Hey diddle diddle
The cat and the fiddle
Piggy in the middle
Doo-a-poo-poo
Posted on 07/14/2017 1:07:42 PM PDT by rickmichaels
A councilman in Seattle is reportedly opposed to hosing sidewalks that reek of excrement near a local courthouse because he fears that it might be racially insensitive.
No, this is not a joke.
The area surrounding King County Superior Court includes a homeless shelter and other social-services organizations and has become an “unsanitary and potentially frightening” scene — one “that reeks of urine and excrement” — according to an article in the Seattle Times. Desperate for help with the disgusting environment, two of the court’s judges have asked the city to please power-wash the poop-covered sidewalks. That seems like a pretty reasonable request, but apparently, one councilman is worried that doing so might be a form of microaggression.
According to the Times, Councilmember Larry Gossett “said he didn’t like the idea of power-washing the sidewalks because it brought back images of the use of hoses against civil-rights activists.”
Now, I’m not trying to diminish the struggles of civil-rights activists, but Gossett’s concern here is nothing short of insane. I mean, seriously — who even thinks of such a thing? I see people power-washing bodily fluids off of the streets of New York City (including streets outside of courthouses) all the time, and I have not once seen any of them being called racist. To be fair, this city does still smell terrible, so the power-washing plan might not be the perfect solution on practical grounds, but at least it’s a start. What else are you going to do — not wash them? Because I really, really reject the idea that leaving sidewalks covered with human bodily waste is the less offensive move in this (or any) situation.
Anyone over the age of three knows that if you see poop somewhere, it’s supposed to be cleaned up. What’s more, most little kids could probably also tell you that said clean-up is supposed to involve water. In fact, before this, I would have told you that this is probably the least controversial opinion in human history.
But social-justice alarmism can do a great job of turning the clearly uncontroversial into an outrage, and often at the expense of basic logic and practicality. It’s not that all social-justice activism is bad, of course. It’s great to be nice, and it’s great to be sensitive, but an obsession with social justice and political correctness can make people’s brains start to malfunction — and I’m not sure that I’ve ever seen a better example of that than this.
Wait. Let me guess. The people who crap on the public sidewalks are of a certain race? Gee, who woulda' thunk?
Maybe there ought to be someone on the Seattle city council beside this pea-brained idiot, who sees this as a public health problem and not a social justice one.
Wait until there is a increase in diseases spread by the fecal–oral route. Then talk of white supremacy will be what it is. A method to deflect criticism of the homeless problem with hate labels.
The poop is brown. Criticism of it is discrimination against things brown. These are the same bigots who drink white milk which is made by white cows. They discriminate against those who drink chocolate milk made by brown cows. See the connection? /sarc.
Someone needs to poop and urinate outside his office and when he demands that it be cleaned up tell him, “No! It’s racist to keep things clean and tidy. It’s a sign of white domination and therefore you must accept it.”
I have come to the conclusion that I despise a good portion of other Americans.
This country as a whole has lost its freaking mind!
Oh Gawd! Just when you think that they couldn’t get more stupid.
Stupid? How about flushing raw sewage into the bay!?
Do they still prosecute those who have filthy and infested dwellings?
Good thing you added a /sarc tag to that one... I would have never figured that out.
Just another imbecile from a low IQ district that wants the national spotlight.
Obviously the politician thinks people of color are linked somehow to excrement. Obviously that is Not Racism its, uh, brownism?
And on top of that they see an actual piece of shit on the sidewalk and think “that reminds me of black people”.
Maybe the judge should order his desk to be placed on the sidewalk!
Larry Gossett “said he didn’t like the idea of power-washing the sidewalks because it brought back images of the use of hoses against civil-rights activists.”
Is he trying to make an allusion that spraying down turds is the same as spraying down black people?
HIS ALLUSION, NOT MINE!
So when I pressure wash my house it’s a hate crime?
Hey diddle diddle
The cat and the fiddle
Piggy in the middle
Doo-a-poo-poo
The Tacoma smelter was closed and torn down decades ago.
I don't think he *realizes* how badly he insulted black people.
Yes. that is EXACTLY what he implied. Black people are the same as poop.
You got it!!.......lol.......good one.
How do we know what “race” the $h_+ is?
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