precisely. everyone is capable of being biased.

Seriously, what the eff?

Um it isn't unheard of for someone to be biased in their opinion of someone if they know them and/or like them. :rolleyes:

Let me break it down for you. When someone constantly says that racism doesn't exist in a situation because it isn't blatant, then that person clearly has a problem recognizing subtle racism. Quite a few people on this board have tried to say that an incident that clearly had racist overtones was not racism. You don't always have to see a hood and sheet for there to be racism.

Where have I "constantly" said that racism didn't exist in a particular situation?

ETA: I looked back at the two most recent "race threads," and the only substantive comments I made were the following:

1) I disagreed with your labeling of Republican party leaders (where my precise issue is with your broad generalization about all Republican party leaders; I'm not disputing that there are racist individuals belonging to all political parties);

2) I tried to explain my understanding of why comments made to a white person wouldn't qualify as "racist."

3) I discussed emminent domain in response to one of AKA Monet's posts.

I don't see where I've "constantly" asserted that racism didn't exist.

ETA again: By two most recent "race threads," I mean this one and the one about the pool in the News and Politics thread. I only limit it to those threads because I can't think of other threads where I've been involved.

I hope she's confusing you with me - I have a much larger substantive posting history in these threads, but I don't think I've ever claimed anything needed to be "blatant" to be racist (indeed, quite the opposite).

Let the games begin?

Ha, funny you say that. I was reading this thread earlier and got you guys confused! :o Oh, you KSigs...

No, I get what you think you're trying to say.

My post was indicating that you're a Class-A moron who can eat my poo. I bet you think I'm being racist!

It happens - we're pledge brothers and friends from college, and we joined the site around the same time, so you'd think we would have been able to choose more easily-distinguishable user names...

I kind of like it this way - it ups my street cred. You know, on the streets. Where cred matters.

No actually I think that with a response like that, you are the last person who should be calling someone a moron.

do you know that in truth or is that speculation?

define constant and give examples.

You need a hobby.

I'd also like to know what you pour in your Lucky Charms everyday, because it has to be magically delicious (if you know what I mean) for you to come up with some of this stuff.

Hi, it's a reference to something else entirely.

You are not smart. Please move on and leave us alone.

(I don't really know what the hell's going on.)

I think people agree with deepimpact's point about people's inability to acknowledge racism unless it is blatant. People look for the KKK and Archie Bunker. Many minorities and members of the majority have that problem. That also explains why people are like "Black POTUS...shuttup about racism!" now.

Of course, deepimpact's misapplying that (ETA: she's inaccurately attributing it to particular usernames) but we understand the basic premise.