# Leftist holds "We're racist&proud" sign to smear pro-Zimmerman group **URL:** \ **Category:** The BBQ Pit\ **Created:** [July 23, 2013, 11:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/leftist-holds-were-racist-proud-sign-to-smear-pro-zimmerman-group/664336 "2013-07-23T23:07:43Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 3
**Author:** ![Bricker](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/977dab/32.png) [@Bricker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bricker)\ **Post date:** [July 24, 2013, 7:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/leftist-holds-were-racist-proud-sign-to-smear-pro-zimmerman-group/664336/41 "2013-07-24T19:21:30Z")
Terr, You know how irritating it is when someone is caught being wrong, but just doesn’t want to admit it? Sure glad that’s not you. ---
**Author:** ![Terr](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/839c29/32.png) [@Terr](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Terr)\ **Post date:** [July 24, 2013, 7:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/leftist-holds-were-racist-proud-sign-to-smear-pro-zimmerman-group/664336/42 "2013-07-24T19:28:14Z")
> [@BrainGlutton](#): > > But **not** by pretending to be one of them. Did I say she was? ---
**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:** [July 24, 2013, 7:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/leftist-holds-were-racist-proud-sign-to-smear-pro-zimmerman-group/664336/43 "2013-07-24T19:36:21Z")
> [@Terr](#): > > Did I say she was? If you didn’t intend to imply that, one wonders on what basis you’re accusing her of “dishonesty”. ---
**Author:** ![VinylTurnip](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/v/b2d939/32.png) [@VinylTurnip](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/VinylTurnip)\ **Post date:** [July 24, 2013, 7:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/leftist-holds-were-racist-proud-sign-to-smear-pro-zimmerman-group/664336/44 "2013-07-24T19:37:52Z")
For chrissake, _National Review_ said to let it go. You’re way out on the fringe on this one. But hey, don’t worry. I’m sure you’ll find lots of better gotchas, real soon. ---
**Author:** ![Terr](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/839c29/32.png) [@Terr](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Terr)\ **Post date:** [July 24, 2013, 7:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/leftist-holds-were-racist-proud-sign-to-smear-pro-zimmerman-group/664336/45 "2013-07-24T19:41:49Z")
> [@Gyrate](#): > > If you didn’t intend to imply that, one wonders on what basis you’re accusing her of “dishonesty”. The “dishonesty” is in the “We are racist” when she does not include herself in the “we”. It is hilarious how the leftie mindset has warped people so much that they cannot see this simple fact. She was, dishonestly, trying to smear the pro-Zimmerman side. With assistance from the media, she succeeded. There were Democrats, on news shows, giving that slogan as an example of the intolerance from the pro-Zimmerman demonstrators. ---
**Author:** ![BrainGlutton](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/82dd89/32.png) [@BrainGlutton](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BrainGlutton)\ **Post date:** [July 24, 2013, 8:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/leftist-holds-were-racist-proud-sign-to-smear-pro-zimmerman-group/664336/46 "2013-07-24T20:11:11Z")
> [@Terr](#): > > The “dishonesty” is in the “We are racist” when she does not include herself in the “we”. It is hilarious how the leftie mindset has warped people so much that they cannot see this simple fact. > > She was, dishonestly, trying to smear the pro-Zimmerman side. With assistance from the media, she succeeded. There were Democrats, on news shows, giving that slogan as an example of the intolerance from the pro-Zimmerman demonstrators. None of that is dishonest, no more than when Stephen Colbert pretends to be a RW. ---
**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:** [July 24, 2013, 9:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/leftist-holds-were-racist-proud-sign-to-smear-pro-zimmerman-group/664336/47 "2013-07-24T21:41:47Z")
> [@Terr](#): > > The “dishonesty” is in the “We are racist” when she does not include herself in the “we”. So you _are_ saying that she was pretending to be one of them. > [@](#): > > It is hilarious how the leftie mindset has warped people so much that they cannot see this simple fact. > > She was, dishonestly, trying to smear the pro-Zimmerman side. With assistance from the media, she succeeded. There were Democrats, on news shows, giving that slogan as an example of the intolerance from the pro-Zimmerman demonstrators. Someone’s not seeing something here and somebody’s definitely trying to smear someone, but I don’t think it’s who you think it is. ---
**Author:** ![Terr](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/839c29/32.png) [@Terr](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Terr)\ **Post date:** [July 24, 2013, 9:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/leftist-holds-were-racist-proud-sign-to-smear-pro-zimmerman-group/664336/48 "2013-07-24T21:43:36Z")
> [@Gyrate](#): > > So you _are_ saying that she was pretending to be one of them. Someone’s not seeing something here and somebody’s definitely trying to smear someone, but I don’t think it’s who you think it is. Warped mindset. As I said. ---
**Author:** ![BrainGlutton](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/82dd89/32.png) [@BrainGlutton](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BrainGlutton)\ **Post date:** [July 24, 2013, 10:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/leftist-holds-were-racist-proud-sign-to-smear-pro-zimmerman-group/664336/49 "2013-07-24T22:02:18Z")
> [@Terr](#): > > Warped mindset. As I said. Smearing the pro-Z crowd as racists does not reflect a warped mindset or even poor judgment. ---
**Author:** ![Snowboarder\_Bo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/snowboarder_bo/32/229_2.png) [@Snowboarder\_Bo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Snowboarder_Bo)\ **Post date:** [July 24, 2013, 10:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/leftist-holds-were-racist-proud-sign-to-smear-pro-zimmerman-group/664336/50 "2013-07-24T22:05:23Z")
> [@Terr](#): > > But then no one ever accused lefties of excess integrity. No one recently [del]accused[/del]noticed righties having any integrity. Srsly, the fact that you would decide that the best way to respond to what you think is a terrible thing for someone to do is to do the exact same thing to them speaks volumes. ---
**Author:** ![twickster](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/ec9cab/32.png) [@twickster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/twickster)\ **Post date:** [July 24, 2013, 10:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/leftist-holds-were-racist-proud-sign-to-smear-pro-zimmerman-group/664336/51 "2013-07-24T22:13:46Z")
I’d like to thank everyone for behaving themselves while this was in MPSIMS. And as a token of my gratitude, I’m moving the thread to the Pit. ---
**Author:** ![Jack\_Batty](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jack_batty/32/3201_2.png) [@Jack\_Batty](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jack_Batty)\ **Post date:** [July 24, 2013, 10:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/leftist-holds-were-racist-proud-sign-to-smear-pro-zimmerman-group/664336/52 "2013-07-24T22:19:51Z")
No mocking now, or \*\*Terr \*\*will accuse you of dishonesty. ---
**Author:** ![Skywatcher](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/skywatcher/32/254_2.png) [@Skywatcher](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Skywatcher)\ **Post date:** [July 24, 2013, 10:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/leftist-holds-were-racist-proud-sign-to-smear-pro-zimmerman-group/664336/53 "2013-07-24T22:21:25Z")
OP and [Media Fall for Hoax Racism at Pro-Zimmerman Rally](http://www.breitbart.com/Big-Journalism/2013/07/23/Racist-and-Proud-Sign-Anti-Zimmerman-Smear-Proven-False-Video-Proof?utm_source=contentsharing&utm_medium=linkexchange&utm_term=postion1&utm_content=Racist-and-Proud-Sign-Anti-Zimmerman-Smear-Proven-False-Video-Proof&utm_campaign=foxnews). ---
**Author:** ![Spice\_Weasel](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/spice_weasel/32/5435_2.png) [@Spice\_Weasel](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Spice_Weasel)\ **Post date:** [July 24, 2013, 10:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/leftist-holds-were-racist-proud-sign-to-smear-pro-zimmerman-group/664336/54 "2013-07-24T22:37:46Z")
> [@](#): > > Gateway Pundit concludes she was a “leftist plant” who intended to trick or otherwise deceive the media. As the interview reveals, however, she was quite honest and open about her intentions and what her sign meant. She also located herself quite clearly on the Trayvon Martin/New Black Panther Party-supporting side of the demonstration (this video shows the two sides were clearly separated and distinguished from each other). Is this what schadenfreude feels like? ---
**Author:** ![BrainGlutton](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/82dd89/32.png) [@BrainGlutton](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BrainGlutton)\ **Post date:** [July 24, 2013, 10:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/leftist-holds-were-racist-proud-sign-to-smear-pro-zimmerman-group/664336/55 "2013-07-24T22:44:54Z")
> [@Spice\_Weasel](#): > > Is this what schadenfreude feels like? No, it’s what _Schadenfreude_ feels like. (Style counts.) ---
**Author:** ![Czarcasm](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/czarcasm/32/4050_2.png) [@Czarcasm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Czarcasm)\ **Post date:** [July 24, 2013, 11:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/leftist-holds-were-racist-proud-sign-to-smear-pro-zimmerman-group/664336/56 "2013-07-24T23:00:14Z")
Help! The wacko lefties are trying to smear me! ---
**Author:** ![BrainGlutton](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/82dd89/32.png) [@BrainGlutton](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BrainGlutton)\ **Post date:** [July 24, 2013, 11:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/leftist-holds-were-racist-proud-sign-to-smear-pro-zimmerman-group/664336/57 "2013-07-24T23:03:42Z")
> [@Czarcasm](#): > > Help! The wacko lefties are trying to smear me! No, no, just . . . splatter. You have to do the smearing yourself. ---
**Author:** ![Really\_Not\_All\_That\_Bright](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/e8c25b/32.png) [@Really\_Not\_All\_That\_Bright](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Really_Not_All_That_Bright)\ **Post date:** [July 24, 2013, 11:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/leftist-holds-were-racist-proud-sign-to-smear-pro-zimmerman-group/664336/58 "2013-07-24T23:16:40Z")
> [@Terr](#): > > Well, she seems to like racism just fine. At least from my understanding of English, when you claim “We’re racist & proud”, that includes you. Serious question: do you think Jonathan Swift really wanted to eat Irish people? ---
**Author:** ![BrainGlutton](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/82dd89/32.png) [@BrainGlutton](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BrainGlutton)\ **Post date:** [July 24, 2013, 11:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/leftist-holds-were-racist-proud-sign-to-smear-pro-zimmerman-group/664336/59 "2013-07-24T23:19:02Z")
> [@Really\_Not\_All\_That\_Bright](#): > > Serious question: do you think Jonathan Swift really wanted to eat Irish people? No, just the babies. ---
**Author:** ![Spice\_Weasel](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/spice_weasel/32/5435_2.png) [@Spice\_Weasel](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Spice_Weasel)\ **Post date:** [July 24, 2013, 11:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/leftist-holds-were-racist-proud-sign-to-smear-pro-zimmerman-group/664336/60 "2013-07-24T23:43:09Z")
> [@BrainGlutton](#): > > No, it’s what _Schadenfreude_ feels like. (Style counts.) Whew. Tough room. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/leftist-holds-were-racist-proud-sign-to-smear-pro-zimmerman-group/664336.md?page=2) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/leftist-holds-were-racist-proud-sign-to-smear-pro-zimmerman-group/664336.md?page=4)