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Originally posted by AKAtude:
I haven't seen the show in ages so I wouldn't know where to begin, but a comment got my attention.
Obviously he just didn't know any better and hitting him can't be justified. If black folks would learn to strike that word from their vocabulary, it wouldn't be a problem! However, I don't know very much about race relations in every country, but if I were going there you bet I would find out as much as I could before setting foot on their soil, especially the things they would find offensive!
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I agree with you however, again, there are more mature ways to handle situations. And while you can read and research as much as you want, a lot of learning will probably come from your interaction with those actual countrymen and not just what you research. There is no way for everyone to know everything about a country. And even after all the research you do, if you made a mistake and a person started hitting you without you even understanding why, how would you feel. I'm not justifying what he said I'm just saying that he didn't even get a chance until after the fact to understand what he had done.
Also, Black people are not the only race of people who live in America. So it'd be quite hard to research race relations.
[This message has been edited by DST Love (edited February 14, 2001).]