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Pull a Ferguson?
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AL3NA
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Pull a Ferguson?
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Hi everyone. I was doing some online reading and came across this expression: “He tried to pull a Ferguson.” Does anyone know what this means? Thanks
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24 Apr 2015
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Carolinenjnc
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Hi, I believe it is a racial comment and refers to a situation that occurred in the city of Ferguson, MO. I found an article about it here: http://www.salon.com/2014/09/05/i_wish_someone_would_pull_a_ferguson_on_them_louisiana_cop_resigns_for_racist_texts/ It probably generated from the situation around the city of Ferguson, MO where a police officer shot and killed an African American. There are many opinions around the whole case, and the fact that the whole situation around that city escalated to almost a crisis. If you read this article, you should be able to understand this phrase from the context.
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24 Apr 2015
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Nelssa
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Pulling a Ferguson
In East Texas this is the act of calling into work on an excessive basis and suffering no repercussion. " I am pulling a Ferguson Monday."
http://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=Pulling%20a%20Ferguson Meaning that in East Texas they use this expression when they are not going to work on a short notice, and can get away with it without any consequences... Or in East Texas an employer can demand extra work, or excessive overtime, from an employee without any consequences...?
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24 Apr 2015
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Aurore
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I �ve never heard this before. I �ve read the article but I �m still none the wiser. Can anyone explain what it means? Is it pejorative or not? |
24 Apr 2015
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redcamarocruiser
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I read the article that Carolinenjnc posted and I interpret it to mean that someone in authority who tried to pull a Ferguson attempted to intimidate or shoot a minority person without being held responsible or indicted of a crime. Wilson, the officer who shot Michael Brown dead was not indicted. |
24 Apr 2015
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seansarto
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Nelssa is most correct in the intpretation. It is a cynical phrase in a politically cynical environment, not racist. It means to overreact about something.
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25 Apr 2015
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