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[missbrooks]

http://www.livejournal.com/community/brutal_honesty/1568921.htmlRead more... )

Comments

[moremi]

yes, it surprised me too.

There are so many closeted racists on livejournal. The littlest things bring out the worst in them. Scary.

[alaskan_blue]

Oh yes. I'm so racist. That totally explains why I was the recipient of a Minority Leadership Scholarship, why six of my best friends in the whole world are black, hispanic, and vietnamese, and why my blood boils ever time I see the KKK passing their pamphlets out at the mall.

[isis_venomz]

I love the "I'm not racist because" comments. Please. You called the dude a nigger in response to being called a bitch. BITCH is not a racist comment. Like I said before, it's insulting, and demeaning, but it's not racist. Nigger was the only thing you could think of to retaliate with? I highly doubt it.

[alaskan_blue]

I was not called a bitch, I was called a "white bitch". Are you telling me that's not racist? That his entire comment was NOT racist?

[truthinboots]

I'm with you.

Do I think what happened to her was a good thing? Of course not.
But isn't it funny how quickly the racist comments come out of people who preface their comments by saying, "I'm not racist, but..."

I have to hand it to them though. Their real feelings about people of color really shone through. I guess that's "brutal honesty" for ya.

[dyvinesweetness]

"I have to hand it to them though. Their real feelings about people of color really shone through."

That tends to happen most often online.

[alaskan_blue]

And what should I have done then?

[dyvinesweetness]

In regards to what you posted in "brutal honesty?" You should have done exactly what you did. It makes things easier when I know what you're really thinking.

[dyvinesweetness]

Is it not telling that THAT was her instinctual response? While I don't have the patience nor energy to sort through ALL of those comments, I saw no one mention that it's interesting that her knee-jerk response was to call him a nigger. The fact that they see "white bitch" is comparable to "nigger" shows just how clueless they are.

[dyvinesweetness]

And then she calls that her experience with "racism??!" .........=/

[keeni84]

Looks like another one goes to stupidentries

[alaskan_blue]

Are you saying what he did wasn't racest?

[seeme]

Well, I don't have a problem with it. If Black people are stupid enough to call themselves Niggers (and all variations of it), they should shut the f*ck up when someone calls them by their name. When we learn and respect ourselves, they will learn.

[alaskan_blue]

Thanks you, my point exactly.

[thewayoftheid]

Oooh, NO YOU DON'T. You, as a white person, do not get to dictate *what* we call ourselves just because *you* feel like you're entitled to. Take that white privilege somewhere else.

[alaskan_blue]

I really need to get that t-shirt...

[alaskan_blue]

The reason most people agreed with me (had you thought to check through all the comments of that post), was because most of them had seen stuff like this happen before. It's a classic case of how nobody can say anything bad about a black person but it's totally okay for one to say something about a person who's white

[recumbentgoat]

debunkingwhite

[alaskan_blue]

What about it?

[recumbentgoat]

you need to join it and learn about racism. Maybe then you can understand why people here get upset.