Old White Folk Story

[sabrina 1]

77. I think you are misunderstanding. When those who actually ARE guilty are the ones being vilified, it

is okay. But when ANYONE issues a generalized statement broad brushing ANY group of people, that is called bigotry. I thought that was generally understood at least among Liberals.

Having said that, Bravenak explained to me that she did not intend to include ALL 'old white men' and was talking about specific people. So with her explanation I better understood her point. Sometimes people have be willing to listen, and that is what I tried to do regarding all of this, and I'm glad I did because now I understand where she was coming from.

Personally I don't like or use labels of any kind to describe large groups of people because of how open to misinterpretation they can be.

What I do know is that there is no limit on human beings', regardless of who they are, apparent need to create an 'other' in order to make themselves feel superior. This, as history shows throughout the ages, is not limited to Black or White.

I'm not sure it can ever be completely erased from human behavior, but it can be marginalized I think.