No, that’s where you’re wrong. The trick is to make an intelligent argument and one free of ignorance. A thoughtful debate can be enlightening for parties on both sides. You are literally arguing something you can just Google for yourself and find out you’re wrong. It’s also kind of dangerous. People need to feel free…

When people associate being on welfare with not working that is generally code for having no idea what the hell they are talking about. If you live at an income level that qualifies for welfare you have to be a hard worker just to survive.

It’s probably more that he can’t come to terms with the fact that many black people have worked hard to find the success he feels entitled to while he sat on his ass chain smoking in his run down trailer.

Now that I think about it, I believe that’s what was said. You would know, I see you there from time to time.

I have learned more about American history in the last few months than I ever learned in school. What is taught in the US public school system is whitewashed in every sense of the word. I would advise you to really dig in to learning about early American history, the years leading up to the Civil War and the war…

I just want to put it out there how much I appreciate your comments in this thread. These kinds of conversations need to happen, so long as they are done with honest intent. I don’t blame those who are mistrustful one bit as much of the time, they are right.

You can’t do that if they BAN BANNING!

Someone on Jezebel recently said men need to stop asking women what can they do and start asking them how they feel. Maybe not always literally, but as a general mindset I think this is pretty productive.

They are brainwashed alright, but they brainwashed themselves. They choose to cling to their own alternative reality where Republicans are noble underdogs, standing up to all the oppressive minorities.

I don’t think I disagree with you, but I also don’t think I am smart enough to completely understand your comment. I don’t mean that sarcastically; this is legit why I come to The Root. Thank you for giving me something to think about.

Exactly, and the way he worded it has people like you flocking to his defense. That’s exactly what I mean by non-apology. It is completely self-serving, and looks intended to make the victims look as if they overreacted.

I looked up statistics on various parts of the country. I think I took it for granted that the average white person interacted with PoC on a daily basis, and clearly that isn’t true. Still, stupid racism remains abundant.

I don’t believe the demand for cheap labor is a bad thing though. It’s really a win win, and helps keep food prices lower than they would otherwise be. The issue is more that we don’t know who is here or why. Seems like those are fixable problems to me.

The undocumented immigrants that are here are here because there is a need. There is a need for inexpensive labor in the US, and there is a need for people to find good paying work (relative to what they may earn in their home countries). Building a wall does nothing to address this need, and because of that will do…

I just want to say this somewhere where I can be anonymous. I am a sexual assault survivor. I’m male, and so was my attacker, but this non apology is the same shit I’ve heard for decades now from both him and his advocates. With all the other shit coming out recently about Feldman, and Haim, and now this (someone I…

No deflection?! It’s nothing but deflection!

Of course, by asking first that means he gets to share some of the blame with his victims right? I would go so far as to say an apology like this is outright harmful. There are going to be Louie CK fans who read this and say to themselves it wasn’t so bad and he did ask, so what right do the victims have to complain?…

One of the better non-apologies I’ve read. He never actually said the words “I’m sorry” and basically implied his victims were partly culpable by saying they didn’t say no. The only silver lining I see is that he admitted it happened, and with that there will be no legal roadblocks when his victims sue the shit out…

Very good apology? Are you being sarcastic? He never actually said the words “I’m sorry” and basically implied his victims were partly culpable by saying they didn’t say no. This is one of the better worded non-apologies I’ve seen. The only silver lining I see is that he admitted it happened, and with that there will…

I was going to say something snarky to you about playing devil’s advocate (we don’t need any more of that in 2017), but that isn’t really what you are doing here. I like the pedo-index strategy.