I never said poverty doesn't disproportionately affect black americans. I KNOW it does. And so does harsher prison sentences.
There's, without a doubt, historical baggage that still affects black americans to this day (not to mention outright racism on a daily basis).

What I said is, gentrification is not a race issue directly, but a socio-economic issue. They are not being pushed out because they are black. They are being pushed out because they are poor. There's a big difference. Gentrification still happens in communities that are poor, even if there isn't a single black person (or any other minority) in it.

Of course you could then argue that they are poor BECAUSE they are black, which is true, but they are not being specifically targeted in gentrification for being black. If they were black and had money they probably wouldn't feel the need or want to move away. Unless living in the middle of white people (who are still the majority, so it's statistically probable to have a bigger percentage of them around) is now just by itself a horrible thing (by itself! I'm not saying there couldn't be issues from being a minority living in the middle of the majority).

Also it really doesn't matter what your opinion (or any other american) of how white the average portuguese person is. In my neck of the woods I'm pretty white, and that's what counts.

I'm fully aware of the usual "Isn't Portugal in Spain?" crap

edit: Also... REALLY not cool calling me out on the Factual Gamer thing, as it has absolutely zero to do with this issue.

Again, stop getting defensive. Nobody is talking about slaves. You and I have privilege because of our skin colour. That situation is not cool. That is all.

Crap, that PG-13 thing briefly scared me.

Not cool Ryan Reynolds.

No matter how cute your little man is, putting him up on the conveyer belt in the grocery is not cool. People put their food there, while he just put his dirty feet and ass there.

Wow, this just such bullshit. I can't believe they would produce something so utterly irresponsible. Public health is important, yeah, but this crosses a line....spoiling breaking bad is just not cool

I can't vote this up, on the grounds that it glorifies stupidity which may lead others to try this. These guys are void of common sense. Not cool.

Naked pictures are not really the issue.

If her pictures had been stolen and looked at, but she didn't KNOW that they had been seen, her psychological damage from this theft would have been very different. Wondering who has seen them, being uncomfortable when meeting someone -- has this person seen them? That person? Not happy, not cool. And, in fact, she took back that particular psychological assault by posting this video and claiming her naked body for herself. Here. Look. I want you to look. It's my body and it is a fine body.

The real damage are the personal attacks, exposing personal information, attempted blackmail, active psychological assaults on her mind.

You guys can have your intellectual conversation about the cloud and how to protect yourself.

But that is not the problem.

I had to stop reading the comment stream when I realized it was starting to include crap about -- oh this isn't misogyny, this isn't hatred.

Yes. It is. It is violence against women, and this woman in particular.

And when you ignore that, and focus on the fact that she had made something that was vulnerable to theft... well, we get back to that feminist/humanist trope of -- you are part of the problem. #Not All Men? Well, men who focus on immaterialities while a violent psychological assault is taking place? I'd say #Those Men.

I know you don't mean any harm. I know you aren't #Those Men, not really. But I'm here to tell you that there is new harm being committed when you ignore the actual violent psychological crimes.

I am aware that some of what I have written might sound really stupid in light of the above comments, since I didn't read them. I'm okay with that. It is better than subjecting myself to what feels like an additional violation.

fake or not cool filming someone working out like that

I did see a couple of her videos and was instantly turned off. it was one of those videos where the guy totally degrades her....light strangulation, spitting, etc.

just...not cool.

I get that they were consenting adults, and whatever floats your boat in the privacy of your own home.

just..not mine.

Yeah, it made me unhappy to think this guy is already walking free, but that woman will live with what he did to her for life. Not cool.
It seems that the club bears some responsibility here. First, they apparently over served her badly. Secondly, they allowed an unconscious person to simply be dragged out of their club with no question as to what was wrong or who was dragging her. They should have intervened and called an amberlamps, not let a near dead woman be dragged off by a stranger. I hope she owns the club now....and that her rapist is back in Peru after 3.5 years of being Bubba's girlfriend.

Just questions...no explanations. Not cool!

yeah I gotta go with "not cool" on this one.

almost looked like the video cut out right before mommy smacked her or something.

At first you're a fool for jumping into a mud pit, and then suddenly you're not cool if you didn't jump in.

its all fun and games till you mention Mufasa! that's not cool!