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JustAnotherGen

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21. That's a really good question to ask

Reply to Recursion (Reply #15)

Thu Nov 27, 2014, 07:57 AM

Nov 2014

Thank you for that nugget of wisdom.

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"The new threat: 'Racism without racists'" [View all] applegrove Nov 2014 OP

Can't buy this, TBH. Sorry. AverageJoe90 Nov 2014 #1

Yes ... 1StrongBlackMan Nov 2014 #4

For God's sake, JUST IGNORE HIM. Number23 Nov 2014 #6

You speak truth ... 1StrongBlackMan Nov 2014 #7

I know and I hear you. But still... that person is so NOT worth the time and effort Number23 Nov 2014 #11

I've got to agree with Number23 JustAnotherGen Nov 2014 #22

LOL, he's quoting fake social scientists now?!? TBH, that is not surprising bettyellen Nov 2014 #35

LOL... 1StrongBlackMan Nov 2014 #37

oh my, that is some ignorant shit right there. holy crap, talk about flawed methodologies...... bettyellen Nov 2014 #47

Well actually JustAnotherGen Nov 2014 #43

This poster inserts himself into every conversation about race .. kwassa Nov 2014 #9

I'm so white I should be a spokeswoman for Clorox XemaSab Nov 2014 #23

Oh Joe, TBH always so predictable. Rex Nov 2014 #29

Not exactly an intelligent answer, I'm sad to say. AverageJoe90 Nov 2014 #31

post some of this "good stuff" coming out of sociology on race…. bettyellen Nov 2014 #36

LOL ... 1StrongBlackMan Nov 2014 #38

This article should be required reading for DU ... 1StrongBlackMan Nov 2014 #2

Nicholas Kristof took a test a few months ago that said he had some small amount of bias. applegrove Nov 2014 #3

This is something that black people and people of color have been saying FOREVER Number23 Nov 2014 #5

I see many people have a problem where they avoid the topic all together or get angry about it. bravenak Nov 2014 #8

I remember getting in trouble as a young adult for telling a potential hirer that everyone has uppityperson Nov 2014 #10

Here is a great section from this article: kwassa Nov 2014 #12

The conversation usually goes something like this lumberjack_jeff Nov 2014 #13

Oh, here's a good direction I've gone after that point: Recursion Nov 2014 #15

That's a really good question to ask JustAnotherGen Nov 2014 #21

Is it about the person or the culture? lumberjack_jeff Nov 2014 #26

This is the key point brought up by Ferguson. kwassa Nov 2014 #27

Jeff, this is possibly the best post on this thread. I gotta be honest. AverageJoe90 Nov 2014 #33

Why do you think that people are not understanding gollygee Nov 2014 #42

I've noticed that too - and always misunderstood JustAnotherGen Nov 2014 #44

K and R for the OP and .... etherealtruth Nov 2014 #14

Yes ... 1StrongBlackMan Nov 2014 #40

Required reading for DU! The racism here has become nearly unbearable. Liberal_Stalwart71 Nov 2014 #16

Surely you kid? I don't think people here would put up with it. I have not seen it. applegrove Nov 2014 #17

You're probably right. But where do we go from here? I feel as though there's hope! Liberal_Stalwart71 Nov 2014 #19

There is a good start to a discussion. applegrove Nov 2014 #20

I'm going to post some Tim Wise stuff, too. He's so good at this. Liberal_Stalwart71 Nov 2014 #18

As a white I must be weird damnedifIknow Nov 2014 #24

These tests find subconscious bias. A tiny bit. Believe me I had no idea either. applegrove Nov 2014 #28

You aren't alone; the majority of our fellow Americans in general haven't, to be truthful...... AverageJoe90 Nov 2014 #32

kick gollygee Nov 2014 #25

Social engineering. Many people are led to believe racism doesn't exist anywhere but the South. Rex Nov 2014 #30

Racism actually HAS declined on the whole, by and large. AverageJoe90 Nov 2014 #34

As evidenced by? TheKentuckian Nov 2014 #39

Evidence? ... 1StrongBlackMan Nov 2014 #41

He said on the whole so I'm not even worried about the tiny DU sample or TheKentuckian Nov 2014 #46

The acceptance of interracial marriage should be a big clue, for one. AverageJoe90 Nov 2014 #48

Acceptance or 6 or 7 decades of legal precedent. I don't know, still plenty of haters hating TheKentuckian Nov 2014 #49

excellent article. nt m-lekktor Nov 2014 #45