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57. Yep. Want to throw GD into a tailspin of confusion? Post some of MLK's FIERCELY pro-black

Thu Dec 12, 2013, 08:27 PM

Dec 2013

speeches.

These folks, who worship at the alter of the white washed MLK and work extremely hard at highlighting his non-civil rights work (his protestations of the Vietnam war, for instance. I've even seen some here go to great lengths to mention his work for the sanitation workers in Tennessee apparently oblivious to the fact that black folks are probably seriously disproportionately represented in sanitation fields TODAY, let alone 60 years ago) while overlooking, minimizing or flat out ignoring his civil rights work which is why we know his name. Which is why he won the Nobel Peace Prize. Which is why he was killed.

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"Colorblind" racism [View all] gollygee Dec 2013 OP

I think this might be stronger if it just argued for continuing Affirmative Action el_bryanto Dec 2013 #1

Sounds like trying to have it both ways... Decaffeinated Dec 2013 #2

I don't understand what you're trying to say here gollygee Dec 2013 #4

Very good article, btw (n/t) Titonwan Dec 2013 #5

Yeah, being a white dude really sucks, doesn't it? nomorenomore08 Dec 2013 #64

In a perfect world... Titonwan Dec 2013 #3

So.... Mojo Electro Dec 2013 #6

I think the point is that you are always taking race into consideration el_bryanto Dec 2013 #7

Huh? gollygee Dec 2013 #8

There is none nt ismnotwasm Dec 2013 #12

Message auto-removed Name removed Dec 2013 #28

No, I really don't understand gollygee Dec 2013 #29

gollygee JustAnotherGen Dec 2013 #9

It's been ugly gollygee Dec 2013 #10

Just get really JustAnotherGen Dec 2013 #11

14 Things You Should Not Say To Black People ismnotwasm Dec 2013 #13

Ugh gollygee Dec 2013 #14

Love you! JustAnotherGen Dec 2013 #15

.. ismnotwasm Dec 2013 #19

Re: "African American" as a synonym for "black" Dash87 Dec 2013 #40

I personally dislike the term "Black". whopis01 Dec 2013 #60

Most of those are things you shouldn't say to *anyone*. Nye Bevan Dec 2013 #52

I read some of the comments on there and about threw up. ScreamingMeemie Dec 2013 #58

You'd do yourself a great favor by avoiding comment sections... M0rpheus Dec 2013 #61

map of the world�s most and least racially tolerant countries seveneyes Dec 2013 #16

I'm curious as to why you thought that was relevant to this thread. n/t gollygee Dec 2013 #18

+1 JustAnotherGen Dec 2013 #21

Education seveneyes Dec 2013 #22

It is also built into our institutions gollygee Dec 2013 #23

It should always be called out and corrected if possible seveneyes Dec 2013 #26

Not surprising. Nye Bevan Dec 2013 #41

I think the author is confusing two completely different things. Donald Ian Rankin Dec 2013 #17

Well ismnotwasm Dec 2013 #25

Exactly ... 1StrongBlackMan Dec 2013 #32

So how exactly do I go about this with my nonwhite friends? Nye Bevan Dec 2013 #44

Whoa ismnotwasm Dec 2013 #46

Nice post. Behind the Aegis Dec 2013 #20

Some people have friends and coworkers of several races Nye Bevan Dec 2013 #24

You completely misunderstand MLK then gollygee Dec 2013 #27

You beat me to it ... 1StrongBlackMan Dec 2013 #33

I think every one of the articles mentioned misinterpretations of the MLK statement gollygee Dec 2013 #35

Misinterpretations? Or, ... 1StrongBlackMan Dec 2013 #37

Well gollygee Dec 2013 #38

Yep. Want to throw GD into a tailspin of confusion? Post some of MLK's FIERCELY pro-black Number23 Dec 2013 #57

Nooo ... 1StrongBlackMan Dec 2013 #59

Thanks for posting those links. ZombieHorde Dec 2013 #71

Latte sippers vs people with black friends? Bjorn Against Dec 2013 #30

if you think that MLK didn't believe that white priviledge existed, you are as mistaken on this... CreekDog Dec 2013 #34

There may be some truth to this, sadly. AverageJoe90 Dec 2013 #48

"Talking about differences" is only a problem for people who dislike, and are uncomfortable with, nomorenomore08 Dec 2013 #65

Excellent article. MrScorpio Dec 2013 #31

That article gollygee Dec 2013 #36

As soon as I get back to my desktop, I'll post it in GD. nt MrScorpio Dec 2013 #39

Google Jane Elliott. Puglover Dec 2013 #42

I've seen videos of her doing her thing gollygee Dec 2013 #43

Here is a more recent interview. Puglover Dec 2013 #45

Well, while Colorblindness in of itself is not actually racist(in most cases)..... AverageJoe90 Dec 2013 #47

The thing is, "treating people like human beings regardless of race" *should* be the default. nomorenomore08 Dec 2013 #66

That I agree with 100%, without a doubt. nt AverageJoe90 Dec 2013 #70

I think colorblindness misinterprets MLK's meaning. DevonRex Dec 2013 #49

I reject this entire line of thought. Shandris Dec 2013 #50

Racism will never go away in this country CFLDem Dec 2013 #51

ytou can't have true equality Niceguy1 Dec 2013 #53

What does this mean? gollygee Dec 2013 #54

OK I see you've edited it gollygee Dec 2013 #55

K&R Another "perfect encapsulation of white privilege" is the loud pining for the Good Old Days Number23 Dec 2013 #56

This is a term I usually hear from Republicans AgingAmerican Dec 2013 #62

i use to do that. i thought it was right and ok. then i realized that in doing that i took away seabeyond Dec 2013 #63

People are either nice or not nice. dipsydoodle Dec 2013 #67

The Inception-style meta-brainfuckery that are discussions of race in the United States... redgreenandblue Dec 2013 #68

It is a simplistic view that allows one to not examine the plights of others boston bean Dec 2013 #69