Asclepias
Diamond Member
"Many" is a very subjective number. Just because you worked with them and befriended them doesnt mean they tell you what they truly feel. Youre just another naive white person to them unless you have participated in some life altering event. I'll tell you what. Go ask your Black friends the same question and see what they tell you. Ask them does a white boy killing Black woman generate more alarm than a Black guy killing a Black woman? You dont have to report back because I dont trust that you wont lie being a white person. When you ask look for a hesitant response. If they are hesitant then they are telling you the truth. If not they are lying to avoid hearing your denials.I dont have to ask them. They share the same experience here in the US that I do.Its not what just I think. Its what most Black people think. Stewarts family would agree a white person killing their daughter would be even worse than a Black person killing their daughter.If you cant accept that her death is seen as more tragic then you have some things you are going to have to deal with on your own to find peace.
I know that's what you think. What does Stewart's family say about it? What do you think they would do or say if you went up to them and suggested that their daughter's murder was less tragic because she wasn't killed by a white racist?
Do you not realize how utterly ridiculous that sounds?
I only realize how utterly idiotic you sound.
How would you know this? Did you ask them? Do you know how they feel about whites? What if they're not as angry at whites as you are? (they're out there you know; blacks who are not angry at whites). Do you know if the race of the murderer is of any consequence to them at all? How can you say they would agree when you don't even know them?
I can't wait to see how you're going to reason your way through this.
I can't say whether or not they share the same experiences but I do know for a fact that many blacks do not feel as you do so there's no way you can speak for them. I know because I've worked with them, befriended them and welcomed them into the family. My niece's black husband does not feel this way and with the exception of the guy who spit on me, none of the black people I know feel this way.
Its the reason we speak to each other in passing even when we are total strangers. We understand the dynamic of racism. We see each other and all it takes is one instant for our eyes to lock and know. We know here is a Black man/woman. This is an ally that for the most part shares my opinions regarding whites. I'm not asking you to accept my explanation. Youre just going to have to deal with it on its own merits....or not.
Do you have a secret handshake? Good Christ.