Black Kids Called Monkeys, Obama Delegate Quits

The same African American that you attempt at every turn to belittle and bait...

You might rethink where you are playin...

As a white person I'm sure we'd all agree that it is impossible for me to know how an African American sees America, especially with it's history of racism and the social injustices that still exist today (such as the disparity in jail sentences).

How else could I find out the POV of AA w/o asking them?

maporsche wrote:

As a white person I'm sure we'd all agree that it is impossible for me to know how an African American sees America, especially with it's history of racism and the social injustices that still exist today (such as the disparity in jail sentences).

How else could I find out the POV of AA w/o asking them?

Problem is you asked two people, not "them".

I don't think I would accept your opinion on a public issue as necessarily representing the "white" point of view. Whites are a varied lot. The issue here is that so are black people... and everyone else, too. Humans have many traits, of which skin color is but one ... and it doesn't determine all the others.

How else could I find out the POV of AA w/o asking them?

maporsche wrote:

How else could I find out the POV of AA w/o asking them?

Three times in two days??

That's crossing over from "hey, I'd like to hear a black person's opinion about this" into "hey you, you're the black guys here right?, so answer this question about race already."

I agree! It's the fact that you singled them out.

Yes, but I wouldn't have singled anyone out in a question such as this one. There are several black people here on A2K and if I were to ask a question wanting to know what black people thought about something, I would have just asked all black people in general, without mentioning any names.

I wonder why Snood or teenyboone haven't chimed in yet.......


...or did I miss them?

Ahem! Speaking for all white people everywhere, as I am fully qualified to do, I can assure everyone here that we ALL think maporsche's original comment--

maporsche wrote:

I wonder why Snood or teenyboone haven't chimed in yet.......


...or did I miss them?

--was not actually an innocent expression of interest in the viewpoints of some black people! In reality, it was exactly what it sounded like, a snide remark intended to mean that if we're talkin' about race, these two loudmouths are sure to show up soon...

I can be certain of this, as I have the collective wisdom of my people behind me.

who's teenyboone?

Is that Pat Boones sister?

I am the Lorax, I speak for the whiteys.