horrifying attack on Jussie Smollett

[theprestige]

Just making sure - you did see earlier in the thread that this is a parody site, right?

What, the Babylon Bee? Or ISF?

 

[The Big Dog]

Jussie tried to start exacerbate racial hatred in Chicago in exchange for a few miserable dollars and some ******* attention.

 

[Ziggurat]

Just making sure - you did see earlier in the thread that this is a parody site, right?

Yes, I know it's a parody. But is it?

ETA - I love the byline: By Holly Bansfield, Culture Critic, Wetzel's Pretzels QA Tester

Very nice touch indeed.

 

[Belz...]

It wasn't meant specifically. He may or may not be - I don't know. Determining that is probably too complicated to do from an armchair and probably requires constantly observing him in real life.

There's literally no reason to believe that he is. Isn't that simpler?

 

[Belz...]

AP: BREAKING: Police: "Empire" actor Jussie Smollett sent himself racist and homophobic letter

Link.

That's pretty messed up.

 

[William Parcher]

There's literally no reason to believe that he is. Isn't that simpler?

I didn't intend to call him a racist and I won't be baited into doing that.

 

[Belz...]

By the way, to all the folks who are allegedly perplexed by what race grifter means or who is a race grifter?

Trying to exploit a fake hate crime to get negotiating leverage on one's ******* salary is a race grift by a race grifter.

Add it to your lexicon, you'll be happy you did!

Took you long enough to explain that. What kept you?

 

[Belz...]

I didn't intend to call him a racist and I won't be baited into doing that.

I'm not trying to bait you. I just don't understand why "no" wasn't your answer rather than the dodgy one you provided.

 

[baron]

AP: BREAKING: Police: "Empire" actor Jussie Smollett sent himself racist and homophobic letter and was dissatisfied with his salary.

I guess that's news to the people who believed that letter was genuine. For the other 99%...

 

[William Parcher]

I'm not trying to bait you. I just don't understand why "no" wasn't your answer rather than the dodgy one you provided.

You may have to hold that lack of understanding because I'm done talking to you about this.

 

[Whip]

Jussie tried to start exacerbate racial hatred in Chicago in exchange for a few miserable dollars and some ******* attention.

I'm just not buying that excuse.

 

[Belz...]

You may have to hold that lack of understanding because I'm done talking to you about this.

Some people develop non-answers into an art, I guess.

 

[Checkmite]

One theory I've seen is that Smollett intended for this attack to be caught on camera. That the country was supposed to be rocked by video footage of two racist goons beating up a black man on the streets of downtown Chicago. That the whole thing was intended to incite political violence.

That doesn't make sense. If it was meant to be caught on camera, surely a camera would have been furnished to a conspirator at some point.

 

[theprestige]

Yes, I know it's a parody. But is it? : o

I think there's definitely an element of "it's funny because it's true" to this one. Blaming the progressive malaise on Trump is the parody part. The tragicomic truth is that some progressives really do feel a need to cosplay as racists and hate crime victims.

 

[theprestige]

Took you long enough to explain that. What kept you?

I thought the meaning seemed pretty clear from context, every time it's been used.

 

[theprestige]

That doesn't make sense. If it was meant to be caught on camera, surely a camera would have been furnished to a conspirator at some point.

They were planning to use the clearly visible security camera present at the scene of the crime. Report the attack, show the cops the location. The cops pull the camera footage. The camera footage leaks to the press, and Robert's your mother's brother.

Only, the camera was pointing the wrong way.

 

[applecorped]

Some people develop non-answers into an art, I guess.

 

[Skeptic Tank]

This whole saga is perhaps one of the funniest things ever, but in an odd way it's like it's too good... and unfolded too fast, and too perfectly. It almost robs it of some of the impact because it makes it feel kind of unreal.

Still hilarious though.

 

[Belz...]

I thought the meaning seemed pretty clear from context, every time it's been used.

Still, when many people ask you to clarify, it's usually good form to respond, unless of course the intent is to obfuscate or otherwise play games.

 

[applecorped]

Ocasio-Cortez/Smollet 2028!!