But if I talk to women, I might end up accidentally sleeping with them... - M. Pence

But most white people aren’t going to read those studies because they’ve never been directly harmed by racism. So the cycle of ignorance continues 

One of Tim Wise’s stock speeches is that these types of results are frighteningly similar to the results in surveys taken BEFORE the passage of the Civil Rights Act of 1964. So as crazy as this stuff sounds, whites mostly believed this same crap even as the marches and sit-ins for civil rights were going on all across…

I think it’s wild that there’s readily available actual data to support that wage/promotion discrimination exists (and only gets worse when you factor in gender) and yet that has the biggest disparity. Between this and Trump, there’s a whole lot of covering ears and screaming “la la la la la.”

OOooh boy I’m sure the greys are feeling that “fragility” just from the title.


The problem comes down to a lack education on race in general among white people—they’re only taught to see the most explicit examples of racism. Because of that, many whites don’t understand the notion of institutional racism or that the…

As a pale (not Panama pale, but close) Black person; I know I have advantages over job preference, the way people approach me, and perceive me compared to darker brothers. As a male, I know the White man talking to me didn’t approach the equally qualified woman in the other cubicle about a special project because he…

This whole issue brought up something I had forgotten.  I was in a Day Camp when I was approx 10, or 11. As that day’s activity, each bunk was given a different country to represent, dress up as, write a song about, speak in that country’s accent for the day, etc. Of course, my bunk was Africa. (which now that I think…

I understand what you are saying. You are just wrong though. EVERYONE knew that all kinds of blackface were considered wrong. They just didn’t care because they thought black people were being overly sensitive and “PC Culture run amuck!”

“It’s all about intent”

This is a great addition, Thank you. I hadn’t seen Kurtis Blow’s response. I’m not American so I wasn’t sure, but I assumed people knew blackface was wrong long before these people did it! 

About the same place yes. Again, being racist is not an excuse for racism.

Two Reminders

Gene Wilder dressed with blackface as well as with Cleavon Little as Klansmen.

“It became widely known that that blackface was offensive.” What are you, 150 old? This was known in the 1900s. It was known from its inception before the Civil War, because that was its purpose: to dehumanize African Americans.

Democrats, “Yes, but in high school, you once said this about a person. Therefore, you must never be elected to office. I hereby withhold my vote!” Republicans, “I don’t care if’n he is a pedophile. He dun got an R beside his name, and thet’s all I need to see.” End result: Republicans control every branch of…

How about do better? The Northam and Herring cases require something more than just a “sorry”. This is a reflection of the two Virginias one black and one white. The white part still holding on to the “Lost Cause” with a death grip. Liberals being more upset about black people being pissed over blackface than they are…

This is not why people become Trump supporters.

I appreciate your contribution to the discussion.

I’m not sure you even read my post. All that I said was intent and apologies are important, because people weren’t woke in small Indiana cities 35 years ago like they are today.  

Congratulations. You proved both mine and ThisIsNotYourBurner’s point.