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In reply to the discussion: When it comes to what's best for Black People, it's time for White People to mind their business [View all]MellowDem
(5,018 posts)The author's own example required that he find out through asking questions where the boundary was. So it will be with cultural issues. And given we live in a highly segregated society, those questions will continue because there is real ignorance bred by lack of contact. Do you blame the child for not knowing better? Does telling a child to shut up do anything? And it certainly isn't just an issue between blacks and whites. Cultural ignorance runs wide and deep, and the author's call for people to "shut up" doesn't seem like it will work. Only through asking questions do people figure stuff out.
Also, I don't think the author understands whiteness right now. Whiteness isn't becoming less significant, it's the exact opposite. Whiteness is becoming ever more significant, especially to people like Trump's supporters.
The author's tone and position seems to only reinforce people who feel racial separation and greater affinity for white identity are the way to go. Don't ask questions or interact at all with other races, because it's impossible to be a part of any conversation, and asking questions is wrong.