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JustAnotherGen

(31,681 posts)
9. It's by Another one of the Usual Suspects
Thu Feb 27, 2014, 09:58 PM
Feb 2014

It's a real doozy. I wash my hands of trying to deal with white America on these issues.

Those who are white and "get it" are doing the best they can. It's in the way their children are raised, how they respect others, and what they stand for.

But if you don't already "get it" - we're done.

Geek_tragedy, bettyellen, BainsBane - shit! Drunken Irishman, redqueen, etc etc they get it. I can have a convo with kwassa - there are many others. But if someone isn't at their level of awareness then they are wasting my time.

They can go whine about the NSA, Snowden etc etc.

Race, racism, the black American experience are simply above their head. Too many folks at DU give the impression that they "had a black friend in the third grade" and it's getting really hard to not laugh at the silly!

Is this about the don't question my white privilege thread? BainsBane Feb 2014 #1
There's absolutely no need for you to apologize. I don't care how embarrassing they are MrScorpio Feb 2014 #2
I did, and was called "uber-righteous" BainsBane Feb 2014 #3
You know, the recs are coming in handy... MrScorpio Feb 2014 #4
Don't you dare apologize! JustAnotherGen Feb 2014 #5
I threw my honest opinions on it JustAnotherGen Feb 2014 #6
Yep. I just washed my hands of the shit after like the third post Number23 Feb 2014 #8
It's by Another one of the Usual Suspects JustAnotherGen Feb 2014 #9
I backed out of those really fast. LiberalAndProud Feb 2014 #20
If this really is about the white privilege threads, I'd LOVE to see those 'acorns of awareness' Number23 Feb 2014 #7
I think the acorn of awarness might have been in 1968 BainsBane Feb 2014 #34
Yet another day that all I can do is stare at GD like it's got cooties. M0rpheus Feb 2014 #10
I Snorty laughed out loud! JustAnotherGen Feb 2014 #11
Glad to be of service! M0rpheus Feb 2014 #12
ty LiberalAndProud Feb 2014 #15
:) M0rpheus Feb 2014 #16
Okay, you need to change your name to GIFMan Number23 Feb 2014 #21
I like my name! Though I might answer to GIFmeister... M0rpheus Feb 2014 #23
Yeah but that stupid OP is but one of many many many Number23 Feb 2014 #25
It is one of many, many, but at this point it's just bait. M0rpheus Feb 2014 #28
Throw the mic! JustAnotherGen Feb 2014 #30
well, you know, it hasn't happened to them, so it doesn't exist, does it? kwassa Feb 2014 #13
theory. LiberalAndProud Feb 2014 #14
I'm trying BainsBane Feb 2014 #17
Don't bang your head against the wall over this, today. M0rpheus Feb 2014 #18
I don't know... onpatrol98 Feb 2014 #19
Every single word of this post is the truth Number23 Feb 2014 #22
+1 bravenak Feb 2014 #26
Damn Skippy! nt MrScorpio Feb 2014 #29
+1000 JustAnotherGen Feb 2014 #31
I'm gonna sound like an *sshole here JustAnotherGen Feb 2014 #32
There is a reason the feeling you get is no different. BainsBane Feb 2014 #33
+1000 boston bean Feb 2014 #35
Since when is the onus put on persons to put up with shit in the name of educating them JustAnotherGen Feb 2014 #36
That's right. KitSileya Feb 2014 #38
And our 1%er "former" Republican friend is at it yet again Number23 Feb 2014 #24
I read that JustAnotherGen Feb 2014 #37
You know I just grabbed this one right. M0rpheus Feb 2014 #39
Enjoy! JustAnotherGen Feb 2014 #40
Gif Soup FTW! M0rpheus Feb 2014 #41
We're gonna need JustAnotherGen Feb 2014 #42
I was literally just looking for one before you replied! M0rpheus Feb 2014 #43
I ventured into GD JustAnotherGen Feb 2014 #44
Damn Gif almost got me in trouble! M0rpheus Feb 2014 #45
Love the OPs username. LiberalAndProud Feb 2014 #49
I had that in mind the whole time... M0rpheus Feb 2014 #51
Don't you just love all the little trolls popping their heads up to spout on about this? Number23 Feb 2014 #57
Best of the day!!! bravenak Feb 2014 #27
I was just effectively told to stay in my place BainsBane Feb 2014 #46
Told you to hot-foot it back to HOF? How predictable. :( bravenak Feb 2014 #47
This message was self-deleted by its author bravenak Feb 2014 #48
Ok. bravenak Feb 2014 #50
I actually am I bit stunned BainsBane Feb 2014 #52
It was expected. bravenak Feb 2014 #53
Not your bad BainsBane Feb 2014 #54
4th hidden post gollygee Feb 2014 #55
Good. bravenak Feb 2014 #56
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