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ebbie15644

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1. I would like to share this

Mon Aug 29, 2016, 11:08 AM

Aug 2016

I am a middle aged white person and I come from Western PA. I can't understand or feel what you go through but I fight against constant racism from my own family members. I hate it and feel sick at my stomach by what they say and think.

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what is the deal with this continuing racist behavior of whites [View all] heaven05 Aug 2016 OP

I would like to share this ebbie15644 Aug 2016 #1

Years and years of programming by media and even schools, some of it subtle and some not so subtle, brush Aug 2016 #7

Me too OneGrassRoot Sep 2016 #46

Me too mitch96 Sep 2016 #53

things are improving, but is there time? pretzel4gore Aug 2016 #2

we as human beings heaven05 Aug 2016 #5

Intra-tribal warfare should never be an excuse awoke_in_2003 Aug 2016 #3

true heaven05 Aug 2016 #4

Full disclosure awoke_in_2003 Aug 2016 #6

Well, if they were old, cut them a little slack Warpy Aug 2016 #8

The OP is your JustAnotherGen Aug 2016 #14

As a "victim" of the things you mention, I agree that things HAVE jaysunb Aug 2016 #15

Understood Warpy Aug 2016 #18

I attended BU in the early 70's heaven05 Aug 2016 #40

Southie was truly horrible Warpy Aug 2016 #43

maybe we did cross paths heaven05 Aug 2016 #44

FYI, "persons of non-color" is probably more appropriate. MadDAsHell Aug 2016 #9

so a racist is a "person of non-color" heaven05 Aug 2016 #10

He's a disruptor JustAnotherGen Aug 2016 #13

Just because I don't accept your labels of people doesn't make me a disruptor. MadDAsHell Aug 2016 #21

Nothing wrong with being called a "black person". brush Aug 2016 #27

++1000 heaven05 Aug 2016 #32

This was posted to you... sheshe2 Nov 2016 #60

I saw that heaven05 Nov 2016 #61

She is filled with awesome! JustAnotherGen Nov 2016 #62

"Person of non-color" is a label as well. LanternWaste Aug 2016 #28

Where did I write any of that? JustAnotherGen Aug 2016 #29

you can reject until the cows come home heaven05 Aug 2016 #31

tee hee JustAnotherGen Aug 2016 #45

If you can't be respectful Coolest Ranger Sep 2016 #59

yeah, I see heaven05 Aug 2016 #42

... sheshe2 Aug 2016 #11

*sigh* JustAnotherGen Aug 2016 #12

What specifically leads you to allege "persons of non-color" is more appropriate? LanternWaste Aug 2016 #17

My coworker asked me to stop calling him white. He's right, it's an unecessary label. MadDAsHell Aug 2016 #20

Do you habitually reach conclusions based wholly on one subjective anecdote? LanternWaste Aug 2016 #23

So you want to call me "black." I get it. nt MadDAsHell Aug 2016 #25

Your may make as many conveniently inaccurate inference as you desire. LanternWaste Aug 2016 #26

No, it's not. But you can call me Ray... fleabiscuit Sep 2016 #48

Great post heaven05 lovemydog Aug 2016 #16

thank you heaven05 Aug 2016 #33

It is inbred just look at the picture and tell me if their kids are not now racists. vinny9698 Aug 2016 #19

ummmmm +1000 and heaven05 Aug 2016 #34

I've only been assaulted once in my life. Buckeye_Democrat Aug 2016 #35

They don't want to give up their place in line! They think they're going to be first MADem Aug 2016 #22

I'm sorry for your anxiety. Buckeye_Democrat Aug 2016 #24

in my experience with racist immigrants heaven05 Aug 2016 #36

I don't know about that. Buckeye_Democrat Aug 2016 #37

I think you were too harsh. I don't know how these two came across to you.... Moonwalk Aug 2016 #30

it is possible what you feel about my response heaven05 Aug 2016 #38

I didn't say that your anger was misplaced. In fact, I believe I said that it made perfect sense.... Moonwalk Aug 2016 #39

didn't mean for you to try to 'mindread' me heaven05 Aug 2016 #41

Saying that heaven05 was harsh, to me, is another form of promoting fragility/comfort Kind of Blue Sep 2016 #47

Very well said JustAnotherGen Sep 2016 #49

Thanks, JAG. Kind of Blue Sep 2016 #55

thank you heaven05 Sep 2016 #56

Aww, man. It is my pleasure and honor to support your courage! Kind of Blue Sep 2016 #57

White people need to educate themselves, at least in my opinion ismnotwasm Sep 2016 #52

K&R ismnotwasm Sep 2016 #50

Recommended and well written. guillaumeb Sep 2016 #51

fear. fear of change. fear of other WhiteTara Sep 2016 #54

thank you so much for Coolest Ranger Sep 2016 #58

What a foreshadowing post heaven05... Nt Quayblue Nov 2016 #63