The NAACP announced Monday the group will not invite President Donald Trump to its national convention next month in Charlotte, North Carolina, the first time the prominent civil rights organization has opted to exclude a sitting president in its 116-year history.
NAACP President Derrick Johnson announced the move at an afternoon press conference, accusing Trump of working against its mission.
“This has nothing to do with political party,” Johnson said in a statement. “Our mission is to advance civil rights, and the current president has made clear that his mission is to eliminate civil rights.”
And next year will be 117 years, then 118, then 119…
Ok, perhaps it’s because I’m not American but it’s ridiculous that they not once wrote what NAACP stands for.
It’s a an old name that contains a deprecated and often insulting term for black folks: National Association for the Advancement of Colored people.
However, it’s not quite a slur. If you’re under the age of 70 and using it, you’re almost certainly using it as a slur. Plenty of old black and white folk in the south still use it as it was the polite term when they were kids.
This term definitely isn’t deprecated or insulting? Most colleges in my state have an NAACP branch. They have career fairs and all sorts of events under the name. This may be regional though. I suppose anything can be considered an insult if you say it in a certain way.
I dare you to call a group of black guys colored or Negro. Hell, get video if you can.
Keep in mind, Jim Crow is still in living memory and i grew up with the double water fountains everywhere.
Colored is Jim Crow and Negro is a racial category that goes back to phrenology. Negroid was still used in anthropology as recently as the 90s, still may be a technical term, IDK. But, unless you’re talking about college funds or forensics, you have a good chance of getting your ass beat in the right crowd.
Unless you’re old as dirt and polite.
I’m just wondering, not attacking - what do you call a general group of races which are discriminated against?
The standard in the US seems to be “People Of Color” is fine and “colored people” is a slur.
The NAACP retains its name for historic reasons.
I was working retail one time and this guy left his hat at the counter, coworker said “who’s that is that?”
I said “the black gentleman there” and nodded toward him
“You can’t say that!”
“Why? I’m not using it in a negative way, it’s an adjective.”
I called the man over and said “sir, I just described you as a black gentleman. Does that offend you?”
“Hell naw! That’s what I am!”
Was hilarious.
I love the fact that they didn’t just not invite him, they held a press conference to announce it: “We’re having a big party, and you can’t come, because you’re a big poopyhead.”
Don’t worry, he probably already has an invitation to a KKK or Proud Boys meeting that day.
What a weird scheduling mixup, the KKK rally and the proud boys meetup are being held at the same time, at the same place
At four seasons landscaping!
The fact that they invited Nixon, Reagan, Bush 1 & 2, and even Trump the first time around is appalling.
Giving those you’re fighting against an opportunity to publicly embarrass themselves can have many advantages. It also paints you as a group who is open to a good faith discussion about topics you know you disagree with these people on, which helps to gain more general public support for your causes.
It also gives them legitimacy and lets them pretend they aren’t horrible racists.
Maybe hoping to convince him, and now they’ve properly given up on fixing him?
Never gave up on any of the other demons the Republican Party produced, though.
If they had any hope in them it’s embarrassing.
The group also noted that Republican President Ronald Reagan accepted its invitation during his first year in office. Civil rights leaders had criticized Reagan’s use during the 1980 campaign of the term “welfare queen” to refer to people abusing federal aid. The term was viewed by many as coded racial language for Black women.
He certainly meant all the white welfare queens! /s
I will now quote Lee Atwater in 1981, apologies for the offensive terminology, but these shitheads speak this way:
You start out in 1954 by saying, “
N----r, n----r, n----r.” By 1968 you can’t say “n----r”—that hurts you, backfires. So you say stuff like, uh, forced busing, states’ rights, and all that stuff, and you’re getting so abstract. Now, you’re talking about cutting taxes, and all these things you’re talking about are totally economic things and a byproduct of them is, blacks get hurt worse than whites.… “We want to cut this,” is much more abstract than even the busing thing, uh, and a hell of a lot more abstract than “N----r, n----r.”Gosh, I wonder if they’re (repubs) racist…?
This comment was reported for containing racial slurs. First off, thanks, good call.
That said, taking things into context and the fact that they’re part of a direct quote providing historical context, I’m allowing the comment to remain for now for that reason.
@some_guy@lemmy.sdf.org If you wouldn’t mind masking out the slurs (e.g. n----r), I think that might satisfy any potential concerns with regard to automods, content filters, or misunderstandings without diluting the gravity of the context it’s providing.
I prefer quotes to be as close to the original as possible. Hurtful as it is. That’s kind of the point here.
Censoring the bad shit that happened before is a sure way to repeat it. See holocaust denial for the extreme. Don’t deny talking about the past just because it hurts.
That’s why I used the strikethrough, but you’re right. I could do better. Amended.
You did fine before the edit. Nothing wrong quoting ass holes showing they’re ass holes and shitty ways of thinking.
He hates anyone who isn’t white
It’s right that he’s not invited. He has quite a history of vicious racism
As it should be. They will lock you up, deport you, trod on your rights unless you’re rich or powerful or pose a threat.
Politeness should have gone out the window long ago.
“This has nothing to do with political party,” Johnson said in a statement. “Our mission is to advance civil rights, and the current president has made clear that his mission is to eliminate civil rights.”
Narrator:
It had everything to do with political party, as the GOP had made a primary part of their national platform and brand about ignoring racial injustice and the legacy of slavery, in addition to overt, callous racism.
Did they invite him during his first term?
They invited all the presidents. You try to bring in those with the power to change things and convince them that their actions have meaning, even symbolic ones. So, they probably tried his first term. It’s clear now that he doesn’t care and is in no way willing to help. I suspect that the reason they’re not inviting him goes beyond that. They’re making a statement. They’re signalling to those who support their mission.
I looked through a different article and it said this: “Trump will be the first president since Herbert Hoover in 1932 not to speak at the conference at all, skipping it entirely in 2016 as the presidential nominee and again in 2017 and 2018.”
So your man was invited but didn’t come.
https://www.thedailybeast.com/naacp-breaks-with-116-years-of-history-to-snub-trump/
Not my man. I consider him to be about as abhorrent of a person as a person can be. He should be in jail for so many crimes.
I think you and I think of different meanings for “your man”. Never said that Trump wasn’t a gombeen piece of shit.
Well, I’m glad for the misunderstanding! A unique experience for me!
Every day we learn something is a happy day for us
Somehow, this is going to be Obama’s fault.
Biden too since the fat, orange monkey just can’t get over losing the 2020 election to him.
Not from the USA so don’t know much about the inner political situation, but from the outside point of view it was Obama who started the tradition to kiss Putin’s ass.
Appreciate the laugh. Needed this today.
Damn,
You’re consistent, I’ll give you that
You’re wrong, yet again.
Poor trolling. I’m sure you could put in some more effort
Obama never kissed Putin’s ass?
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Russian_reset
Here, read something about your country’s history. It wasn’t that long ago.
Attempted diplomacy isn’t the same as being Putin’s cockholster.
You should have ended at “Not from the USA so don’t know much about the inner political situation”.
It was cocksucking and nothing more. And next year Putin, being sure that the USA won’t object, attacked Ukraine.
Woof, you’re really really intellectually dishonest. It was attempted diplomacy that fell apart. Obama sucked ass, but for reasons unrelated to Russia.
I’m no yank
You’re always tedious and odious, and I don’t like you
You can add add me to the ignore list. Lemmy has this functionality. Very convenient.
Nah. I’m gonna add a flag to your username so I know to push back on bullshit comments when I see you pop up again.
TIL, thanks!
Thanks for reminder! See ya next profile, lol
Blue maga isnt interested in hearing anything negative about Obama, no matter how accurate.
Blue maga
Thanks for putting that up front so we know not to waste our time reading the rest of your nonsense.
Obama sat there with his thumb up his ass when Russia invaded and annexed Crimea, the person you responded to was spot-on about him stroking Putin. So you’re either blue maga or too young to remember 11 years ago.
What the actual fuck are you talking about lmao
Man… i had someone ask subreddit suggestions last night like wtf. Told them about lemmy and all but also pointed out why reddit might still be usefull but the way it is, is unhealthy. I pointed to r/conservative as one of many examples and saw this news sooner. The comments, jfc they just dont care, they think it’s funny the NAACP has stooped so low, and the sheer lack of post about the parade was even more telling.
I still use old.Reddit for a few niche pocket of things as it still has some value to me. But instead of spending hours on it like I used to, I only spend like 20 mins on it and then I just get the fuck off.
Exclusion will annoy him more than criticism.
Good. It’s the only logical decision
