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In reply to the discussion: Is there anyway now that we can be considered not racist? [View all]Vattel
(9,289 posts)that you would be replacing old people. After all, you did say: "After you old guys are gone the rest of us will make up the new majority. You got to realize that power is shifting towards a more liberal society and that it is the old white men who are standing in the way of progress, will make up the new majority."
I think there was a bit of a miscommunication between you and MadFloridian. She took what you said in the quoted passage as a kind of gleeful anticipation of replacing all these old whites with young people of color. (She also thought the "you old guys" referred to old guys at DU and hence the remark about taking over the forum.) You didn't intend it that way. No need to call her a liar for misunderstanding your intent. And given that you referred to "the old white men" as standing in the way of progress, you should at least understand how she might interpret your remarks as ageist and racist even if you didn't really mean to be referring to all old white men.