I've never heard about that. That logic seems very...stupid.Speaking of the Alt-Right, have you all forgotten Gaborn's political leanings?
At the old place he argued that racism against Asians was justified because "Chinese people operate restaurants which are open on Christmas day"
Gaborn passed away if I recall.what's wrong with it? Gaborn always posted neat science articles. I've been posting Gaborn News since GAF.
Nice way to honor Gaborn, OP.
Edit: Had no clue about the alt-right stuff.
I have yet to learn of any racism that is rooted in sound logic.
I have yet to learn of any racism that is rooted in sound logic.
that's kind of the point. Idon't think he deserves to be forgotten. Nobody does.
I was extremely active on the other site at the time Gaborn was alive and I don't remember that at all? That seems really surprising.Speaking of the Alt-Right, have you all forgotten Gaborn's political leanings?
At the old place he argued that racism against Asians was justified because "Chinese people operate restaurants which are open on Christmas day"
Receipts?Speaking of the Alt-Right, have you all forgotten Gaborn's political leanings?
At the old place he argued that racism against Asians was justified because "Chinese people operate restaurants which are open on Christmas day"
He died way before the alt-right was a thing, he could have just been a racist (which is bad enough, but, you know, labels and all)
Wait what. Gaborn passed away? What happened?
Also I did not expect a bird when I first read that thread title.
When I pointed out to him what Obama did his reply was 4 words: Too little too late
DOCPAN!Damn. Takes me back. Gaborn News, and Docpan's crazy ass threads.
I was extremely active on the other site at the time Gaborn was alive and I don't remember that at all? That seems really surprising.
No idea. I just vaguely remember some hilarious angry, ranting thread about OP trying to order the breakfast menu for lunch and being denied or w/e, and I think that was a Docpan thread?.
Edit: And uh, that Gaborn excuse for racism against Asians... What exactly would the problem be with having open restaurants on Christmas Day? Wtf
I was extremely active on the other site at the time Gaborn was alive and I don't remember that at all? That seems really surprising.
On-topic: cool story, OP! This definitely seems like a Gaborn news thread.
Edit: And uh, that Gaborn excuse for racism against Asians... What exactly would the problem be with having open restaurants on Christmas Day? Wtf
Yes, before the Alt-Right entered the mainstream.
He was very Libertarian, with right-wing conservative leanings - despite being gay (and he did voice his pain about American society's homophobia) and severely disabled.
I felt his politics clouded his judgment on certain issues, especially when it came to Obama's [eventual] work in making things better legally for Gays and lesbians. When I pointed out to him what Obama did his reply was 4 words: Too little too late
It wasn't that he was offended that Chinese restaurants were open on Christmas Day. It was that because Chinese restaurants are open on Christmas Day it puts them at an economic advantage over others who do not operate businesses on that day, therefore we should shut up and stop whining about racism against Asians.
Was Doc the one who made that bragging thread about his supposedly awesome wallet that ended up impressing absolutely no one, or was that someone else?
The thread had drifted towards the racism that Asians face and he voiced his protest, the core of his sorry excuse for an argument was: Chinese people operate restaurants which are open on Christmas Day
I was the ONLY person who called him out on it.
NO ONE, absolutely NOT A SINGLE OTHER POSTER had anything to say about it! Like I said, people just don't care about racism against Asians.
At the time I saved the receipts.
Many months later it came up in conversation and I linked his post. ONLY ONE person responded, and said, "That's certainly racist."
For those of you asking for receipts:
Today for the first time in years I logged into the old place to go through my post history to dig it up, but my post history only goes back 8 pages (2017). I was on my phone. I will check later to see if there is a way I can access my earlier posts via desktop.
I wondered about that too.I remember that post, man, its been a while.
I absolutely believe you btw, no reason not to. I wonder if he would have changed his views later in life if he had been afforded the chance, theres plenty of stories about conservatives that did as much.