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AverageJoe90

(10,745 posts)
195. Sad but very true, unfortunately.
Sun Apr 15, 2012, 02:21 AM
Apr 2012

Even I had a hard time coming to terms with the facts once, TBH. But I have woken up to the fact that, systemic racism not only still exists but is unfortunately still pretty ingrained in today's America.

I think Zimmerman should be locked up Syrinx Apr 2012 #1
I think you miss the point zentrum Apr 2012 #27
Very well said, and underscored by me. nt Mira Apr 2012 #29
Well said and applies to too many of the responses to this article independentpiney Apr 2012 #35
Well said!!! One has to be in the other persons shoes to really understand their RKP5637 Apr 2012 #44
+1 uponit7771 Apr 2012 #79
YES marshall gaines Apr 2012 #94
excellent response, zentrum Carolina Apr 2012 #99
I wish I could mark this as a favorite. Jazzgirl Apr 2012 #112
Excellent post malaise Apr 2012 #172
Sad but very true, unfortunately. AverageJoe90 Apr 2012 #195
Post removed Post removed Apr 2012 #41
Exactly. zentrum Apr 2012 #51
I don't want to trivialize what happened to you Marrah_G Apr 2012 #60
"I made the mistake of walking in a majority black neighborhood..." ieoeja Apr 2012 #78
This is an excellent response! nt independentpiney Apr 2012 #82
"...I made the mistake of walking in a majority black neighborhood, .." Why was this a "mistake"? uponit7771 Apr 2012 #80
Bravo! I doubt it even happened and that the poster who coalition_unwilling Apr 2012 #163
Good question Dorian Gray Apr 2012 #200
A lot more black people killed by blacks brush Apr 2012 #91
A lot more black people killed by blacks brush Apr 2012 #92
because they want to divert away from what happened here olderlib Apr 2012 #185
It's not the pervasiveness of guns, either. Atypical Liberal Apr 2012 #104
that "black on black" mess is just a red herring SemperEadem Apr 2012 #111
Some bad abuse of math in that article... Ka hrnt Apr 2012 #127
ya,... sure... if you say so SemperEadem Apr 2012 #155
Thanks for the article. Interesting stuff, indeed. AverageJoe90 Apr 2012 #197
And no one EVER gets robbed in white neighborhoods, right? Erose999 Apr 2012 #170
ugh. the author loses me by lumping ALL white people together cali Apr 2012 #2
+1 Daniel537 Apr 2012 #4
Thank you sarge43 Apr 2012 #8
thank you for putting that so well. cali Apr 2012 #13
true. As soon as you say. "you CAN'T understand" BlancheSplanchnik Apr 2012 #117
+1000 +++ n/t RKP5637 Apr 2012 #46
Well said! nt Raine Apr 2012 #109
Well said. Ka hrnt Apr 2012 #128
I can understand perfectly what he is saying..... secondwind Apr 2012 #20
It's also pintobean Apr 2012 #43
Don't be over-sensitive. You should pay closer attention to what he actually said. kwassa Apr 2012 #174
Ebomy..... Or Ebony? Nt xchrom Apr 2012 #3
Typo malaise Apr 2012 #5
The white privileged class is NOT necessarily ALL white people. fasttense Apr 2012 #6
Good points that need repeating (perhaps in an OP?). Thanks -n/t coalition_unwilling Apr 2012 #166
All whites have privilege, regardless of income. kwassa Apr 2012 #171
The Expression "We are All Trayvon Martin" On the Road Apr 2012 #7
That's how I take this article too. obxhead Apr 2012 #30
Yes makes it kind of hard to know what to do Raine Apr 2012 #108
Thank you for this. I'm going to pass it around. nt Sarah Ibarruri Apr 2012 #9
"It is time to stop denying racism and defending White privilege, distracting and deflecting with retread Apr 2012 #10
oh bullshit. Not agreeing with this ill thought out screed does not cali Apr 2012 #15
So you don't deny that you benefit from being white ? independentpiney Apr 2012 #76
"The lady doth protest too much, methinks" retread Apr 2012 #159
I have imagined all that and more lunatica Apr 2012 #11
good post. well made point. cali Apr 2012 #17
None of that compares to the horror of being Clarence Thomas. Nye Bevan Apr 2012 #33
Department of Critical Culture, Gender and Race Studies at Washington State University. stonecutter357 Apr 2012 #12
I would say in his defense treestar Apr 2012 #47
I was robbed and pistol whipped... meaculpa2011 Apr 2012 #14
I'm so sorry. AverageJoe90 Apr 2012 #196
I don't think he backed off. meaculpa2011 Apr 2012 #202
Thanks for sharing this wellstone dem Apr 2012 #16
Great post. secondwind Apr 2012 #23
The author seems to just want to shame white people because they won't be profiled Daniel537 Apr 2012 #18
Believe me a lot of white people are very ignorant about how bad it is. mucifer Apr 2012 #19
There's plenty of people ignorant about many things in the world Daniel537 Apr 2012 #26
I am a white woman and I did not get the same feeling from the article. mucifer Apr 2012 #28
I woke up only recently myself. nt AverageJoe90 Apr 2012 #198
Acknowledging a problem, an inequity is the first step in long term change. Marrah_G Apr 2012 #39
Sorry but ETHNIC white people are always suspicious of the power structure. slampoet Apr 2012 #21
I cannot believe the responses to this post! When did we secondwind Apr 2012 #22
David Leonard is white n/t malaise Apr 2012 #25
oh for pity's sake. It's just flat wrong to lump any group of people into one stereotype. cali Apr 2012 #31
Why do you feel ashamed of us? lunatica Apr 2012 #32
Actually the article seems to be about what white people cannot feel ... GOTV Apr 2012 #85
Dear David Leonard mactime Apr 2012 #24
Bringing up that 2007 murder is a kneejerk racist reaction independentpiney Apr 2012 #50
Just pointing out the lopsidedness mactime Apr 2012 #54
I think you made his point instead independentpiney Apr 2012 #55
I did not know the point was to list examples of white victimhood mactime Apr 2012 #58
So you dredged up a 5 yr old example of 'white victimhood' independentpiney Apr 2012 #63
Wow did not expect this kind of vitriol mactime Apr 2012 #75
Poor you, you can stop backpedaling independentpiney Apr 2012 #77
I am having some trouble with my memory hfojvt Apr 2012 #34
Playing the "race denial" card on DU Generic Other Apr 2012 #36
Time to pay the piper FrodosPet Apr 2012 #52
Martin luther king would be proud. Muskypundit Apr 2012 #100
Which posts in this thread make either of the first two claims you alledge? GOTV Apr 2012 #86
since mine is post #36, the posts I refer to must have been earlier Generic Other Apr 2012 #90
Yes, if they existed they would have been posted earlier, but since you listed no examples ... GOTV Apr 2012 #105
uh huh Generic Other Apr 2012 #113
Simple to list one. Can't do it? GOTV Apr 2012 #160
I am not interested in being badgered by race baiters Generic Other Apr 2012 #161
Backtracking apology accepted GOTV Apr 2012 #165
The Great White Hope Generic Other Apr 2012 #167
Nice post malaise Apr 2012 #153
Thanks Malaise for posting the thread Generic Other Apr 2012 #162
As a parent, the part of the Trayvon story that hurts and angers me most Greybnk48 Apr 2012 #37
And they had his cell phone malaise Apr 2012 #56
This "I am not Trayvon Martin" meme is just a way for certain white people to pose as "enlightened" aikoaiko Apr 2012 #38
unfortunately the people that need to read this Enrique Apr 2012 #40
But at least some of them will read it here independentpiney Apr 2012 #70
It's Still Easier To Be White Than A Person Of Color In This Country DemocratSinceBirth Apr 2012 #42
Reperations NOW! FrodosPet Apr 2012 #45
Dear Black Folks Aerows Apr 2012 #48
That's my dream malaise Apr 2012 #106
Not very well put, but I agree with parts FightForChange Apr 2012 #49
What a shame... 99Forever Apr 2012 #53
The Argument Is It's Invisible DemocratSinceBirth Apr 2012 #57
you probably cash some in everyday without realising it nt independentpiney Apr 2012 #59
+1000 nt abelenkpe Apr 2012 #98
You misunderstand what the term means Marrah_G Apr 2012 #61
well said, and helpful, Marrah_G. thank you. nt nofurylike Apr 2012 #140
If you have never been arrested for being White, then you are already cashing in your privilege. ieoeja Apr 2012 #62
Well said malaise Apr 2012 #71
Did I defend .. 99Forever Apr 2012 #83
If you actually think that Blacks wouldn't be treated even worse under the same circumstances, then ieoeja Apr 2012 #88
If you want to... 99Forever Apr 2012 #89
Where to cash in? lumberjack_jeff Apr 2012 #67
Okay, I agree. Now what? lumberjack_jeff Apr 2012 #64
I think it's funny that the author references "The Brady Bunch" and gets CINDY wrong. Really. nt LaydeeBug Apr 2012 #65
LOL. The Brady Bunch references jumped out at me too. RZM Apr 2012 #66
Thisis a good and valuable article. Anyone who thinks it is possible to live in another's skin annabanana Apr 2012 #68
uh no. you can be empathetic. BIG Difference. cali Apr 2012 #102
this cannot be clearer Baitball Blogger Apr 2012 #69
Some valid points poorly done. JNelson6563 Apr 2012 #72
Its a crying ass shame madokie Apr 2012 #73
+1. nt bemildred Apr 2012 #74
k&r Starry Messenger Apr 2012 #81
the focus should be on zimmerman noiretextatique Apr 2012 #84
Honestly I can't imagine except in my nightmares. Uncle Joe Apr 2012 #87
When I was a young girl I remember reading a classic book called malaise Apr 2012 #116
I haven't read "Black Like Me" yet. Uncle Joe Apr 2012 #119
I just told a co-worker/friend about this book. Uncle Joe Apr 2012 #177
He had to leave the South malaise Apr 2012 #187
EXCELLENT marshall gaines Apr 2012 #93
Once again as a white autistic aspieextrodinare Apr 2012 #95
say what? How could your come and kill you tomorrow and not be punished for it? cali Apr 2012 #103
It isn't illegal to kill an autistic like me aspieextrodinare Apr 2012 #132
the point is, if you were also black, you would be more threatened than you are. nofurylike Apr 2012 #143
I have several friends who are both black and on the spectrum aspieextrodinare Apr 2012 #173
as atrocious as that horror is, as indecent as those facts are, things are even more nofurylike Apr 2012 #178
what do you mean non-literal speech? maddezmom Apr 2012 #186
You misunderstand what privilege means Marrah_G Apr 2012 #154
you say it so succintly! i had just posted almost the same, but you put it so directly! nofurylike Apr 2012 #179
You're welcome Marrah_G Apr 2012 #180
So there would be a 96% chance of me never finding meaningful employment aspieextrodinare Apr 2012 #183
K&R DeSwiss Apr 2012 #96
This message was self-deleted by its author americaninohio Apr 2012 #97
oh goody. a live one. cali Apr 2012 #101
I'm half a white folk Tveil Apr 2012 #107
I'm half a white folk too Generic Other Apr 2012 #121
Well said malaise Apr 2012 #146
When you address any racial group as some universal group think mob, you sound racist. Kurska Apr 2012 #110
"it is never okay to lump together the thoughts feelings and experiences of an entire people" Generic Other Apr 2012 #122
This is racist. nt Liquorice Apr 2012 #114
I am not black but that doesn't mean I don't feel your outrage because I do. You should be able southernyankeebelle Apr 2012 #115
I think poor white people also get a rotten deal but they can disappear malaise Apr 2012 #118
so true. I hate racists. I just wasn't raised that way. Of course I come from a lower middle southernyankeebelle Apr 2012 #120
We weren't allowed to go to slumber parties but there were no issues about race malaise Apr 2012 #123
with all due respect Skittles Apr 2012 #124
Peter? Jan? Bobby? Are all white people the Brady Bunch? Crunchy Frog Apr 2012 #125
As a 59 year old WASP, I think I'm going to subscribe. ellie_belly Apr 2012 #126
This article is bull. How does this guy presume to walk in another's shoes... Honeycombe8 Apr 2012 #129
"White America is never suspicious." napoleon_in_rags Apr 2012 #130
But you answered your own question malaise Apr 2012 #145
It's harder for middle class black youth, but not true they have no chance.... Honeycombe8 Apr 2012 #190
Money just feels like the deepest issue to me. napoleon_in_rags Apr 2012 #191
You can get a pass whenever you want it. Black people don't have that option. kwassa Apr 2012 #192
There are white people in the ghetto, when you look at the bid idea of what it is. napoleon_in_rags Apr 2012 #194
I agree with you about the poverty kwassa Apr 2012 #204
Post removed Post removed Apr 2012 #131
We'll file this thread as Exhibit #3869 for why racism cannot be discussed on DU. Number23 Apr 2012 #133
I'll file your post under cali Apr 2012 #134
You do whatever you feel you need to do. Number23 Apr 2012 #138
* nofurylike Apr 2012 #136
This thread did nothing but prove StrongBlackMan's point, didn't it? Number23 Apr 2012 #139
yes. i am shaking my head, and all over, from reading it. nofurylike Apr 2012 #141
Trayvon's parents mimi85 Apr 2012 #135
It's so odd that these "new posters" have been violently attacked by Blacks... Walk away Apr 2012 #137
Amazing isn't it malaise Apr 2012 #144
you found words i was searching for, thank you so much, Walk away. nt nofurylike Apr 2012 #147
Ha-ha. Methinks you are on the cusp of a great coalition_unwilling Apr 2012 #164
thank you for posting that, malaise. it would, of course, receive fierce resistance, but nofurylike Apr 2012 #142
Cool malaise Apr 2012 #148
* nofurylike Apr 2012 #156
stupid will almost always get pushback from me. cali Apr 2012 #150
aren't you on a fierce roll, cali? why has this gotten to you so badly? nofurylike Apr 2012 #157
I can't understand, but I can empathize. I can care. Scuba Apr 2012 #149
If you are white and you can't see this point, then you are proving it. 6000eliot Apr 2012 #151
Exactly...Folks are blind HipChick Apr 2012 #152
(light coming on)YES!!!! excellent!! in such clear words, thank you so very much, 6000eliot!!! nofurylike Apr 2012 #158
His point is built on a straw man. aikoaiko Apr 2012 #169
His point is that you can't possibly have the same life experience as Trayvon kwassa Apr 2012 #176
exactly nt olderlib Apr 2012 #182
Another crappy article that misses its audience completely... MellowDem Apr 2012 #168
What does "We're all Martin" mean to you? kwassa Apr 2012 #175
it bugs me when whites say 'we're all Martin' olderlib Apr 2012 #184
Great article! olderlib Apr 2012 #181
I don't get it either malaise Apr 2012 #188
thanks! nt olderlib Apr 2012 #189
Fail. Too much 'white people' grouped together here. Zax2me Apr 2012 #193
If I understand this piece correctly, NashvilleLefty Apr 2012 #199
That simple malaise Apr 2012 #201
Wait, Zimmerman is white?! #mindblown. nt Snake Alchemist Apr 2012 #203
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