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gollygee

(22,336 posts) Tue Sep 8, 2015, 06:49 PM Sep 2015

It's amazing how little we (in the US, at DU, whatever) actually fully communicate about racism [View all]

One person says, "White people should talk more and listen less" and the other person hears that white people shouldn't talk at all and should be lectured at.

One person says, "
Your experience is not the same as mine" and the other person hears that their experience has no value at all.

I'm not sure why that is, and therefore I'm not sure how to solve that. If we could actually discuss without people hearing something other than what is said, we might make more progress. Do people not want to hear? Are people unable in some way to really hear about this issue, because of some societal issue? Are people simply not really listening? I don't know.

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It's amazing how little we (in the US, at DU, whatever) actually fully communicate about racism [View all] gollygee Sep 2015 OP

Things in that "discussion" made my mouth fall open until finally I just left it open... betsuni Sep 2015 #1

I think they are really not listening. Starry Messenger Sep 2015 #2

Oh I've gotten that gollygee Sep 2015 #3

Yeah, I'm doing a little research. Starry Messenger Sep 2015 #5

I think you have nailed it completely. Number23 Sep 2015 #8

Not only that, but the white people who think that --despite making up easily 90% of this board -- Number23 Sep 2015 #4

You picked up on that too? JustAnotherGen Sep 2015 #6

Between the "woe is me! The 12 poc that still post on DU are oppressing me!!1" vibe Number23 Sep 2015 #7

The last reply to you by the seriously hurt special individual made me LOL. betsuni Sep 2015 #9

Me too! Can just imagine the special soul going full Dr. Smith as they writhed in agony!! Number23 Sep 2015 #10

I am going to ask you again, not that I expect an answer, nadinbrzezinski Sep 2015 #11

I never called you ANYTHING which is exactly what every single solitary person that has seen those Number23 Sep 2015 #13

I am not making this up nadinbrzezinski Sep 2015 #16

You are not owed anything and certainly not an apology. I don't know what is going on with you Number23 Sep 2015 #17

I already gave you one nadinbrzezinski Sep 2015 #18

You apologized because you were the one in the wrong. Which you have been REPEATEDLY Number23 Sep 2015 #19

No Number23, I apologized becuase you perceive that you were attacked nadinbrzezinski Sep 2015 #20

I'm not reading this garbage and have no idea what is going on with you Number23 Sep 2015 #21

Oh. My. Gawd. I opened that thread a while ago, then quickly closed it when I saw who was making scarletwoman Sep 2015 #12

I am latina thank you very much and Jewish nadinbrzezinski Sep 2015 #14

I don't get where they're coming from either. But the entire point of that OP was that Number23 Sep 2015 #15

Oh, I think it's clear that it IS growing! scarletwoman Sep 2015 #22

King said it beautifully as well... Number23 Sep 2015 #23

"I'm ashamed of the people who were so sinful to make me a slave." Just... Awesome. scarletwoman Sep 2015 #24

Yes indeed Number23. lovemydog Sep 2015 #29

They come with preconceived notions JustAnotherGen Sep 2015 #25

White folks make it about them gwheezie Sep 2015 #26

Yes. And there's a distortion phenomenon that inhibits discussion. lovemydog Sep 2015 #27

I avoided reading that thread yesterday because I knew it would piss me off WhollyHeretic Sep 2015 #28

Word. lovemydog Sep 2015 #30

You could practically see them making protest signs: "We are being silenced!" betsuni Sep 2015 #31

A friend of mine posted this on FB today Starry Messenger Sep 2015 #32

same here steve2470 Sep 2015 #33

I have heard lots of crap thrown at me on line.. yuiyoshida Sep 2015 #34

There are a lot of ignorant people in our country davidpdx Sep 2015 #35