Sort-of memes that are cracking you up at the moment

I think being able to do something for yourself, rather than have it done to you is always a positive movement. I don't know about his views on his father, but plenty of people want to start again on their own terms. More power to them.

being able to do something for yourself, rather than have it done to you is always a positive movement

Whether to reject the parent or to reclaim agency in your own liberation by rejecting the white abolitionist, decoupling from Cassius Clay might be a positive step. To then deliberately associate with the Nation of Islam just looks like two steps back.

Old, but somehow relevant...

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I'm not sure it's fair to apply that sort of logic to any religious cult.

Nice.

choosing a name which associates you with a racial separatist movement

The name didn't do that, though. Attending Nation of Islam rallies did.

Who he later left.

I mean, according to wiki. I just know that using Cassius Clay when you mean Muhammad Ali is a bit of a weird vibe.
But, I don't mind Stephen Yaxley-Lennon's name being stated instead.

Super duper thread derail just in time for the weekend, kids crying now, ta

using Cassius Clay when you mean Muhammad Ali is a bit of a weird vibe.

Um, memes thread. I wanted to present the descriptions of of 1-3 in a superficially authoritative form to make 4 a punchier punch line 🙂

Chipper was a cool little bike tho', the Tomahawk was the next model up. My cousins had one, I had a Tempest, which I hated.

Boxer was my one my bother had the tank of a grifter that bike was so heavy

One of the plus points of the Boxer over the Striker were the plastic mudguards (over the Strika's metallic ones), which could be folded under to rub against the tyres and make cool motorbike noises. This only lasted a day or two, after which the ends of the mudgards were worn through, and parents got involved.

weekend bug fix

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I feel really stupid but I don’t get these at all

Striker, Boxer, Bomber, Chopper, Grifter

Thanks!

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weekend bug fix

nice one

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To then deliberately associate with the Nation of Islam just looks like two steps back.

Makes total sense to me. Christianity, and Christian names were imposed by slavers and if you have that history you would want to totally reject it and replace it with something else. You can argue with the logic of joining the Nation of Islam but the symbolism is powerful.

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Needs a pocket watch somewhere

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You can argue with the logic of joining the Nation of Islam

That's what I'm arguing. I can perfectly well understand the rejection of Europeanisation and Christianity, but Islamic imperial entities seem to have used the identical process (conquer, enslave, pacify by compelled conversion) in Africa as Western Europe used in Africa and the Americas, and the Russian Empire used in Siberia and the far East.

the symbolism is powerful

To me, it symbolises jumping out of the frying pan and into the fire