No Animated GIFs What would happen if someone who isn't a straight white person were to commit the next landmark mass shooting?

[Charon]

Would it mark this turning point--some might dare to call it a revolutionary one--where years later someone will pen an article bearing he title "How the *insert place here* shooting forever changed people's perception of the mass shooter" (or something like that). Said article going on to state that that was the day certain people's (you know who they are; talking about the outside world, btw, not this forum) idea that only straight white people are guilty of mass shootings began to fade as they realized that literally anyone, regardless of their skin color, sexual orientation, country of origin, etc. possesses the ability to pick up a gun that's readily available and shoot at a crowd of people for no apparent reason.

Or, as usual, will they ignore it, and continue yapping on about how only the evil, selfish straight white people commit mass shootings, while all the good, selfless brown people, gays, and other minorities would never, ever, (ever) commit such a horrifying act?

Honestly, judging from past events, I wouldn't be surprised if it's the latter. Hell, just a few weeks ago someone who isn't white committed a mass shooting in Brooklyn, and not a peep was heard. Well, that's not entirely true. There was this one gentleman who was in deep denial, posting a comment on Inst saying something along the lines of, "He's not guilty, we don't do this, only white people do." Apparently, he's one of those certain people who think that, just because your skin color isn't white, it automatically means you don't posses the ability to yadayada, you know the rest, it's written right there. I can only assume that someone in the gay community will react the same way when the day comes when one of our own commits the next mass shooting, saying that only straight guys commit mass shootings.

Oh, wait, a gay man already has committed a mass shooting. The first one (or at least one of the first) in US history, no less. But of course you didn't know that. (His name was Howard Unruh, in case you were curious.)

 

[ShadowCat]

They'd probably throw us all into concentration camps with a number burned into our foreheads! Sorry watched X-Men Saturday!

 

[unloadonme]

I suspect that if the premise of this thread is true, it's partly because the murder of a black person by a white person is generally assumed to be racially motivated, whereas the murder of a white person by a black person generally isn't. In reality, of course, that's not always the case.

A couple of points:

We did hear about the Brooklyn shooting over here in the UK, so it's not true to say that it wasn't reported because the culprit was black.

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-61111253

The press are definitely interested in gay crimes. The serial killer Dennis Nilsen was active in London about 40 years ago and died in prison in 2018. The media are still hugely interested in his case. There have been a number of TV documentaries and even a drama series starring David Tennant. I'm not so sure there would have been such a continuing interest had Nilsen not been gay and committed sexually motivated murders.

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dennis_Nilsen

 

[LeicsDom]

The press are definitely interested in gay crimes. The serial killer Dennis Nilsen was active in London about 40 years ago and died in prison in 2018. The media are still hugely interested in his case. There have been a number of TV documentaries and even a drama series starring David Tennant. I'm not so sure there would have been such a continuing interest had Nilsen not been gay and committed sexually motivated murders.

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dennis_Nilsen

But then of course there was Stephen Port a gay seriel killer recently protrayed on TV by Stepne Merchant
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stephen_Port

 

[rareboy]

Nothing would ever change the profile of a mass shooter forever. Unless it is a radical Islamist.

And then it becomes a Holy War.

But that's the only example I can think of.

 

[Charon]

They'd probably throw us all into concentration camps with a number burned into our foreheads! Sorry watched X-Men Saturday!

Doubt it, lol. As I pointed out, it's happened before (along with other gay crimes pointed out by unloadonme), and I don't see us in concentration camps.

We did hear about the Brooklyn shooting over here in the UK, so it's not true to say that it wasn't reported because the culprit was black.

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-61111253

The press are definitely interested in gay crimes. The serial killer Dennis Nilsen was active in London about 40 years ago and died in prison in 2018. The media are still hugely interested in his case. There have been a number of TV documentaries and even a drama series starring David Tennant. I'm not so sure there would have been such a continuing interest had Nilsen not been gay and committed sexually motivated murders.

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dennis_Nilsen

Of course the press will cover it, it's their job. I was referring to the SJWs who associate gun culture and shootings with straight white folks (usually Americans) and them only. As if being a gay brown person not born in the US automatically makes you an anti-gun pacifist, lol.

Nothing would ever change the profile of a mass shooter forever. Unless it is a radical Islamist.

And then it becomes a Holy War.

But that's the only example I can think of.

Wasn't the Pulse Nightclub shooter a radical Islamist?

 

[rareboy]

...
Wasn't the Pulse Nightclub shooter a radical Islamist?

Yeah but he killed homos, so people really didn't care and it didn't count.

 

[fabulouslyghetto]

This is a weird WHATABOUTISM maze and I'm not sure where it leads. "How come white men are profiled unfairly?" "Why don't we profile minorities more?"

 

[Charon]

This is a weird WHATABOUTISM maze and I'm not sure where it leads. "How come white men are profiled unfairly?" "Why don't we profile minorities more?"

Not sure about the other posters, but, personally, I don't care if both of those hypothetical questions are true or not. Feel free to profile whoever (white or otherwise) unfairly or not all you want. I'm just pointing out that I find it amusing that the social justice crowd (especially the self-loathing straight white SJWs) make it seem like minorities are benevolent, harmless saints that would never, ever (ever) commit a mass shooting or some other heinous act because, according their beliefs, such acts are exclusive only to straight white people.

 

[fabulouslyghetto]

Not sure about the other posters, but, personally, I don't care if both of those hypothetical questions are true or not. Feel free to profile whoever (white or otherwise) unfairly or not all you want. I'm just pointing out that I find it amusing that the social justice crowd (especially the self-loathing straight white SJWs) make it seem like minorities are benevolent saints that would never commit a mass shooting or some other heinous act because, according their beliefs, such acts are exclusive only to straight white people.

"So WhAt YoU'rE sAyInG iS....."

sounds like a bunch of gaslighting to me, getting mad about imaginary shit nobody anywhere ever said.

 

[Zeno Lorea]

Nothing would ever change the profile of a mass shooter forever. Unless it is a radical Islamist.

And then it becomes a Holy War.

Because it usually is. Islamist terrorists tend to claim their crimes as part of a Holy War. If someone who happens to belong to any particular religion, or at least was brought up in it, commits the same crime for any other reason, that tends to be publicized widely too. Look at all the terrorism in the Arab world since the 1950s: in every place and time journalists have stated loud and clear which mass shootings, bombings et al were done in the name of religion, communism or nationalism. And not only in the Muslim world. The same for East Asia and India.

 

[fabulouslyghetto]

Because it usually is. Islamist terrorists tend to claim their crimes as part of a Holy War. If someone who happens to belong to any particular religion, or at least was brought up in it, commits the same crime for any other reason, that tends to be publicized widely too. Look at all the terrorism in the Arab world since the 1950s: in every place and time journalists have stated loud and clear which mass shootings, bombings et al were done in the name of religion, communism or nationalism. And not only in the Muslim world. The same for East Asia and India.

You forgot the USA, where the violent slaughter and conquering of natives and the enslavement of millions of africans is celebrated all throughout the national identity and heritage. statues and monuments and street names and schools named after men who thought people like me are subhuman primates. i guess you forgot about that when you were listing all the non-white nations.......

imagine Muslims telling Americans "Look, get over 9/11, it's the past, in fact, we're just gonna scrub those murders from the history books if that's alright with you...."

EDIT: are we talking about all violence or specifically just acts committed with a gun?

 

[Charon]

"So WhAt YoU'rE sAyInG iS....."

sounds like a bunch of gaslighting to me, getting mad about imaginary shit nobody anywhere ever said.

I'm not mad, like I said, I'm amused. This thread was never even about racism, homophobia, or unfair profiling. But rather shatering certain people's delusions via a scenario where the opposite of what they usually expect occurs.
"Another shooting has occured."
"Damn these straight white terrorists!"
"The shooter was a gay brown male."
"Wait, what?! No, that's impossible.."

Anyway, you obviously don't understand what I'm trying to say. Those who did, did. This thread has served its purpose.

 

[fabulouslyghetto]

I'm not mad, like I said, I'm amused. This thread was never even about racism, homophobia, or unfair profiling. But rather shatering certain people's delusions via a scenario where the opposite of what they usually expect occurs.
"Another shooting has occured."
"Damn these straight white terrorists!"
"The shooter was a gay brown male."
"Wait, what?! No, that's impossible.."

Ok, so... getting AMUSED by shit nobody anywhere ever said. Gaslighting. Aren't these imaginary remarks you're responding to a delusion?

I get the purpose. "The fictional profiling of straight white men is tantamount to the actual profiling minorities experience."

 

[fabulouslyghetto]

PS: in my defense, whatever "point" you're trying to make isn't easy to decipher with a bunch of conjecture, supposition, half-complete "yada yaya yada" thoughts and wink-wink nudge-nudge "you know what I'm sayin" rhetoric that leaves most of this up to the reader's imagination. It's easier to know what someone means if they say it in as direct terms as possible.

 

[fabulouslyghetto]

What would happen if someone who isn't a straight white male were to accomplish something great?

Would it mark this turning point--some might dare to call it a revolutionary one--where years later someone will pen an article bearing he title "How the *insert invention here* forever changed people's perception of brillance and success?" (or something like that). Said article going on to state that that was the day certain people's (you know who they are; talking about the outside world, btw, not this forum) idea that only straight white people are capable of contributing to mankind began to fade as they realized that literally anyone, regardless of their skin color, sexual orientation, country of origin, etc. possesses the ability to achieve greatness.

Or, as usual, will they ignore it, and continue yapping on about how only the straight white people contribute to the advancement of our species, while all the lazy, uneducated brown people, gays, and other minorities would never, ever, (ever) be able to achieve this level of positive impact?

Honestly, judging from past events, I wouldn't be surprised if it's the latter. Hell, just a few weeks ago someone who isn't white did something great, and not a peep was heard. Well, that's not entirely true. There was this one article on NPR along the lines of, "Diversity makes our world a better place." Apparently, NPR is one of those publications who think that, just because your skin color isn't white, it doesn't automatically mean you don't posses the ability to yadayadayada, you know the rest, it's written right there. I can only assume that someone in the brown community will react the same way when the day comes when one of our own accomplishes the next important thing, saying that only brown people are exceptionally bright.

Lost steam right here you can fill in the rest of the blanks with yadayadayada.

 

[opinterph]

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