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1StrongBlackMan

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9. That ...

Reply to Baitball Blogger (Reply #6)

Fri Apr 6, 2012, 12:15 PM

Apr 2012

is exactly why many Black folk are unwilling to engage in substantive discussions of race with white people ... It seems to always go to a place where their (the white folks') understanding of racism, trumps the Black folks' experience(s) with racism.

I have learned long ago to judge satisfactory, any discussion of racism that does not include the white person saying, "Yeah. But I ..."

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Interesting e-mail exchange between white columninst & Black American. [View all] Baitball Blogger Apr 2012 OP

that white man hasn't a clue mzteris Apr 2012 #1

Precisely. Baitball Blogger Apr 2012 #5

I felt much safer in any part of Oakland over South Boston... Taverner Apr 2012 #7

Lol. It was palbable there. Real bad. Solomon Apr 2012 #14

White columnist is dense izquierdista Apr 2012 #2

Dense ... 1StrongBlackMan Apr 2012 #8

Denying what is painfully obvious izquierdista Apr 2012 #10

That last sentence ... 1StrongBlackMan Apr 2012 #11

OK, so I'll edit that izquierdista Apr 2012 #12

Exactly!!! n/t 1StrongBlackMan Apr 2012 #15

I agree with you treestar Apr 2012 #16

Americans need to be tourists in Europe more often. provis99 Apr 2012 #13

Now you give me an excuse to post this izquierdista Apr 2012 #19

What is lacking, imo, from the author of the article is... Spazito Apr 2012 #3

I was thinking the same way. Baitball Blogger Apr 2012 #6

That ... 1StrongBlackMan Apr 2012 #9

But aren't you sort of saying they can't disagree or challenge any point because of their race? treestar Apr 2012 #17

Answered via this question ... 1StrongBlackMan Apr 2012 #18

There's no problem RC Apr 2012 #4