Race relations

Race relations seemed better and less divided a few years ago, back when the Confederate statues were still around. At least back then, even if they argued at times, they were still talking points. Now that the statues aren't there people are expected to forget history, change, and compromise. That won't make anything better. Before the statues were removed people said they were divisive, but race relations seemed to do well. Now that they've been removed, people really are more divided.

Race relations don't improve if people don't get to discuss history from all angles, even the unpopular (unprofitable) ones. As long as one group wants another group to change, forget, or compromise, things aren't going to get better, they're going to keep getting worse.

by Solid Mantis November 11, 2020

Race relations

Race relations seemed better and less divided a few years ago, back when the Confederate statues were still around. At least back then, even if they argued at times, they were still talking points. Now that the statues aren't there people are expected to forget history, change, and compromise. That won't make anything better. Before the statues were removed people said they were divisive, but race relations seemed to do well. Now that they've been removed, people really are more divided.

Race relations don't improve if people don't get to discuss history from all angles, even the unpopular (unprofitable) ones. As long as one group wants another group to change, forget, or compromise, things aren't going to get better, they're going to keep getting worse. Sometimes (actually many times throughout history) things were already as good as they were going to get, then people were people, and they still wanted change, and they thought they could do better, and they all fucked it all up. They were all part of the problem.

by Solid Mantis November 11, 2020

Race relations

Race relations seemed better and less divided a few years ago, back when the Confederate statues were still around. At least back then, even if they argued at times, they were still talking points. Now that the statues aren't there people are expected to forget history, change, and compromise. That won't make anything better. Before the statues were removed people said they were divisive, but race relations seemed to do well. Now that they've been removed, people really are more divided.

Race relations don't improve if people don't get to discuss history from all angles, even the unpopular (unprofitable) ones. As long as one group wants another group to change, forget, or compromise, things aren't going to get better, they're going to keep getting worse. Sometimes (actually many times throughout history) things were already as good as they were going to get, then people were people, and they still wanted change, and they thought they could do better, and they all fucked it all up. They were all part of the problem, since everyone is.

by Solid Mantis November 11, 2020

Race relations

Race relations seemed better and less divided a few years ago, back when the Confederate statues were still around. At least back then, even if they argued at times, they were still talking points. Now that the statues aren't there people are expected to forget history, change, and compromise. That won't make anything better. Before the statues were removed people said they were divisive, but race relations seemed to do well. Now that they've been removed, people really are more divided.

Race relations don't improve if people don't get to discuss history from all angles, even the unpopular (unprofitable) ones. As long as one group wants another group to change, forget, or compromise, things aren't going to get better, they're going to keep getting worse. Sometimes (actually many times throughout history) things were already as good as they were going to get, then people were people (doing anything to get what they want, as people do), and they still wanted change, and they thought they could do better, and they all fucked it all up. They were all part of the problem, since everyone is.

by Solid Mantis November 11, 2020

Race the tab

A fun driving game. It involves being a short to moderate drive away from home or your destination (30-45 minutes, 45-60 if you want to play at a higher difficulty), taking a tab of LSD and then driving to your destination.

The objectives of the game are
1. To make it home before the acid kicks.
2. To leave as little time between arriving home and feeling the tab as possible. If you start tripping the second you get out of the car you have pitched a perfect game.

This can be done with mushrooms, MDMA, DXM, pills or even DMT (if you live super close).

There are multiple tactics that you can use for racing the tab. You can speed which will likely get you there sooner, but also increases the chances of a traffic stop which is (obviously) bad news. Some people like to drive 5-10mph under the speed limit which will make you less likely to be pulled over, but more likely to start tripping behind the wheel. The best method in my opinion is to find a happy medium here.

1:
Dion: Bro I got us some primo orange gold flake gelatin LSD to take at the theater!
Dan: Holy shit, dope!
Dion: The only problem is that it takes like an hour to hit. So the movie will be halfway over by the time we feel it.
Dan: Dude let’s race the tab and take it right before we leave, that way we it kicks in right when Toy Story 3 is starting!

2:

Gino: Bro, yesterday was sus. I got pulled over on my way back from Electric Forest with two tabs of leftover blotter on me! I had to race the tab and made it home literally 30 seconds before I started to trip!
Dan: Holy shit, a perfect game! Good thing you didn’t get pulled over on your way to Electric Forest huh?

by danasp_42 January 9, 2021

Race Role

Race roles in society means how we’re expected to act, speak, dress, groom, and conduct ourselves based upon our assigned race. For example, an educated black person who dresses in a blue collar outfit, listens to country, prioritizes their career is often considered "Acting white", outside the racial role they are supposed to play.

A person's expression of their racial role can be more important to sustaining their identity if they are of an ambiguous ethnicity. For example, President Barack-Obama, being born to both white and African parents, was often the target of 'acting white' before his presidential race.

J-Cole, having a similar proportion of ancestry to Obama, is nevertheless unquestioned in his expression as a black individual through his musical, hair and dress style.

In other words - for racially ambiguous people - they cement their identity by acting as the stereotypes that people come to expect from a particular race.

"The race roles people play in society are destructive to the core principle of treating people as individual people."

by Bluepup April 3, 2021

Race Rock Shandy

A shandy style beer drink made with Long Island Lemonade and beer, originally Corona. Race Rock Lighthouse is off the western tip of Fishers Island New York.

When I go out to drink beer in Mystic, CT I like to order a Race Rock Shandy!

by 0neHugeWang! April 22, 2021