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In reply to the discussion: Dear White America: Its time to get the message [View all]Ticktock
(19 posts)I was basically saying two wrongs dont make a right. Does racism exist? yes of course. Does the majority of the white population actively support racism? Even if that were true its certainly not true on this forum.
Claiming that "White people should listen up" is a clear and direct implication that the entire group of people, defined only by the color of their skin, have a shared problem as a race that they need to address.
Defending that assertion by saying people should "ignore the message if its not about them" is no different, fundamentally, to someone claiming that "Black people commit a ton of crimes" and then when people scream racism to reply "well if youre a good law-abiding black person you shouldnt be offended and should ignore the comment because it doesnt apply to you."
The credibility loss to me, came when the OP and his quoted article began their otherwise decent message with a broad-stroke negative assumption that "whites" as a race need to "wake up." Its shocking that those particular words were even used here since "Wake up white people!" has long been a phase toted by extremist white groups such as the KKK. Its ironic to me that the OP used those exact same words in this context and its likely a subconscious reason many are reacting to negative undertones in the article and post since the detract from the overall message.