Why Are People Afraid To Call ‘#PantsUPDontLoot’ Billboard Racist?
The billboard’s slogan is a racist conservative taunt first coined by the conservative National Review, modeled on the Ferguson protesters’ “Hands up, don’t shoot” chant, and now adopted by Don Alexander, the Brentwood, Tennessee resident who says he’s a supporter of Officer Darren Wilson. The description of his fundraiser (which has met its goal) is now missing from his Indiegogo page, but here’s what it used to say:
This crowdfunding campaign is for the purchase of a billboard in the Ferguson, MO area. The billboard will display black text on a white background with the text “#PantsUPDontLoot”. After some initial confusion we are working with other, undisclosed companies in the area that are willing to create and display this image. The funds collected from this campaign will be used to purchase this billboard for as long as possible. Lamar originally quoted us ~$2,500 for 1 month but others have come in under that amount. Whatever funds we receive will go directly to keeping the billboard campaign up as long as possible. If we come to an agreement with a company and can fund it for 3 months, 5 months, 7 months…, we will.
The page now redirects users to this website, which studiously catalogs all the attention Alexander is getting from online outlets. On its own, this bit of racist trollery isn’t all that noteworthy. The billboard page reached its donation target quickly, but with only 29 donors, which means there are, at best, 30 idiots who want to see this thing go up.
No, what I found remarkable was how Alexander was able to crib together clippings from online outlets like Gawker, RawStory, TPM, and Mediaite, without once having his project called racist, or in most cases, even mentioning the racial implications of it…READ MORE
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By: Tommy Christopher
Tommy Christopher is The Daily Banter's White House Correspondent and Political Analyst. He's been a political reporter and liberal commentator since 2007, and has covered the White House since the beginning of the Obama administration, first for PoliticsDaily, and then for Mediaite. Christopher is a frequent guest on a variety of television, radio, and online programs, and was the villain in the documentaries The Audacity of Democracy and Hating Breitbart. He's also That Guy Who Live-Tweeted His Own Heart Attack, and the only person to have ever received public apologies from both Rush Limbaugh and Glenn Beck.
21 responses to Why Are People Afraid To Call ‘#PantsUPDontLoot’ Billboard Racist?
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whatthe46 November 18th, 2014 at 20:21
keep stirring the pot. it’s racist and there’s no other way to look at it.
Robert M. Snyder November 19th, 2014 at 01:26
The sign makes reference to behaviors, not racial characteristics. It sounds exactly like the kind of thing that a strong and loving mother might say to her son as he was leaving the house to attend a protest. “Pull your pants up, and whatever you do, don’t get involved in any looting.”
whatthe46 November 19th, 2014 at 01:33
b.s.
Tallulah Darling November 19th, 2014 at 03:30
Very well said.
Robert M. Snyder November 19th, 2014 at 03:52
Has it ever occurred to you that the sign might have been designed and paid for by a group of black pastors or predominantly black churches? Would it still be racist in that case?
fahvel November 19th, 2014 at 04:14
are you a fool or are you a clown? – a clown at least might be being silly and wandering around with big shoes – you seem to be serious which tends to make one choose fool.
whatthe46 November 19th, 2014 at 05:10
i read your post before i could respond to his. the thing is, i can’t respond to nonsense. i wonder if it occurs to him that he’s likely a racist in denial, cause that sh’t he said makes no sense.
fahvel November 19th, 2014 at 03:44
and the cloud your head is in sees what? Nothing real it seems but very cuddly.
Matt Dillon November 19th, 2014 at 07:24
So tell us. What race are the people that loot and wear their pants down? We as liberals should be careful not to project our own thoughts on others.
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whatthe46 November 18th, 2014 at 21:21
keep stirring the pot. it’s racist and there’s no other way to look at it.
Robert M. Snyder November 19th, 2014 at 02:26
The sign makes reference to behaviors, not racial characteristics. It sounds exactly like the kind of thing that a strong and loving mother might say to her son as he was leaving the house to attend a protest. “Pull your pants up, and whatever you do, don’t get involved in any looting.”
whatthe46 November 19th, 2014 at 02:33
b.s. “BEHAVIORS” and its stereotyping. just because (and i think its stupid by the way) someone wears his pants on his ass, it means he’s a criminal or in a gang or he’s going to steal or loot? NO! does every guy who wears dreads smoke pot? NO! is it safe to assume because a black man is driving a Porsche Panamera, he’s a drug dealer right? NO! well, 2 white officers profiled tyler perry and pulled him over in his porsche. it wasn’t until a black officer told them who it was that he was let go. and not just because he was tyler, but because there was no traffic infraction to begin with. and so, here’s a man that could afford to drive one.
Tallulah Darling November 19th, 2014 at 04:30
Very well said.
Robert M. Snyder November 19th, 2014 at 04:52
Has it ever occurred to you that the sign might have been designed and paid for by a group of black pastors or predominantly black churches? Would it still be racist in that case?
fahvel November 19th, 2014 at 05:14
are you a fool or are you a clown? – a clown at least might be being silly and wandering around with big shoes – you seem to be serious which tends to make one choose fool.
whatthe46 November 19th, 2014 at 06:10
i read your post before i could respond to his. the thing is, i can’t respond to nonsense. i wonder if it occurs to him that he’s likely a racist in denial, cause that sh’t he said makes no sense.
fahvel November 19th, 2014 at 04:44
and the cloud your head is in sees what? Nothing real it seems but very cuddly.
Matt Dillon November 19th, 2014 at 08:24
So tell us. What race are the people that loot and wear their pants down? We as liberals should be careful not to project our own thoughts on others.
annaaurora November 19th, 2014 at 09:26
It reeks of racism and bigotry. IT’s OFFENSIVE. Someone said….. that it was backed by some law enforcement folks in Tennessee, a RS poster.
annaaurora November 19th, 2014 at 10:26
It reeks of racism and bigotry. IT’s OFFENSIVE. Someone said….. that it was backed by some law enforcement folks in Tennessee, a RS poster.