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White DUers: Tell Your Stories [View all] EffieBlack May 2018 OP
My son at school RandySF May 2018 #1
Thanks. EffieBlack May 2018 #2
Yeah, and I was shocked when we learned of it RandySF May 2018 #5
Interesting. EffieBlack May 2018 #9
We talked to the principal RandySF May 2018 #13
That's good. EffieBlack May 2018 #21
My blond daughter had to run a gauntlet of whistles and remarks on her way Sophia4 May 2018 #140
Do not fall for this op. It is bait. eom Tipperary May 2018 #4
Asking for people's perspectives isn't "bait." But please feel free not to participate. EffieBlack May 2018 #10
"Bait" in this situation is kinda like the judge who accused Mueller of trying to Eliot Rosewater May 2018 #126
From JAG - in case you pop in JustAnotherGen Jun 2018 #193
"Bait" for what? BumRushDaShow May 2018 #26
No. It's not bait. If you have something to relate, I encourage you MineralMan May 2018 #44
I did. eom. Tipperary May 2018 #46
I read threads sequentially as I encounter them. MineralMan May 2018 #53
It still bothers me. Something similar happened to me. I, even at my advanced age, cannot speak Tipperary May 2018 #54
Well, if nobody tells any stories, there won't be any. MineralMan May 2018 #58
Thank you, Mineral Man. I think you are a good guy. Tipperary May 2018 #62
Where you have gone... tonedevil May 2018 #65
You can't learn about race and its problem, if you deflect by trying to calling baiting. Civic Justice May 2018 #113
We call it that all the time when Dotard and his types do it. treestar May 2018 #181
methinks thou dost protest too much Dyedinthewoolliberal May 2018 #151
How about calling Italians "goombas" Drahthaardogs May 2018 #64
I don't believe I've ever called anyone a "Goomba." MineralMan May 2018 #68
Really? Drahthaardogs May 2018 #124
Yes, really. I did not apply the name to anyone specifically. MineralMan May 2018 #130
You called Scaramucci a goomba Drahthaardogs May 2018 #135
Mi scusi, ma sei sbagliato. MineralMan May 2018 #138
You have no right to use those slurs Drahthaardogs May 2018 #139
It really depends EffieBlack May 2018 #75
Well known poster here referred to Scaramucci as Drahthaardogs May 2018 #123
My husband is from Italy JustAnotherGen May 2018 #111
Agreed left-of-center2012 May 2018 #47
I agree. zanana1 May 2018 #158
What's disruptive/divisive in this thread (besides the posts claiming it's disruptive and divisive)? EffieBlack May 2018 #162
I'm a white guy. Our youngest kid got all the recessive genes my wife had to offer... hunter May 2018 #95
Well, I'm betting the women could cite a few stories.. I know I could, but... hlthe2b May 2018 #3
They probably could, but I'm not asking about gender-based discrimination in this thread EffieBlack May 2018 #7
Hello, Effie saidsimplesimon May 2018 #6
We first have to deal with race to get past race nt EffieBlack May 2018 #8
We are so lucky to have you here to teach us bad white Dems how awful we are. Tipperary May 2018 #11
You seem really defensive. tonedevil May 2018 #17
I am not referring to myself. It was a friend of mine. Tipperary May 2018 #19
You could always trash the thread BumRushDaShow May 2018 #29
This message was self-deleted by its author .99center May 2018 #33
Actually the first post... tonedevil May 2018 #34
Oh, I experienced it. My best friend. She committed suicide three years later. Tipperary May 2018 #36
What happened to her? EffieBlack May 2018 #39
At this point.. tonedevil May 2018 #40
Asking people to tell their stories so that others can learn from them isn't "divisive." EffieBlack May 2018 #35
You are so right. I will trash the thread. Tipperary May 2018 #45
The story you tell... tonedevil May 2018 #61
Because it breaks my heart to this very day. Tipperary May 2018 #67
Thank you. Tipperary May 2018 #71
Thats so awful EffieBlack May 2018 #66
Yes. I went to that school. Tipperary May 2018 #69
So it probably really affected you even more deeply. EffieBlack May 2018 #73
That sounds frightening and traumatizing. salin May 2018 #74
Why did you refer to yourself as a 12 white girl who bettyellen May 2018 #48
I have posted about my friend. Tipperary May 2018 #49
Please tell you story - that's the point of this thread EffieBlack May 2018 #32
You know what? You cannot tell me what to do. Tipperary May 2018 #51
I don't feel "baited" and told my own story down-thread. As much as possible, if we can see... Hekate May 2018 #141
As a white person, I don't know that I've ever experienced the kind of discrimination Aristus May 2018 #12
Thanks for that, Aristus! zanana1 May 2018 #160
I can honestly say that as a white male bearsfootball516 May 2018 #14
It is not odd, at all. Tipperary May 2018 #16
Where as you have unbridled... tonedevil May 2018 #18
Aww. Tipperary May 2018 #20
And, you're cute when you're mad. /nt tonedevil May 2018 #24
Everyone says that, so thanks! Tipperary May 2018 #27
Neither have I treestar May 2018 #182
I grew up in a college town in New Mexico and there wasn't much racism. As an adult Quixote1818 May 2018 #15
How did it feel being in the minority? EffieBlack May 2018 #37
I don't think what I experienced was anywhere near what an African-American experiences Quixote1818 May 2018 #133
Thanks for this EffieBlack May 2018 #146
I lived for 30 yrs in an all Hispanic neighborhood in New Mexico womanofthehills May 2018 #131
When my husband went back to school for his Masters' degree Ohiogal May 2018 #22
Thanks. EffieBlack May 2018 #38
I was picked on a great deal when I was a child... MicaelS May 2018 #23
I was once pulled over on a pretext, solely because of race. Mister Ed May 2018 #25
I've never been discriminated against because I'm white loyalsister May 2018 #28
perspective from this old white guy NRaleighLiberal May 2018 #30
I think this will be a short thread gollygee May 2018 #31
I can't say I remember any incidents when I was discriminated against MineralMan May 2018 #41
Please stop left-of-center2012 May 2018 #42
It is truly getting old. Tipperary May 2018 #59
I have nothing comparable to offer to the accounts shared here by people of color Tom Rinaldo May 2018 #43
I was pulled over by cops that assumed I was buying drugs- it was in my old neighborhood and bettyellen May 2018 #50
I've been marginalized at times due to my gender and age, lapucelle May 2018 #52
In the 80's I was a controller at a manufacturing company in San Diego. wasupaloopa May 2018 #55
When I was in 6th grade... theaocp May 2018 #56
Well, I was physically abused by police twice before I was 7, Hortensis May 2018 #57
I'm white GitRDun May 2018 #60
Three: I was walking up the hill to my house in a diverse neighborhood in a small city. femmedem May 2018 #63
I'm horrified JustAnotherGen May 2018 #117
It changed the trajectory of my life. femmedem May 2018 #120
This is unspeakably awful EffieBlack May 2018 #147
It was a long time ago, Effie. I'm ok. femmedem May 2018 #148
Don't beat yourself up. People tell their stories when they're ready EffieBlack May 2018 #149
OK meadowlander May 2018 #70
I am white, I grew up in an all white suburb, and I never knew any blacks till after college milestogo May 2018 #72
My niece had the shit kicked out of her in middle school B2G May 2018 #76
That totally counts EffieBlack May 2018 #77
Year ago. She's in her 20s now. B2G May 2018 #79
I can imagine EffieBlack May 2018 #80
They couldn't find them. B2G May 2018 #81
Wow. EffieBlack May 2018 #83
It was. B2G May 2018 #87
Hardly surprising EffieBlack May 2018 #89
Shes actually been in counseling for the past few years. B2G May 2018 #92
Poor girl EffieBlack May 2018 #94
Thanks Effie. Me to. Xoxo B2G May 2018 #96
I was called queerbait in middle and high school... hunter May 2018 #112
She pretty much withdrew and kept to herself after that. B2G May 2018 #118
The closest I have ever come to being discriminated against for race Maeve May 2018 #78
My story is that I don't really have a story. The Velveteen Ocelot May 2018 #82
I hope this is helpful... neeksgeek May 2018 #84
Um, no, but if I was 20 years younger, maybe I'd tap dance and you could toss me some coins. procon May 2018 #85
What a ridiculous comment EffieBlack May 2018 #88
It's a ridiculous thread, yeah? procon May 2018 #98
No, I said exactly what I meant. Your comment is ridiculous,. The thread is great. EffieBlack May 2018 #100
You keep telling everyone how you want to learn from others, procon May 2018 #103
she asked for stories that fit criteria she posted rurallib May 2018 #137
If you're interested in a different POV, you're certainly free to post an OP asking for other storie EffieBlack May 2018 #142
Somebody is triggered by this topic, clearly. ehrnst May 2018 #183
Again with the passively worded insults. ehrnst May 2018 #180
Why learn when one can lecture people of color? ehrnst May 2018 #184
If only I were more grateful EffieBlack May 2018 #185
Indeed. Perhaps if he "tapdanced" you would appreciate "learning new words from White people," ehrnst May 2018 #186
"Tap dancing" ehrnst May 2018 #178
Army related stories - in the Army I definitely felt discrimination from a few black NCO's underpants May 2018 #86
This message was self-deleted by its author catrose May 2018 #90
I just remembered these. I loved to listen to James Brown. He came our town and I wanted to go to wasupaloopa May 2018 #91
Did you get the bike? EffieBlack May 2018 #93
No but I went to another James Brown Concert. Just couldn't get enough of him wasupaloopa May 2018 #104
Damn! EffieBlack May 2018 #105
We lived in a segregated town and one time a black family was going to buy a house on our block wasupaloopa May 2018 #110
As a very young boy I grew up in the South and lived in Memphis. elocs May 2018 #97
A black cop once laughed at me. In my face. It was horrible. I almost died. hunter May 2018 #99
I can't say for sure if my experience was because of me being white. Chemisse May 2018 #101
As I've watched California tilt toward a minority-majority status... Hekate May 2018 #102
Beautiful story Hekate JustAnotherGen May 2018 #119
I have Hawaii family and Chicago family. hunter May 2018 #125
Ok, so are those categories firm? JNelson6563 May 2018 #106
We adopted from China in 2002 benld74 May 2018 #107
I have discovered that we are all people of color. kentuck May 2018 #108
I'm Armenian, but I don't look it! I'm Middle Eastern. LeftInTX May 2018 #109
I had an enlightening experience in the summer of 1981. 3catwoman3 May 2018 #114
White, straight upper middle class man here. Decent looking and in good health. GulfCoast66 May 2018 #115
On the bus and on the playground, I got called names pnwmom May 2018 #116
I've been stereotyped. Not really discrimination. ProudLib72 May 2018 #121
I'm not white, but here's a story. mainer May 2018 #122
When (fill in the blank) people move to a place where they're not the majority, wasupaloopa May 2018 #127
Absolutely not true. I live in the whitest state in the country mainer May 2018 #172
When you say white people feel under attack... Bucky May 2018 #129
I should say "some" white people. My husband is not among them. mainer May 2018 #171
I would challenge you Bucky May 2018 #190
You know, after growing up a minority who had to put up with shit mainer May 2018 #191
I've never been more than socially inconvenienced by my race Bucky May 2018 #128
Definitely a product of white privilege. silverweb May 2018 #132
I'm observantly Jewish MosheFeingold May 2018 #167
I'm so sorry, Moshe! silverweb May 2018 #174
14 years ago I took my aging mother to visit her sister in Munster IN, a Chicago suburb Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin May 2018 #134
Here it goes UnFettered May 2018 #136
OK: This is really, really white. This is super white: LeftInTX May 2018 #143
Dear Effie, Triloon May 2018 #144
This is really deep EffieBlack May 2018 #145
I'm a white male. Straw Man May 2018 #150
I'm a white woman who married a Japanese man in Japan. betsuni May 2018 #159
Kick EffieBlack May 2018 #152
Kick indeed. Eliot Rosewater May 2018 #176
This post is crap. zanana1 May 2018 #153
Why don't you actually read the thread before attacking it and me? EffieBlack May 2018 #154
These dire warnings not to "fall for it" as if it's Russian propaganda are so funny. betsuni May 2018 #155
Whalep, since you asked... Decoy of Fenris May 2018 #156
Thanks for sharing this. EffieBlack May 2018 #163
I struggled with it more than I thought I would, honestly. Decoy of Fenris May 2018 #168
With a brick? betsuni May 2018 #165
My white coworker got pulled aside for extra security screening IronLionZion May 2018 #157
I was raised in a all white town marlakay May 2018 #161
"I got to see what it was like to walk down the street and be the only white person" EffieBlack May 2018 #166
I never really experienced any discrimination personally. el_bryanto May 2018 #164
I was attacked for being white ... kwassa May 2018 #169
Discrimination against me, no NewJeffCT May 2018 #170
So, I mulled this over for 24 hours and Lunabell May 2018 #173
I have never faced anything as a result of being white...however lovemydogs May 2018 #175
I've spent nearly all my professional adult life... a la izquierda May 2018 #177
It was no fun to be blonde and fair skinned gringo.. EX500rider May 2018 #179
Some Observations EffieBlack May 2018 #187
Thank you so much for your posts, Effie. betsuni May 2018 #188
Thank YOU! EffieBlack May 2018 #189
Thank you for this thread. Although I do find the defensiveness rather astonishing. mainer May 2018 #192
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