Violence at Geno's - Page 3 - PhillyBlog

Mixiboi · #21 (**permalink**) 01-04-2008, 07:22 PM

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Originally Posted by redz812

But, I do believe that the epithets used by those posters were used because the young men are white.

Uhhh........no. Just no.

Preppy? no

Thug? Nope

Punk? Naw

Hipsters? Close, but no.

Nerdy? Bingo.

And on the "Queer" thing..yeah you do know a couple of people in here are queer, right? So yeah....

alesis · #22 (**permalink**) 01-04-2008, 07:24 PM

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Originally Posted by redz812

I don't believe that I turned this into a race issue. I just don't like calling people "queers" and referring to people who go to one of the best universities in the country as "nerds". I agree with you, these 2 individuals will hopefully be caught, arrested and do time for their horrendous act, whether provoked or not.

But, I do believe that the epithets used by those posters were used because the young men are white.

For the record, eastchestnut called them nerdy, not nerds.

BigMel said quear, not "queer". Quear is actually the is the 49886th most popular last name (surname) in the United States, so BigMel may have merely been identifying the individuals in the surveillance footage.

No matter how hard people try, the term nerdy in no way equivocates to a racial defamation. Furthermore, what is so wrong with a name that means A person who is single-minded or accomplished in scientific or technical pursuits but is felt to be socially inept? Oh yeah, I bet Bill Gates, Steve Jobs, and Stephen Hawking are just bawling while around their combined billions and unlimited knowledge.

BigMel · #23 (**permalink**) 01-04-2008, 07:52 PM

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Originally Posted by redz812

I don't believe that I turned this into a race issue. I just don't like calling people "queers" and referring to people who go to one of the best universities in the country as "nerds". I agree with you, these 2 individuals will hopefully be caught, arrested and do time for their horrendous act, whether provoked or not.

But, I do believe that the epithets used by those posters were used because the young men are white.

Sorry to say but I call it as I see it, I don't hold with the PC crowd. These two look like kids I smacked around all thur high school. AKA "little queers" nothing to do with their orientation. C'mon dude look at that photo???? Was it a guy they beat up or the lady????

zur · #24 (**permalink**) 01-04-2008, 07:58 PM

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Originally Posted by alesis

For the record, eastchestnut called them nerdy, not nerds.

BigMel said quear, not "queer". Quear is actually the is the 49886th most popular last name (surname) in the United States, so BigMel may have merely been identifying the individuals in the surveillance footage.

No matter how hard people try, the term nerdy in no way equivocates to a racial defamation. Furthermore, what is so wrong with a name that means A person who is single-minded or accomplished in scientific or technical pursuits but is felt to be socially inept? Oh yeah, I bet Bill Gates, Steve Jobs, and Stephen Hawking are just bawling while around their combined billions and unlimited knowledge.

We are overlooking that these nerds beat the **** out of a dude that looked fairly tough.

Undercover nerds?

Fight Club?

WQstur · #25 (**permalink**) 01-04-2008, 08:49 PM

Looks like the lead singer of A-HA.

midniter · #26 (**permalink**) 01-04-2008, 08:59 PM

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Originally Posted by redz812

This post is referring to the following posters:
Bugs
Big Mel
Forkiks
East Chestnut

I can't believe that these 2 guys are being referred to as nerds and queers. WHAT!!!

Is this because they are 2 young white guys? So it's ok to refer to them this way. What they did is wrong, they are criminals.

If these were 2 black, hispanic, or latino guys, you wouldn't have the balls to call them anything I bet.

As far as referring to the U of P students as nerds, there isn't one of you who wouldn't go running with your tail between your legs, to a doctor that graduated from the U of P or the U of P ER, if you were in need of medical attention.

Quit hating and name calling. Stick to the issue....

You are so right, my balls were in a ringer once and i went to a penn doctor

alesis · #27 (**permalink**) 01-04-2008, 09:34 PM

wqstur gets the reward money.

RockHardTen · #28 (**permalink**) 01-04-2008, 09:34 PM

Actually, the only queers in this story are all the people that work at Geno's. How are two "nerds" and "queers" able to body slam someone TWICE and then "walk away". It seems like there are always a lot of "tough guys" working at geno's. They are always ready to pose with their tattoos, and yell at people for taking extra napkins, but when confronted with the real thing they all took a big turd in their pants. LOL!!!

Apartment Nomad · #29 (**permalink**) 01-04-2008, 10:13 PM

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Originally Posted by zur

**Most Penn girls are also ugly (%-wise) compared to other schools of the same size.

Really? Very few of them ever seemed ugly to me--quite the opposite--but what do I know? I am a nerd who went to Temple.

Oladybug · #30 (**permalink**) 01-05-2008, 03:18 AM

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Originally Posted by BigMel

Yea, they did look like a couple of quears....

I swear, the juxtaposition of this post below your avatar of Archie Bunker is perfect. I could almost hear the words coming right out of Archie's mouth straight to Meathead's ears. Too funny!!