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re: LA Times: There needs to be more diversity in camping

Posted on 8/11/20 at 12:01 am to
Posted by OysterPoBoy
City of St. George
Member since Jul 2013
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Posted on 8/11/20 at 12:01 am to
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94.6% of visitors to national forests identified as white


Posted by BruslyTiger
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Member since Oct 2003
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Posted on 8/11/20 at 6:34 am to
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I’m working class,” said Abreu. “I was intimidated. Did I have what I needed? Would I be warm and comfortable? Camping is an investment, and I’ve always had to prioritize other bills.

This doesn't make sense to me! Isn't it the working class people who are doing the camping and hiking? I doubt the really rich are out in the woods on the weekend or backpacking the Olympics.
Posted by Antonio Moss
The South
Member since Mar 2006
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Posted on 8/11/20 at 6:39 am to
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NS, a few weeks ago one of the hunting/fishing podcasts I listen to (MeatEater)had the leader of outdoor afro. It was an informative and good conversation.



Steve Rinella is the best
Posted by Vacherie Saint
Member since Aug 2015
48320 posts
Posted on 8/11/20 at 6:48 am to
The left tried to force its shite on everyone. The celebrate black culture, yet deny that the culture makes them different. The solution is always to force white people to change something. If black people aren’t interested in camping, then leave it alone.
Posted by IAmNERD
Member since May 2017
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Posted on 8/11/20 at 6:53 am to
I think if a lot of black people wanted to go camping, they would go camping. If the author of that article went to Compton and asked 100 people if they wanted to go camping, 98 would laugh their arse off.
Posted by Vacherie Saint
Member since Aug 2015
48320 posts
Posted on 8/11/20 at 6:59 am to
The left arguing that there are systemic racial barriers to..... camping. honk honk
Posted by Centinel
Idaho
Member since Sep 2016
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Posted on 8/11/20 at 7:06 am to
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“I’m working class,” said Abreu. “I was intimidated. Did I have what I needed? Would I be warm and comfortable? Camping is an investment, and I’ve always had to prioritize other bills.”


This is such a stupid argument. You can camp quite comfortably with a tarp, cheap sleeping bag, some 550 cord, and a pot or pan to cook your food in.

(this assumes you're not trying to camp in the pits of hell known as the south in summer, or some place like North Dakota in the winter)
This post was edited on 8/11/20 at 7:07 am
Posted by Mid Iowa Tiger
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Posted on 8/11/20 at 7:08 am to
They may have a point. One of my tents is a 18x24 outfitters wall tent by Davis Tent and Awning.

It is big and white and could be mistaken for a KKK hood if someone was more sensitive to such things than I am. Maybe blacks don’t camp out of fear of my tent...

Or maybe they don’t camp because they for the most part live in urban shitholes and don’t know how or want to.
Posted by ForLSU56
Rapides Parish
Member since Feb 2015
5582 posts
Posted on 8/11/20 at 7:20 am to
This can't be true. Every commercial I see on TV (for camping, RVing, painting walls, buying a new car, etc.) is either a black family or a black/white mixed race family. So, that tells me this can't be true....nope, ain't true.
Posted by jralspanky
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Member since Apr 2009
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Posted on 8/11/20 at 7:26 am to
Posted by jralspanky
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Posted on 8/11/20 at 7:26 am to
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