teddyearp
Gold Member
Actually it does. I was born in 1960, lol. But if you are saying I practice racism, you are wrong. I find that an insult if you are directing that to me.I was born in the early 60's. It doesn't get much earlier than 1961. I have seen how racism has morphed into what you practice today. Ending overt racism didn't end racism and the skinheads were not the only white supremacist group. No, I haven't been lied to and some white right wing extremist damn sure can't tell me how there is no racism now. Real racism exists right now. That's why Trump is still able to run for president despite doing things that would have ended political careers.
I am sorry if I was trying to say that racism no longer exists. Of course it does. Look at the whole video of the MAGA hat wearing Catholic school kid at D.C. a few years ago. You know, the one the media heavily edited to prove their false narrative? There were folks practicing what you mention in your signature, loud and proud. And speaking of your signature, on what planet is that all supposed to make sense? So black racism is OK because whites did it first? You just want to end racism, one way? Wow.
As I said in a previous post, and I don't know why I need to do this, but; I have lived around folks of color all my life. I've had plenty of friends, and skin color has never ever for me been anything more than the color of ones eyes. Sure skin color is more obvious, but hey. So maybe since I have never seen racism as a valid way of thought and therefore perhaps have gravitated away from racist people. I still have run into them. And to also repeat, my first place to live as an adult was Lake Elsinore, CA a very mixed race town. Didn't bother me. And I probably had as many encounters with the police there for no real reason as George Floyd did in his life. Pulled over for a license plate light out. Get pulled from the car and searched. Then the car is searched. Then they might finally find a little joint or baggie with a little pot. Off to jail I'd go. Or maybe I just didn't pay a fine. Off to jail I would go. One time it was a failure to pay and I got hauled off to the county jail sixty miles away just to be booked and released. Had to hitchhike home late at night. Got lucky that time. From arrest to back home, eight hours.
I sure as hell didn't think I had 'white privilege'.