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In the discussion thread: As a 67 year old white man, let me address this to my fellow Caucasians: [View all]

Fri Jul 8, 2016, 08:04 PM

17. I support ...

donat(ing) to the NAACP, and joining and donating to the SPLC and the ACLU. Speak up in public, Church and where ever it needs to be done.

But hesitate on the joining the NAACP suggestion, unless that person has thoroughly disabused him/herself of the notion that join means "gives equivalence of opinion on racial issues" or "the right to be heard."

Just saying ... that "How to be an ally" thing.

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89 replies	Author	Time	Post
As a 67 year old white man, let me address this to my fellow Caucasians: [View all]	Atticus	Jul 2016	OP
Very true.	Brickbat	Jul 2016	#1
Who says that we are?	R. Daneel Olivaw	Jul 2016	#2
No one was accused of anything. nt	babylonsister	Jul 2016	#20
...	R. Daneel Olivaw	Jul 2016	#36
I wonder whom atticus believes he/she is lecturing, here at du	Doctor_J	Jul 2016	#82
Wait ... a Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. quote used in its proper context? ...	1StrongBlackMan	Jul 2016	#3
LOL! Right?	Squinch	Jul 2016	#11
Why would you think we are silent?	840high	Jul 2016	#4
As this is the 2nd "Who, me?" reply, I guess I'll respond.	Atticus	Jul 2016	#8
+1 ...	1StrongBlackMan	Jul 2016	#14
I did and do more than	840high	Jul 2016	#29
Being "good Germans"	alfredo	Jul 2016	#35
It doesn't clear anything.	R. Daneel Olivaw	Jul 2016	#37
When was the last time you heard or saw	zentrum	Jul 2016	#19
Word! The textbooks disturb me;	babylonsister	Jul 2016	#21
The lies we were	zentrum	Jul 2016	#24
Yea, but	babylonsister	Jul 2016	#25
Texas Text Book review board	Protalker	Jul 2016	#54
Hosted a Spanish boy in 1998	Marthe48	Jul 2016	#33
A visit to a museum in Canada revealed the same thing to me.	Chemisse	Jul 2016	#55
This is great. I really think many people's perspectives	spooky3	Jul 2016	#58
I was always very cheap. A shirt had to be around or under 10, shoes under 20. lol. I am a believer	seabeyond	Jul 2016	#60
I agree with Bernie Sanders' stance on reparations.	Nye Bevan	Jul 2016	#38
You assume people here are and have been silent?	enough	Jul 2016	#5
(facepalm)---See # 8 above, please. I assumed nothing. nt	Atticus	Jul 2016	#10
Yep. It's the "Not all" monster.	Squinch	Jul 2016	#12
Here is what us 67 year old White men can do.	safeinOhio	Jul 2016	#6
I support ...	1StrongBlackMan	Jul 2016	#17
So	melman	Jul 2016	#30
If what I wrote means that to you ... Yes.	1StrongBlackMan	Jul 2016	#32
I'm not sure why you think joining means anything other than joining.	athena	Jul 2016	#71
Because I am an African-American, who had been involved with ...	1StrongBlackMan	Jul 2016	#85
That's interesting.	athena	Jul 2016	#87
Oh, absolutely ... The vast majority of whites that join organizations like the NAACP ...	1StrongBlackMan	Jul 2016	#89
It does. It means standing behind in support, while the one with the experience speaks.	seabeyond	Jul 2016	#45
It's sad that you took that from the other poster's post	etherealtruth	Jul 2016	#49
Men often want to take the leading role in Feminist org or voice. It is interesting. Nt	seabeyond	Jul 2016	#52
And I give the same caution to men with respect to Feminists ...	1StrongBlackMan	Jul 2016	#86
And since white listen to whites. And man listens to men. The HUGE gift being given to us...	seabeyond	Jul 2016	#88
Another suggestion I read on FB (I know...), was apparently from a white man	AllyCat	Jul 2016	#44
That assumes all stops/detentions are for the purpose of harassment.	Marengo	Jul 2016	#53
I don't think so.	puffy socks	Jul 2016	#57
Interfering with an unknown LE situation seems a bad idea	Marengo	Jul 2016	#68
Yeah. Its probably just asking for trouble and won't likely help. nt	puffy socks	Jul 2016	#69
i think better is to talk to other white people about racism in their community	JI7	Jul 2016	#18
I agree. Peers listen to peers, not those on the outside. It is the Christians job to talk to	seabeyond	Jul 2016	#46
And at school board meetings.	zentrum	Jul 2016	#23
I agree,	dpatbrown	Jul 2016	#83
Walking into a store today	Marthe48	Jul 2016	#84
I am a lowly receptionist, too old and two decades out of the work force, and need my job.	seabeyond	Jul 2016	#7
I understand your situation and certainly find no fault with your actions.	Atticus	Jul 2016	#15
I feel do feel I have to speak up. It is hard, never easy. Not for me. But, I do.	seabeyond	Jul 2016	#22
I often ask a question	GulfCoast66	Jul 2016	#31
Mostly it is while coddling ego, gently nudging to be heard. Sometimes it is a simple,	seabeyond	Jul 2016	#47
I have a sneaky tactic. On the rare occasion someone dares to say something racist	tblue37	Jul 2016	#39
"I imagine you don't realize that I am black."	BumRushDaShow	Jul 2016	#40
Doing family line my husband found that his aunt was registered mulatto in New Orleans	seabeyond	Jul 2016	#48
Someone posted that video on DU before	BumRushDaShow	Jul 2016	#50
+1. Nt	seabeyond	Jul 2016	#51
Quincy Jones' daughter Rashida is lighter than I am, because my Sicilian half	tblue37	Jul 2016	#72
BTW, my dad, first generation Sicilian-American, changed his VERY Italian first	tblue37	Jul 2016	#73
The Salvatores that I knew	BumRushDaShow	Jul 2016	#77
I have cousins named Salvatore who go by Sonny or Sal, but Dad went full Anglo on his name. My older	tblue37	Jul 2016	#78
I hear ya	BumRushDaShow	Jul 2016	#80
Did you ever see the movie "Too Wong Foo, Thanks for Everything--Julie Newmar"?	tblue37	Jul 2016	#74
I remember when that came out	BumRushDaShow	Jul 2016	#79
K&R	etherealtruth	Jul 2016	#9
Very true.	Rex	Jul 2016	#13
One of my dearest friends is a black woman (yeah, I know how that sounds) who likes	Squinch	Jul 2016	#16
I love this. Those on the receiving end of prejudice are the experts on prejudice.	TryLogic	Jul 2016	#59
Isn't that fascinating. And so true. Logical and reasonable. Kinda an obvious, lol	seabeyond	Jul 2016	#61
Awesome post. Something that I think I instinctively knew but never consciously looked at till	Squinch	Jul 2016	#67
I've never been known to be silent.	raven mad	Jul 2016	#26
I don't think there is anyone on DU who would disagree or who needs prompting to do the right thing	elias7	Jul 2016	#27
I think you are very naive to think a political group as large as DU	Joe Chi Minh	Jul 2016	#42
Perhaps I am naive	elias7	Jul 2016	#62
Absolutely. And I say that as a 55 year old white man.	Ken Burch	Jul 2016	#28
One small step for....	creoledna	Jul 2016	#34
Perhaps I've missed something	lupinella	Jul 2016	#41
This 61 year old white guy COMPLETELY agrees with what you say in this post!	MarianJack	Jul 2016	#43
Another 61-year-old agreeing.	Chemisse	Jul 2016	#56
Every little bit helps. It is what creates a whole.	seabeyond	Jul 2016	#63
Another little bit.	Chemisse	Jul 2016	#64
Yes. And when we raise our children well, they grow up with it, seeing it done in	seabeyond	Jul 2016	#65
K&R	smirkymonkey	Jul 2016	#66
Excellent post, and I think that all of us could do better at speaking up against injustice.	WIProgressive88	Jul 2016	#70
Thank you for saying what needs to be said	lunatica	Jul 2016	#75
Very simply, well put.	RiverNoord	Jul 2016	#76
A tactic of the Right is to intimidate other whites into silence by claiming to be in the majority.	Spitfire of ATJ	Jul 2016	#81

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