What Popular Science and Social Psychology says about Ferguson & Michael Brown Shooting

[2MuchMark]

This is really interesting...

"When I grabbed him," Wilson told the grand jury, "the only way I can describe it is that I felt like a five-year-old holding onto Hulk Hogan." He says that after he first shot Brown, Brown's face was, "like a demon, that's how angry he looked." After shooting Brown several times again on the street, he says his large target charged him from more than 10 feet away, seemingly oblivious of the bullets"

Waytz explains that a substantial body of research has shown that white Americans can unconsciously perceive black Americans as other than human.

Read the whole Article at Popsci.com : What Social Psychology Says About Darren Wilson And Michael Brown | Popular Science


Also in Psychology Today: The Dehumanization of Black People

The Dehumanization of Black People | Psychology Today

[Cherry7]

Hollywood must share some of the blame in only showing black people as gangsters and drug dealers.

[nico-t]

nice, lets divide our races some more, shall we? Race war!


I am willing to sacrifice myself to bring back peace between races - i will bang rihanna and film it for the world to see.

[EonBlue]

Originally Posted by Cherry7

Hollywood must share some of the blame in only showing black people as gangsters and drug dealers.

Hmmm. Maybe black gangsters and black rappers should share some of the blame in glorifying and glamorizing the gangster lifestyle. People like Michael Brown are imitating real black gangster rappers not the Hollywood depictions of them.




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[Phoenix]

I think Michael Brown was 6^4 and just shy of 300 pounds. That is a large man no matter what colour he is. Not someone you would want to let put their hands on you.

[CaptainHowdy]

Originally Posted by Cherry7

Hollywood must share some of the blame in only showing black people as gangsters and drug dealers.

[Rochard]

Originally Posted by EonBlue

Hmmm. Maybe black gangsters and black rappers should share some of the blame in glorifying and glamorizing the gangster lifestyle. People like Michael Brown are imitating real black gangster rappers not the Hollywood depictions of them.
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I guess he thought he was a gang banger.

I guess he thought wrong.

[DBS.US]

I wonder what the shop keeper he robbed was thinking?

[stickyfingerz]

Originally Posted by Phoenix

I think Michael Brown was 6^4 and just shy of 300 pounds. That is a large man no matter what colour he is. Not someone you would want to let put their hands on you.

Darren Wilson is 6'4" 215lbs

[Joshua G]

Originally Posted by **********

This is really interesting...





Read the whole Article at Popsci.com : What Social Psychology Says About Darren Wilson And Michael Brown | Popular Science


Also in Psychology Today: The Dehumanization of Black People

The Dehumanization of Black People | Psychology Today

its hard to believe, but the social sciences are getting dumber with time. Trying to find meaning in the words of a man desperate to deflect a murder charge is a good example.

[baddog]

Originally Posted by stickyfingerz

Darren Wilson is 6'4" 215lbs

So what? What is your point?

BTW, Prince: Go fuck yourself.

[oppoten]

Social psychology, Hollywood, the music industry...remind me who the oppressor is?

[2MuchMark]

Originally Posted by baddog

So what? What is your point?

BTW, Prince: Go fuck yourself.

Alright, but I'm getting a little tender.

[Cherry7]

Originally Posted by oppoten

Social psychology, Hollywood, the music industry...remind me who the oppressor is?

Capitalism

[johnny o]

"white privilege" all white people have it, whether they know it or not. if you DON'T understand white privilege, you have it.

[EonBlue]

Originally Posted by Cherry7

Capitalism

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[EonBlue]

Originally Posted by johnny o

"white privilege" all white people have it, whether they know it or not. if you DON'T understand white privilege, you have it.

Your forgot the </sarcasm> tag. You are kidding right?




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[pornguy]

Originally Posted by Cherry7

Hollywood must share some of the blame in only showing black people as gangsters and drug dealers.

Your right. Should have cast Morgan Freeman as Al Capone.

How about because they tend to push that as the best life style themselves??

I read that Rapper " Killer Mike " made a nice impassioned speech at a show the other day.

[VikingMan]

This is why I tell everyone to ditch the 9mm and use a 10 mm if you have big hands. Sometimes you need that extra firepower. Like the officer said his first shot just made Mike Brown angry and he charged him. This is what I use and I load it with Double Tap 165 grain bullets. When a racist charges you trying to kill you then you need to be prepared.

[VikingMan]

Originally Posted by johnny o

"white privilege" all white people have it, whether they know it or not. if you DON'T understand white privilege, you have it.

Yeah I really felt privileged as a white person when the law school I wanted to go to was admitting black people before they even took their LSAT tests (not sure they ever did) and who really did not even think about going to law school util the admissions staff approached them and gave them full scholarships. I was working a full time job, taking out loans, and busting my as to get good grades and a high LSAT score.

[EonBlue]

Somebody actually gets it:




Edit: Just saw the thread with this same video posted by MaDalton over here:

https://gfy.com/fucking-around-and-pr...man-video.html




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[directfiesta]

Originally Posted by baddog

So what? What is your point?

BTW, Prince: Go fuck yourself.

ouch....

back from your colonoscopy ?

[dyna mo]

leave it to the op to perpetuate this sort of pop stupidity.