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_refugee_  ·  3494 days ago  ·  link  ·    ·  parent  ·  post: Too Many White Hip-Hop Fans Don’t Give a Shit About Black People

I'm sorry, 8bit





user-inactivated  ·  3494 days ago  ·  link  ·  

It's cool, I give up though, had this conversation one too many times on hubski and I hate typing it up over and over again

One of these days I'll just make an Evernote post that I can copy/paste from

user-inactivated  ·  3494 days ago  ·  link  ·  

Or just don't respond to it.

I have been in foxy's shoes many times. Unwinding white supremacy, racism and its rhetoric is not any fun for anyone. It is a complicated but repetitive task.

And it is a task that isn't your job. Even that had to be explained to me.

I wouldn't say "sorry" as I would say "thank you." It is very bodhisattva-like behavior, but it only pays out patience. Much like giving art to publications for free yield "exposure."

But there are a lot of us white peoples that are slow learners. We were told we are actually superstars. That we deserve everything no matter what the historical cost.

That is really difficult position to get someone out without serious life-altering events.

Perhaps imprisoning the entire population for one year that is served by de facto white supremacy can't be done. But it would surely be the fastest.

Quatrarius  ·  3494 days ago  ·  link  ·  

This is probably a stupid question, but why are you sorry?

EDIT: Because it's another racism argument? That's probably tiring, so that would make sense.

_refugee_  ·  3494 days ago  ·  link  ·  

Yup, you guessed it. Because it's the same argument he has to make over and over again and everyone who he has to have this discussion with thinks they are so "enlightened." It's like saying "sexism only exists because we believe there is a difference between sexes." Not true... Stupid argument.

tacocat  ·  3493 days ago  ·  link  ·  

I'm just glad someone said something. I wanted to but couldn't think of how to do it without being rude and insulting

caelum19  ·  3493 days ago  ·  link  ·  

He could make a bot to do his work, he should call it sixtyfourbitsamurai, or thirtytwobitsamurai if he ends up hosting it on an older computer.