Comments on: Smile, Fishtown! The Whole World Knows You’re Racist Now! http://www.philebrity.com/2008/10/08/smile-fishtown-the-whole-world-knows-youre-racist-now/ philly's longest-standing cityblog Sun, 12 Feb 2012 02:04:06 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: ggliwahttp://www.philebrity.com/2008/10/08/smile-fishtown-the-whole-world-knows-youre-racist-now/comment-page-1/#comment-7056 ggliwa Wed, 15 Oct 2008 19:46:21 +0000 http://www.philebrity.com/?p=15673#comment-7056 A few weeks ago I had a conversation on one of these comment boards about how not all fishtowners are racist and how it exist across this whole blue collar city. I asked why do you always pull the fishtown card? Why is this neighborhood your go to when you have a story that highlights anything negative taking place in culture, politics etc. Why did they use fishtown when the youtube video they posted had nothing to do with the neighborhood, was never mentioned in the video and was by a man not even from Philly but the heading reading something to the nature of "Fishtown Racist have Company" or something. This all took place a few weeks ago. It was at first a good intellectual banter. But it digressed to a all 'towners are dumb and you are pieces of trash etc. Well you know what...F*ck it! I am through chiming in and trying to prove points by words when all anyone wants to do is take the low road. You don't F'n like get the F out! You f'n hipsters who pay hundred of dollars to look a dirtball love this neighborhood. You come here on your bikes with your "I am so different attitude" When you are all teh same, same skinny ass jeans same lame ass tattoos of coy on your arm. Don't move into a long established neighborhood and then bitch b/c its not like you and your views...we were perfectly happy before it became cool to live in fishtown. We will sip on our artic splashes and continue to watch as the kids in the neighborhood throw snowballs at you in the winter and watch you sweat in your black denim in the summer. Get out of those ugly ass beat up chucks, grow a set and say something to one of these people if you are so strong in your convictions. A few weeks ago I had a conversation on one of these comment boards about how not all fishtowners are racist and how it exist across this whole blue collar city. I asked why do you always pull the fishtown card? Why is this neighborhood your go to when you have a story that highlights anything negative taking place in culture, politics etc. Why did they use fishtown when the youtube video they posted had nothing to do with the neighborhood, was never mentioned in the video and was by a man not even from Philly but the heading reading something to the nature of “Fishtown Racist have Company” or something. This all took place a few weeks ago. It was at first a good intellectual banter. But it digressed to a all ‘towners are dumb and you are pieces of trash etc.
Well you know what…F*ck it! I am through chiming in and trying to prove points by words when all anyone wants to do is take the low road. You don’t F’n like get the F out!
You f’n hipsters who pay hundred of dollars to look a dirtball love this neighborhood. You come here on your bikes with your “I am so different attitude” When you are all teh same, same skinny ass jeans same lame ass tattoos of coy on your arm. Don’t move into a long established neighborhood and then bitch b/c its not like you and your views…we were perfectly happy before it became cool to live in fishtown. We will sip on our artic splashes and continue to watch as the kids in the neighborhood throw snowballs at you in the winter and watch you sweat in your black denim in the summer. Get out of those ugly ass beat up chucks, grow a set and say something to one of these people if you are so strong in your convictions.

]]> By: Perfectly Disgracefulhttp://www.philebrity.com/2008/10/08/smile-fishtown-the-whole-world-knows-youre-racist-now/comment-page-1/#comment-6942 Perfectly Disgraceful Thu, 09 Oct 2008 19:46:01 +0000 http://www.philebrity.com/?p=15673#comment-6942 Yeah, because there are no racists in Allentown. Not a one. Just like there are no racists in South Philly. Yeah, because there are no racists in Allentown. Not a one. Just like there are no racists in South Philly.

]]> By: muffinhttp://www.philebrity.com/2008/10/08/smile-fishtown-the-whole-world-knows-youre-racist-now/comment-page-1/#comment-6934 muffin Thu, 09 Oct 2008 16:05:34 +0000 http://www.philebrity.com/?p=15673#comment-6934 phew. . .I had dodged that bullet, nate phew. . .I had dodged that bullet, nate

]]> By: jchttp://www.philebrity.com/2008/10/08/smile-fishtown-the-whole-world-knows-youre-racist-now/comment-page-1/#comment-6915 jc Wed, 08 Oct 2008 23:50:09 +0000 http://www.philebrity.com/?p=15673#comment-6915 @muffin: this is all too common. I was called a faggot for throwing trash into a can at Hetzel's. I guess I wouldn't be a faggot if I had just dropped it on the ground. @muffin: this is all too common. I was called a faggot for throwing trash into a can at Hetzel’s. I guess I wouldn’t be a faggot if I had just dropped it on the ground.

]]> By: jburnsidehttp://www.philebrity.com/2008/10/08/smile-fishtown-the-whole-world-knows-youre-racist-now/comment-page-1/#comment-6883 jburnside Wed, 08 Oct 2008 16:34:49 +0000 http://www.philebrity.com/?p=15673#comment-6883 Yet another reason to move to Allentown Yet another reason to move to Allentown

]]> By: Natehttp://www.philebrity.com/2008/10/08/smile-fishtown-the-whole-world-knows-youre-racist-now/comment-page-1/#comment-6880 Nate Wed, 08 Oct 2008 16:25:59 +0000 http://www.philebrity.com/?p=15673#comment-6880 It's ok, no one will mistake you for a highbrow snob if you continue to abuse the subjunctive thusly. It’s ok, no one will mistake you for a highbrow snob if you continue to abuse the subjunctive thusly.

]]> By: muffinhttp://www.philebrity.com/2008/10/08/smile-fishtown-the-whole-world-knows-youre-racist-now/comment-page-1/#comment-6878 muffin Wed, 08 Oct 2008 15:43:39 +0000 http://www.philebrity.com/?p=15673#comment-6878 I got called a faggot for reading a book in fishtown. I wish this was a joke. I got called a faggot for reading a book in fishtown. I wish this was a joke.

]]> By: tipshttp://www.philebrity.com/2008/10/08/smile-fishtown-the-whole-world-knows-youre-racist-now/comment-page-1/#comment-6877 tips Wed, 08 Oct 2008 15:39:02 +0000 http://www.philebrity.com/?p=15673#comment-6877 @robertdrake: That's not real. Somebody made it up so they could convince videobloggers to buy homes on the other side of York Street. @robertdrake: That’s not real. Somebody made it up so they could convince videobloggers to buy homes on the other side of York Street.

]]> By: DJRobertDrakehttp://www.philebrity.com/2008/10/08/smile-fishtown-the-whole-world-knows-youre-racist-now/comment-page-1/#comment-6876 DJRobertDrake Wed, 08 Oct 2008 15:33:10 +0000 http://www.philebrity.com/?p=15673#comment-6876 on a side (joey, anyone) - when did <b>Port Fishington</b> begin? I saw that header in the recent CP guide ... first I've heard the three 'hoods combined into one... is it TRUE or just a marketing gimmick of the CP? on a side (joey, anyone) – when did Port Fishington begin? I saw that header in the recent CP guide … first I’ve heard the three ‘hoods combined into one… is it TRUE or just a marketing gimmick of the CP?

]]> By: ecorteshttp://www.philebrity.com/2008/10/08/smile-fishtown-the-whole-world-knows-youre-racist-now/comment-page-1/#comment-6875 ecortes Wed, 08 Oct 2008 14:56:12 +0000 http://www.philebrity.com/?p=15673#comment-6875 oh no not Fishtown :(. My friends (Puerto Rican, African-American, Dominican) live in Fishtown and always have get-to-gethers where all the Latinos come to enjoy haha. We've never had problems.*Sigh* oh no not Fishtown :(. My friends (Puerto Rican, African-American, Dominican) live in Fishtown and always have get-to-gethers where all the Latinos come to enjoy haha. We’ve never had problems.

*Sigh*

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