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thesummerking · 3415 days ago · link · · parent · post: What Do You Think Would Happen if Black People Began Arming Themselves?

"White people" =/= All White People. Why the fuck does every black person have to say that shit? Stop letting fear override logic. We all know what the history is.

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catonrthrndarkness · 3415 days ago · link ·

So, "white people=/=all white people", but every Black person "say[s] that shit"?

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goo · 3414 days ago · link ·

I always feel terrible reading posts like that. My first instinct is to laugh because that's is just such an obviously ridiculous and ironic thing to say, they must be joking.

Unfortunately, this is rarely the case...

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catonrthrndarkness · 3414 days ago · link ·

Except that on second reading, I think the person is indicating that in conversations about race, Black people often have to hasten to reassure (white) people that they aren't talking about every single white person, which should go without saying. That, I agree with. I misread.

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goo · 3414 days ago · link ·

Ah yes, I see what you're saying. Although it can definitely be interpreted both ways, depending on who is saying it.