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ehrnst

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187. It is so difficult being white, isn't it?

Reply to sarah FAILIN (Reply #142)

Thu May 17, 2018, 09:45 AM

May 2018

Whn you just know that you are right about everything, and everyone else are actually "the racists."

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Sign says "Black folks need to stay out of white churches" Your thoughts? [View all] sarah FAILIN May 2018 OP

Do you REALLY think the majority of DUers would condone such ugly racism? n/t hlthe2b May 2018 #1

I think it depends. sarah FAILIN May 2018 #5

"Some" people at DU could be counted on the fingers of one Hortensis May 2018 #189

You do realize that this is not a situation of white-on-black racism, do you not? WillowTree May 2018 #11

Interesting. Tipperary May 2018 #20

and my comment holds... n/t hlthe2b May 2018 #26

Just as racist and disgusting as if the new church had put it out Amishman May 2018 #184

Umm...yes it does excuse it... Fix The Stupid May 2018 #185

Yes, as long as the 'right' race is being impugned...of course. Fix The Stupid May 2018 #157

White folks need to go to actual churches. Girard442 May 2018 #2

Why do you ask or care? Eliot Rosewater May 2018 #3

I'm waiting to get a few more responses sarah FAILIN May 2018 #4

Most truely your Cleverness knoweth no bounds Codeine May 2018 #44

Should not be surprised angrychair May 2018 #6

A black pastor made the sign sarah FAILIN May 2018 #10

Yes angrychair May 2018 #28

When you ask for people's thoughts, it's best to tell your own first. MineralMan May 2018 #7

Would you feel the same.. sarah FAILIN May 2018 #8

This message was self-deleted by its author standingtall May 2018 #17

My deal sarah, that would not matter to me at all. MineralMan May 2018 #21

Look at my first post.. sarah FAILIN May 2018 #34

I'm sorry, but you still hid your intentions in your original post. MineralMan May 2018 #38

How could you be fooled?? sarah FAILIN May 2018 #45

Should I? I don't vote in polls like that one. MineralMan May 2018 #47

And you still don't acknowledge that I gave my opinion in the op. sarah FAILIN May 2018 #50

I acknowledge that you equivocated. MineralMan May 2018 #59

The OP used a BS article that told only a small portion of the story behind the sign... cynatnite May 2018 #93

+1 Ferrets are Cool May 2018 #54

Agreed brother. Glamrock May 2018 #107

Well, to be fair, it qualifies as BS no matter whose sentiment it represents. WillowTree May 2018 #23

A "white church" would be ... Odoreida May 2018 #9

Truthfully the new church is a very wealthy church sarah FAILIN May 2018 #14

Ah, the self-proclaimed DU School Marm is here to scold us all! FSogol May 2018 #32

Well, she has a point. Tipperary May 2018 #37

Err, the punchline is "PS. He's black! I bet all you liberals feel sorry now!" Ridiculous thread, FSogol May 2018 #61

If the church did not put out the sign, her point is perfectly valid. Blue_true May 2018 #101

It's not racist. NCTraveler May 2018 #62

Part of white privilege, oops, I used the W word, is to be able to INSIST Eliot Rosewater May 2018 #94

Aren't you calling a muffin a fat biscuit? Blue_true May 2018 #106

It's more like the difference between water going uphill, and water going downhill gollygee May 2018 #120

I completely agree. Nt NCTraveler May 2018 #113

Depends. Blue_true May 2018 #104

That is not a "depends" answer. NCTraveler May 2018 #112

I think that it is. Maybe there is more to this, but on it's face, it is racist. Blue_true May 2018 #115

A depends answer would include more than one option... NCTraveler May 2018 #117

Not really kind words. Blue_true May 2018 #119

So, did the church put out the sign or did someone who doesn't want the church there put it out? nt Blue_true May 2018 #99

It is the black church sign sarah FAILIN May 2018 #134

A lot of people here are bending over backward to show that they are not guilty of white privilege. Blue_true May 2018 #144

I don't understand it sarah FAILIN May 2018 #146

One thing that I took to heart a long time ago was knowing who I am. Blue_true May 2018 #149

Yes sarah FAILIN May 2018 #151

Good idea. nt Blue_true May 2018 #153

Using a different ID? Do you have a sock? George II May 2018 #181

The sign was posted by a black pastor of a predominantly "black" church. WillowTree May 2018 #16

I'm a bit confused ExciteBike66 May 2018 #12

Exactly sarah FAILIN May 2018 #22

I would say yes, it is a racist sentiment ExciteBike66 May 2018 #33

I agree with you sarah FAILIN May 2018 #36

in two of your replies you say WE ChubbyStar May 2018 #124

My co workers sarah FAILIN May 2018 #130

DEMOCRAT position? MoonRiver May 2018 #188

Church service hour is the most segregated hour in America. Blue_true May 2018 #108

I was invited to an all black church a few years ago louis-t May 2018 #13

WWJD. roamer65 May 2018 #15

Is it a sign from the pastor of a predominately black Baptist church telling AJT May 2018 #18

Yes sarah FAILIN May 2018 #24

This post is a trap. ret5hd May 2018 #19

Really I wanted to see what people here say sarah FAILIN May 2018 #27

Yeah, you so clever. ret5hd May 2018 #31

This one is patting herself on the back so much Codeine May 2018 #43

+1 radical noodle May 2018 #80

Lol sheshe2 May 2018 #133

I think you merely wanted to illustrate an example of a black person being intolerant. LanternWaste May 2018 #48

Close. sarah FAILIN May 2018 #55

Oh, your post was enlightening, Codeine May 2018 #88

You were disingenuous and it was a BS article that didn't tell the real story... cynatnite May 2018 #96

It is never racist sarah FAILIN May 2018 #141

Thanks, by the way, wanna see INTOLERANCE? Put non POC on the receiving end Eliot Rosewater May 2018 #95

You are exactly right...fail to understand why... Demsrule86 May 2018 #79

Here's an article for context gollygee May 2018 #25

More than one way to see something. Would be interested in input from the other side. WillowTree May 2018 #58

Which of you is closer... tonedevil May 2018 #63

Good for you!! WillowTree May 2018 #66

You stated it in such a way... tonedevil May 2018 #70

Once more, with feeling........ WillowTree May 2018 #74

So your knowledge... tonedevil May 2018 #75

Whatever. WillowTree May 2018 #100

For someone who doesn't enjoy it... tonedevil May 2018 #102

"...and they want them to leave and come to a church in their inner city." OriginalGeek May 2018 #76

.. underpants May 2018 #29

I don't have a problem with it. WhiskeyGrinder May 2018 #30

All Folks Should Stay Out OF All Churches Blue_Adept May 2018 #35

Religion rots your brain. NightWatcher May 2018 #46

As is politics, the nation-state and philosophy. LanternWaste May 2018 #52

This particular messenger.... spicysista May 2018 #39

Seems less than productive Bettie May 2018 #40

Oh you just keep on churning out the hits, dontcha? Codeine May 2018 #41

Someone here is FAILIN IronLionZion May 2018 #42

I don't think so. sarah FAILIN May 2018 #49

And not for the first time, Codeine May 2018 #51

All of the comments... tonedevil May 2018 #53

Well.. sarah FAILIN May 2018 #57

Thanks... tonedevil May 2018 #60

Well.. sarah FAILIN May 2018 #65

People love to pile on here. Tipperary May 2018 #69

people love to plie on? ChubbyStar May 2018 #125

I made a different profile a couple of months ago sarah FAILIN May 2018 #140

All I know is the postings... tonedevil May 2018 #77

There shouldn't be a "gotcha". sarah FAILIN May 2018 #145

The problem is that it has NOT been an education for you. kwassa May 2018 #86

Dayum, yes. ehrnst May 2018 #92

+1000 nt brer cat May 2018 #110

No it has been an education. sarah FAILIN May 2018 #142

Treating everyone the same is actually not enough. kwassa May 2018 #147

Because.. sarah FAILIN May 2018 #148

It is so difficult being white, isn't it? ehrnst May 2018 #187

The way you come off is a quite the opposite nini May 2018 #138

There's a term for people like that sweetloukillbot May 2018 #180

She made a spirited defense of sexism in the tech world Codeine May 2018 #83

It's good to be... tonedevil May 2018 #84

The very same. Codeine May 2018 #85

Churches rely on donations. Lose too many members and you lose your church and the pastor loses jalan48 May 2018 #56

I'm sorry JustAnotherGen May 2018 #64

So, apparently, does the "white" church. WillowTree May 2018 #68

We are Unitarian Universalist JustAnotherGen May 2018 #73

Sound like the doors are open to you. NCTraveler May 2018 #67

your OP is mercuryblues May 2018 #71

It's shit like this that makes me want to say Blue_Tires May 2018 #72

fuck these racist assholes. spanone May 2018 #78

Which ones? Tipperary May 2018 #81

WEEEEE ChubbyStar May 2018 #126

Great MaryMagdaline May 2018 #82

You really need to let the church know that JC wasn't really a blond, white guy. Vinca May 2018 #87

You misrepresent what really happened. You don't tell the real story. kwassa May 2018 #89

Well yeah, DUH, but if you tell the REAL story it wont be filled with innuendos and Eliot Rosewater May 2018 #97

I posted the news link that came on my tv. sarah FAILIN May 2018 #150

oh, you tried to hide everything by the way you set up your OP. kwassa May 2018 #156

No I did not. You ASSUMED sarah FAILIN May 2018 #159

No, I didn't, because I know a setup when I see one. kwassa May 2018 #162

You are funny sarah FAILIN May 2018 #164

And you are being dishonest kwassa May 2018 #165

Post removed Post removed May 2018 #167

The link didn't work when I tried it the other day. kwassa May 2018 #169

Do you really think we don't know what Jim Crow laws are? sarah FAILIN May 2018 #171

You don't. kwassa May 2018 #172

Oh no I do. sarah FAILIN May 2018 #174

This message was self-deleted by its author ChubbyStar May 2018 #179

The article itself is complete bullshit and does not tell the whole story... cynatnite May 2018 #90

The whole notion sounds ridiculous DFW May 2018 #91

Not surprised. Glamrock May 2018 #98

Yes, I think you nailed it. Tipperary May 2018 #103

I think you didn't read it. kwassa May 2018 #121

True that! Glamrock May 2018 #123

Uh, no. kwassa May 2018 #127

Maybe Glamrock May 2018 #128

It blew up into a big story when everyone misunderstood it. kwassa May 2018 #132

Okay. Glamrock May 2018 #135

Don't jump to conclusions. kwassa May 2018 #137

Alls I'm saying is Glamrock May 2018 #139

Context. He was talking to his neighborhood. kwassa May 2018 #143

Recommended. guillaumeb May 2018 #105

Clearly not, since the "stay out of white churches" message didn't come from the "white" church. WillowTree May 2018 #109

I did, actually. guillaumeb May 2018 #116

the church i grew up in and still attend was very white in a white area. times change so did the dembotoz May 2018 #111

There has always been a movement within communities of color to support each other... Caliman73 May 2018 #114

And yet, by his own statement, the Reverend acknowledges....... WillowTree May 2018 #122

What he it talking about is the relationship of the church to the community. kwassa May 2018 #136

Well, God isn't in there for sure. WhiteTara May 2018 #118

I don't agree with the Pastor or his sign Catherine Vincent May 2018 #129

I could be wrong, but I don't think the poster is concerned with context. salin May 2018 #131

It is a news story sarah FAILIN May 2018 #155

Some people are just assholes. Bok_Tukalo May 2018 #152

True. sarah FAILIN May 2018 #160

I've always thought churches should have a law and a sign "No Minors" nt fleabiscuit May 2018 #154

Perhaps the Church of the Highlands should have their marquee say....... WillowTree May 2018 #158

Good idea. sarah FAILIN May 2018 #161

Let's have everyone separate. Nobody get together and share ideas. Initech May 2018 #163

This whole argument is premised on the idea Generic Other May 2018 #166

Post removed Post removed May 2018 #168

You really don't get it. kwassa May 2018 #170

No I really do get it. sarah FAILIN May 2018 #173

Equity and equality are not the same thing. kwassa May 2018 #175

Equity? Really? sarah FAILIN May 2018 #176

You lost this argument. kwassa May 2018 #177

Be careful. The glass in that house you live in looks pretty thing. ehrnst May 2018 #182

Racists are much more likely to look at what YOU post and say, "Thanks for spreading the word!" Empowerer May 2018 #178

"A lot of people" here on DU are racist? ehrnst May 2018 #183

I think he is right edhopper May 2018 #186