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Related: About this forumIfill:"When we talk about race, we usually talk about POC. But let's talk about white people"
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Ifill:"When we talk about race, we usually talk about POC. But let's talk about white people" (Original Post)
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Feb 2016
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bravenak
(34,648 posts)1. My eyes got BIG
Empowerer
(3,900 posts)2. Such an important point - that plays itself out right here
DUers put up post after post after post referring to, discussing, describing, analyzing, lecturing, questioning black/African American/POC people without anyone batting an eye. But post anything that refers to "white people," and folks lose their damned minds."
WHAT DOES RACE HAVE TO DO WITH IT?!" "WHY ARE YOU ALWAYS TALKING ABOUT RACE?!" "YOU'RE BEING DIVISIVE!" and the old standby: "WHY ARE YOU PLAYING THE RACE CARD?!"
It's just further proof that for many people there are white people are just "people" and everyone else is defined by their race.
Bread and Circus
(9,454 posts)4. So vote for Hillary! who ran a racist campaign in 2008.
Makes sense to me!