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You've got to lay off the race stuff
Posted by Craig [Email] (more from Craig) on Sat, 24 Sep 2011 11:12:46
In Reply to: Re: Did you really just compare an SUV to civil rights?, Tim, Fri, 23 Sep 2011 20:34:14
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Perhaps the fact that someone can compare people making jokes about SUV owners with racism shows how far our country has come, but I personally find it pretty offensive.
SUVs are driven by choice and people criticize SUVs due to issues like safety, impact on infrastructure and the environment, and dependance on foreign natural resources. This is completely non-comparable to racism, which is based on skin color - which is not a choice, and which given no legitimate cause for criticism.
Your justification for SUVs being acceptable because they're popular is specious, though at least not offensive. When obesity hits 50%, will you support it because it's 'popular'?
If you want to play devil's advocate with SUVs, that's fine. I'm glad people have a choice in what to drive. Please just leave the racial comparisons out of it. They're crude, not comparable, and erode the legitimacy of the point you're trying to make.
Craig
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Posts in this Thread:
- Snow tires: four of a kind vs two of a pair, Noel, Thu, 22 Sep 2011 11:41:03
- Gee, tirerack rec's buying 4 instead of 2 - shocker!, nwas, Thu, 22 Sep 2011 18:14:20
- Summer tire idiots, Kristjan , Thu, 22 Sep 2011 12:38:35
- many seem to not be noticing all-season vs summer, AeroEd, Thu, 22 Sep 2011 17:59:00
- Get a set, No Snaab, Thu, 22 Sep 2011 17:11:24
- Re: Summer tire idiots, EGD , Thu, 22 Sep 2011 16:27:17
- Re: Summer tire idiots - really?, Skip, Thu, 22 Sep 2011 15:39:21
- Re: Summer tire idiots. Yep., Noel, Thu, 22 Sep 2011 14:27:44
- In terms of avoiding getting stuck, Tim, Fri, 23 Sep 2011 05:12:37
- snow tires 30% more traction than no-season??, AdamB , Sat, 24 Sep 2011 11:31:51
- Re: In terms of avoiding getting stuck, James, Fri, 23 Sep 2011 11:00:35
- Re: In terms of avoiding getting stuck, Noel, Fri, 23 Sep 2011 06:34:57
- 95%, Tim, Fri, 23 Sep 2011 07:49:46
- I largely agree also..., James, Thu, 22 Sep 2011 19:45:18
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