When It all goes SO wrong: Black Bird Watcher Falsely Accused ETC...

[Honky Tonk]

JCole can and does defend herself quite adequately. But to be clear, you picked a fight, like the name-calling bully you are; without actually saying anything constructive.

You got told; and now you're all whiny and defensive like the 4 year old caught with his hand in the cookie jar.

To be clear, again, it's none of your damn business, is it? Like I posted, my Mom died a while back and I'm not looking for another. Go find out why your wonderful Canadian medical professional infected 150 people with Coronavirus, eh?

[Canadian Visitor]

To be clear, again, it's none of your damn business, is it? Like I posted, my Mom died a while back and I'm not looking for another. Go find out why your wonderful Canadian medical professional infected 150 people with Coronavirus, eh?

Again with the childishness and the Canada bashing.

Its really a shame your parents didn't raise a better person.

[Honky Tonk]

Again with the childishness and the Canada bashing.

Its really a shame your parents didn't raise a better person.

Again with the pompous chastising, too bad you didn't have parents to raise you, eh?

[Zacha341]

^^^ Eh, um time-out folks! I know I'm not the official moderator but could we please stop with the references/ retorts regarding mothers and parents.

It never bows well and often derails the thread from the original topic. Thanks.

[Zacha341]

The realities of being a black birdwatcher

https://www.cnn.com/2020/05/27/us/bi...per/index.html

From the article:

As a black birdwatcher and professional nature photographer, his [Dudley Edmonson] presence with a camera can arouse suspicion among white people. He has had people accuse him of being drunk, or on drugs, or taking photos of people's homes in order to come back later and rob them.

He's been accused of "a number of things that I'm guessing in their minds fits more the description of what an African American male would be doing, as opposed to photographing nature, as opposed to watching birds," he told CNN.

Edmondson spoke to CNN about racism in the wilderness in the wake of Christian Cooper's experience in Central Park ....

'You don't look like any nature photographer I've ever seen'....

https://cdn.cnn.com/cnnnext/dam/asse...xlarge-169.jpg

[Ray1936]

Sigh. It's pissing matches like some of the above that tempt me to throw away my computer. Or quit going to discussion sites, anyway.

[Richard]

^ you could try bird watching but apparently it also has its pitfalls.