What images does the "noose" bring forth in you.

[Squisher]

I remember a guy at work hung a noose on his machine to symbolize his frustration with trying to get the machine to run and poking fun at the possibility that he might kill himself. That thing hung there for 10 years and nobody said anything.

Racial lynching is certainly not at the top of my list.

How about you?

 

[tasmanian]

It means you want to kill all of the black people.

 

[destrekor]

a noose on it's own means nothing other than hanging, someone. I think it all depends on how you present it and to who is around that you are attempting to show it to. That, and where in the country, or specifically what country as well.
Me? Around here, if someone was simply hanging a noose from anything, I'd suspect nothing other than amusement or the individual threatening to kill himself. I would not suspect the idea of lynching/white supremacy.
now, if there is a rebel flag or the person who displayed it is wearing any kind of 'the south will rise again' bullshit clothing, then I immediately will think of lynching.
Context, it's all context-sensitive.

 

[waggy]

the movie with clint eastwood. wehre they hang him but he lives.

thats what i think about when i see one.

 

[Cyco]

Originally posted by: tasmanian
It means you want to kill all of the black people.

Nooses don't care about black people.

 

[imported_LoKe]

They're for killing pirates.

 

[Squisher]

Originally posted by: LoKe
They're for killing pirates.

Not software pirates I hope.

 

[Darwin333]

Originally posted by: LoKe
They're for killing pirates.

I thought they had to walk the plank?

 

[imported_LoKe]

Originally posted by: Darwin333

Originally posted by: LoKe
They're for killing pirates.

I thought they had to walk the plank?

Only pirates make other pirates walk the plank.

 

[foghorn67]

The wild west.

 

[Ika]

The gallows and sentenced prisoners.

 

[grohl]

The OP.

 

[Leros]

I get a picture of some European country hanging a few scraggly looking white people on the gallows back in the days.

 

[randomlinh]

BTTF3.

 

[TehMac]

Originally posted by: destrekorthe south will rise again'\

You know, there was a black guy singing songs like "The south will rise again."

Of course, the liberals made Disney shut it down, despite his own protests...
All liberals care about is making sure they can control peoples' minds and pretend like it's for everyone's benefit. Reminds me of a certain country...

 

[JulesMaximus]

Probably a combination of #2 and #3.

 

[SlitheryDee]

With no previous context they remind me of western movies. If I was walking through the woods and just happened upon a tree with a noose hanging from it I might suspect that I had come across the site of a recent klan rally though. I've haven't heard or seen any evidence whatsoever of an active KKK presence, but the pessimist in me insists that there are probably a few die-hard bigots still donning the white sheets for old time's sake.

A noose is a piece of rope tied in such a way as to provide an expedient means of dispatching an individual. They have largely fallen out of use for their primary function, but still find their place in macabre humor, halloween decoration, or some form of genuine intimidation. The context of the situation in which nooses appear helps us realize which role they are taking and dictate the appropriate response. It's all about context really.

 

[halik]

saddam?

 

[SpunkyJones]

I think of the old West.

 

[Modelworks]

I was just reading about capital punishment through the ages.
The most deaths from hanging are listed under forgery and counterfit.
Over 38% of hanging deaths in history.

 

[Turin39789]

Originally posted by: TehMac

Originally posted by: destrekorthe south will rise again'\

You know, there was a black guy singing songs like "The south will rise again."

Of course, the liberals made Disney shut it down, despite his own protests...
All liberals care about is making sure they can control peoples' minds and pretend like it's for everyone's benefit. Reminds me of a certain country...

Why yes. That makes perfect sense

 

[TheoPetro]

wheres the "teddy bear" option?

 

[preslove]

I specialized in southern American history during college... it means lynching to me.

And yes, if you send a racist letter a black person with a string tied as a noose attached to it, you should go to jail. Just as you would if you wrote "I plan to attack and possibly kill you" in that letter.

 

[YoungGun21]

suicide

 

[vital]

for halloween, my neighbors have a stuffed human hanging on a noose from their porch