40 acres and a mule?

[librasoul22]

Well I know you said you wouldn't be POSTING, but I have a feeling you will still be reading. So here goes:

Originally posted by PM_Mama00
No, prayerfull, I have absolutely no problem with you being Sicilian, Spanish, and Black. That's pretty cool. Afterall, and I am not sure if this is true but I have heard it from numerous people so forgive me if I'm wrong, but didn't Sicilians derive from Africans?

Human life as we know it descended from Africa.

And to everyone else. I'm NOT prejudiced towards every African American on this earth. I have black friends. If I was prejudiced, I wouldn't be friends with them.

The age old "I have Black friends" crutch? Is so like 1998. lol
You can have black friends and still be prejudiced. Having a few token acquaintances does not negate the stereotypes that you have admitted to time and time again.

Maybe I shouldn't have used the word prejudiced before... I should have said I just don't like them. I've said so many times that no matter what ethnicity someone is, if they were to do that (the stuff that I mentioned that pissed me off), I still wouldn't like them.

The fact is that you are still generalizing. THEM is a generalization. Because you have seen/heard a few people speak out in favor of something that you oppose, you now hate "THEM". Make sense?

And I can't remember who said it, about me pissing off someone and gettin called a f* white b*.... I accidentally cut them off (which wasn't even my fault cuz I had my blinker on, they didn't), waved that I was sorry, and still got followed into a gas station and had my life threatened. If it were the other way around, and I used the word that I do not like and would never say, it'd be a prejudiced comment. That's the double standard that I hate.

Double standard?? LOL. You can do the same thing if you want. If someone cuts you off in traffic, follow them and call them the same thing. Don't you think they will have the same reaction you do? There is no double standard, just your assumption that ALL Black people you aren't acquainted feel the way that woman did. Some people have road rage. It is not specific to one race or gender.

Also, if you would like to further discuss a "double standard" in other areas, feel free to start another thread. I am up for some educating.