28 Common Racist Attitudes And Behaviors

[moriah]

86. I grew up in the 80s, and if you choose not to believe her story, that's your choice.

If that's the only way you can attack what I had to say, that no, we don't get it... well, you don't get it.

I can name many, MANY sitcoms and commercials that were on when I grew up (in the 80 and 90s, I was in high school when OJ was on trial) with all-white families. The fact you have to come up with Good Times, the Jefferson's, and Cosby as the only examples you can think of (my dad was fond of Sanford and Son, and there was Different Strokes) from when you were growing up with black families, that says something right there -- and what other shows did your family watch? Here's a list of the top 25 sitcoms from the 80s. http://www.imdb.com/list/EKcnaRj0-YI/ -- But how many of those shows were all-white cast members, or only had a "token" character? Honestly, Webster was more daring than Cosby for the time (even if the reverse, a white child being adopted by a black family, hasn't been seen much, and we already saw our own racism when a "white" child was found with Gypsies).

Choosing to implement "policies" only on minorities is wrong, and if you saw it and didn't speak up, as a white person, I'd say you were in the wrong, too. It's one place where we CAN make a difference, even if we'll never "get" what it's like to be a minority.

BWAME? Is that supposed to be a mockery of "blame" or is it some acronym Urban Dictionary hasn't heard of?