KING: The more I think about it, the more I want to buy a ‘America Was Never Great’ hat

The New York Daily News ^ | May 19, 2016 | Shaun King

[2ndDivisionVet]

Last Sunday, Krystal Lake, a 22-year-old Home Depot employee on Staten Island, was photographed wearing a hat that says, “America Was Never Great.”

It's in the same font and style of Trump's campaign slogan of "Make America Great Again."

Of course, death threats and hate mail targeting her have come pouring in — which, if you think about it, lends itself to her feeling like she was right to wear the hat in the first place.

About two months ago, I wrote a column about the word "again" in Trump's slogan. I think it's a racist dog whistle and it gets to the heart of the point of the hat Krystal Lake was wearing....

[2ndDivisionVet]

Yes, the fake black guy.

[E. Pluribus Unum]

And Shaun King was never an N-word.

[NonValueAdded]

Oh, for the Sake of Pete

[Sarah Barracuda]

Hey Shaun, you are free to LEAVE..Venezuela’s housing market is booming, they would love a fake a@@ white guy who wishes he were a black guy they would get a real kick out of you

[chris37]

I would like to discuss this matter with Mr. King fist to face.

[SunkenCiv]

Thanks 2ndDivisionVet.

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[boycott]

So many blacks really don’t want it to be great. They would prefer to play their victimhood.

[RossA]

Someone photoshop Hillary in that hat, with a red-faved Bill behind her.

[nhwingut]

The more I think about it. Shaun King was never black.

[samtheman]

Wow. That’s pretty critical of the 8 years of President Magic Negro.

[TWhiteBear]

She is using hate speech and micro racist attacks.
Target seems to have gone bankrupt over allowing perverts in its bathrooms.
Home Depot has a challenge to do the right thing and fire this bitter, disruptive ideologue.
TWB

[Dr. Bogus Pachysandra]

My Grandpa used to say “For Pete’s sake” and “What in the Sam Hill.” I could never figure out who Pete and Sam were!

[SES1066]

I think it's a racist dog whistle ...

Stopped right there. Like micro-agression, this is a self-defined offense and delineates the absurdity of the idiot uttering those words.

[Bobalu]

[struggle]

How about a “Shaun King Was Never Black” hat?

[BookmanTheJanitor]

[Doogle]

...poor King, he knows the socialist party is going down hard.....typically he reacts racially.
It's all whiteys fault....he can't stand that more than a few blacks don't plan to vote Hilda. Hate America, even though he gets paid good money to
spread the BS HE DOES

[RegulatorCountry]

But wait, isn’t cultural appropriation supposed to be a bad thing? What is a white guy pretending to be black, and telling black people how to think, if not cultural appropriation?

[tflabo]

That ring in that girl’s nose isnt too great either. She’s lucky she has a job because the illegals think America is really great. She’s a moron of a snowflake— a dime a bakers dozen.

[SES1066]

My Grandpa used to say “For Pete’s sake” and “What in the Sam Hill.” I could never figure out who Pete and Sam were!

Both come from a time when civil people were more careful of their language and both phrases are what linguists call 'minced oaths', meaning that one would say these rather than what was really meant.

So these are 'acceptable' words / phrases to be used when you don't want to offend or really swear. Obviously, in today's demeaned culture, not as frequently used nor needed, given the common discourse heard in music or on TV.