Aah, The classic white man's burden. You know, whenever I've seen neighborhood turn around from violence, and I have, it's been the community IN THEM that did it. Not a bunch of white people from outside. You want to help black teenagers? Great. Go ask them what they need help with. Right now they seem to just want to…

The left doesn't need to whip up racial tension to remind African-Americans who to vote for. It just needs to wait for the right to respond to, say, an unarmed black teenager being shot by a racist paranoiac, and point at their responses. You do the job much better than any Democratic party PR guy ever could.

Marching in a protest is a hell of a lot better than just trolling on a Jezebel comment board and if anything, through media coverage, it at least fosters discussion about race issues in America which will hopefully move us towards our ideal of what the country can be rather than just having those in positions of…

It is the EXACT way to protest. When Christ says 'turn the other cheek' it means precisely to engage in nonviolent activism. You don't hit back, you make the oppressors look like fucking assholes for being violent towards peaceful people. Rhetoric of social movements 101.

How do you feel about the protest marches in Birmingham?

No, talking about "hating on whitey" is pretty much what qualifies you.

The Civil Rights Movement would like to take an issue with your statement that that's not a good way to get things done.

"Happening" before, now "whitey"? I refuse to believe you are not a bit player from a Dragnet rerun.

I had a relevant comment, but now I notice that you are just trolling us, so never mind.

Can't tell if that' sarcasm or not. You're an asshole in any case.

Um, a lot of the people in the photos from LA are black. That part of the 10 is very close to a few predominantly black neighborhoods. The reason those protesters are concerned about the black community is because it's THEIR community, and I don't know if you've heard about the relationship between the LAPD and black…

They're historic in hindsight. At the moment they're just annoying drivers and cops. The relevance grows with time.

Yes, you're right! Instead they should sit at home and watch the Big Bang Theory and brush all this silly "Trayvon injustice" aside. What lazy bastards.

You tell 'em! It's WAY better for White America to continue not giving a shit like they have for hundreds of years!

LA knows racial profiling and disproportionate acts of state-sponsored violence against people of color more than anyone else in the country. They are showing solidarity on an issue they know all too well.

It was very weird... I would think that a biracial person would fit into the definition of diversity pretty well. And even if I were adopted, had a step-parent, or any number of other scenarios, I clearly come from a diverse family.

Ugh! Seriously!?!

I have a similar situation - I used to use my last name hyphenated on my resume (AsianName-WhiteName), but I got sick of people's confusion when I didn't look Asian enough for them.

I have a similar history except people consistently assume that I'm white because I have a, how do I say this ... what is perceived by many to be a very Anglo-sounding name. I can't count how many times I've seen the cartoonish double-take when I've come in for appointments or interviews. It can get awkward and it's…

This is why, though teachers saying "oh, I was looking for a boy!" during role got old (and also I got a letter from Selective Service reprimanding me for not registering for the draft), I will never not be grateful to my parents for giving me a gender-neutral name. I'm willing to put up with a few "Mr. Lastname"…