with-anger/631848/363 "2012-08-21T13:53:26Z")
This reminds me of the guy in the Dark Knight thread that thinks women are too dumb - oh, sorry “lacking the logical reasoning capabilities” - to understand _Inception_. la094325 and the other guy should get together and be best friends. -Anaamika, Hindu ---
**Author:** ![Gyrate](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/gyrate/32/3588_2.png) [@Gyrate](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gyrate)\ **Post date:** [August 21, 2012, 1:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-may-actually-go-insane-with-anger/631848/364 "2012-08-21T13:58:23Z")
> [@Mean\_Mr.Mustard](#): > > Just what exactly do you mean by _you people_? :dubious: [Tropic Thunder] What do _you_ mean by “you people”? [/TT] ---
**Author:** ![Acsenray](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/acsenray/32/4519_2.png) [@Acsenray](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Acsenray)\ **Post date:** [August 21, 2012, 2:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-may-actually-go-insane-with-anger/631848/365 "2012-08-21T14:14:44Z")
> [@al27052](#): > > You people just don’t understand how pervasive racism is in the Deep South, including/especially among LEO. I’m almost ready to commend the guy for not being _more_ racist, given the environment he is from. It could be worse, and often is. > [@al27052](#): > > I sometimes have to hide my LACK of racism from people, to avoid getting into an argument. That’s what growing up in the rural South forces on you. > [@al27052](#): > > And here we go with the hating on the rural South. Yeah, here _we_ go! 😛 > [@al27052](#): > > Can this stop? I just want to be done. “It seems to me first of all, from talking to doctors, if it’s a legitimate pile-on, the rural South has ways to try to shut that whole thing down.” ---
**Author:** ![al27052](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/41988e/32.png) [@al27052](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/al27052)\ **Post date:** [August 21, 2012, 4:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-may-actually-go-insane-with-anger/631848/366 "2012-08-21T16:29:10Z")
I love the character assassination, quotes taken out of context, and joyful dog piling. You’re all destroying any ability you had to take the high ground. To Truman–I never meant to imply that I had special knowledge of the driver of the SUV. In fact, I have trouble understanding why you would assume I was saying I did. What would be the method of this knowledge ? Yes, I assassinated her character, but she pulled a hit-and-run on a small pet dog. She is inviting ugly speculation about her character by doing so, not that she would care. ---
**Author:** ![Truman\_Burbank](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/ecc23a/32.png) [@Truman\_Burbank](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Truman_Burbank)\ **Post date:** [August 21, 2012, 4:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-may-actually-go-insane-with-anger/631848/367 "2012-08-21T16:36:18Z")
“Yes, I assassinated her character, but …” So my context was OK, then? You accused me of dishonesty whilst claiming to be “standing up for facts”. ---
**Author:** ![Left\_Hand\_of\_Dorkness](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/left_hand_of_dorkness/32/7156_2.png) [@Left\_Hand\_of\_Dorkness](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Left_Hand_of_Dorkness)\ **Post date:** [August 21, 2012, 5:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-may-actually-go-insane-with-anger/631848/368 "2012-08-21T17:03:28Z")
> [@al27052](#): > > I love the character assassination, quotes taken out of context, and joyful dog piling. Again, rather than taking refuge in this thoroughly phony joy at the supposed inferiority of your supposed inferiors, you could actually improve your life and the lives of others by taking a look at your own behavior and seeing how you could be a better person. ---
**Author:** ![Muffin](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/muffin/32/4341_2.png) [@Muffin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Muffin)\ **Post date:** [August 21, 2012, 5:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-may-actually-go-insane-with-anger/631848/369 "2012-08-21T17:22:45Z")
> [@al27052](#): > > She is a white trash hobag, probably trying to piss off her racist North Georgia redneck father by dating/marrying the LAN. > [@al27052](#): > > I love the character assassination Why yes, you certainly do love character assassination. Pity, for at the same time that you commit character assassination against others, you also commit character suicide in front of the Boards. ---
**Author:** ![Truman\_Burbank](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/ecc23a/32.png) [@Truman\_Burbank](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Truman_Burbank)\ **Post date:** [August 21, 2012, 5:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-may-actually-go-insane-with-anger/631848/370 "2012-08-21T17:36:07Z")
yeah, hell, I guess that’s the essence of what pissed me off - you tried to assassinate **my** character. ---
**Author:** ![Drunky\_Smurf](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/drunky_smurf/32/449_2.png) [@Drunky\_Smurf](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Drunky_Smurf)\ **Post date:** [August 21, 2012, 5:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-may-actually-go-insane-with-anger/631848/371 "2012-08-21T17:53:51Z")
> [@Truman\_Burbank](#): > > yeah, hell, I guess that’s the essence of what pissed me off - you tried to assassinate **my** character. Someone should assassinate your character. It is stupid and smelly and cross-eyed and its hair is stupid and its left arm is longer than its right and it walks funny. You should be ashamed of your character and never let it out of the house again. ---
**Author:** ![gamerunknown](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/6bbea6/32.png) [@gamerunknown](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gamerunknown)\ **Post date:** [August 21, 2012, 6:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-may-actually-go-insane-with-anger/631848/372 "2012-08-21T18:26:05Z")
> [@emeraldia](#): > > It doesn’t take much to be called a racist these days. Yeah, what is it with people assuming racism when I call them niggers? > [@Farmer Jane](#): > > SMALL CHILD Only hit the large ones, eh? [Political correctness.](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jGAOCVwLrXo) ---
**Author:** ![Truman\_Burbank](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/ecc23a/32.png) [@Truman\_Burbank](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Truman_Burbank)\ **Post date:** [August 21, 2012, 6:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-may-actually-go-insane-with-anger/631848/373 "2012-08-21T18:29:29Z")
> [@Drunky\_Smurf](#): > > Someone should assassinate your character. It is stupid and smelly and cross-eyed and its hair is stupid and its left arm is longer than its right and it walks funny. You should be ashamed of your character and never let it out of the house again. It’s always spoken well of you! 😃 ---
**Author:** ![Fenris](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/fenris/32/498_2.png) [@Fenris](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Fenris)\ **Post date:** [August 21, 2012, 6:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-may-actually-go-insane-with-anger/631848/374 "2012-08-21T18:29:55Z")
> [@al27052](#): > > No one’s changing my mind So you’ve decided to remain a brain-damaged, racist douchebag? > [@al27052](#): > > , and I’m not changing anyone’s mind. Could that be because you’re a brain-damaged, racist douchebag and therefore unconvincing? ---
**Author:** ![Chicagojeff](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/b19c9b/32.png) [@Chicagojeff](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chicagojeff)\ **Post date:** [August 21, 2012, 6:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-may-actually-go-insane-with-anger/631848/375 "2012-08-21T18:45:33Z")
> [@al27052](#): > > I love the character assassination, quotes taken out of context, and joyful dog piling. You’re all destroying any ability you had to take the high ground. > > To Truman–I never meant to imply that I had special knowledge of the driver of the SUV. In fact, I have trouble understanding why you would assume I was saying I did. What would be the method of this knowledge ? Yes, I assassinated her character, but she pulled a hit-and-run on a small pet dog. She is inviting ugly speculation about her character by doing so, not that she would care. First off.. that’s the key dumbass.. DUCATI never really knew if she was the offender.. which again is why TRAINED police officers don’t act that way. I don’t know what shitty town he was the tin sheriff for.. but If I did what he did the very last damn thing I would do is tell anyone other than a priest. And if some crazy dude came up on my lady yelling and screaming at her he would have a whole lot worse to deal with than words.. ---
**Author:** ![al27052](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/41988e/32.png) [@al27052](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/al27052)\ **Post date:** [August 21, 2012, 7:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-may-actually-go-insane-with-anger/631848/376 "2012-08-21T19:48:47Z")
> [@Fenris](#): > > So you’ve decided to remain a brain-damaged, racist douchebag? > > Could that be because you’re a brain-damaged, racist douchebag and therefore unconvincing? So would you be showing me how to be a better person by calling me names? How about the rest of you? Are you showing me how to treat others by treating me the way you are? What? The Pot???!! Calling the kettle black??!!! ---
**Author:** ![al27052](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/41988e/32.png) [@al27052](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/al27052)\ **Post date:** [August 21, 2012, 7:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-may-actually-go-insane-with-anger/631848/377 "2012-08-21T19:51:25Z")
> [@Truman\_Burbank](#): > > yeah, hell, I guess that’s the essence of what pissed me off - you tried to assassinate **my** character. ??? I think you deeply misunderstood what I was trying to say. Why do you sound like you’re challenging me to a duel? Have you been reading too much antebellum Southern history, or something? Your behavior is confusing. ---
**Author:** ![Truman\_Burbank](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/ecc23a/32.png) [@Truman\_Burbank](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Truman_Burbank)\ **Post date:** [August 21, 2012, 7:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-may-actually-go-insane-with-anger/631848/378 "2012-08-21T19:54:01Z")
You still owe me an apology. Man up. I did nothing more than quote you sequentially to show that you are not behaving as you would like to think. I suggest you reread Post #356 if you are still confused about my complaint. Own up. Or restore the needed context to demonstrate clearly to our community what a dishonest poster I am, twisting the context and all. Ready. Set? GO! ---
**Author:** ![Left\_Hand\_of\_Dorkness](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/left_hand_of_dorkness/32/7156_2.png) [@Left\_Hand\_of\_Dorkness](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Left_Hand_of_Dorkness)\ **Post date:** [August 21, 2012, 8:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-may-actually-go-insane-with-anger/631848/379 "2012-08-21T20:00:47Z")
> [@al27052](#): > > So would you be showing me how to be a better person by calling me names? > > How about the rest of you? Are you showing me how to treat others by treating me the way you are? Now you’re getting it, seriously. You acted like a jerk, so we’re calling you names that are directly related to how you acted. We’re not calling you names based on your race. By our actions, we’re showing you how you should act. Glad you’ve caught up! ---
**Author:** ![Truman\_Burbank](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/ecc23a/32.png) [@Truman\_Burbank](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Truman_Burbank)\ **Post date:** [August 21, 2012, 8:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-may-actually-go-insane-with-anger/631848/380 "2012-08-21T20:02:13Z")
Yeah, I’m challenging you. Because it is fun, in the same way that shooting fish in a barrel can be entertaining… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-may-actually-go-insane-with-anger/631848.md?page=18) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-may-actually-go-insane-with-anger/631848.md?page=20)