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IrishAyes

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34. Great OP

Reply to Moonwalk (Reply #16)

Mon Jul 15, 2013, 10:06 AM

Jul 2013

and response. I distinctly remember watching an old white grandfather explaining one day what turned his former prejudice around. His daughter brought home her own bi-racial baby, and when he looked at the little girl, his heart melted and he was instantly in love. And he wanted to tell everyone about his change of heart.

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Hey white people...its on us! [View all] sheshe2 Jul 2013 OP

Recommended. (nt) NYC_SKP Jul 2013 #1

Thanks SKP~ sheshe2 Jul 2013 #2

K & R! Triana Jul 2013 #3

Yikes, Triana. sheshe2 Jul 2013 #5

K&R LiberalLoner Jul 2013 #4

I need to read this but just want Cha Jul 2013 #6

Here's the thing sheshe2 malaise Jul 2013 #7

I think you're close Half-Century Man Jul 2013 #9

Good point - it is his descendants that I mean malaise Jul 2013 #30

I know malaise, sheshe2 Jul 2013 #11

I agree - it won't happen malaise Jul 2013 #31

malaise~ sheshe2 Jul 2013 #32

Yep, and maybe this will finally be another turning point. mountain grammy Jul 2013 #8

I recall trying to express how I felt a kinship with a black gal I knew in college. SleeplessinSoCal Jul 2013 #10

Would K and R even for this part alone: Mister Ed Jul 2013 #12

Great post... K&R... WheelWalker Jul 2013 #13

kick mstinamotorcity2 Jul 2013 #14

In defense of white people, protect our future Jul 2013 #15

I too am white, protect our future. sheshe2 Jul 2013 #19

Thank you, sheshe. protect our future Jul 2013 #20

And some of us are parents of African American children too notadmblnd Jul 2013 #41

It is up to the white people, and there may be hope for that, in spite of this case.... Moonwalk Jul 2013 #16

Great OP IrishAyes Jul 2013 #34

K&r Politicub Jul 2013 #17

White southerners need to lead the way instead of whining about others being bigots toward them coldmountain Jul 2013 #18

Right, racists only come in white. What BS /nt aka-chmeee Jul 2013 #21

In the 1970's I went to junior high and high schools in far Southern California cpwm17 Jul 2013 #22

If that's what you come away with sheshe2 Jul 2013 #23

That first sentence of yours was Cha Jul 2013 #28

Oh! Didn't know I was dealing with the user profile police! aka-chmeee Jul 2013 #35

the racism that killed martin and set his killer free noiretextatique Jul 2013 #39

typical, self-serving, white denial/dismissal noiretextatique Jul 2013 #40

It should've always been a situation for white people to remedy RainDog Jul 2013 #24

"When confronted by someone with a badge or a gun, do not flee, fight....." Nye Bevan Jul 2013 #25

What did I do? NaturalHigh Jul 2013 #26

You didn't do anything... Pelican Jul 2013 #33

My moment came when I was hugging a coworker while she had hysterics Warpy Jul 2013 #27

Good Advice from Jesse Washington, she! Cha Jul 2013 #29

K & R Scurrilous Jul 2013 #36

k and r dembotoz Jul 2013 #37

It's about guns, the cops and the cop mentality nolabels Jul 2013 #38