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SheilaT

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6. Almost all of us have relatives that straddle the color line.

Sat Jun 20, 2015, 01:27 AM

Jun 2015

Four days ago, my nephew brought home his son, his son's two brothers, and a cousin of the sons. I'm going to be deliberately vague, and say that the cousin is African American. I was at first startled, simply because I didn't know about this cousin, but quickly adjusted, thinking to myself, Okay, cousin Kenton is this way. I am VERY grateful that I have this sort of connection across the racial divide. It is far too easy for too many of us to not understand such things. I like it that sometimes I'm confronted with our stupid racism, and I hope I rise above it.

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Jon Stewart's opening comments on Charleston, 18 June 2015 [View all] Jack Rabbit Jun 2015 OP

Nails it! This is the heart of it in very blunt terms! Thank you Jon, you will be missed Dustlawyer Jun 2015 #1

He still didn't label it as coming from the Right Wing. Spitfire of ATJ Jun 2015 #2

He didn't need to Jack Rabbit Jun 2015 #3

They have already tried to spin this to be an attack on them.... Spitfire of ATJ Jun 2015 #8

So? Jack Rabbit Jun 2015 #10

They should pull their White House press pass. Spitfire of ATJ Jun 2015 #11

He didn't need to, he kept it simple. They know who they are, no need to politicize it. Dustlawyer Jun 2015 #7

He's too polite. Spitfire of ATJ Jun 2015 #9

A gaping wound that will not heal SheilaT Jun 2015 #4

Most of my ancestors were here well before that Jack Rabbit Jun 2015 #5

Almost all of us have relatives that straddle the color line. SheilaT Jun 2015 #6