(07-18-2019, 07:29 AM)Cleatwood Wrote:

(07-17-2019, 09:54 PM)JagNGeorgia Wrote: Everyone has encountered situations where their race was used negatively against them. The difference is that black communities too often attribute bad experiences to their race. I also didn't say it doesn't play "no role whatsoever". I don't have to stipulate that racism exists every time I say racism isn't an issue. If Roof is your proof, then how does Emanual Samson play into that example? Can I play the race card now?

Besides, I'm not sure that I'd use a psychopathic murderer as proof that society is racist.


Willfully ignorant is accepting that "bad things happen" simply because they're black. Maybe you can clarify that last sentence; it seems like you're implying something else.

Can we get a specific example where your white race was used negatively against you? Maybe one where law enforcement sought you out specifically because of the way you look?

Sure. I, being a white dude, was pulled over on a late Friday night while going into my office for an overnight server conversion. My building is not far from the Philips Highway Walmart and the cop in question specifically said "we don't see many of you around here this time of night." Gave my car the walkaround treatment but didn't ask me to search it. Fortunately my business card showed that I had a compelling interest to be DWC in that part of town at 2am. Granted that was before much of the improvements to the area that make it the shining metropolis it is today, but I was stopped specifically because he thought I was a white guy trolling for hookers.

---