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loveangelc (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Dec-10-07 05:06 PM Original message |
Does Barack being light skinned help him? |
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YOY (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Dec-10-07 05:07 PM Response to Original message |
1. Does being dark skinned help Alan Keyes? |
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incapsulated (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Dec-10-07 05:08 PM Response to Original message |
2. Yes. |
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liberalnurse (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Dec-10-07 05:59 PM Response to Reply #2 |
45. I thought he was Italian? |
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Zueda (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Dec-10-07 08:03 PM Response to Reply #45 |
78. Nice.... |
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mikelgb (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Dec-10-07 05:08 PM Response to Original message |
3. fix your grammar |
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quinnox (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Dec-10-07 05:10 PM Response to Original message |
4. Why not |
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goldcanyonaz (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Dec-10-07 05:10 PM Response to Original message |
5. I'm only 30 but back in my Mothers day there was such a thing as the "paper bag" test. |
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ariesgem (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Dec-10-07 05:38 PM Response to Reply #5 |
25. It's still exists. Especially for women. Have you taken a look at the casting of advertisements, |
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goldcanyonaz (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Dec-10-07 05:41 PM Response to Reply #25 |
30. That's just women in general. What about all the ads and tv shows that cast women as size 00... |
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ariesgem (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Dec-10-07 05:48 PM Response to Reply #30 |
38. I was referring to your comment regarding "the paper bag test." |
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Radical Activist (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Dec-10-07 07:44 PM Response to Reply #25 |
74. Yeah, I've seen that |
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bunnies (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Dec-10-07 05:10 PM Response to Original message |
6. dreadlocks are sexy. |
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faithfulcitizen (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Dec-10-07 05:12 PM Response to Original message |
7. Yes, but he is bi-racial. nt |
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Catherine Vincent (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Dec-10-07 05:13 PM Response to Original message |
8. Not with Obama but in other cases, yes. nt |
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AspenRose (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Dec-10-07 05:19 PM Response to Reply #8 |
10. Agreed |
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Frogger (217 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Dec-10-07 05:18 PM Response to Original message |
9. I tend to agree |
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loveangelc (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Dec-10-07 05:38 PM Response to Reply #9 |
26. I dont think she was necessarily referring to her dreadlocks... |
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Frogger (217 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Dec-10-07 05:59 PM Response to Reply #26 |
46. You may be right. |
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Catherine Vincent (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Dec-10-07 06:07 PM Response to Reply #46 |
48. A truly unappealing hairstyle? |
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AspenRose (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Dec-10-07 09:41 PM Response to Reply #46 |
82. Oh please.....locks have evolved |
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Frogger (217 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Dec-10-07 10:12 PM Response to Reply #82 |
84. Perhaps I was mistaken |
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orleans (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Dec-10-07 05:19 PM Response to Original message |
11. wasn't his mom from kansas? i wonder if he'll get the kansas vote n/t |
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Adelante (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Dec-10-07 06:16 PM Response to Reply #11 |
54. His dad; mom and him |
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Vektor (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Dec-10-07 07:07 PM Response to Reply #54 |
69. Baby Obama! |
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nealmhughes (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Dec-10-07 09:30 PM Response to Reply #54 |
81. Senator looks like Little Bill in that baby picture! |
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otohara (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Dec-11-07 02:20 AM Response to Reply #54 |
97. Another Pic of His Mom |
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ripple (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Dec-11-07 01:10 AM Response to Reply #11 |
96. He won the dem straw poll here. |
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moez (638 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Dec-10-07 05:20 PM Response to Original message |
12. I would guess that he'd be successful even if he were darker skinned. |
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goldcanyonaz (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Dec-10-07 05:21 PM Response to Original message |
13. Are those who are answering yes, black? |
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goldcanyonaz (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Dec-10-07 05:43 PM Response to Reply #13 |
31. bumpity bump for my question. |
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Vektor (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Dec-10-07 05:44 PM Response to Reply #13 |
32. I answered "possibly..." |
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goldcanyonaz (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Dec-10-07 05:48 PM Response to Reply #32 |
36. I appreciate your response! |
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Vektor (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Dec-10-07 05:55 PM Response to Reply #36 |
41. No problem. |
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Adelante (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Dec-10-07 06:17 PM Response to Reply #13 |
55. Why do you ask? nt |
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goldcanyonaz (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Dec-10-07 06:21 PM Response to Reply #55 |
58. Because I'm black and don't find this to be true any longer. |
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goodgd_yall (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Dec-10-07 07:14 PM Response to Reply #58 |
70. I answered yes. |
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CitizenLeft (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Dec-11-07 12:44 AM Response to Reply #13 |
90. I'm black |
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Snarkturian Clone (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Dec-10-07 05:24 PM Response to Original message |
14. I work in an inner city school |
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sniffa (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Dec-10-07 05:24 PM Response to Original message |
15. i wonder who will win the skin color vote |
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Vektor (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Dec-10-07 05:27 PM Response to Original message |
16. I have heard of this phenomenon, also. |
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loveangelc (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Dec-10-07 05:44 PM Response to Reply #16 |
33. well being mixed in history |
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hedgehog (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Dec-10-07 05:28 PM Response to Original message |
17. On the other hand, to me Barack looks very East African. |
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goldcanyonaz (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Dec-10-07 05:30 PM Response to Reply #17 |
19. To me he looks very European, he's a good looking man... |
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Steely_Dan (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Dec-10-07 05:30 PM Response to Original message |
18. Does Anyone Else... |
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moez (638 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Dec-10-07 05:32 PM Response to Reply #18 |
20. I'd be more disturbed |
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Steely_Dan (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Dec-10-07 06:50 PM Response to Reply #20 |
67. Sorry...I Misread the Original Post |
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goldcanyonaz (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Dec-10-07 05:33 PM Response to Reply #18 |
21. Why? |
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moez (638 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Dec-10-07 05:37 PM Response to Reply #21 |
23. ..... never mind |
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goldcanyonaz (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Dec-10-07 05:39 PM Response to Reply #23 |
27. My "Why?" was to the above poster. |
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moez (638 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Dec-10-07 05:40 PM Response to Reply #27 |
29. I just saw that.... |
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DemocratSinceBirth (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Dec-10-07 05:36 PM Response to Original message |
22. Spike Lee Did A Movie On The Topic "School Daze" |
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Bluebear (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Dec-10-07 05:38 PM Response to Original message |
24. 'who is has chocolate skin' |
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loveangelc (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Dec-10-07 05:52 PM Response to Reply #24 |
39. I MEANT |
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Freddie Stubbs (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Dec-10-07 05:40 PM Response to Original message |
28. Yes, but |
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goldcanyonaz (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Dec-10-07 05:44 PM Response to Reply #28 |
34. Sound black? He speaks like every other well raised American. |
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Freddie Stubbs (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Dec-10-07 05:54 PM Response to Reply #34 |
40. I am not talking about ebonics |
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goldcanyonaz (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Dec-10-07 05:58 PM Response to Reply #40 |
44. That's a poor education and poor upbringing that does that... |
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ariesgem (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Dec-10-07 06:11 PM Response to Reply #40 |
49. How do you know that many of the folks you've spoken to on the phone |
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Catherine Vincent (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Dec-10-07 05:46 PM Response to Reply #28 |
35. ...! |
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Freddie Stubbs (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Dec-10-07 05:56 PM Response to Reply #35 |
43. Whites are more accepting of blacks who look and sound like them |
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Catherine Vincent (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Dec-10-07 06:12 PM Response to Reply #43 |
50. All whites do not sound alike to me. nt |
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CitizenLeft (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Dec-11-07 12:50 AM Response to Reply #50 |
92. I like that picture too |
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Beacool (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Dec-10-07 06:15 PM Response to Reply #35 |
52. I always meant to tell you that I love that picture. |
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BootinUp (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Dec-10-07 07:45 PM Response to Reply #52 |
75. mutual respect too. nt |
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Catherine Vincent (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Dec-10-07 08:21 PM Response to Reply #52 |
80. Yes, I agree with you. |
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Apollo11 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Dec-11-07 10:49 AM Response to Reply #28 |
101. I don't think Obama talks like a white guy. |
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goodgd_yall (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Dec-10-07 05:48 PM Response to Original message |
37. Yes, and |
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Nailzberg (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Dec-10-07 05:56 PM Response to Original message |
42. It's 30 years old, but anyone else reminded of the SNL sketch "Black Perspectives" |
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FrenchieCat (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Dec-10-07 06:07 PM Response to Original message |
47. Why would it help him? |
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DemocratSinceBirth (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Dec-10-07 06:14 PM Response to Reply #47 |
51. Did you see the movie "School Daze"? |
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goldcanyonaz (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Dec-10-07 06:17 PM Response to Reply #51 |
56. I've never cared for Spike Lee. I always found him to be a troublemaker. |
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DemocratSinceBirth (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Dec-10-07 06:19 PM Response to Reply #56 |
57. I Love Spike But We Can Still Be Friends |
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goldcanyonaz (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Dec-10-07 06:26 PM Response to Reply #57 |
60. haha! I didn't care for that movie and don't feel as though it represents our society at all. |
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FrenchieCat (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Dec-10-07 06:30 PM Response to Reply #51 |
61. There is a difference between what is talked about openly within |
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goldcanyonaz (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Dec-10-07 06:36 PM Response to Reply #61 |
62. I take it you're black, right? |
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FrenchieCat (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Dec-10-07 06:54 PM Response to Reply #62 |
68. Yes.....I am |
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DemocratSinceBirth (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Dec-10-07 07:19 PM Response to Reply #68 |
71. It Seemed To Me You Were Describing A Phenomenon |
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FrenchieCat (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Dec-10-07 07:40 PM Response to Reply #71 |
73. Certainly! Nothing laudable about it..... |
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DemocratSinceBirth (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Dec-10-07 07:46 PM Response to Reply #73 |
76. I Don't Know |
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Catherine Vincent (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Dec-10-07 08:21 PM Response to Reply #68 |
79. Good response, Frenchie. |
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babylonsister (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Dec-10-07 07:57 PM Response to Reply #61 |
77. I can back you up on this concerning dark-skinned |
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CitizenLeft (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Dec-11-07 01:00 AM Response to Reply #61 |
94. you are right |
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fujiyama (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Dec-11-07 01:05 AM Response to Reply #61 |
95. You bring up some good examples |
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Irreverend IX (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Dec-11-07 08:14 AM Response to Reply #95 |
98. It's pretty obvious where the preference originates. |
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AspenRose (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Dec-10-07 09:56 PM Response to Reply #47 |
83. Here's a good book |
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Bitwit1234 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Dec-10-07 06:15 PM Response to Original message |
53. Don't you mean light headed and light weight. |
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H2O Man (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Dec-10-07 06:22 PM Response to Original message |
59. He's not "light skinned." |
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BootinUp (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Dec-10-07 06:38 PM Response to Original message |
63. Not black |
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goldcanyonaz (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Dec-10-07 06:40 PM Response to Reply #63 |
65. I'm black and not offended by this topic at all. |
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galledgoblin (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Dec-10-07 06:40 PM Response to Original message |
64. yes, sadly |
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zulchzulu (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Dec-10-07 06:49 PM Response to Original message |
66. Can he dance and sing like a good ol' boy? |
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rucky (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Dec-10-07 07:37 PM Response to Original message |
72. Not with many dark-skinned blacks. |
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ecstatic (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Dec-10-07 10:24 PM Response to Original message |
85. Well studies show yes. and it's not just blacks, it's indians, asians, etc. nt |
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BluegrassDem (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Dec-10-07 10:29 PM Response to Original message |
86. I'm a light-skinned African-American |
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CitizenLeft (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Dec-11-07 12:46 AM Response to Reply #86 |
91. so am I |
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Sultana (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Dec-10-07 10:50 PM Response to Original message |
87. He may be light-skinned |
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Joe the Revelator (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Dec-10-07 10:55 PM Response to Original message |
88. What do I think? I think this is thinly veiled race baiting. |
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H2O Man (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Dec-11-07 08:23 AM Response to Reply #88 |
99. So "thinly veiled" |
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rucky (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Dec-11-07 01:12 PM Response to Reply #88 |
104. It's been pretty civilized so far. |
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provis99 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Dec-10-07 10:57 PM Response to Original message |
89. depends on whether you're talking to whites or blacks |
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fujiyama (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Dec-11-07 12:54 AM Response to Original message |
93. It might |
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Apollo11 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Dec-11-07 08:40 AM Response to Original message |
100. I agree that lighter skinned people probably experience less (overt) discrimination. |
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Apollo11 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Dec-11-07 10:57 AM Response to Original message |
102. This could be a topic for Larry Wilmore - The Daily Show's Senior Black Correspondent |
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libodem (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Dec-11-07 01:09 PM Response to Original message |
103. Being handsome helps |
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