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[Duane Cunningham]

"You may say...I have a Dream..er"

I'd say Wired editor Ryan Singel is experiencing some Instant Karma.

 

[Johnny Cage In The Shower]

Everyone that's screaming how racist he is needs kicked in the junk. It's obvious what he meant. He went overboard for sure but he isn't the next grand dragon.

You forgot to add, they should also go out and buy the Beatles (Box Set) $99.99 special sale on iTunes.

 

[NathanMcMahon]

I'd say Wired editor Ryan Singel is experiencing some Instant Karma.

He's operating on Borrowed Time as the editor of Wired.

 

[Messypandas]

He's operating on Borrowed Time as the editor of Wired.

Whats peoples beef jerky with the whole thing?

 

[bishoptl]

 

[Duane Cunningham]

His next tweet should say "The way things are going, they're gonna crucify me"

 

[NathanMcMahon]

racist hipster

 

[Montresor]

This kind of shit is what annoys me the most. You know what you fucking said, please don't try and bullshit me.

Look at how many people didn't immediately understand what he meant in this thread. He's not bullshitting because he didn't do a good enough job of articulating his opinion.

That said, the tweet: not racist, but incredibly stupid.

Also, I always try to respect cyclists on the road, but any cyclist that zips past me and ignores a red light or stop sign after I've stopped at the red light or stop sign is a piece of trash. If you're on the road then follow the rules of the road.

 

[waypoetic]

I don't like cyclists either.

 

[Duane Cunningham]

He's operating on Borrowed Time as the editor of Wired.

When he gets fired, it'll be... Just like starting over

 

[NathanMcMahon]

When he gets fired, it'll be... Just like starting over

At least he'll have plenty of time Watching The Wheels on other bikes.

 

[Gorillaz]

twitter is on the route of getting banned for athletes. So much shit is said on that that just destroys images of professionals.

So the Tour De France is like N****s in Paris?

damn...

 

[vitaminwateryum]

Based on the "cycle for three months and youll learn" he appears to mean that cyclists get shit for no other reason than being a cyclist.....aka, like a black person being disrespected for his color.

Clearer example:
Black guy in car gets pulled over for being black
Cyclists gets hit by car due to 100% fault of motorist, and gets ticket for being a cyclist.

Yeah, I got it a few minutes after making my original post. It's still an incredibly poor choice of words.

 

[xxracerxx]

All racism aside keep that shit on the sidewalk. Bicyclist rarely are coherent. They give no fucks and carry a sense of entitlement to the road.

Not enough eye rolls in the world for this statement.

Why not just only drive cars on the interstates?

 

[Pachterballs]

so the quote is pro cyclists saying how they are not treated well on the road; and taken off the yoko song; its clever but highly inappropriate.

 

[SquiddyCracker]

Wowsers.

He has since deleted the tweet and apologized.

https://twitter.com/rsingel/status/233624361104470016

Gotta love that a lot of bigots are inadvertently showing their true colors thanks to social networking sites such as Twitter.

 

[ElectricBlanketFire]

Gotta love that a lot of bigots are inadvertently showing their true colors thanks to social networking sites such as Twitter.

Looks like someone isn't a John Lennon fan. Prepare for Beatles-GAF.

 

[Zeus Molecules]

So the Tour De France is like N****s in Paris?

Boom!

 

[xxracerxx]

Gotta love that a lot of bigots are inadvertently showing their true colors thanks to social networking sites such as Twitter.

I am not sure if you understand what he was trying to say. His use of the word went too far, but his message was not that of hate towards black people.

 

[jamesinclair]

Also, I always try to respect cyclists on the road, but any cyclist that zips past me and ignores a red light or stop sign after I've stopped at the red light or stop sign is a piece of trash. If you're on the road then follow the rules of the road.

I agree, drivers should follow the rules of the road.

Watch 16/16 cars blow past a stop sign.

http://gridchicago.com/2012/chicagoans-make-stop-signs-obsolete-at-holstein-park/#more-6359


Makes the tweet more and more apparent how accurate it was.

Like the marijuana thing.

10 white kids smoke = no problem, just kids having fun
10 black kids smoke = dangerous gang needs to be put in jail.


10 cars blow a stop sign = no problem
10 bikes blow a stop sign = pieces of trash

 

[Duane Cunningham]

Looks like someone isn't a fan of posts 2-265.

fixed.

 

[FStop7]

He's operating on Borrowed Time as the editor of Wired.

Soon he'll be a Nowhere Man.

 

[XenoRaven]

I am not sure if you understand what he was trying to say. His use of the word went too far, but his message was not that of hate towards black people.

Nope. N word = 100% cross burning racist.

 

[Johnny Cage In The Shower]

Had he only replaced "Cycle for 3 months & you'll learn" with "Listen to Yoko and Lennon for 3 months & you'll learn"

This whole thing would've been a moot point!

 

[Chris R]

Fuck that dude.

Coming from a part time bicycle commuter.

 

[Vyer]

I'm always kind of amazed when media people who make their living speaking/writing to the public do something that's completely oblivious to public reaction.

 

[panda21]

i'm amazed at all the people saying 'oh so he just meant cyclists are treated badly, its fine then'. do you not think comparing racism against black people with people riding bikes is somewhat insensitive? to suggest the two things are even in the same ballpark is immensely tasteless imo

 

[jamesinclair]

i'm amazed at all the people saying 'oh so he just meant cyclists are treated badly, its fine then'. do you not think comparing racism against black people with people riding bikes is somewhat insensitive? to suggest the two things are even in the same ballpark is immensely tasteless imo

Cycle for three months and youll learn.

 

[Socreges]

i'm amazed at all the people saying 'oh so he just meant cyclists are treated badly, its fine then'. do you not think comparing racism against black people with people riding bikes is somewhat insensitive? to suggest the two things are even in the same ballpark is immensely tasteless imo

Is there even one person that's said this?

 

[NathanMcMahon]

i'm amazed at all the people saying 'oh so he just meant cyclists are treated badly, its fine then'. do you not think comparing racism against black people with people riding bikes is somewhat insensitive? to suggest the two things are even in the same ballpark is immensely tasteless imo

who are those people?

 

[XenoRaven]

i'm amazed at all the people saying 'oh so he just meant cyclists are treated badly, its fine then'. do you not think comparing racism against black people with people riding bikes is somewhat insensitive? to suggest the two things are even in the same ballpark is immensely tasteless imo

General concensus seems to be it was tasteless but not racist. Also he removed it and apologized.

 

[butter_stick]

Was John Lennon racist?

I cycle and I feel like the Ringo of the road.

 

[panda21]

well this one for a start:

A very poor choice of words in a society that places political correctness well above common sense.

At first I was a little shocked, but after seeing the lennon shit, it actually makes sense.

But again, not surprising that people would react with outrage, without stopping to think for a second (probably what he should have done before posting tweet).

 

[Duane Cunningham]

Soon he'll be a Nowhere Man.

This is A Day in the Life he'd like to forget.

 

[NathanMcMahon]

well this one for a start:

nowhere in that did he say it's fine then.

 

[Montresor]

I agree, drivers should follow the rules of the road.

Watch 16/16 cars blow past a stop sign.

http://gridchicago.com/2012/chicagoans-make-stop-signs-obsolete-at-holstein-park/#more-6359


Makes the tweet more and more apparent how accurate it was.

Like the marijuana thing.

10 white kids smoke = no problem, just kids having fun
10 black kids smoke = dangerous gang needs to be put in jail.


10 cars blow a stop sign = no problem
10 bikes blow a stop sign = pieces of trash

Let me get this straight: Did you make this post thinking that I agree with the notion that cars should not stop for stop signs?

 

[Count Dookkake]

well this one for a start:

No, that is not saying what you think it does.

 

[Socreges]

well this one for a start:

That's a bad start. He's not saying it was fine.

 

[The Elite]

Is it bad that I
(i) immediately figured it was a Lennon nod, and
(ii) thought that it was a tasteless and absurd thing to say, while also
(iii) not feeling personally offended, but
(iv) thinking that someone could very reasonably be offended if they had different experiences, a different background, or a different perspective

?

This is how I took it.

 

[Trigger Warning]

.

 

[EdibleExplosives]

I didn't realise what he meant until I read about the Lennon song. It wasn't racist, just a dumb as fuck thing to say on twitter. He must've known people would take it wrongly.

 

[Liu Kang Baking A Pie]

Let me get this straight: Did you make this post thinking that I agree with the notion that cars should not stop for stop signs?

You singled out a certain group of people, which implies that they were the only ones at fault. If I said "I hate women that do this" about something that men also do, I'd be rightfully called out for misogyny.

Writing "follow the rules of the road" from the position of a motorist implies a lot about who you think really owns and controls it. It's speaking down to others, which sadly goes back to this thread's topic.

 

[Slayven]

I am not sure if you understand what he was trying to say. His use of the word went too far, but his message was not that of hate towards black people.

Just that he compares the plight of a people to minor inconveniences. Privilege is awesome.

 

[THRILLH0]

There's no apologizing that away. It wasn't some kind of outburst of frustration and a poor choice of words. It was a brief, unfiltered glimpse of what he really thinks. He thinks black people are scum. Full stop.

Wrong.

He's acknowledging the fact that black people are sadly still seen as scum - to use your word - by a proportion of the population and is equating that with the way a proportion of drivers see cyclists.

It in no way reflects what he thinks of black people, bit rather his perception of how some other people think of them.

Oh yeah, and the Lennon thing.

 

[Log4Girlz]

That's what he gets for recycling a quote.

 

[Lionheart1337]

Not racist, but a white guy said the N word so let's act like it's the fucking holocaust.

 

[sikkinixx]

Silly choice of a word to use but I immediately got what he was trying to say so mission accomplished?

 

[jerry1594]

I don't even understand what that was supposed to mean. They are disrespected? They are lazy? They are jerks? They are slaves?

It's a reference to the John Lennon song, Woman is the Nigger of the World, so I guess he means cyclists are treated like shit by motorists. it's so heavy handed that if he told me this I would have laughed in his face.

 

[RumblingRosco]

So the Tour De France is like N****s in Paris?

So the Tour De France is like N****s in Paris?

So the Tour De France is like N****s in Paris?

So the Tour De France is like N****s in Paris?

So the Tour De France is like N****s in Paris?

Deserves more quotes.

 

[SquiddyCracker]

I am not sure if you understand what he was trying to say. His use of the word went too far, but his message was not that of hate towards black people.

Yeeeaaaah...