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In reply to the discussion: White People Think One Black Person's Success Proves Racism Is Over [View all]JustAnotherGen
(31,869 posts)She's trying to show you what those people are.
Now imagine you are a successful black woman and you see that (I am that) . . .
I don't go to the business section of any 'so-called news' site to read that. I'm far more interested in reading how the hedgies are taking a blood bath lately!
What am I supposed to think?
What should bravenak think?
Should we just shut the fuck up and not point out what's being bandied about out there?
It's there.
We live it EVERY single DAY. I know that's a hard concept for liberals/progressives because it's not how liberals/progressives think. It's just not.
Race baiting is darkening President Obama's face for magazine covers. That's to gin those folks on the right up. It's to give them a new reason to hate and to fear. And well - to dismiss.
Race baiting is not repeating race baiting in the so-called Huffington Post news.
It's not the same.
Can I ask you a question - and it's serious.
Would you prefer that the African American members here no longer post anything about race? Because I'm one of them and I'm beginning to think it would be for the best since it gets everyone so emotional and worked up. It's not cool in an election year.