So... how did YOU become a racist?

[jaysunb]

334. Thanks Grant....

Only once in the more than 11 years I've posted on this board have I been alerted on or had problems w/ the mods until I said I thought the OP was the most annoying Democrat I could think of.
He appears to have special status here at DU and his followers are legion. So, when I see this kind of in your face insulting of me and every black person on this board, I can only shake my head and wonder about all the glee generated in support of the OP.

I can't tell what's in the heart or mind of others, but,having been born 70 years ago in rural Mississippi I think I'm more than qualified to recognize racism when I see or hear it...even when the perpetrator sincerely does not believe or intends it to be.

I read and rec-ed the post regarding possible racist feelings toward the President and thought the OP may have been rather clumsy in his attempt to try and identify the misguided vitriol toward him, but the reaction has been astounding. In response, I posted this:Whiteness, NSA Spying and the Irony of Racial Privilege
http://www.democraticunderground.com/10023050699

and wouldn't you know....crickets. Not even willing to consider or discuss.

Hopefully, by the time the grand kids are running the world this kind of stuff will just be history.