PICS VIII: 10% LARGER THAN PICS VII

[Mesozoic Mister Nigel]

This is a real place in Shelbyville, TN. I drove by it a few weeks ago, but didn't have a camera. This shot is from Google street view.



Don't you fucking dare call them and ask complicated non-caucasian hair questions!!!1 

(the area code is 931)

There used to be a laundromat here on the corner of SE 39th & Belmont called Kinky's Kleen'n Kornor.

Sadly, despite the fact that it was there for like 30 years, I can't find any pictures of it on the web.

[Bruno]

There used to be a laundromat here on the corner of SE 39th & Belmont called Kinky's Kleen'n Kornor.

Sadly, despite the fact that it was there for like 30 years, I can't find any pictures of it on the web.

There is, like, zero chance that someone born in America doesn't know what the KKK is/was and its history. Why would someone deliberately name their business like that? Did they just think it was funny? Do they really want to discourage non-white customers?

Such confuse. 

[axod]

There used to be a laundromat here on the corner of SE 39th & Belmont called Kinky's Kleen'n Kornor.

Sadly, despite the fact that it was there for like 30 years, I can't find any pictures of it on the web.

There is, like, zero chance that someone born in America doesn't know what the KKK is/was and its history. Why would someone deliberately name their business like that? Did they just think it was funny? Do they really want to discourage non-white customers?

Such confuse. 

I might just choose to think that it was mistake.  I like how it otherwise ties-together bondage, "wet-work", and also just a turn from koroner or Kroner:lulz:
[and I just saw it was a cutting, not (dry)cleaning joint]

[Mesozoic Mister Nigel]

There used to be a laundromat here on the corner of SE 39th & Belmont called Kinky's Kleen'n Kornor.

Sadly, despite the fact that it was there for like 30 years, I can't find any pictures of it on the web.

There is, like, zero chance that someone born in America doesn't know what the KKK is/was and its history. Why would someone deliberately name their business like that? Did they just think it was funny? Do they really want to discourage non-white customers?

Such confuse. 

This might help explain things:
http://gizmodo.com/oregon-was-founded-as-a-racist-utopia-1539567040
http://koin.com/2014/07/18/exposed-the-northwests-white-supremacy-problem/
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tom_Metzger_%28white_supremacist%29

White supremacists were VERY visible in Portland when I was growing up.

[Bruno]

I've heard of Metzger. I think I remember writing a report in community college shortly after high school that mentioned him. I didn't remember his connection to Oregon. Most of the racism I encountered in my home town was the wishy-washy B grade stuff, as opposed to the organized "This is my thing. This is who I am" kind.

The islamophobes, on the other hand are kind of organized, these days.

Actually, some time in the early 90's I was at a huge Halloween party, and about a dozen guys in their late teens to early twenties showed up in Klan costumes (kostumes?) I thought they were just being edgy or something, but then they attacked a couple of people, and tried to steal some swords. They got chased off with shotguns. Turned out they were from some local white supremacist group.

[Trivial]

[Mesozoic Mister Nigel]

Sprinkled red-frosted donut.  That kid is a Discordian.

[Da6s]

[axod]

[axod]

[...]
Actually, some time in the early 90's I was at a huge Halloween party, and about a dozen guys in their late teens to early twenties showed up in Klan costumes (kostumes?) I thought they were just being edgy or something, but then they attacked a couple of people, and tried to steal some swords. They got chased off with shotguns. Turned out they were from some local white supremacist group.

The 90's were tough in europe too, some political parties, with actual parliamentary presence, felt like it was time to again officially append "fascist" to their name.  That, and they target youth groups for indoctrination, channelling angst to violence and hatred.  The crazy thing is how these kids thought that they were just making a fashion statement.  First they just dressed like nazi-skins, then they started acting that way

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[Trivial]

[Bruno]

[...]
Actually, some time in the early 90's I was at a huge Halloween party, and about a dozen guys in their late teens to early twenties showed up in Klan costumes (kostumes?) I thought they were just being edgy or something, but then they attacked a couple of people, and tried to steal some swords. They got chased off with shotguns. Turned out they were from some local white supremacist group.

The 90's were tough in europe too, some political parties, with actual parliamentary presence, felt like it was time to again officially append "fascist" to their name.  That, and they target youth groups for indoctrination, channelling angst to violence and hatred.  The crazy thing is how these kids thought that they were just making a fashion statement.  First they just dressed like nazi-skins, then they started acting that way

Whew! Glad that's over.

Womp Womp Waaaaa...

[Bruno]

Wait, is he delivering sperm?

[Mesozoic Mister Nigel]

I don't even know what I'm looking at.