(Skipping definition of what "good" is and who gets to define it.) Why are black folks expected to yield good out of the situation? @nberlat
Which fails to recognize the value of denouncing Sacco's statement to being with. @nberlat
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Does denouncing a tweet by a non notable person a million times have substantial increased value over the initial denunciation?
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One million people denouncing a racist statement does have a substantial increased value over one person doing so, yes.
@nberlat -
How, in this case?
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she made a mistake, which if two or three people pointed it out, she could have apologized & that would have been the end of it.
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instead it's a national firestorm which lost her her job...
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I have trouble seeing the benefit of calling out rather than calling in in a case like this where it's not a public figure.
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It looks like we're not going to agree on the issue of whether there's value to many people denouncing a racist statement.
@nberlat -
hah; well, I think it depends on who said it and other dynamics...
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