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Originally Posted by als463
I stand by what I said. I'm just sick of people making things into color wars. Let's use the "Walmart Beatdown" thing that happened not too far from where I am staying. As soon as the "white" Police Officer took down the "black" old woman-with a knife, you could hear people in the background saying something about this being a race thing. Really? Sure, I think the officer may have been a little too rough but, I believe that had the old woman been "white" the same thing would have happened. Now, reverse the situation. If it was a black cop and a white old woman with a knife-no one would yell "racism" half as loud.
I hate to say this but, I feel as though I need to write a disclaimer about being a minority everytime I have an opinion about racial relations. It seems as though everytime a white person expresses an opinion about race, he or she becomes a racist.
I have to admit, I do like these discussions on GC because I get to see the views of all my fellow Greeks on here. Even if you don't agree with my point of view, I accept that.
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I agree that we shouldn't cry racism every time something happens to a person of color. I've said that on GC before. That's not what I commented on, though. Your post seemed to insinuate that white men need a "leg up" if they're going to make it in the world. As if they've been held back and need some help getting back on top. THAT is laughable.