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In reply to the discussion: As a 67 year old white man, let me address this to my fellow Caucasians: [View all]creoledna
(40 posts)34. One small step for....
Convince yourself we are all equal and the rest will follow.
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As a 67 year old white man, let me address this to my fellow Caucasians: [View all]
Atticus
Jul 2016
OP
Wait ... a Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. quote used in its proper context? ...
1StrongBlackMan
Jul 2016
#3
I was always very cheap. A shirt had to be around or under 10, shoes under 20. lol. I am a believer
seabeyond
Jul 2016
#60
Oh, absolutely ... The vast majority of whites that join organizations like the NAACP ...
1StrongBlackMan
Jul 2016
#89
It does. It means standing behind in support, while the one with the experience speaks.
seabeyond
Jul 2016
#45
Men often want to take the leading role in Feminist org or voice. It is interesting. Nt
seabeyond
Jul 2016
#52
And since white listen to whites. And man listens to men. The HUGE gift being given to us...
seabeyond
Jul 2016
#88
I agree. Peers listen to peers, not those on the outside. It is the Christians job to talk to
seabeyond
Jul 2016
#46
I am a lowly receptionist, too old and two decades out of the work force, and need my job.
seabeyond
Jul 2016
#7
I feel do feel I have to speak up. It is hard, never easy. Not for me. But, I do.
seabeyond
Jul 2016
#22
Mostly it is while coddling ego, gently nudging to be heard. Sometimes it is a simple,
seabeyond
Jul 2016
#47
I have a sneaky tactic. On the rare occasion someone dares to say something racist
tblue37
Jul 2016
#39
Doing family line my husband found that his aunt was registered mulatto in New Orleans
seabeyond
Jul 2016
#48
BTW, my dad, first generation Sicilian-American, changed his VERY Italian first
tblue37
Jul 2016
#73
I have cousins named Salvatore who go by Sonny or Sal, but Dad went full Anglo on his name. My older
tblue37
Jul 2016
#78
Did you ever see the movie "Too Wong Foo, Thanks for Everything--Julie Newmar"?
tblue37
Jul 2016
#74
One of my dearest friends is a black woman (yeah, I know how that sounds) who likes
Squinch
Jul 2016
#16
I love this. Those on the receiving end of prejudice are the experts on prejudice.
TryLogic
Jul 2016
#59
Isn't that fascinating. And so true. Logical and reasonable. Kinda an obvious, lol
seabeyond
Jul 2016
#61
Awesome post. Something that I think I instinctively knew but never consciously looked at till
Squinch
Jul 2016
#67
I don't think there is anyone on DU who would disagree or who needs prompting to do the right thing
elias7
Jul 2016
#27
This 61 year old white guy COMPLETELY agrees with what you say in this post!
MarianJack
Jul 2016
#43
Yes. And when we raise our children well, they grow up with it, seeing it done in
seabeyond
Jul 2016
#65
Excellent post, and I think that all of us could do better at speaking up against injustice.
WIProgressive88
Jul 2016
#70
A tactic of the Right is to intimidate other whites into silence by claiming to be in the majority.
Spitfire of ATJ
Jul 2016
#81