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LiberalArkie

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2. Great, I do also remember those days. I had a problem in that I never could wrap my brain

Reply to Atman (Original post)

Thu Feb 11, 2016, 10:55 AM

Feb 2016

around racism as a kid. I was called the "Nig%^ lover" so many times, but I did not have a problem with being called that except that they were just friends. Being 68 now, I still can't wrap my head around the concept of racism and sexism. I am just weird I guess.

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Shameless name dropping. Harry Belafonte. [View all] Atman Feb 2016 OP

LOL malaise Feb 2016 #1

Great, I do also remember those days. I had a problem in that I never could wrap my brain LiberalArkie Feb 2016 #2

Larry Garron, Boston Patriots fullback, also lived on our street. Atman Feb 2016 #5

You dropped the "a" from your namedrop. It's Harry Belafonte. DetlefK Feb 2016 #3

I told you, I was just a kid! Atman Feb 2016 #4

Watch "Guess who's coming to dinner" - Sidney Poitier, Spencer Tracy, K. Hepburn, Ann-Margaret flor-de-jasmim Feb 2016 #6

Their other biz partner was in one of the James Bond movies. Atman Feb 2016 #7