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MADem

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79. Hell, go down to Sicily, girlfriend! It's a short row to the African littoral...!

Fri Jan 24, 2014, 01:37 PM

Jan 2014

And you'll see that in the faces of the population!

Italy is way more African than a lot of people realize. And I'm not just talking about their shared history with Ethiopia, either....

Italy, as you noted, though many don't realize it at first blush, is a total "melting pot" of the old school-- they're Irish, English French, Spanish, Romanian, Turkish, Greek, Egyptian and across and down the African coastlines...you name it. That Roman Empire went all over hell's full acre, and they brought home slaves of all hues that contributed to the genetic code.

More recently, their gripes were with regard to the undocumented immigrants that have been pouring across the border from hither and yon.

Read the paper every day, and watch TV (the news or some stupid show that appeals to you). It will speed up the language acquisition enormously!

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Two Black Women Walk Into The Grocery Store . . . [View all] JustAnotherGen Jan 2014 OP

I love that story. cinnabonbon Jan 2014 #1

Me too! JustAnotherGen Jan 2014 #8

And yet, there's still something very wrong with this picture Mister Ed Jan 2014 #23

Yes, things are far from being right, indeed. tavalon Jan 2014 #58

+1000 blackspade Jan 2014 #62

Oh yeah, that does sound really patronizing cinnabonbon Jan 2014 #76

What a great woman and a lesson well-taught..Thanks for posting. Teachable moment..n/t monmouth3 Jan 2014 #2

Bingo! ... 1StrongBlackMan Jan 2014 #3

1strong JustAnotherGen Jan 2014 #7

K&R! sheshe2 Jan 2014 #4

Most white folk though could not walk in her shoes.. HipChick Jan 2014 #5

Are they weak... AgingAmerican Jan 2014 #41

If they were thrust into a role that they couldn't comprehend Luminous Animal Jan 2014 #51

When you put it like that AgingAmerican Jan 2014 #54

No, we white people are like fish tavalon Jan 2014 #59

Going to help this go viral on FB. Help me out. nt kelliekat44 Jan 2014 #6

That's precious, Gen! Brought Cha Jan 2014 #9

Thanks for this, JustAnotherGen! Sissyk Jan 2014 #10

I love it! JustAnotherGen Jan 2014 #11

Yes, and we can. Sissyk Jan 2014 #12

I had a conversation about white privilege with my 20-yr-old daughter the other day lapislzi Jan 2014 #13

Ut oh! JustAnotherGen Jan 2014 #15

dominant white male cultural paradigm noiretextatique Jan 2014 #25

Imagine you live in the Bronx from the ages of 4 to 12 JustAnotherGen Jan 2014 #42

Love it! lapislzi Jan 2014 #69

Good analogy lapislzi Jan 2014 #28

That's awesome JustAnotherGen Jan 2014 #39

Imagine this tavalon Jan 2014 #60

To accept that, you have to accept evolution as scientific fact (which it is) lapislzi Jan 2014 #66

Hannibal was from Carthage PaddyIrishman Jan 2014 #73

Mine does JustAnotherGen Jan 2014 #77

Hell, go down to Sicily, girlfriend! It's a short row to the African littoral...! MADem Jan 2014 #79

grad school professor makes a racist comment in class noiretextatique Jan 2014 #14

Great yet painful experience you've shared noire JustAnotherGen Jan 2014 #16

it did not hurt: it angered me beyond belief noiretextatique Jan 2014 #47

I tried to explore that in the AA group JustAnotherGen Jan 2014 #49

happens a lot noiretextatique Jan 2014 #88

Thank you for relating such an ugly personal experience. AAO Jan 2014 #19

no one, with a functioning brain, noiretextatique Jan 2014 #48

no one heaven05 Jan 2014 #71

I'm the kind of person who speaks up too, and I see soooooo many who don't. BlancheSplanchnik Jan 2014 #24

me too, Blanche noiretextatique Jan 2014 #30

ugh!! BlancheSplanchnik Jan 2014 #40

Something similiar happened to me in WV in the mid-1990's. Rozlee Jan 2014 #27

this is how racism manifests noiretextatique Jan 2014 #32

But it's not color!1 It's CLASS!!11one Number23 Jan 2014 #36

lmao...youuuuuuuuuu! noiretextatique Jan 2014 #43

What the hell? Did she think that her racist comments would make you swoon or something? Number23 Jan 2014 #53

a total nutcase noiretextatique Jan 2014 #89

Sounds like she didn't even realize her racism. woolldog Jan 2014 #92

she has a doctorate noiretextatique Jan 2014 #93

yep, thank you heaven05 Jan 2014 #72

Well said. Chiquitita Jan 2014 #67

My god, that sounds awful. cinnabonbon Jan 2014 #78

These students may not have expected anything like that ... eppur_se_muova Jan 2014 #86

i can understand that noiretextatique Jan 2014 #91

very good. Informative anecdote and worth sharing. nt Lucky Luciano Jan 2014 #17

Nice DLnyc Jan 2014 #18

I had a similar experience in a small rural grocery store passiveporcupine Jan 2014 #20

Happened to my daughter when 840high Jan 2014 #21

See as a black woman JustAnotherGen Jan 2014 #31

Then write to corporate headquarters. 840high Jan 2014 #50

Non race related JustAnotherGen Jan 2014 #63

FANTASTIC!!! See what she's saying?? BlancheSplanchnik Jan 2014 #22

+1000 noiretextatique Jan 2014 #45

big time! BlancheSplanchnik Jan 2014 #46

Very well said my dear! JNelson6563 Jan 2014 #74

OMG I love it! nt ChisolmTrailDem Jan 2014 #26

Well-done-- on all counts ailsagirl Jan 2014 #29

Thanks for posting unapatriciated Jan 2014 #33

As a black woman, I feel this.. AngryAmish Jan 2014 #34

If I didn't already love you, I DAMN sure would now Number23 Jan 2014 #35

Throw some love JustAnotherGen Jan 2014 #37

Maybe this will answer the often asked questions gollygee Jan 2014 #38

I'm white as snow Aerows Jan 2014 #44

A variation on the theme is the counter clerk sauntering out of the back room Warpy Jan 2014 #52

I failed at this peasant one Jan 2014 #55

Wow, that was so awesome tavalon Jan 2014 #56

Kick! XemaSab Jan 2014 #57

The fact that this happened is sad. blackspade Jan 2014 #61

Wow. K&R. nt DLevine Jan 2014 #64

This is so good. MadrasT Jan 2014 #65

Tell it like it is,JAG heaven05 Jan 2014 #68

Love it! I'm white with a black granddaughter and I'd probably rip anybody sinkingfeeling Jan 2014 #70

Still.... oldandhappy Jan 2014 #75

This is extremely poweful and I hope it goes viral. raven mad Jan 2014 #80

Excellent. nt lumberjack_jeff Jan 2014 #81

Love the story... ewagner Jan 2014 #82

Amazing Doctor_J Jan 2014 #83

Maybe it's just too new JustAnotherGen Jan 2014 #84

Man, I really, really, really love you Number23 Jan 2014 #85

Kick Pirate Smile Jan 2014 #87

...One black woman leaves. ThunderGrocerystore! N.T. Donald Ian Rankin Jan 2014 #90

I am white and I totally get this - yet you could tell white conservatives this MillennialDem Jan 2014 #94

You could also tell well meaning JustAnotherGen Jan 2014 #96

Of course not. There are no absolutes, just general trends. MillennialDem Jan 2014 #97

Kick, kick, kick! Heidi Jan 2014 #95

WHY are you doing this? noiretextatique Feb 2014 #98