# so, this is what some think points to Black greatness?

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-this-is-what-some-think-points-to-black-greatness/615575>\
**Category:** The BBQ Pit\
**Created:** [March 12, 2012, 6:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-this-is-what-some-think-points-to-black-greatness/615575 "2012-03-12T18:49:37Z")\
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**Author:** ![VinylTurnip](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/v/b2d939/32.png) [@VinylTurnip](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/VinylTurnip)\
**Post date:** [March 14, 2012, 12:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-this-is-what-some-think-points-to-black-greatness/615575/121 "2012-03-14T12:50:54Z")

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I bet you are, dimbulb.

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**Author:** ![What\_the](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/f4b2a3/32.png) [@What\_the](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/What_the)\
**Post date:** [March 14, 2012, 12:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-this-is-what-some-think-points-to-black-greatness/615575/122 "2012-03-14T12:56:12Z")

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> [@VinylTurnip](#):
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> I bet you are, dimbulb.

Wanna bet?

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**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:** [March 14, 2012, 1:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-this-is-what-some-think-points-to-black-greatness/615575/123 "2012-03-14T13:27:36Z")

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> [@Terr](#):
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> I am surprised they didn’t include Cynthia McKinney.

I am not surprised you are surprised.

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**Author:** ![VinylTurnip](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/v/b2d939/32.png) [@VinylTurnip](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/VinylTurnip)\
**Post date:** [March 14, 2012, 2:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-this-is-what-some-think-points-to-black-greatness/615575/124 "2012-03-14T14:02:02Z")

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_ **The SDMB “Team White” Strategy for Encouraging Black Greatness:** _ criticize them condescendingly for whom they included on the poster, and mock them condescendingly for whom they didn’t.

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**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:** [March 14, 2012, 3:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-this-is-what-some-think-points-to-black-greatness/615575/125 "2012-03-14T15:31:27Z")

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> [@VinylTurnip](#):
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> _ **The SDMB “Team White” Strategy for Encouraging Black Greatness:** _ criticize them condescendingly for whom they included on the poster, and mock them condescendingly for whom they didn’t.

Hey, we’ve all seen **The Help** \* - white people solving racism by giving blacks an “attaboy” is the American way.

\*Disclaimer: I have not seen **The Help**.

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**Author:** ![YogSothoth](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/y/8edcca/32.png) [@YogSothoth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/YogSothoth)\
**Post date:** [March 14, 2012, 3:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-this-is-what-some-think-points-to-black-greatness/615575/126 "2012-03-14T15:35:03Z")

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> [@VinylTurnip](#):
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> _ **The SDMB “Team White” Strategy for Encouraging Black Greatness:** _ criticize them condescendingly for whom they included on the poster, and mock them condescendingly for whom they didn’t.

So would their standard be a white flag? 😃

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