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Four years after a racist encounter with a so-called “Karen,” Christian Cooper has earned the ultimate payback: a Daytime Emmy Award for his passionate love of birdwatching. The racially charged incident, which took place in 2020, not only spotlighted systemic racial issues but also paved the way for Cooper’s extraordinary success.

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[–] [email protected] 20 points 1 month ago (11 children)

Black ppl are just going to be considered in the wrong no matter what we do. We make up a tiny about of drug users yet we're more likely to be arrested for it. Make it make sense

[–] [email protected] 14 points 1 month ago (10 children)

As someone not familiar with all this, I think what's telling is that she says "sorry" yet plays the victim outright immediately afterwards. If you say "I'm sorry for what I did and I just hope he's sorry for what he did" then that says to me "I realize I screwed up, stop forgetting he screwed up too" then fine. But "I'm sorry" and then segueing into "he hurt me" without an acknowledgement of what you did? Clearly trying to deflect as much blame as possible. The worst part is she's probably doing it that way because the family lawyer advised her on what slander is. Fucking rich bitch flaunting her whiteness, and I say this as someone who looks as white as they come.

That said, a big help is that it doesn't seem like the black dude was spending his time since the incident with business as usual from what the event suggests. That's nothing on it's own, but it lends further credibility that the Karen has no ground to stand on.

[–] [email protected] 11 points 1 month ago (9 children)

How exactly did he screw up? He's a wildlife photographer who told someone to leash their dog because it's a rule that protects wildlife. All of this happened because she flouted the rules and escalated the situation. If she just would've leashed her dog we wouldn't be talking about this. It's 100% on her

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 month ago (1 children)

I think you assumed I disagree with you on that. I was trying to explain the exact reason I think you're right: He hasn't shown any signs that it was at all his fault, she's definitely shown signs it's her fault. Simple as that. I swear, I wasn't not trying to imply there was any fault for the black guy, only that his behavior DOES suggest he's INNOCENT. Sorry, I'm a bit annoyed but I get there was some ambiguity to what I typed.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 month ago

Thank you for clarifying. Sorry about the misunderstanding

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