I am still thinking about this thread after a while. I think it is fair to say that while others have told stories about their scars, maybe humanodon was a bit more, direct? brief? In some ways, maybe that makes it harder to empathize with/understand? (Maybe humanodon doesn't feel comfortable telling a story, that's fine, just being aware of how we say things is always a good call) If I said to anyone, I'd also really like to call out minimum_wage. "tl:dr shut up white boy" and "i said shut up white boy" are not productive, blatantly racist (hurtful), and frankly disappointing - caelum19 also noted this. I could just hush minimum_wage and move on, but I would also like to hear what others think..."Black people: some non-black people may never really trust you. It's not about you. It's about them trying to protect themselves."
I'd probably be shunned/dismissed as an selfish, racist asshole. However, and this is open to debate, I think that is still a true statement. In fact: "people: some people may never really trust you. It's not about you. It's about them trying to protect themselves" is also true. My question is, why is that okay to say to white people, but not black people? Are white people considered less able to discuss social issues? (maybe its okay to say to both? - in any case, please change my view hubski)
A lot of people believe that black experience is so fundamentally different from white experience that they are willing to cut them all kinds of slack in recognition that a white person doesn't walk in a black person's shoes.My question is, why is that okay to say to white people, but not black people?
My answer is that it is equally offensive to say to anyone. it's equally personal and impersonal. It's absolutely unfair and hurtful to lump everyone together whatever shade you are. In fact, white people say versions of that all the time.