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In reply to the discussion: D'oh, I'm a racist, yup yup yup UPDATE UPDATE UPDATE! ! ! ! ! ! [View all]Liberal_Stalwart71
(20,450 posts)78. Yep, and you will hear this from a good deal of blacks. I grew up in the south and the
Klan used to hold rallies in different places. We knew where those places where. We knew where to avoid. What always pissed me off is when northerners and people from the West and Midwest claim that racism is not as bad or even doesn't exist, but some of my worst experiences with racism occurred when I lived in Jersey and Chicago. To me, that's scarier because people swear that they aren't racist when they are. They don't even realize their behavior!!
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I gotta respect that. I scariest thing to me is when racist deny they're racist. That's dangerous.
Liberal_Stalwart71
Sep 2013
#7
Yes, but as a black woman, I want to know who my enemies are. The ones who worry me and my
Liberal_Stalwart71
Sep 2013
#14
Yup, best to deal with an out and out bigot than the one who pats you on the back with a knife.
freshwest
Sep 2013
#23
At least they never leave a doubt in your mind and you can see them coming
etherealtruth
Sep 2013
#36
It's difficult to explain to people what psychological racism is. They think that racism only
Liberal_Stalwart71
Sep 2013
#79
Yep, and you will hear this from a good deal of blacks. I grew up in the south and the
Liberal_Stalwart71
Sep 2013
#78
Don't miss the yellow shirt with the Jesus fish. Self described christians all, no doubt.
Squinch
Sep 2013
#15
That's the Xtian Nationalists people have been in denial about for years. Couldn't make out the text
freshwest
Sep 2013
#24
The website on the Infidel shirt leads to "Webmaster please contact Hostgator". IOW
Bernardo de La Paz
Sep 2013
#27
I'm surprised there weren't more comments about that. I guess we're all at the point where
Squinch
Sep 2013
#65