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That whole situation should just be called "Ohio."

Um, I'd write about Cheetoh porn because let's be real. There is no way Chester Cheetah is NOT a porn star.

I want this to happen just so Isha can write about it.

NACHO. BUKKAKE.

I feel like I need to confess something. So uh, help me father for I have sinned, or some shit.

This is pointless and actually counter-productive. The idea that you can show white people how hurtful ethnic themed parties are by having a white party implies that there is or ever could be such a thing as reverse-racism. There simply aren't any stereotypes of white people that white people can be injured by. White

I've never heard of anyone besides white people throwing white trash parties.

Nah, many folks I've known to enjoy those parties aren't too far above the poverty line. They're aimed at mocking Southerners.

It seems innapropriate to assume only POC are "Pimps and Hos." If you want a racist example, try Jerseys and 40s party.

Well, White Trash Parties are an old college tradition:

"Would any of that make you feel uncomfortable?"

I'm just...not ready yet.

Here's the thing about "IT'S NOT ABOUT YOU." It is about both sides. It's not piggybacking, it's not appropriating, it's bolstering the argument. It's absolutely relevant and related. The suffering of black people doesn't happen in a vacuum. It's caused directly by white privilege that maintains a broken system that

+1 Greg. Shame you're an Arsenal fan, because you write great things.

I'm very confused when you tell a white person "IT'S NOT ABOUT YOU" when talking about an issue that is very much rooted in racism. Maybe I'm an idiot, but I don't understand how you can discuss racism while leaving out one half of the equation :/ How can things get any better if white people don't acknowledge

All sincerity, no snark: do you want white allies or not? What are we supposed to do?

You are missing the point, I think. It is not to drive home black pain. It is, I think, to illustrate the hypocracy of the existing system.

The idea that anyone would need white stories to drive home black pain is very said.

People commonly to listen / value the opinions of people like them, so these folks probably thought they were showing their fellow white people the contrast between how the justice system treats whites vs. how it treats minorities.