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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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