National Geographic tweet suggests July 4 fireworks are racist

no worries said:
The link does, it claims the smoke from fireworks, usually in the nearby areas of major cities/major cities, disproportionally harms black and brown people.

Ridiculous.
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Racism is always ridiculous. So is bigotry. Both are not only invalid arguments (a compositional error fallacy) they are particularly ugly because the class is people, and is usually used to disparage people.

As a pyrotechnician, I find this particular tweet and article very insulting.
 
no worries said:
The link does, it claims the smoke from fireworks, usually in the nearby areas of major cities/major cities, disproportionally harms black and brown people.

Ridiculous.
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It may be ridiculous but it doesn't imply racism at all.
 
AProudLefty said:
You seriously thought that NATGEO was suggesting that fireworks are racist?
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What do you think this means then, you severely retarded dumbass?

"Scientists found that vulnerable people and communities of color are disproportionately exposed to air pollution from firework celebrations

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AProudLefty said:
It is truly amazing how some people read the tweet as suggesting that fireworks are racist or targeting the black people.

I've lost my faith in humanity and this one?.... meh lol.
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What do you think "communities of color" means you severely retarded dumb fuck? :palm:
 
Truth Detector said:
What do you think this means then, you severely retarded dumbass?

"Scientists found that vulnerable people and communities of color are disproportionately exposed to air pollution from firework celebrations
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Explain how saying that they affect poor people and POCs is being a racist and a bigot?

If I say that fireworks affect rednecks more than normal white people, does that make me a bigot?

Have your mom read my words for you.
 
AProudLefty said:
It is clear (common sense) that poor and POCs are concentrated together in those areas. They are affected. Basically the scientists are telling us what we already knew.
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What we already know is you are severely retarded. Fireworks don't only impact poor colored folk. The notion that the smoke caused by them causes severe respiratory issues in people is also moronic.

So tell us what you already know brain dead hack? :palm:
 
Damocles said:
Utter nonsense. First of all, sense is not common, as you demonstrate here. You are common, yet have no sense. The air pollution is the same in both areas when they are literally one street over. Just saying the word "science" doesn't make anything science.
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:laugh:

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Truth Detector said:
What we already know is you are severely retarded. Fireworks don't only impact poor colored folk. The notion that the smoke caused by them causes severe respiratory issues in people is also moronic.

So tell us what you already know brain dead hack? :palm:
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That people concentrated in poor areas setting off fireworks cause more smog and smoke, affecting them?
 
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