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In reply to the discussion: Somewhere a bridge has gained its Troll back. [View all]BainsBane
(57,750 posts)and obsessed about unimportant things. You want to chalk that up to personalities. It comes down to this: When a person repeatedly takes positions that are openly dismissive to a majority of the population, women and people of color, then one can hardly be surprised when some of that majority take exception. He has had for a long time a reputation in the African American forum. He first came to my attention when he referred to natural black hair as "ugly." He did so on more than one occasion in separate threads, even after being told about the importance of hair to African American women and the racial connotations of the comment. As someone who places human equality and human rights foremost in my own political beliefs, I find racism and misogyny offensive. Many others do as well. I will not have my values attributed to mere conflicts of personality. Bigotry is wrong and has no place among liberals. I will not ignore it because to do so only perpetrates it.