"Put him in a black skin"...

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28. Is the identity or even the verity of the anecdote the most important point here?

I’m failing to understand why this statement needs to be verified to a degree not seemingly required from most posts. Is it because it’s found in a meme? That involves an insightful idea from a young black American in the 40s? I agree that the truth of the matter is often important, but what seems to be more important is the message of the idea. There is some reason your default position is skepticism even after someone cites a book published by Random House and I hope it’s just that you have a strong bias against information by meme.