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    1. Michael Tracey‏Verified account @mtracey 19 Jan 2019

      Teenage boys in large groups often tend to behave cruelly. It's no excuse -- they should be reprimanded and made to understand why what they did was wrong -- but the scene itself is really familiar. Just happens to have a political overtone in this instance.

      220 replies 48 retweets 365 likes
    2. Jeet Heer‏Verified account @HeerJeet 19 Jan 2019
      Replying to @mtracey

      Why are you so reluctant to use the words "racist" and "racism" to describe racist acts?

      23 replies 33 retweets 882 likes
    3. Michael Tracey‏Verified account @mtracey 19 Jan 2019
      Replying to @HeerJeet

      Why are you so insistent on imputing some kind of intention to absolve racism? There is absolutely no way to fair-mindedly read my tweet in such a manner.

      7 replies 0 retweets 40 likes
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    5. Michael Tracey‏Verified account @mtracey 19 Jan 2019
      Replying to @MazMHussain @HeerJeet

      yes

      2 replies 0 retweets 30 likes
    6. Jeet Heer‏Verified account @HeerJeet 19 Jan 2019
      Replying to @mtracey @MazMHussain

      There, that wasn't so hard!

      7 replies 0 retweets 214 likes
    7. Michael Tracey‏Verified account @mtracey 19 Jan 2019
      Replying to @HeerJeet @MazMHussain

      You're right, it wasn't. My tweet was an observation about the tendency of teenage boys to behave cruelly when in large groups, and in this case the cruelty manifested as racist taunting. As usual, your first instinct was to engage invidiously.

      14 replies 1 retweet 62 likes
    8. Jim‏ @staxringold 19 Jan 2019
      Replying to @mtracey @HeerJeet @MazMHussain

      The problem is your adding 'Its not excuse' to your OP was plainly an attempt to excuse the behavior. Bad acts are bad acts, them being common is horrifying, not an excuse.

      4 replies 1 retweet 78 likes
    9. Michael Tracey‏Verified account @mtracey 19 Jan 2019
      Replying to @staxringold @HeerJeet @MazMHussain

      So saying the behavior is not excusable is an attempt to excuse the behavior. Makes total sense.

      9 replies 2 retweets 43 likes
      Jeet Heer‏Verified account @HeerJeet 19 Jan 2019
      Replying to @mtracey @staxringold @MazMHussain

      I think "Teenage boys in large groups often tend to behave cruelly" sounds an awful like "boys will be boys." That's why people are reacting to the tweet the way they are.

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        2. Michael Tracey‏Verified account @mtracey 19 Jan 2019
          Replying to @HeerJeet @staxringold @MazMHussain

          Do you agree or disagree with the statement, "Teenage boys in large groups often tend to behave cruelly," and do you agree or disagree that such a dynamic could've contributed to their inexcusable behavior?

          13 replies 0 retweets 17 likes
        3. Jim‏ @staxringold 19 Jan 2019
          Replying to @mtracey @HeerJeet @MazMHussain

          Yes. Why did you write the word 'but' between it's no excuse and that concept? In English, that means you are stating it as an excuse. It is not one, it is an added and separate horror.

          0 replies 0 retweets 4 likes
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        1. Bill Smith‏ @sonimfan 19 Jan 2019
          Replying to @HeerJeet @mtracey and

          Since teenage boys in large groups often tend to behave cruelly, I think we should pass a law banning large groups of teenage boys. Who else supports this?

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        1. Itza Newday‏ @f800gecko 19 Jan 2019
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          And teenage boys in large groups don’t all and don’t always behave this way. Some do in some situations: the weak and easily-led and the disgusting out-and-out bullies and racists. And the more privileged they are, the worse they get.

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        1. Colin Moore‏ @cmoorepdx 19 Jan 2019
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          Literally the reason Brett Kavanaugh is on the Supreme Court and how he got away with lying under oath in confirmation hearings.

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        1. Jack Lewis‏ @JackCSLewis 19 Jan 2019
          Replying to @HeerJeet @mtracey and

          The boys part sounds the same, the rest not so much but the need to rephrase simple statements to fit one's preconceptions of what other people mean is a wonderful thing.

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        1. Emma Goldman Sachs‏ @pacifistHULK 19 Jan 2019
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          this dude would deny the racial component of a lynching in south during the 30s man....

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