ngl there is racist connotations in the way people label ICE as "masked thugs" or "gang members". by doing this you're disassociating ICE from state institutions & associating them with racialized terms of criminality in order to reinforce the idea that they're dangerous. In reality they're just cops & this is just cop shit.
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[–] -2 points 9 months ago (2 children)

"thug" is kind of the new n word.

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  • [–] 8 points 9 months ago

    Well clearly not in every use. "Jackbooted thugs" is a well established and has no race connotations. And using it that way suits the situation a lot better than whatever use is associated with black people

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