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Tsiyu

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32. The dialogue is important

Sat Nov 29, 2014, 02:17 PM

Nov 2014

so why try to derail it by having only something blunt to say?

It's important for people to know how they are perceived. I know quite a few who imagine the world loves them and yet who are extremely judgmental. It damages their world to know people "disapprove" of them. They have all the right "things" and "opinions" to gain approval in their little scenes. They have no clue how much they hurt people.

But disapproval is how we learn right and wrong. Collectively we need to tell the wrong what's wrong. Everybody has to suck up sometime, but when you keep sucking up and you get kicked in the teeth, you lose your longstanding patience. Rationally or irrationally, depending on how long you've been losing teeth.

Nitpicking the reality someone else shares with you - for flaws, or to prove you're "on top of this" - is just mental masturbation.

What fears...

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On Being a Black Male, Six Feet Four Inches Tall, in America in 2014 [View all] demmiblue Nov 2014 OP

White privilege means never even having to think for a nano second about all of these things a black Fred Sanders Nov 2014 #1

ah well hfojvt Nov 2014 #2

Darrien Hunt gunned down by police for Walking While Black: Fred Sanders Nov 2014 #3

Your post reflects the same crap Giuliani spewed... Spazito Nov 2014 #4

Alert it or quit whining. nt Logical Nov 2014 #13

Pointing out the similarity between the post and what Giuliani spewed... Spazito Nov 2014 #18

typical of this one noiretextatique Nov 2014 #19

Yes, sadly, it is very typical... Spazito Nov 2014 #21

i agree noiretextatique Nov 2014 #37

+a fucking billion Number23 Nov 2014 #65

Way to belittle and degrade the experience that many black men experience in this country. demmiblue Nov 2014 #5

+1 HappyMe Nov 2014 #7

Unrelated subject treestar Nov 2014 #6

0-7 to LEAVE IT.n/t Autumn Nov 2014 #11

not surprising noiretextatique Nov 2014 #20

Actually, I kind of find it very surprising in light of his history here. demmiblue Nov 2014 #45

i've seen much worse noiretextatique Nov 2014 #48

I agree. This isn't the first hateful post from him, nor will it be the last. demmiblue Nov 2014 #53

likewise noiretextatique Nov 2014 #55

"Bad jury pool, perhaps." Number23 Nov 2014 #66

so, now you think you can tell a black man how he should feel about police noiretextatique Nov 2014 #16

Quoting statistics is "white privilege"? joeglow3 Nov 2014 #23

no...claiming to know how black men should or should not feel noiretextatique Nov 2014 #34

You are stretching it and you know it joeglow3 Nov 2014 #46

the HELL i am noiretextatique Nov 2014 #49

Statistically, he is right joeglow3 Nov 2014 #67

you are not a black male, are you? noiretextatique Nov 2014 #72

If you get on an airplane and find out that it's 20 times more likely to crash than a different one gollygee Nov 2014 #43

True. But I would still be more afraid of dying in a car than on a plane. joeglow3 Nov 2014 #47

Might be but its racist if they're taken out of context like this poster did.. black on black uponit7771 Nov 2014 #69

You know, hfojvt, Heidi Nov 2014 #24

so true Heidi , and he is actually throwing the "black on black" crime thing out to slyly justify bettyellen Nov 2014 #40

It sounds like gollygee Nov 2014 #44

he always does that noiretextatique Nov 2014 #51

another Voice for Peace Nov 2014 #26

I really can't fathom heaven05 Nov 2014 #29

You realize you're comparing cops to street thugs? Tsiyu Nov 2014 #30

And another thing Tsiyu Nov 2014 #36

Your racism is showing brightly!! Liberal_Stalwart71 Nov 2014 #39

per usual eom noiretextatique Nov 2014 #52

Your first line is from a white supremacist meme of extracting black on black crime from any other uponit7771 Nov 2014 #68

good for you noiretextatique Nov 2014 #74

I'll tell you the difference jamzrockz Nov 2014 #76

Possibly worth noting that this is not a rational fear. Donald Ian Rankin Nov 2014 #8

Being shot by cops is only the tip of the iceberg starroute Nov 2014 #10

and you also believe you determine what fears are rational for a black man to have noiretextatique Nov 2014 #17

Not white privilege, just basic maths skills. N.T. Donald Ian Rankin Nov 2014 #22

One's amygdala knows shit about basic math skills. Jackpine Radical Nov 2014 #25

Absolutely. Donald Ian Rankin Nov 2014 #28

The dialogue is important Tsiyu Nov 2014 #32

white privilege noiretextatique Nov 2014 #35

Post removed Post removed Nov 2014 #58

you have the gall noiretextatique Nov 2014 #60

No, I claimed that fear of being shot by cops is irrational. N.T. Donald Ian Rankin Nov 2014 #62

really?! noiretextatique Nov 2014 #75

basic math skills, but 20X more likely eludes you? As if 20X more likely would not give anyone pause bettyellen Nov 2014 #41

You need to think about what "20x" means. Donald Ian Rankin Nov 2014 #57

that very much depends on the community and other factors....... bettyellen Nov 2014 #64

typical of what this heaven05 Nov 2014 #27

When young black men are 20 times more likely to be killed by cops than young white men, KitSileya Nov 2014 #38

+1000 gollygee Nov 2014 #42

i am a black female, i am scared of cops who stop me noiretextatique Nov 2014 #56

Absolutely true, but completely misleading. Donald Ian Rankin Nov 2014 #59

most fear are irrational, really noiretextatique Nov 2014 #61

Yes, absolutely. Donald Ian Rankin Nov 2014 #63

The disparate stats is the important part not that total number... uponit7771 Nov 2014 #70

my young, black nephew noiretextatique Nov 2014 #73

One of my adoptive grandsons is frogmarch Nov 2014 #9

First and foremost, what cutie pies! demmiblue Nov 2014 #12

Thank you, and frogmarch Nov 2014 #14

The piece is totally believable… MrMickeysMom Nov 2014 #15

Cop shootings for November... Spitfire of ATJ Nov 2014 #31

k&r Liberal_in_LA Nov 2014 #33

Ice T has said that cops were "the ultimate gang" when he was growing up Derek V Nov 2014 #50

BINGO... I lived in KC.. we walked 2 by 2 to protect ourselves from thugs with and without badges uponit7771 Nov 2014 #71

IMO, there really is only one way for white people to understand race privilege. Rex Nov 2014 #54