How you can tell if Sanders speaks to the concerns of people of color

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109. I'll try to explain this one more time

Because you're either willfully not listening or not understanding.

When one minority says something, and another minority says another on an issue they share, it's usually good to let them hash out that conversation. What's obnoxious is when the nonminority picks the side that fits neatly with their pre-existing opinion, and then attempt to use it as a battering ram in a debate by making it seem as if that's the "real" valid opinion of the community.

You've been doing this. You are not aware of how privileged it is. I'm letting you know.

Instead of reflecting on this, you instead invoked your privilege again, ran to a minority community where you knew your opinion would be affirmed, and then came running back using individuals of a minority community "as evidence." You might as well have said, "Well, I have a black friend who said it's ok, you guys, so it's ok!"

It is face-palmingly clueless. It's actually offensive, but it's so hilariously un self-aware, I can't get too worked up about it.

I would never behave this way. I would be mortified to do this. If I ever do, I hope my friends of color would immediately knock me on the head Three Stooges style for being so utterly oblivious as a white person.

Privilege problem number two. The AA group isn't every poster of color on this board. Not by a mile. Just as, say, History of Feminism is every woman poster on this board. Nor does LGBT reflect every gay person who posts there. But you -again!- run off and try to use it as a source of monolithic backing opinion.

That is also just totally face-palm worthy.

Seriously, I'm begging you. Instead of going on the attack and trying to bunker in with human shields, spend some time reflecting on your own behavior and how you are operating. It's unsightly at best. It's out of control privilege at worst.

And again, some of the people you're seeking affirmation from have a real, real ugly history with LGBTers on this board. So invoking them really isn't helpful or even interesting to me.

Anyway, you can have the last word. The brick wall draws closer, and I value my noggin.