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Originally posted by Sunshine14:
As for you Rain Man you have totally gone off on a tangent and missed my point all together. Re-read the original post!
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OK, I'll say it like this: WHAT DIFFERENCE DOES IT MAKE?? All too often we get hung up on being "blacker than thou" when we should be just seeing things from a people perspective. And raising IMHO trivial examples such as fraternal or political party affiliation only makes things worse. We often forget that the mindset of Black people is not collective monolithic. Instead of us seeing ourselves as Blacks who think we are too Black or too White or whatever, we should see ourselves as people being ourselves, but happens to be Black, as is the case with Condoleezza Rice, Colin Powell, and even Clarence Thomas. Ask the Lord to help you find your purpose, and once He does so, you will be too engulfed in fulfilling it to be hung up on illusionary "oaths of Blackness".
StraightBOS: I am NOT second-guessing ANY choice in my life - I worked hard to get where I am and I will be glad to empower those interested in doing the same things to acheive similar goals, Black or White. I am VERY proud of the fruits of my labor and make no regrets for it.
Good lookin' out, MN. You're right, I need no validation from anyone; I was just being hypothetical in my questioning.
Gotta get to class.
RM