I think y'all made her mad.

What I am interested in is other peoples' opinions/beliefs on the topic of discussion at hand. What I am not interested in is judgmental, condescending "advice" given on basis of who someone thinks I am and not on basis of what I've written. I am not interested in listening to person after person tell me I should not be able to discuss what I am interested in, and I am not interested in rudeness.

I am also not interested in changing anyone's opinion nor am I interested in someone attempting to change mine.

Who said that isn't ok?

That is what the bandwagon members are missing. Personally I never said it wasn't ok to think "This is what I belive, end of story". I just asked questions. No one has to answer them if they don't feel comfortable or if they don't feel like there are any other than "This is who I am". If no one is interested in discussing...then they don't have to.

Very amused, not mad. Why bother to write lengthy responses to a construct instead of a poster and their posts? Is that really worth the time it takes to convince no one?

What you don't understand, but we've said it...repeatedly, is that there is a sense of entitlement embedded in your posts. Even saying "THAT IS FINE" implies that you have a choice in the matter but are relinquishing it. :)

ORLY?!?!?! Perish the thought.

And no one is asking a white person to explain anything or asking whites how they should be labeled and categorized. Hmmm...ever wonder why that rarely happens? That was discussed pages ago, nevermind. :)


Don't be a smartass. You're the one who is seeking answers, not us. You're like the cocky researcher whose subjects are telling her to take a hike. But you won't take a hike.

Thanks for freeing them from the bondage of your inquiries. ;)

That isn't entitlement, that's common sense. I already had posted a long while back questions. If no one wants to answer them that's their business. I'm not going to go delete them because some people post rude, condescending, and bitchy comments.

I'll just say this...if you READ MY POSTS and then care to respond, fine. In the mean time this is a response to a construct and not to an individual poster. It's jumping on the bandwagon to enjoy a good ole mudslinging. It is repeatedly ASSUMED that I am in some way coming to "all black people" demanding answers as to why "they" call "themselves" ______. I'm asking individual people what the identify with and why.

Don't be a douchebag and no one will be a smartass.:) You don't get to tell me I can't discuss whatever it is the thread is about. Well...you do...but I in return get to throw "take a hike" right back at you. Speaking of entitlement, what gives you the right to tell me what I cannot discuss? Talk about some entitlement...;)

PS-Personally I don't consider fellow posters to be "subjects". But whatever gets ya off.:D

You're not using common sense right now. No one's talking about deleting the questions that you posed.

Then what is the problem? Why the many attempts to tell me that (entitlement:p) I don't have the right to ask them instead of just NOT RESPONDING...if it's that big of a deal why not let it die instead of being a huge tool for funsies?

Maybe I just answered my own question that time.;)

Wow, you completely missed MY point if you think I assumed that.

Hmmmm...my first post (the one that you tried to be a smartass for) was of a neutral tone because these discussions require a degree of objectivity.

You responded a certain way because you've become paranoid and impatient from explaining yourself to a number of posters. Don't attribute that externally. Attribute it internally and figure out why you're receiving the reception that you're receiving.

And I don't consider you a researcher. But it's called an analogy.

:) So that you will know for your real life interactions that unrelenting probing is silly.

Your questions weren't ignored but you responded with "white isn't offensive to me" and here we are.

Oh I don't think so. My point has not yet been considered nor have my posts been read. Enjoy the sensation.

It was not of a neutral tone. This is a circular argument. That entitlement theory swings and rounds about, eh? Continue the pointless baiting or "take a hike". Your move.

Because the back and forth has made you paranoid.

Which of your points/posts have not received a suitable response?

Then the point of the "discussion" you want to have would be . . . ?

LOVE--you sit here and stated the following:

First of all, you made an outright presumptuous (and contemptuous), sense of entitlement statement to EVERYONE on GC who CHOOSES to call themselves African-American. I DO NOT GIVE A FUCK WHAT YOUR FRIEND SAID--HE IS A LITTLE PRICK TO SAY THAT TO YOU! (If he truly said that BS). Then you are dumb enough to post some shit like that here... That is what all of us are gently trying to say to you and you are NOT interested in shutting the fuck up, reading a book to get the full story in your University library, and really determining why the idea of changing definitions of people is even occurring...

Let me outright judge you without me knowing you: The comments you just said to those of us who CHOOSE to call ourselves African-American, you are behaving like a white supremacist--because who the FUCK are you to tell us what we should be anyways???



Being CALLED Black is NOT the issue! Black is not a derogatory term--it is a non-descriptive term. Classifying those of us who have a highly active tyrosinase gene with accelerated granule secretory formations in epithelial cells and short stubby sebaceous cells causing high kinks--as ONLY American minimizes our ancestral, cultural and current experiences and importance of how our culture shapes OUR identity, value, moral and being. WHO THE HAYLE ARE YOU TO TELL US THIS???? And how we CHOOSE to pursue OUR happiness in this country???

Based on your comments and the definite finality of them, you are NOT interested discourse. So basically, we are all telling you LEAVE--I will be more than happy to use more colorful language if you don't get that! :)

Buh-bye!