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In reply to the discussion: what is the deal with this continuing racist behavior of whites [View all]Moonwalk
(2,322 posts)...Nor did I say it was any AA person's responsibility to end any kind of racism. I didn't even say that it was your responsibility...but you did take it upon yourself, literally, to end their white lies and school them. Didn't you? I mean, anyone who really feels it is not their responsibility would not have said anything. So you presented a situation where you took responsibility to end white racism. All I did was comment on your method, not whether it was your, or any other AA person's duty to do so.
As to my thoughts on how you handled it, you posted the story here and you did not say, at the end, "I don't want any criticisms on this. I'm writing this to rant and to get unqualified support." Is that what you wanted? If so, I apologize. I should have intuited that, but like the racist couple I can be blind to what may seem stupidly obvious to you. I wrongly thought you were open to comments, including contrary ones.
I wasn't there and I'm not you. If you say you reacted in the best and most right way to this couple, then I believe you. And I'll do my best to better intuit what you're after, comment wise, in the future.