African American
In reply to the discussion: The Creepy Cull of DU's Black Voices [View all]Kind of Blue
(8,709 posts)of the country itself. Whereas many Western countries recognize the right to freedom of expression, they draw the line at hate speech and slurs. Even South Africa is way ahead of us in that regard. And even Holocaust deniers can't express their ridiculous beliefs in some countries.Also a reflection in that once again, no one wants to receive the same treatment as AAs but those in charge and the masses don't give a damn, and come up with excuse after excuse to blame the one targeted for causing the hate.
Interesting that FBI statistics on hate crime show year after year, even when that crime level goes down, we AAs hold steady at receiving 47-48 percent of the hate.
It's distressing but not surprising, Skinner et al are not part of the solution. Can't escape self-perpetuating supremacy when so-called allies are part of the problem keeping racial tension escalated.