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1StrongBlackMan

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10. Yeah ... I just saw that ...

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Fri Oct 3, 2014, 06:26 PM

Oct 2014

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The other day ... [View all] 1StrongBlackMan Oct 2014 OP

1SBM that is an excellent idea. I can't wait to see how the critics resspond. locdlib Oct 2014 #1

I suspect this will go unanswered ... 1StrongBlackMan Oct 2014 #3

I just read through that one JustAnotherGen Oct 2014 #4

And what would that solution be? eom. 1StrongBlackMan Oct 2014 #8

Check out AA JustAnotherGen Oct 2014 #9

Yeah ... I just saw that ... 1StrongBlackMan Oct 2014 #10

Maybe, I'm too impatient; but ... 1StrongBlackMan Oct 2014 #7

That's a really good idea JustAnotherGen Oct 2014 #2

The Soft Parade seveneyes Oct 2014 #5

Not certain how to go about it. Xyzse Oct 2014 #6

"I don't need to change it. That is their voice, mine is different." nomorenomore08 Oct 2014 #49

Perfect! Thank you, 1StrongBlackMan. FourScore Oct 2014 #11

One of the best OP's I've read all year. Direct and truthful. freshwest Oct 2014 #18

I'm white, try to live with difference, not live as if my candle shines brighter by blowing out ancianita Oct 2014 #12

I'd be interested in hearing your thoughts ... 1StrongBlackMan Oct 2014 #13

Kind of you to say, thanks. ancianita Oct 2014 #16

Me too. A form of amazing grace, as it were, seeing into my soul when I needed help most. freshwest Oct 2014 #17

Thank you for your contribution ... 1StrongBlackMan Oct 2014 #20

Great post. One of the most important things is that we not forget our common humanity. nomorenomore08 Oct 2014 #50

5 hours and 309 views later ... 1StrongBlackMan Oct 2014 #14

bummer- nothing yet? the person I asked claimed to be well practiced in the art of couching ideas bettyellen Oct 2014 #15

Me too ... 1StrongBlackMan Oct 2014 #19

What can the descendants who didn't write the game do to right the game. ancianita Oct 2014 #21

I think that was me. Erich Bloodaxe BSN Oct 2014 #28

I think it's highly effective in one specific area Dreamer Tatum Oct 2014 #22

So- you think there's basically no value in addressing racism? bettyellen Oct 2014 #23

No, I think posting a sarcastic jeremiad on one of the few sites where it will educate or convert Dreamer Tatum Oct 2014 #25

Now it's the fact that this was a post on the net (where you post)? LOL. Okay then. WHERE does it bettyellen Oct 2014 #35

A bunch of hours and more than 450 views ... 1StrongBlackMan Oct 2014 #24

Dear white folks, Erich Bloodaxe BSN Oct 2014 #26

Appended note to the above... Erich Bloodaxe BSN Oct 2014 #27

Wow, I am so glad I asked you to take it on. Thank you Erich, well done. bettyellen Oct 2014 #36

The saddest part Erich Bloodaxe BSN Oct 2014 #37

Thank you ... 1StrongBlackMan Oct 2014 #29

I tried to make it to a wider audience as well. Erich Bloodaxe BSN Oct 2014 #31

Thank you. bravenak Oct 2014 #41

Well, I'll give it the same copyright all the stuff I post on DK got. Erich Bloodaxe BSN Oct 2014 #43

This is, no lie, one of the best posts I've read on DU in years. Please make it an OP. nomorenomore08 Oct 2014 #52

As I said, it's free for anyone to use, Erich Bloodaxe BSN Oct 2014 #53

But the value is not in PoC rewriting/retelling our story ... 1StrongBlackMan Oct 2014 #54

Hm. Erich Bloodaxe BSN Oct 2014 #64

Absolutely. And to show them how someone else's gain doesn't mean their loss. ancianita Oct 2014 #66

Great stuff! Hope I can remember half of it when I need to. Thank you! nt ancianita Oct 2014 #65

I'll respond at the risk of another PPR CANDO Oct 2014 #30

I don't think there's a single 'get it' or 'don't get it' binary. Erich Bloodaxe BSN Oct 2014 #32

Thank you for the constructive reply. CANDO Oct 2014 #40

First ... 1StrongBlackMan Oct 2014 #33

Sorry CANDO Oct 2014 #42

Racism in America is a problem attached to white privilege. bravenak Oct 2014 #47

You posted so I don't have to. Thanks. eom. 1StrongBlackMan Oct 2014 #55

No prob, Wise Man.nt bravenak Oct 2014 #56

Just wanted to add ... 1StrongBlackMan Oct 2014 #58

Yeah. I had to tone mine down, too. bravenak Oct 2014 #60

You are a goddess. Number23 Oct 2014 #67

His block of text read the same way every time. bravenak Oct 2014 #68

THIS X 1000000 bettyellen Oct 2014 #69

It's not about the tone of the message at all... sheshe2 Oct 2014 #34

Well I gave all the "tone" folks ... 1StrongBlackMan Oct 2014 #38

I must say I agree with your conclusion. sheshe2 Oct 2014 #39

When the day comes that I have to worry about "walking down the street while white". Rex Oct 2014 #44

Holding up a mirror to privileged people who don't know they're privileged Warpy Oct 2014 #45

Great idea malaise Oct 2014 #46

I would have thought all the "tone-offended" folks ... 1StrongBlackMan Oct 2014 #57

LOL malaise Oct 2014 #59

I must say ... 1StrongBlackMan Oct 2014 #61

NOT malaise Oct 2014 #63

Perfect. ismnotwasm Oct 2014 #48

Why should those responses surprise you? Just because this forum was valerief Oct 2014 #51

Indeed, we do have our share of right-wingers here.. YoungDemCA Oct 2014 #70

The "tone" argument is always an attempt to derail the conversation. alarimer Oct 2014 #62