Obama brought up slavery and Jim Crow laws in a memorial to slain
police officers. Independents and former Democrats like myself see that
as a divisive remark. He also brought up the Crusades when speaking
about terrorist attacks. And his outrage over Trayvon martin was a rush
to judgment considering a jury found…

If you're an Obama supporter, then of course he's not divisive. But when he brings up slavery and Jim Crow laws in a memorial to slain police officers, independents and former Democrats like myself see that as a divisive remark. He also brought up the Crusades when speaking about terrorist attacks. And his outrage…

Trump and Obama are both divisive in their own way. They each play to their own base. End of discussion.

If you're going to seriously discuss this issue you have to take into account that blacks commit about half of all violent crimes and are 8 times more likely to resist arrest. A recent Harvard study, by a black professor, found that there is no racial bias in police shootings. These are just facts. I'm not…

I miss The Daily Show. Whatever happened to it?

There's no such thing as an 'expendable' woman.

How to make the internet jump off a cliff and explode - make an all-black female version of Ghostbusters.

Shoot it in the head. In the head!

I might find this interesting if i were 7 years old.

In the case of Ghostbusters, I think the casting of Jones necessitated making her buffoonish based on her shtick. But then, I don't like any of the casting and will avoid the movie at all costs.

On the opposite end of the spectrum, you have films like The Martian, where two black characters are the smartest guys at NASA. But how often does Hollywood get everything just right?

Holy crap, does that suck!

That's an interesting point. I grew up as a white kid in Detroit in the 60's and was taught by my parents not to judge people by the color of their skin. By the time I was in my early 20's I had been beaten up, robbed and mugged at least half a dozen times by black guys. I developed a chip on my shoulder towards…

I think black people are the lucky ones. Trying to get revenge wouldn't end up very well for them.

In which we find out they're gay?

Now do one with the Holy Hand grenade, Internet. I love that part!

This video is currently having an existential crisis.

Thanks for proving my point. There are intolerant dicks on both sides of the debate

I'm just burned out on the libtard-republitard level of conversations that are all the rage in comments sections. AV Club commenters skew liberal, so I've learned to keep any opinions to myself that don't stick to the party line. However, I get called derogatory names in right- leaning comment sections of other sites…

Kneejerk name calling of people we don't agree with reminds me of anti-war protesters in the 60's being called "Commie fags." It lowers the debate to Trump's level.