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Ecumenist

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18. As a black WOMAN, this goes MUCH deeper than self hatred because it threatens

Reply to chnoutte (Reply #17)

Fri Mar 30, 2012, 08:00 AM

Mar 2012

then entire notion of existence for people of color AND women. This is such a deep pathology that I'm not sure it's definable using your wikipaedia entry. I don't need to know what self loathing is about because I've seen it ALL my life in some people of African descent who display more hatred for others that look like them than white racist couple ever display.

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Notice how the right-wing will almost ALWAYS take the case of a white person versus a black person [View all] Hugabear Mar 2012 OP

Zimmerman is Hispanic. dkf Mar 2012 #1

Right wingers prefer Hispanic over blacks. Also in the Trayvon murder its about protecting a gun law NewEngland4Obama Mar 2012 #2

Actually... SteveABG Mar 2012 #11

The OP doesn't mention Zimmerman Cali_Democrat Mar 2012 #3

Oh so this has nothing to do with the Martin case huh ? My bad. dkf Mar 2012 #5

BTW, Hispanic is not a race Cali_Democrat Mar 2012 #7

Oh my, neither is a race nadinbrzezinski Mar 2012 #9

The word 'race' has no coherent biological meaning. greyl Mar 2012 #13

Yeah, but given the policies they advocate today... Bucky Mar 2012 #16

LOL sudopod Mar 2012 #8

Hispanic is a CULTURE. Not a race. I learned this when i was 7 years old! slampoet Mar 2012 #19

Only "almost always?" dballance Mar 2012 #4

If I remember right, Michael Steele, Clarence Thomas and Alan Keyes hughee99 Mar 2012 #14

This Bucky Mar 2012 #15

And this surprises us? nt Speck Tater Mar 2012 #6

Which is why I don't understand why ANY person of color OR WOMAN would ever Ecumenist Mar 2012 #10

To help you understand chnoutte Mar 2012 #17

As a black WOMAN, this goes MUCH deeper than self hatred because it threatens Ecumenist Mar 2012 #18

Unless it's a white woman vs Herman Cain. ;) greyl Mar 2012 #12

THanks i was trying to think of a specific case... slampoet Mar 2012 #20