Kill Whitey
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I said "who listens to..."
That's present-tense. And, I used the present tense intentionally. I did say "thought it was cool as a teenager." But, that's not what you commented on.
This cracks me up every time I see it. Watch with volume. It never gets old.
Nothing I suppose. You asked a question and I answered.
Black people in So California blamed white cops in So California for everything. Here in VA, in a school of about 1800 students that were split right down the middle (50% black, 50% white - we have no other races in Central VA), we didn't talk about race other than to say, "you are a silly black motherfu*ker" or "that dumb redneck can't play a lick". In college (at UNCG), it was the same thing - no real malicious intent when acknowledging the differences between black and white folks. We called each other names. We realized we were different races. But it wasn't venomous like it is now. Y'all aren't getting it and that's ok. But I'm tired of the back and forth at this point.
I'll be me. You be you. And we'll hopefully minimize our discussions on these matters moving forward.
That sorta reminds me of when Richard Pryor fired all white people in his entourage and went all-black. The black guys fvcked-him-over, or had no idea WTF they were doing, and his career suffered for it. That was part of the journey, of course. But, to me, choosing allies based on race is racism and it will draw little sympathy when it screws-up, or malfunctions.
I thought it was cool then and I think it's cool now. WTF are you getting at?
I know that... that's exactly what I said. It's a myopic perspective.
When black people couldn't vote in Mississippi, they never said anything and the white people told themselves that "the coloreds are happy." They obviously weren't. But, no liberal civil rights yankee could convince Ma & Pa Kettle that. They were willfully ignorant to it.
You're not empathetic to blacks because of the music you listen to, or think is cool.
I'm not sure I follow. Are you saying that I should be empathetic to blacks because I listen to rap music? What if I listened to Irish folk music? Would I then have to be empathetic towards Irish folks?
But because you haven't seen it firsthand, you dismiss anyone else who claims they have?
The longer differences between races are magnified, the longer there will continue to be differences between races. Once we can get past looking at everything from a racial angle, we'll be able to achieve racial equality.
Why are you listening to music that didn't originate from Lynchburg? How can you possibly relate to it?
This is what I always tell people: my way is the best way unless you can convince me otherwise. You haven't convinced me.
Hey now, I listen to a lot of local rap music. Lynchburg rap is an acquired taste.
I think I see a lot of resentment of white people toward OTHER white people for the degree in which they observe the white guilt/white privilege attitude.
That's not racism between races. That is a form of racism within a race.
It might be easier if humans were stripped of the gift of sight. I'm sure they'd fill the void somehow.
I agree wholeheartedly. But white people cannot say what you just said. Only black people can shut down race discussions. We simply have to wait until they decide that we're through discussing it.
No one convinces anyone of anything. A person chooses to do that to themselves.
@strummingram
Here is where you tell me again that I choose to be ignorant and all that other bullshit instead of just leaving the discussion. I'm waiting.
And f*ck y'all for screwing up my poasts to like ratio this morning. RPT, here I come.
That's it? That's all? I'm pretty disappointed in that response @strummingram. It wasn't nearly as condescending and soap boxie as usual. Do better at being an intolerable prick in the future please. That's what we expect of you.
Awww, you left out the best part of that quote. Why did you do that? I'll help.
Sure. But I think of it like the word "dotard". Been around for awhile. But it's usage has really ramped up very recently. And for both words (or phrase, in the case of white privilege), they are now used to push a negative agenda.
100%
It certainly is ok. It just shouldn't be required, or even requested. Let people have their own emotions.
Furthermore, let me have a chance to be empathetic. I can't ever be empathetic because they're always beating me to the punch.
If I want to buy my kid an ice cream cone, the quickest way for him to ruin that chance is to ask for an ice cream cone.
Chris Rock said it best, "none of you white people would trade places with me and I'm rich"....
You wouldn't trade places with Chris Rock?
ETA: I'll include @strummingram in this question as well.
Help me out here, I'm slow. What are you hoping Trump will squash more of? TIA
My gosh no. But that's no slight to Chris Rock. I wouldn't trade places with Tom Brady, Clint Eastwood, Zach Effron or anyone else regardless of what color they are. I happen to like me.
OOTB in a nutshell. Get a response from someone who I didn't ask, whereas the two people I did dodge the question.
True. But any answer sucks for them. Because they either say they would trade places with Rock meaning they value money more than who they are or they won't trade places with Rock meaning they're probably a racist.
Rap music today is abysmal. I'd rather go deaf than to hear that shit put out as rap today.
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