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WhiskeyGrinder

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Sat May 9, 2026, 12:10 PM
20 hrs ago
Do I agree with you that the question posed, "does he think he is white?" is "gross?' Yes. Do I think he is a special case of "despicable" because of his seeming contempt for those whose race--by way of policy and law-- genuinely has held them back? Yes. Absolutely.
It's very common for people to hold oppressive rhetoric in reserve for those they think "deserve" it, when all that does is tell marginalized people that they will only ever be seen as (slurs) by the wider population, unless they meet certain arbitrary standards.

Clarence Thomas is a terrible person because he's using his power to hurt people. He is not a terrible person "because he's a Black man who thinks he's white." Like, what does that even MEAN.

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Does Clarence Thomas think he's white [View all] Racygrandma Yesterday OP
No... he doesn't have to FalloutShelter Yesterday #1
He's the Tyrone Biggums of the Supreme Court. dem4decades Yesterday #2
That's what I've been thinking about him Mad_Machine76 15 hrs ago #28
Nope..he has a mirror. He just chases after approval and $$ from his friends BlueWaveNeverEnd Yesterday #3
how so? WhiskeyGrinder Yesterday #4
How do you perceive him, WhiskeyGrinder and his years on SCOTUS? Just curious... hlthe2b 23 hrs ago #10
He's a terrible justice for sure. AND "do you suppose that Black man thinks he's white?" is a pretty gross thing to see WhiskeyGrinder 23 hrs ago #12
As I said, I think he believes he is race-ascendent, but in reality, he is exploitative hlthe2b 21 hrs ago #14
. WhiskeyGrinder 20 hrs ago #15
... hlthe2b 20 hrs ago #17
It's just a discussion WhiskeyGrinder 19 hrs ago #18
I get that... hlthe2b 19 hrs ago #19
I didn't mean to offend anyone Racygrandma 16 hrs ago #25
Clarence and I share cousins and from what I've heard.... PragmaticLiberal Yesterday #5
He probably resents being black. Omnipresent Yesterday #6
I think you're right. He basically hates himself. kerry-is-my-prez 15 hrs ago #27
Maybe. It's been rumored Thomas has a Pat Boone 8-track tape/record collection. RedWhiteBlueIsRacist Yesterday #7
Like my Jewish father had the delusion that no_hypocrisy Yesterday #8
Perhaps deluded enough to think he "transcends race." Only made possible by hlthe2b Yesterday #9
He thinks he is kacekwl 23 hrs ago #11
Well apparently he doesn't acknowledge that Loving v. Virginia allowed him to marry his white wife Ritabert 22 hrs ago #13
No. Solly Mack 20 hrs ago #16
Yet another entry Sympthsical 19 hrs ago #20
Congratulations on your 201st post. rzemanfl 18 hrs ago #21
... demmiblue 18 hrs ago #22
Horsey cartoon Danascot 17 hrs ago #23
George Bush named him SocialDemocrat61 16 hrs ago #24
I'm not sure he thinks anything at all. leftyladyfrommo 16 hrs ago #26
he thinks he gets paid well to follow the orders of his rich buddies struggle4progress 15 hrs ago #29
Clarence Thomas is Clayton Bigsby Greybnk48 15 hrs ago #30
;-{)...... Goonch 15 hrs ago #31
I wonder what happened at those little getaways. Kingofalldems 13 hrs ago #33
A white man is what he sees when he looks in the mirror. LoisB 14 hrs ago #32
He's actually treated more white that most of us bluestarone 12 hrs ago #34
Uncle Tom RainCaster 12 hrs ago #35
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