Poll: When did you last socialize with a person of a different race in their home or yours?

[EffieBlack]

81. That goes both ways

Often people WANT to say something but are afraid that if we do, we'll get the kind of reaction we often see on DU - being attacked, dismissed, challenged, etc.

We often DON'T invite white folk to discuss things. Why not broach the topic yourselves? You don't have to just start in on whatever you feel like talking about, but just asking a question or indicating an interest in our opinion goes a long way. For example, saying something like, "I just read about this or that incident and realize how little I understand it since I've never experienced it since I'm white. Has anything like that ever happened to you?"

That will likely either stimulate a response that will lead to an interesting conversation - or the person can just say, "No" and move on.

Just a suggestion. But waiting for an invitation to say something is, in my view, a little bit of a copout.