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Jane Austin

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14. Mothers' Day -

Reply to EffieBlack (Original post)

Fri May 18, 2018, 02:22 PM

May 2018

last Sunday.

With my daughter-in-law.

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When was the last time you discussed race and racism face-to-face with a person of another race? [View all] EffieBlack May 2018 OP

Tuesday. WillowTree May 2018 #1

A couple of months ago TBA May 2018 #2

couple weeks back....at a meeting ..about a figure of speech... dembotoz May 2018 #3

This message was self-deleted by its author NCTraveler May 2018 #4

Well, I do it all the time Downtown Hound May 2018 #5

My wife. Last night. kwassa May 2018 #6

+10000 JustAnotherGen May 2018 #13

Same here. NickB79 May 2018 #37

It really is difficult. kwassa May 2018 #68

Trump called my wife's family "animals." hunter May 2018 #60

Last Week northremembers May 2018 #7

Unfortunately almost never. MontanaMama May 2018 #8

A few months ago get the red out May 2018 #9

This is common for black professional women ... kwassa May 2018 #12

Disgusting eom get the red out May 2018 #15

All day, every day - from the top down and the bottom up EffieBlack May 2018 #21

It is most fascinating .... kwassa May 2018 #27

Years ago at work mitch96 May 2018 #65

"I felt privileged in a way that she trusted me enough to tell me about that" BumRushDaShow May 2018 #32

And no wonder we're wary EffieBlack May 2018 #51

Ain't that the truth! BumRushDaShow May 2018 #59

A half an hour ago. H2O Man May 2018 #10

This morning JustAnotherGen May 2018 #11

Mothers' Day - Jane Austin May 2018 #14

Last Friday. A close friend. My living room. Bok_Tukalo May 2018 #16

About four years ago dumbcat May 2018 #17

Last week Runningdawg May 2018 #18

A few months back. African immigrant. Decoy of Fenris May 2018 #19

Please don't let one negative experience with one person of color scare you away from EffieBlack May 2018 #22

Oh, I know that. It was just in a work setting, and I can't risk losing a job over it. Decoy of Fenris May 2018 #24

Your wife got fired for creating a hostile work environment because she discussed race? Empowerer May 2018 #40

Yes, by a white coworker who eavesdropped into the convo. Decoy of Fenris May 2018 #43

That sounds like a possible illegal termination. Did she do anything about it? EffieBlack May 2018 #50

She was an "at-will" employee. We had no recourse. Decoy of Fenris May 2018 #53

Even at-will employees can't be fired for discriminatory reasons. EffieBlack May 2018 #54

Well, be that as it may, she's ended up the better for it, so we're in no hurry to sue or anything. Decoy of Fenris May 2018 #57

The Left has lots of "problems" with "division" and they aren't limited to allies responding EffieBlack May 2018 #62

Of course not. As with any problem, there's always a multitude of influences. Decoy of Fenris May 2018 #63

"He flipped an absolute -shit- at me" BumRushDaShow May 2018 #46

Yeah, I get where that would be the case. Decoy of Fenris May 2018 #47

You will always have people who come here BumRushDaShow May 2018 #48

My question is, DO WE WANT TO TAKE CONTROL OF CONGRESS Hortensis May 2018 #20

Thank you for the reminder. I didn't know that. EffieBlack May 2018 #23

When classes are in session, a few times a week ProudLib72 May 2018 #25

Every semester we devote a day to race and what it means and how it plays out in U.S. History malchickiwick May 2018 #26

The PBS series is really good. kwassa May 2018 #30

One day 1/16th of the semester and I have to cover 10,000-plus years of history!! malchickiwick May 2018 #38

it does make me feel better. kwassa May 2018 #41

My part of the conversation was, "Yeah, that's fucked up." aikoaiko May 2018 #28

Three Weeks Ago JustFiveMoreMinutes May 2018 #29

Two years ago ghostsinthemachine May 2018 #31

My most gracious filipa daughter in law - married to my son, Ret. 21 years - Navy Chief - asiliveandbreathe May 2018 #33

MONDAY heaven05 May 2018 #34

About right now cagefreesoylentgreen May 2018 #35

Frequently enough that they aren't distinct recollections. Ms. Toad May 2018 #36

About a week ago mokawanis May 2018 #39

Today actually Devil Child May 2018 #42

This past week, talking to a conservative friend- his family is from Columbia but he's been bettyellen May 2018 #44

Might be good to answer that question yourself oberliner May 2018 #45

Ok, Boo - I'll be glad to answer EffieBlack May 2018 #49

Hey, Boo - you're usually so quick to respond to everything I say, but you still haven't responded EffieBlack May 2018 #61

About 45 minutes ago... The_REAL_Ecumenist May 2018 #52

My last face to face conversation about racism meadowlander May 2018 #55

It comes up every so often with a friend of mine jes06c May 2018 #56

LOL-sometimes all you can do is just nod and say "That's really interesting. Wow, look at the time!" EffieBlack May 2018 #58

Right after the Starbucks incident neeksgeek May 2018 #64

Never, the downside is way worse than the upside MichMan May 2018 #66

You don't have any black friends or co-workers or people of color whom you trust and trust you? EffieBlack May 2018 #67

Some, but still won't discuss race with them for the reasons I stated. MichMan May 2018 #93

That's too bad EffieBlack May 2018 #94

Thankfully, all the freaking time Cal Carpenter May 2018 #69

This is great EffieBlack May 2018 #71

Maybe a month ago MissB May 2018 #70

I have a very close friend who is a refugee from Congo. He is very black. We decided he would Amaryllis May 2018 #72

For whatever reason, I end up in conversations about this with non-white people all the time Victor_c3 May 2018 #73

The former head of the county GOP tried to tell me that voter id laws are not racist Gothmog May 2018 #74

I was in my County Affirmative Action Commission for 13 years. Does that count? Hekate May 2018 #75

When was the last time you tried to find something in common with a secretary or other clerical EffieBlack May 2018 #76

Good for you, because I was lonely as shit back in the day. When I finally carved out some time... Hekate May 2018 #79

Two months ago with a cab driver from Nigeria... talked after an AA on side of road flipped him off. InAbLuEsTaTe May 2018 #77

What was his answer? EffieBlack May 2018 #78

OMG yes Effie... had some amazing talks w/ cabbies! That day I had at least a half-hour conversation InAbLuEsTaTe May 2018 #92

Last week with my grandson nini May 2018 #80

Couldn't tell you exactly when, PoindexterOglethorpe May 2018 #81

Really, not much ever really captain queeg May 2018 #82

Recently and regularly. But white folks need to talk to white folks. Garrett78 May 2018 #83

A few days ago at a state conference. femmedem May 2018 #84

10 years ago a neighbor across the street put up a confederate battle flag on his porch... beachbum bob May 2018 #85

A few days ago with my wife. We watched the Rachel Dolezal film on Netflix. TCJ70 May 2018 #86

Years ago I was out of town on a project and sitting at a local bar after work with one of my beachbum bob May 2018 #87

What you did was much more effective than calling him a racist asshole. femmedem May 2018 #89

I truly hate racist assholes but I can temper what comes out and keep those inside words, in.. beachbum bob May 2018 #90

3 years ago I became close to a co-worker who is black. GreenEyedLefty May 2018 #88

A few minutes ago, with my wife. We talked about the royal wedding. We cried. yardwork May 2018 #91