
Pardon me if you’ve heard this before, but the Boston Globe is race-baiting again.
Wait….what? Forgetting your debit card in Dorchester is racist now? Is that what I’m supposed to take from this? Or is simply mentioning Dorchester racist? Let’s find out….
TD Bank is apologizing after the company was called out on social media for an advertisement inside a Boston branch that was viewed as racist for the way it referenced Dorchester. The company told Boston.com the advertisement, which read “When you’re Downtown, but your debit card’s somewhere in Dorchester,” was taken down Thursday and was the only such marketing poster.
“We are sorry that an ad that appeared in one of our stores was insensitive to the Dorchester community,” TD Bank said in a statement. “The ad, which was removed today, does not reflect our core values around diversity and inclusion.”
Reilly Hay shared a photo of the ad on Twitter Wednesday after he spotted it inside the bank’s Back Bay location.
Hey @TDBank_US what's with the racist ad in Boston? If you you're wondering why this is racist, just take a guess. You're probably right. pic.twitter.com/rBr0XtaGLR
— Reilly –Abolish ICE– Hay (@reillyhay) March 20, 2019
“If you’re wondering why this is racist, just take a guess.”
Translation – if you can’t come up with a reason why this harmless sign is racist, just wrap your brain into a pretzel and something will pop out that you can run with.
This individual goes by “Reilly Abolish ICE Hay” on the Twitter machine, and lists his pronouns in case all the whining makes you forget that he has a penis.
Regardless of how small it is.
“If you know Boston stereotypes, you know that lost in Dorchester is code for stolen,” Hay wrote on Twitter. “Which sucks, because to get stolen from Dorchester you need to go through the concepts of low-income and, most importantly, black and brown. This works for the ad because they don’t say that explicitly, they just know that most people socialized in the US will make that leap without even knowing it.”
Except it doesn’t say “lost in Dorchester.” It says your debit card is somewhere in Dorchester, likely because you live in Dorchester since that’s the most populated part of Boston. I have lost my debit card a number of times and am thankful that TD Bank can replace it quite easily. Someone who lives in Dorchester would’ve most likely lost their card somewhere in Dorchester, probably because they dropped it. People can relate to this because certain parts of Dorchester are a long way away from the Back Bay, and it’s much more convenient to just have them print out a new card instead of going back to Dorchester and trying to find it in a sea of filth.
Luckily the African-American community of Dorchester had this white savior who swooped in to defend their honor.
Reilly Hay lives in Somerville, which prices out many people of color, because Reilly Hay is a racist. He’s so racist that he assumes that any reference to Dorchester is a reference to black people, and any reference to black people is a reference to stealing, because racist people like him automatically assume black people are thieves. Stop being racist Reilly!
He explained his reasoning….
Hay, a Somerville resident, said he went to the location to close his account and saw the sign on his way out of the branch.
“I just saw the dog whistle immediately,” he told Boston.com on Thursday before TD Bank released its statement. “I know what they’re trying to do. They’re trying to be really local and really specific — and I just got pissed. I just got mad because I think that when you work in a place of cultural production like an ad company or a marketing shop you have a responsibility to understand the cultural impact [of] what you put out into the world does.”
SJW to English dictionary – dog whistle = something that isn’t racist, but racist people like Reilly Hay perceive to be racist because they’re so racist they can’t even see their own racism.
Just to be clear, not all black people are offended by this, and they certainly don’t need some white boy speaking on their behalf. Because black folk are not a fragile, weak, self-victimizing subset of people who need a white savior to protect them from advertisements at TD Bank.
Ayanna Pressley Jr. was quick to swoop in and try to get some diversity training out of it though…..
Boston City Councilor Andrea Campbell, whose district includes Dorchester, said in a statement she was glad to see the company quickly took down the “offensive ad.”
“I’m glad TD Bank responded swiftly to remove this offensive ad, which plays into negative stereotypes about Dorchester,” she said. “This is sadly not the first time we’ve seen ads like this appear in Boston, and it makes me wonder how diverse their leadership is and what they’re going to do to change that? This is why I think racial equity training is so important, especially for public servants, but also for corporations, so that we deepen our understanding of the history of racism and how it is perpetuated, address unconscious biases, and learn how to use an equity lens in our work.”
As soon as you see someone calling for “racial equity training,” it’s code for “time to get my friends paid to teach a class that everyone has to take in which white people are lectured about how racist they are.” More commonly known as the racism-industrial complex. You take something harmless like this ad, you pretend that it’s racist, and then you sell the cure for the antidote via “equity training.” It’s how race baiters pay their bills.
The ad doesn’t play into any stereotypes about Dorchester. It’s an ad geared towards people who either live in Dorchester or have recently spent time there, and lost their debit card along the way. But even if it was about being stolen, so what? Crime in Dorchester is much, much higher than it is in the Back Bay. Half the people reading this right now have had someone steal their wallet in Dorchester. Facts are racist now too.
Finally the white savior lectured his fellow white people about how to prove they’re not racist….
According to its website, TD Bank does not have a branch location in Dorchester, which Hay and others on social media pointed out added insult to injury with the advertisement. Overall, Hay said most people who responded to his post appeared to agree with his concern.
“There’s of course some people who wonder how is this racist, who miss the dog whistle, and that’s fine,” he said. “They need to know — it’s just a few people — but they need to know that just not seeing race, not interacting with race, not actively discriminating against someone isn’t what makes you not a racist. It’s working actively to dismantle structural racism is what makes you not a racist. And so that means seeing the subtle forms of racism that permeate our society.”
Simply choosing to NOT be a racist person, doesn’t mean you’re not racist. You have to “actively dismantle structural racism” in order to prove that you’re not a racist. And the only way to do that is to misinterpret a sign at TD Bank and call up the Boston Globe crying about it.
Here’s my question for Reilly Hay – do you feel like you made the world a better place by forcing TD Bank into taking down this sign? Has this fixed racism? Are black people safer now that this sign is gone? Of course not. Because ultimately everything you do is to make YOU feel better about your whiteness. You’ve proven that you’re one of the “good ones” by having a sign taken down, but at the end of the day nothing has changed. So congrats on that!
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67 Comment(s)
I prove I am not a racist by getting down on all fours and sucking black cock while 3 black men run a train on my backside. This proves I loves me some black people. I just dont say I am not racist I prove it like sanka coffee good to the last drop.
If you substitute Cambridge in place of Dorchester is it not racist??
Mahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhty Walsh did not disappoint on this issue in this morning’s Herald.
What a fuckin’ hack that guy is.
Dear Liberals,
FO
That is all, you may now return to your regularly scheduled show of disinformation.
John Q Public
If you give a kid a first name that sounds more like a last name then theres a 200% greater chance that they will become a non-binary gender fluid SJW.
When someone calls for more diversity in the ranks, what they are really saying is that there are too many whites. All that does is fan the flames for the white supremacists.
I work for that bank and they do have a big thing about diversity and inclusion for their corporate culture. It’s been like that for years.
That being said, I am in my office laughing at how spot on this article is. Alot of us “in the trenches” think the Slummerville kid is a joke.
I don’t know how long you’ve been at it but back in the day there was a lot of pressure to approve loans for borrowers in certain areas against collateral of questionable value. Lots and lots of loans were made against the advice of the underwriters for the express purpose of fighting racism. That was in the ‘03-‘07 time period. Guess what happened next.
They wanted it all. Food? Can’t afford it, give me food stamps. Phone? Can’t afford it. I NEED it. Give me an Obamaphone. House? Can’t afford it. Give me a loan!! Anyway, I’m about to go out and buy some Hennessy now. OK!!! BUT ANYWAY, it’s all the fault of the BANKS! Uh huh. OK.
Generally people in this country cannot control themselves and live within their means. Real problem across all demographics. But as you know, a lot of people can do this without government assistance and just live paycheck to paycheck so they can look cool on Facebook and Insta. Then there are the ones that don’t have paycheck and wait for the government check.
Time to reform the government assistance programs pronto!
Back in the day, there was… but TD never took bail out money from the collapse because they weren’t doing the crazy stuff that was going on. They were even called into Congress and asked why we weren’t affected my the collapse in 08.
Yeah, TD and every other Canadian bank. US banks had quotas to meet in order to access the GSEs. Our mortgage pools at one point had a 50% low income quota. We got tanked by our own government and we still looked like the bad guys when it all blew up.
How much to have a sign put up saying “Reilly Hay Is A Cunt” ?
Where’s the purge when you need it?! Everyone’s already covered the bases. Dude is a douche who needs a beating.
It would be awesome and peotic justice if one day Reilley visited Dorchester and while there got robbed and stomped on by a group off feral beasts all while saying but wait I am one of the good ones you know the ones who ignore reality.
My guess is that this guy isn’t a Massachusetts native let alone a lifetime Somerville resident.
Probably just another starry-eyed useful leftist idiot who spent lots of money to move here in search of a safe big city lifestyle.
This is hilarious to me I lived in Dorchester for two years, but on the second night there I got my brand new Honda Civic stolen there, no joke.
When i lived there, way back, we removed the distributor rotor every night, forcing thieves to work a little harder. Sadly, there aren’t any distributors left. Maybe there is some way to remove the engines brain?
I think reparations are in order for the black community. A million $ for every one of them seems about right.
Complete with DNA tests to prove or disprove lineage, yeah great idea if you are for riots and complete chaos. And oh by the way, the same folks like you spewing shit like this are the same ones who want to completely disarm law abiding and working class Americans.
Fuck communism!
I remember when Trump called Manchester a “drug infested den” and all us residents were like “yea this place is a fucking shithole drug infested den”. Did the media report that? Nope. What got reported on was non-Manchester residents calling trump a racist nazi whatever and completely denying the shitholiness of Manchvegas. When you are in denial, problems don’t really get solved.
This dude is a dindu-loving race traitor
Yo, Reilly HayHay I’m aMonkey, why don’t you go stuff it and get a f*cking life? Do you even have any useful skills? _I_ think the ad was humorous, appropriate, and did not violate any sense of decency or stereotype. If you had a real life you wouldn’t have time for this sh*t. I bet your parents and grandparents are so proud of your wokeness.
I can’t anymore. Is he serious? I know the answer but it’s retarded. Like all the tb riders are saying, he is the racist one. He’s got ghosts in his closet. He left them in their when he came out of it.
I don’t care if he is gay or a weirdo or lives in mommies basement. I don’t like him cause he is racist. If he actually was against racism he would #WalkAway.
As I stated below, this soy-boy blocked me from his Twatter, but people were accusing him of being an anti semite.
Someone should post his antisemitic tweets…
he’s a cock swallowing faggot. Off with his fucking head
Never seen a face I wanted to punch more than this back door mechanics. The face of soy.
“back door mechanic”
HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA
He probably takes an Uber to Dot for some BBC, then back to safety in Somerville. Doesn’t dare ride his fixie there where it might get stolen.
Haha this article is hilarious! Is it satire?
It might as well be titled “I’m too simple minded to understand the concept of racism beyond the KKK”
It’s the most stereotypical white person not getting racism article ever! Right up there with Bristol stating there is no such thing as white privilege, and than writing an entire article about economic privelege …only demonstrating she doesn’t understand the difference btw these two concepts.
Man your writers ignorance knows no bounds! And it’s thorougly entertaining!
I’m so glad ya’ll lack self reflection. It’s the only thing that makes your articles worth reading! Keep it up!
It’s Dunning-Kruger you dimwitted, projecting narcissist. Lecturing about self-reflection, lol. If I thought you had the intellect above a third grader I’d set you straight – but you can’t win an argument with an idiot. Keep outing your delusions of grandeur, though – it’s entertaining.
I swear the comments on Turtleboy have gotten 10X better since SoyStool
Got rid of their comment section, and I love it. People I know from city government all day the same thing about Ayanna: dumb as rocks. Also, I have so much money in my 401K, I almost feel bad for the 99%. Almost….
Raise your fist and scream it from the rooftops!
WHITE POWER!
FEAR THE TURTLE!
How much you wanna bet this pussy lectures his bewildered and uncomfortable family at the Thanksgiving table about all the racism he sees while living in the big city ? I’m sure he opens all their eyes with his thrilling tales of fighting the White Patriarchy and teaching the simple minded, but loving and irrepressible natives how to read and groom themselves. Please, all you bumpkins and rubes who’ve moved into the city, go away. Go back to the farm. We’ve grown tired of your silly antics and no longer find you amusing.
Wow Reilly. Projecting much? I’m sorry but you are the racist here. Inventing racism where there is none.
I used to consider myself Liberal, but Jeezus I’m conservative compared to these cucks!
Trump Bank
When your debit cards in your wallet but your tax dollars are in Dorchester.
We repeal wasteful tax spending on the spot!
Trump2020 #MAGA
Dorchester St Brendan’s section and Neponset is mostly Irish cops and firefighters. Safest neighborhood section in the city . People outside Boston don’t realize that. Marty WALSH is a Dot Rat
Marty Walsh sucks dick and is a closet homosexual who thinks his homosexuality may hinder his chances of obtaining a higher office. He should just come out already as he has Peter Principled as far as his dumb Fred Flinstone ass is ever going to acieve. In a battle of wits, Marty comes unarmed.
Everyone knows Marty takes it in the poop chute according to tabloid news.
Reilly’s had some dick in that mouth I’m sure.
Drop him off in Mattapan Square on a hot July Saturday night around 12:15 AM and see how quickly he becomes racist.
Reilly Hay is a peter puffer.
fucken faggot reilly drippybutt
Dorchester-Fields Corner (02122) Racial Breakdown of Population (2017)
Race Percentage of 02122
White (Non-Hispanic)34.1%
Black 30.9%
Asian 18.4%
Hispanic 11.9%
02125 – Columbia/JFK/Savin Hill
Race % of 02125 %of US
White 30.4% 60.7%
Black 29.7% 13.4%
Hispanic 20.3% 18.1%
Asian 12.8% 5.8%
I have never wanted to slap a beta soy boy so much. Just a privileged little rich boy who wouldnt stop and give a black homeless person a crumb. Fuckin whiny hypocrite !!!!!
I’m in Weston, but my debit card is in Dover. What to do.
I’m gonna open me up an old timey race bait shop. Sell all the lures and live bait. Make that paper y’all. That shit is money.
America got too Jewish, gas chambers are needed.
Fag
Reilly clearly loves putting his holes up against a gloryhole to be violated by BBC but he is too embarrassed to be a faggot publicly.
Hey Reilly, I hope you die of AIDS.
Ps – ICE will never be abolished. Good try though.
As a victim of racism and misogyny, I can attest that this disgraceful, insensitive ad is truly racist. We need to take action and boycott TDBank. Hate has no home here.
He has his slack-jawed mouth hanging open, master-beta, soy-boy style – dead giveaway!
Be more of a Beta soy boy pussy. You cant.
Fuck off Reilly!
I always wondered If the blacks thought they were stealing from the whites with rap music. You know there ain’t many tongue clicks in the ENGLISH language. Not to mention any other genre of music that doesn’t involve pounding sand. Then again us greedy ass white folks probably stole it from Africa along with aids and ebola.
Would.
Reilly Hay is just upset that his boyfriend (whatever color) did not give him a reach around last night.
This pussy is such a racist himself that if he ever actually had the balls to GO to Dorchester he would realize that it’s not all black and brown! There are several districts within Dorchester that are exclusively Blue Collar Irish and or Polish ( I’m guessing around %50) And Savin Hill for the last 10-15 years has been growing as a gay enclave and the area around UMASS Boston is as diverse as that institutions student body.
This Wellfleet pansy should stop saving the World from behind his keyboard and actually muster up the outrage to go explore it a little bit.
There are also tons of Asians and college kids (of all ethnicities) around Columbia/JFK and Savin Hill.
I posted the link to all the news outlets asking him for use of the photo and for interviews, and the snowflake blocked me (on Twatter).
LOL! The only thing racist here is this little prick’s interpretation of the ad. White guilt much.
Because OBVIOUSLY the only way your debit card would wind up in Dorchester was if a “black or brown” stole it. OBVIOUSLY.
Or maybe if Reilly left it in my back pocket, when I went home to Dorchester after our date…
statistics and stereotypes don’t just appear out of thin air. this dude should leave his card on a coffee shop table in dorchester and see what happens to it. his account would be negative from blunts and burger king. this ad was perfectly executed because it wasn’t misleading and anyone who lives in the city knows they’d be fucked if their debit card was lost in dorchester.
He dropped trow for barney Frank’s and all he said was where the beef
Most honest ad I’ve seen in a while
For. Fuck’s. Sake.
What a whining pussy.
I’m sorry this is really sad that a business has to make a public apology because their are people who are doing everything they can to try and find something that even remotely seems a little racist just to have something to bitch about. It’s so stupid. People need to get over shit and live life and not spending every second bitching about something. Or trying to find the next fake hate crime. These are the people who have the most secrets and do the most dirty shit behind closed doors. They all need a smack. And to ask themselves who the hell they really are.
Reilly Hay…..he’d probably be MUCH happier with the slogan “when you’re at mom and dad’s house in Chatham, but you lost your sphincter in Provincetown.”
Eat a dick.
Make it $100 billion but they have to claim it in Zimbabwe in the local currency and surrender their passports upon receipt of cash.