Minutemen to Wetback Ride
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0gravity at 08.6.09 - 4:08 pm
I’m kidding, obviously. My point stands with everyone else in the
Wetback Wednesdays thread that it’s an offensive ride name and a word that’s not ready yet to be reappropriated by anyone.
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I was just surprised by the audacity, poodles.
Let's not resort to telling people what to do. Let them figure it out for themselves.
Joe Borfo responding to a
comment by tortuga_veloce
08.6.09 - 4:17 pm
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Cause loosing is not an option.
User1 responding to a
comment by tortuga_veloce
08.6.09 - 4:35 pm
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...and knowing is half the battle?
BMFW responding to a
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08.6.09 - 6:08 pm
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Maybe the pople organizing this ride don't give a fuck what that word means.
Maybe they are proud to be illegal and don't see any stigma in it.
Maybe wetback isnt a bad word to them, maybe it's just something they all have in common and they want to congregate.
Wait and see what this ride does and how they run it and maybe you'll change your mind.
I have no authority to speak for the ride or its intentions I just think its silly to pass judgement until the ride actually happens.
stillline08.7.09 - 1:14 pm
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I agree! I think The Minutemen is a great bike gang name.
User1 responding to a
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08.7.09 - 7:39 pm
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+1 to stilline.
There is a long history of oppressed people co-opting (and arguably disempowering) the slurs that would be used to degrade them.
The most obvious example is ACT UP co-opting the the word Queer ... okok maybe thats the 2nd most obvious example ... especially if you are a fan of hip hop.
trickmilla responding to a
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08.7.09 - 9:19 pm
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Minutemen. Great band.
rev106 responding to a
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08.8.09 - 7:03 am
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Double Nickel on the Dime was a great album. This is turning into a much cooler thread now.
stevo408.8.09 - 9:02 am
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@trickmilla
it's funny to see all these white people (including myself) dancing around "the word." however there is a debate as to whether the use of the word by black people is actually a form of self-abasement. there's a great book by randall kennedy on the subject for those of you who would like to learn more...
tortuga_veloce responding to a
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08.8.09 - 12:02 pm
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Ridazz Roulette!
I just snorted my soda out my nose.
that's really fucking funny.
How do you want us to terminate them
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