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Originally Posted by DSTCHAOS
heh
As do all humans. However, I can't help but hear the "Heman" theme everytime you post. 
Overreaction = listening to concerns and finding ways to educate the masses and impliment changes if there is a perceived need
OR
Overreaction = masses of white people jumping off of buildings, developing nervous disorders, and rioting the streets everytime there is a discussion of race or a concern of inequality
Which one?
Not really. My responses aren't about you. They are about what's embedded in positions like the one you're taking. Everything you've said has been said by whites for decades. It just changes format as society's expectations of equality shift. |
Clearly I'm talking about white people who immediately start pointing at other white people when charges of racism, or discussions of race, arise. I want white people to do analysis and come to conclusions. That doesn't mean I want them to stop responding to minority concerns, plenty of which are incredibly valid. Others, IMO, not so much. We all know most white people get incredibly uncomfortable with discussions about race, at least when those discussions involve nonwhite people. This fear/nervousness/whatever reminds me of people's fear of public speaking, in that they'll literally do anything to avoid the discomfort.
I'd like to know what positions are embedded in mine. I'm certain some are, as I'm certain your opinions and thought processes have been impacted similarly. Clearly I don't think white people are the gate keepers of power, so what else ?