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24. i didn't mock her. i understand how she could be sensitive. i also think sometimes people are

Tue Apr 30, 2013, 06:11 PM

Apr 2013

over-sensitive.

it's understandable, but still self-defeating. pick your battles, and don't fight children.

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Martinsville Quilt Causes Controversy (Councilwoman calls it racist) [View all] cali Apr 2013 OP

She handled it poorly and, in my opinion, overreacted. Brickbat Apr 2013 #1

I'll go beyond that. I think her reaction was ridiculous cali Apr 2013 #2

I felt sorry for the kid who made that square! Brickbat Apr 2013 #4

Reminds me of a scene in Malcolm X CBGLuthier Apr 2013 #3

did you look at the square? cali Apr 2013 #5

I'm fully coginzant of the Clark experiment and even more recent cali Apr 2013 #18

Ahhhh hypocrites Taverner Apr 2013 #19

Along with dark=night and light=day. LanternWaste Apr 2013 #20

I think we need to look at intent Generic Other Apr 2013 #26

+1 Matariki Apr 2013 #16

I see what she means treestar Apr 2013 #6

Umm, golden. Not white. Golden. Bake Apr 2013 #14

I'm beige treestar Apr 2013 #15

Something similar happened at my HS in the 80s RZM Apr 2013 #7

A silly reaction over nothing, in my opinion. Captain Stern Apr 2013 #8

Heh. Brickbat Apr 2013 #9

ONE quilt square in the quilt. Quantess Apr 2013 #10

The kid was probably raised by a Gold Supremest. Dr. Strange Apr 2013 #11

Some of these folks... Pelican Apr 2013 #12

Ooooook.... Pelican Apr 2013 #28

Oh, that's ripe! Eleanors38 Apr 2013 #13

Not only that, the black person is naked! ProudToBeBlueInRhody Apr 2013 #21

What About the Alien Invasion? SEMOVoter May 2013 #29