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In reply to the discussion: White Fragility: Why It’s So Hard to Talk to White People About Racism [View all]malaise
(269,630 posts)Live mocking with two words versus real mocking ever hour of the day.
It's about time the super sensitive defer to those who have been the real victims here.
After over 400 years of racism and after studying the way the Williams sisters and their father have been treated for nearly two decades, it seems perfectly rational for an African American web site to respond a la Rude Pundit.
If nine white people had been slaughtered in a church, not one person would be delighted with a response of 'grace' and 'forgiveness'.
The only way overt racism (institutional and otherwise) will end is when harsh truths are faced. It is only very recently that the Williams family have received apologies from more than a few establishment media hacks.
Ask the Williams sisters about line calls back in the day and then go figure why the tennis world was forced to introduce instant replay reviews.
Only those who assume privilege would demand that those who are victims be nice to them about it.
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