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fishwax Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Mar-12-10 09:38 PM
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219. that's pretty weak
"Is because so many white people are scared they will labeled as a result of that discussion. White people feel they are damned if they do damned if they don't."

If I thought that were the main problem, I would think white people should get over it. But I don't really think that's the case. I think it's much more common that some white people just get defensive whenever the subject of race is brought up. Often, it winds up basically shutting discussion down, because the original comments are distorted and taken out of context. Like in this thread, for instance. Vanessa Williams didn't say anything against this family. She didn't suggest that they were trying to exploit Michael Oher. She didn't attack the filmmakers or even the film itself, just raised the possibility that this movie echoes the tired theme of the white hero. (It's not, after all, the story of Michael Oher, but rather the story of Leigh Ann Tuohy.)

The sarcasm that has been directed towards Vanessa Williams on this thread is severely misplaced. But, sadly, not surprising.
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