tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19305198.post7908307470088060347..comments2024-03-27T03:19:11.216-04:00Comments on Assistant Village Idiot: How To Spot A HoaxAssistant Village Idiothttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01978011985085795099noreply@blogger.comBlogger14125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19305198.post-7707751453917984542019-09-30T16:23:36.413-04:002019-09-30T16:23:36.413-04:00Have any of the Washington Post editorialists doub...Have any of the Washington Post editorialists doubled back to bemoan the unfortunate number of obvious bigots they have in their readership? Or challenged those commenters to retract?<br /><br />We too easily see the faults of our enemies.Assistant Village Idiothttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01978011985085795099noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19305198.post-37504659654740369452019-09-30T15:13:55.379-04:002019-09-30T15:13:55.379-04:00Hoax posts are, unfortunately, nearly always timel...Hoax posts are, unfortunately, nearly always timely. There was the recent incident in the DC suburb of Springfield VA where a sixth-grade black girl accused three white male classmates of cutting off her dreadlocks. It made the WaPo and other national outlets.<br />A lot of blog commenters from the beginning thought it was a hoax. One "too perfect" detail- the white boys calling the girl "nappy" or "nappy-headed." While this is a term in use among blacks, it is not likely that a white eleven-year-old boy would know the term.<br /><br />"Unexpectedly," this turned out to be a hoax.<a href="https://tinyurl.com/y3t5fa43" rel="nofollow">Virginia sixth-grader now says she falsely accused classmates of cutting her hair.</a> <br /><br />To the credit of the girl's grandparents,they issued an apology;<br /><br /><i>The grandparents of the girl, who are her legal guardians, released an apology Monday.<br />“To those young boys and their parents, we sincerely apologize for the pain and anxiety these allegations have caused,” the grandparents wrote in a statement sent to The Washington Post by the school. “To the administrators and families of Immanuel Christian School, we are sorry for the damage this incident has done to trust within the school family and the undue scorn it has brought to the school. To the broader community, who rallied in such passionate support for our daughter, we apologize for betraying your trust.”<br />“We understand there will be consequences and we’re prepared to take responsibility for them,” the statement continued. “We know that it will take time to heal, and we hope and pray that the boys, their families, the school and the broader community will be able to forgive us in time.”</i><br /><br />That this comment was the highest rated comment when I checked indicates that WaPo readers haven't completely gone off the deep end.<br /><i>She’s just a kid and did this for an as yet unknown reason. I blame all the media who take stories like this and run with them before any type of investigation is done. It happens just often enough that the story is a hoax that you would think the media wouldn’t be so careless. </i><br /><br />But I wouldn't hold my breath. Another comment indicates that there are still a sizeable contingent of True Woke Believers among WaPo readers.<br /><br /><br /><i><b>Drinker of the Wry</b>: Some comments from the original WaPo story:<br /><br /><b>Miss lee Ding</b> 1 day ago No surpize that this was a Christian school. Intolerance 101 is likely the first class of each day for those students. Betsy Devos will have it as a national teaching goal in no time.<br /><br /><b>Out_Trump</b> 2 days ago Looks like we have three future Supreme Court nominees. White, check. Bullying, check. Racist, check. Good start boyz.<br /><br /><b>grif-grif</b> 2 days ago First of all, charge them with a hate crime. It was a pre-meditated, orchestrated, hate crime!! Secondly, sue the church for not protecting that little girl. Thirdly, I know some young boys that would love to meet with those who assaulted this girl and really show them what a beat down really looks like. As Madea would say; "They need to be got!!" I am convinced that that is the only way you can get the message across that racism has no place in this society, let alone in a church, is to beat it into them. (Hope my pastor isn't reading this). I also think the church should lose its tax-exempt status, permanently...<br /><br /><b>ThomasPaine</b> 2 days ago Charming. Ahhhh, Christians. Maybe they thought she was a witch. Regardless, this seems a clear cut case where castration is in order. Nip the three boys' aggressive behavior in the bud, as it were.<br /><br /><b>augustinesreign</b> 2 days ago Crazy! Expulsion and hate crime felonies all around. Little psychos need to be properly punished. Parents need to sue the school and the lil criminals' guardians.</i><br /><br />I wonder if we will see a reduction in hate crime hoaxes, given how so many have recently been exposed. I fear not.RichardJohnsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07490819511630683969noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19305198.post-11592847235730115982019-09-30T14:21:55.499-04:002019-09-30T14:21:55.499-04:00Some stories are just TOO perfect to believe.Some stories are just TOO perfect to believe.Sam L.https://www.blogger.com/profile/00996809377798862214noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19305198.post-8784577053881406142019-09-30T09:56:47.168-04:002019-09-30T09:56:47.168-04:00Arthur - the urge to White Knight is almost univer...Arthur - the urge to White Knight is almost universal. Women generally know when other women are lying.Christopher Bhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00396671757183163171noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19305198.post-52381923456034555022019-02-19T09:54:41.762-05:002019-02-19T09:54:41.762-05:00My personal experience consists of being accused o...My personal experience consists of being accused of having called a woman the "C" word. Of course there were NO witnesses. She had actually followed me out to my car screaming obscenities at me when I refused to engage in an argument with her in a local tavern. I was a regular there for many years and it was a word I simply DID NOT USE...EVER. EVER. Yet there were those who believed her because as the owner put it... "Based on her actions, that's what 90% of anyone else WOULD HAVE CALLED HER." The problem of course was her boyfriend who felt obligated to defend "Her Honor". People I had known for years split down the middle; with strangely the men believing her, but most women believing me. Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17252053729271352464noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19305198.post-53115564647102548652019-02-19T07:38:53.000-05:002019-02-19T07:38:53.000-05:00Please hire a proofreader.Please hire a proofreader.OhFrenchie!https://www.blogger.com/profile/04786380125885957329noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19305198.post-59898248303578872932019-02-18T20:34:04.767-05:002019-02-18T20:34:04.767-05:00I think some here are quite genuine as well. I do...I think some here are quite genuine as well. I don't know that there are any hoaxes of same in Europe.Assistant Village Idiothttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01978011985085795099noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19305198.post-84013650158100817912019-02-18T17:38:52.034-05:002019-02-18T17:38:52.034-05:00You mean the anti-semitic events in this country s...You mean the anti-semitic events in this country sometimes turn out to be hoaxes. They seem to be quite genuine in Germany and France.jameshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01792036361407527304noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19305198.post-38504456830630630162019-02-18T10:42:02.055-05:002019-02-18T10:42:02.055-05:00The publicised anti-semitic events sometimes turn ...The publicised anti-semitic events sometimes turn out to be hoaxes, yes, carried out by a Jewish person trying to make it look like there is persecution. The recent bomb threats are a good example. https://www.nationalreview.com/corner/anti-semitic-bomb-threats-hate-crimes-hoax/ This occurs at a lesser rate than for racial hoaxes, but it happens. I don't want to give any impression that most are hoaxes. However, the well-designed spectacular ones are more likely to be attempts to get one's cause into the news. A swastika painted on a synagogue is likely a real hate crime of vandalism. A swastika painted on a professor's door is less likely to be legit.Assistant Village Idiothttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01978011985085795099noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19305198.post-44153201915834372472019-02-18T09:34:12.606-05:002019-02-18T09:34:12.606-05:00I'm confused by this statement: "Most ant...I'm confused by this statement: "Most anti-semitic events are vandalism, and have a poetic beauty about their violence and threats." Are you saying they're hoaxes?Hopehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01473137095475770980noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19305198.post-26400364150526770512019-02-16T20:13:59.064-05:002019-02-16T20:13:59.064-05:00I am reminded of the old saw that Demos consider P...I am reminded of the old saw that Demos consider Pubs evil, while Pubs consider Demos poorly informed. Because Demos consider Pubs evil, making up a story about evil Pubs is merely highlighting an underlying truth about them, say the Demos. Fake but true.RichardJohnsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07490819511630683969noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19305198.post-64767374665583421582019-02-16T10:45:56.724-05:002019-02-16T10:45:56.724-05:00If a democrat moves his mouth ... it a hoax or a l...If a democrat moves his mouth ... it a hoax or a lie ....ToWohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00801516862086439274noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19305198.post-33806146702671376362019-02-15T17:06:03.153-05:002019-02-15T17:06:03.153-05:00Too perfect is just WAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAYYYYY too p...Too perfect is just WAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAYYYYY too perfect. I hear "DANGER, WILL ROBINSON, DANGER" (something like that; I never watched that show).Sam L.https://www.blogger.com/profile/00996809377798862214noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19305198.post-83079934551631173042019-02-15T14:21:49.092-05:002019-02-15T14:21:49.092-05:00I would add another flag - when the guy they'v...I would add another flag - when the guy they've been calling a dirty liar forever suddenly becomes a saintly truth teller, and what he is saying just happens to support their side of the controversy. Yup, of course, he just decided to come clean now...Christopher Bhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00396671757183163171noreply@blogger.com