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tblue37

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14. And above all, watch your tone. You don't want to sound angry.

Reply to Solly Mack (Reply #6)

Wed Jun 17, 2020, 09:39 PM

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Jeff Tiedrich uses his privilege to say what no black person could get away with saying [View all] StarfishSaver Jun 2020 OP

I've wondered the same thing. eom MontanaMama Jun 2020 #1

Serious TRUTH. NoMoreRepugs Jun 2020 #2

It's simply amazing. 2naSalit Jun 2020 #3

Have been for decades. Appealing to logic and emotion Solly Mack Jun 2020 #4

True StarfishSaver Jun 2020 #5

And by that they mean don't accuse us, no matter how Solly Mack Jun 2020 #6

Everything you said StarfishSaver Jun 2020 #7

And above all, watch your tone. You don't want to sound angry. tblue37 Jun 2020 #14

And people use that as a mechanism for control Solly Mack Jun 2020 #17

It seemed like Obama was very careful Danascot Jun 2020 #20

The very fact of Obama being in complete control of his emotions painted him KS Toronado Jun 2020 #27

True, and I noticed that. But I also think wnylib Jun 2020 #34

When white people feel threatened they have no problem with violent reactions. cayugafalls Jun 2020 #8

Totally cilla4progress Jun 2020 #9

Your words need to be posted everywhere. Dem2theMax Jun 2020 #16

Thank you. cilla4progress Jun 2020 #18

I can tell they came straight from your heart. Dem2theMax Jun 2020 #19

Of course! cilla4progress Jun 2020 #23

Not only should we replace every confederate statue, we should melt them down in case KS Toronado Jun 2020 #28

Powerful words. That's the America I want to live in too. crickets Jun 2020 #26

That's Very Good! Skraxx Jun 2020 #29

So true. mountain grammy Jun 2020 #10

I've noticed that, too Leith Jun 2020 #11

I'm always at a loss to understand how reasonable, measured and sensible their responses are when NBachers Jun 2020 #12

They probably don't want to get shot, too StarfishSaver Jun 2020 #13

I don't know if you know Kimberly Jones -- but she said something similar recently. aikoaiko Jun 2020 #15

K & R...for truth...nt Wounded Bear Jun 2020 #21

I think most black people don't want to burn everything to the ground, Glaisne Jun 2020 #22

Yes they're leading by example FakeNoose Jun 2020 #24

Yeah. If I were black, I suspect I'd be dead because I'd be so militant. PatrickforO Jun 2020 #25

I'm black, but not sure I understand the thread title jacobfloyd Jun 2020 #30

K&R uponit7771 Jun 2020 #31

great thread llashram Jun 2020 #32

I've said exactly the same thing! SpankMe Jun 2020 #33