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In reply to the discussion: It's not our job to fabricate a soft spot ... [View all]Bettie
(16,144 posts)14. I didn't take it that way at all
he's talking explicitly about reaching out to those who voted for Trump who are, arguably, on the side of wanting to continue his oppression as a Black man and saying "fuck that", which is where I am as well.
If you aren't a person who voted for that, you aren't part of the problem he's speaking about.
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I live in a deeply blue, deeply liberal area and I hear people saying "Don't bring race into it."
Biophilic
Nov 2020
#13
I'm reminded of the old Palmolive dish soap commercial: "You're soaking in it."
catrose
Nov 2020
#33
This country is built on white supremacy. You never have to bring race anywhere.
WhiskeyGrinder
Nov 2020
#16
Pretending the concept of whiteness doesn't exist isn't the place to start.
WhiskeyGrinder
Nov 2020
#19
While my heart says "HELL YES!" my brain tells me that there are times and places...
BobTheSubgenius
Nov 2020
#30
I'm white, I understand the privileges I was born with, I'm with you man, Fuck'em.
OverBurn
Nov 2020
#31
I am white and I feel no inclination to make a soft landing for the Maga Idiots.
Ford_Prefect
Nov 2020
#34