Reply #42: But what I'm getting at is... [View All]

[HardWorkingDem]

do we not doom any sincere discussion of this complex topic because one, people refuse to look deep inside of themselves and admit something they think, say or do might be racially questionable (like what Matthews asked) and two, because so often when people may do or say something, they are automatically accused of being, saying or harboring questionable things?


I guess another part is, is it possible for a person to harbor a stereotypical view and not be racist and be able to openly say, "I never thought of it that way" without being coined "racist."

I guess another part of it, I do think the term "racist" is thrown around too quickly, just as the word "hate" is and to do so might hamper sincere discussion. But I also believe many white people are very slow to acknowledge view and opinions that they may have that are questionable about all things non-white.