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alp227

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3. Wait, is it still the 19th century over there? Confederate flags? Seriously?

Reply to wilt the stilt (Reply #2)

Sun Jul 15, 2012, 11:41 PM

Jul 2012

What is up with subliminal bigotry on the rise among younger generations who did not see the Civil Rights Movement first hand? There's this mentality "I have a black friend, so racism is over" or "Barack Obama is president, racism is over" among the young folk and thus they always do the "la la la la I can't hear you" whenever they hear the very idea of white privilege or that some things like Confederate Flags have racist historical context.

Comedian Elon James White has said: "We act like 7-year-olds any time race is involved."

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The work is mostly north of the perimeter greymattermom Jul 2012 #1

I live close to 285 and Dunwoody. wilt the stilt Jul 2012 #2

Wait, is it still the 19th century over there? Confederate flags? Seriously? alp227 Jul 2012 #3

It happens at many of the large, southern state universities Stuckinthebush Jul 2012 #4

I have been here 30 years wilt the stilt Jul 2012 #5

Yeah, I remember that! Stuckinthebush Jul 2012 #6