Reply #58: Obviously, it came across incredibly wrong, but I only wanted or intended

[Jamastiene]

a positive thread to dispel those very hatreds that people have. This is the last time I post something serious on DU for that reason. People read an awful lot into something that meant well. I'm sorry for posting it to begin with. I guess the stereotypes will endure because I can't figure out how to ask a simple question when what I really wanted to do was ask a simple question to dispel those very feelings that I never wanted to have. I really think part of the problem, though, is that people want to keep things so surface oriented when discussing issues of race that they miss an opportunity to make things better by going deeper and getting to the bottom of the bad feelings many people have and working to recognize them for what they are and just be better in this world. Be the change you want to see, in some way. That's not going to happen though if people won't seriously discuss the issues. Maybe I should have worded it differently, but it would not have been answered, I am sure. I could have asked, "Say something nice about someone different than you." but that would have been met with trivial topical banter that would not have addressed the actual issue, IMHO.