I disagree. She has a point. She wasn't asking to be congratulated for it... she wasn't going to apologize for simply being a white person who cares. No one should have to apologize for doing good things just because of their color.

Your assumption here is a problem. You assume that the commenter is looking for a prize. They aren't. They are saying they don't need to apologize for sympathy and empathy which is offered without reward to all walks of life. That the automatic assumption (on your part, it would seem) that they are saying these…

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If you think kindness is the limit of what is needed to stop mass death of Black teenagers, you have some work to do.

i think too many people see empathy and support as being somehow attention whoring. I'm sure there are is a small group out there who act supportive just to feel good on social media, but most are people who are disgusted by police violence, inherent inequalities, institutional racism, and the kind of dismissive…

Right. I don't want a prize, but also, don't basically tell me to shut up. That doesn't do anyone any good.

I thought it was a wonderful piece, but I sincerely doubt that most good white people—or at least the good white people who run in my circles—believe that they "deserve a fucking prize." I think they're expressing empathy.

"Good white people" demonstrate the qualities that all good people demonstrate: kindness, empathy, compassion, thoughtfulness, unconditional love. These are the values I try to instill in my students; that parents try to instill in their children.

I guess the question is "How can white people be supportive of the issue without seeming to demean or take over the issue? " If white people don't talk talk about what they do in the situation, then the narrative is that white people are ignoring the issue (which so many do). If white people talk about the issue,…

Sometimes I think people don't quite understand what "mentally unbalanced" actually entails.

I'm sorry but this is bullshit. If you heard probably 99% of the pop stars these days sing live "unplugged" with no reverb or accompaniment I doubt it would be much better. Beyonce can't sing half as well. Mariah has some def vocal problems, wear and tear from all the riffing and over singing, but this is unfair…

Aside from some questionable attempts to go into a falsetto, I don't see what's awful about this...

I thought it was offensive when the officials by the goal line kept making that same gesture in St. Louis today. Enough is enough.

you know what I find offensive? 18 year olds getting shot and prosecutors intentionally throwing the case

Why is everyone that agrees with the decision not to charge Wilson automatically a racist? What kind of response is that? Isn't it at all possible to look at the facts of the case and come to a conclusion without bringing race to the forefront? Racism exists, obviously, but just because people don't agree with the…

So let me understand this: You are offended that Conan is making fun of a video game? You take personal offense against disparaging remarks about games, gamers and/or gaming culture, is that it? You're upset that he's ridiculing Call of fucking Duty, which at this point is the Madden for people who jerk off on…

"Fuck you" is not always used as an insult in American culture. Often times it is used as a term of endearment or jealousy. "Aww man you won the lotto? Fuck you man!" Reading that line, it probably sounds like an insult, but said with the right inflection, it is not an insult.

I'm Canadian and I can't watch South Park because they make fun of my country.

WE DON'T HAVE FLAPPING HEADS, BUDDY.

Just kidding. You need to get over yourself, Realzi.