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In reply to the discussion: PBO press conference:"everyone has a bias" [View all]darkangel218
(13,985 posts)54. You started it, you said i put words in Obama's mouth, when i was quotting pwmom.
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extrapolated, this is an affront to the whole civil rights movement in America.
grasswire
Dec 2014
#1
Well if that is what he said, he is wrong. Unless he means 'against inequality'.
sabrina 1
Dec 2014
#16
I did not hear the speech, but the statement that everyone is biased is the truth
Bjorn Against
Dec 2014
#2
Again I did not hear the remarks, but the cops that killed Garner were indeed biased
Bjorn Against
Dec 2014
#5
Don't you see? It's a discussion board, and by discussing the OP you 'silence' it
arcane1
Dec 2014
#47
Accusing me of putting words in someone else's mouth is not civilized discussion.
darkangel218
Dec 2014
#50
So were you uncivilized when you accused me of putting words in your mouth in post 41?
Bjorn Against
Dec 2014
#51
You started it, you said i put words in Obama's mouth, when i was quotting pwmom.
darkangel218
Dec 2014
#54
I never accused you of being uncivil, but your all caps subject line may not look civil to others
Bjorn Against
Dec 2014
#67
it's a simple psychological truth about every human on the planet. WE ALL HOLD BIASES.
KittyWampus
Dec 2014
#76
It's in line with what organizations like the holocaust museum say. Everyone has biases.
stevenleser
Dec 2014
#6
Im sorry, but i dont get this. Understand what, that some people are racist??
darkangel218
Dec 2014
#7
And even if President Obama were speaking specifically of racial bias ...
1StrongBlackMan
Dec 2014
#59
I posted the video for everyone to see what potus said and pwnmom posted the exact words downthread.
darkangel218
Dec 2014
#48
It depends on what he meant and he certainly cannot speak for 'everyone'. There
sabrina 1
Dec 2014
#19
He wasn't excusing them for having a bias. But he did acknowledge that we all have them.
pnwmom
Dec 2014
#8
anyone who tells you they have no biases are lying to themselves and to you. we however can train
La Lioness Priyanka
Dec 2014
#43
Everyone has biases, the key is recognizing and not acting on those biases. n/t
1StrongBlackMan
Dec 2014
#53
There is a difference between having a racial bias and being a racist ...
1StrongBlackMan
Dec 2014
#64
I would prefer that no one in law enforcement had an ounce of racism in them.
darkangel218
Dec 2014
#70
How about mpnitoring their ( the officer's) behaviour. language, choices they make, etc
darkangel218
Dec 2014
#75
Cops, judges, health providers, churches--all should not be allowed to be biased.
panader0
Dec 2014
#71
That's pretty common knowledge if you read anything in the way of anti-racism info
gollygee
Dec 2014
#77