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In reply to the discussion: Quick Question... Why should black people love white people? [View all]ismnotwasm
(41,986 posts)Other than love for humans and the human condition there is no reason.
I've spent part of my younger life not wanting to be white, trying to inject myself in other cultures, such as Native American. I never presume my past experience means anything to the Natives I meet today-- in fact I know it doesn't. A young white girl running out pretending to be something she wasn't, easily went back to her white world of invisable white standards.
So I don't expect a cookie jumping up and saying 'I'm an ally! I understand'. White responsibility is acknowledging the damage whiteness has caused, listening in respectful silence when appropriate. Entering discussions like this one, with an intent to learn, and most of all not telling black people what racism is, or how to feel about it. Ever.
Edit, to answer your question, love is possible where hate ends