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Originally posted by librasoul22
I think I have a rep over on Chit Chat as being the resident "militant".
There have been racial topics aplenty over there, these are just the latest. (search "prejudism"...it will offer hours of unbridled entertainment, promise!) Most of them end up with a zillion posts and no resolutions. Still, I am compelled to respond. I guess it is just my stubborness. And you know, it is really difficult because I am almost SURE they sign off GC thinking "man, black people are hyper-sensitive about every little thing." But still, I just feel that it is better to at least attempt to show them another perspective so they think twice about doing something ignorant like a ghetto fab party. 
I have actually learned alot on Chit Chat (part of it is how to better deal with ignorance), and I post there almost everyday. I find it to be more light-hearted and more "anything goes" that BGLO boards. I mean, can anyone who checked the "Offended" thread fathom that being here or on AKA, ZPhiB, or SGrho? LOL.
At the same time, it is an eye-opener because, as Steeltrap said, I am almost positive that some of them have only been exposed to Black people (and by that I mean Black people who are CONSCIOUS of their blackness) through the media. When they post certain things that seem close-minded and ignorant without batting an eyelash, it sort of bothers me. But hey, I think CT4 once said that GC is a microcosm of real life, so best be equipped to deal!
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You, my friend, are doing the Lord's work by trying to educate and give perspective. And you're not THAT militant.
I suppose that I'm just too old and worn-out to deal with ignorance and too jaded to constantly give people who should know better (but don't) Black People 101 classes.
Having said that, I did post in one of the prejudism threads because the instigator absolutely needed to be checked and should have lost posting privileges. Sorry, I don't consider a MB free speech -- although I'm a journo, I'm not a fan of unbridled First Amendment rights.
