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In reply to the discussion: Quick Question... Why should black people love white people? [View all]tblue37
(65,358 posts)why Azalea Banks might have reasons to feel the way she does about white Americans. I have never seen a post by bravenak that says we are all alike because we are white. But her point in this OP is perfectly valid, just as are posts by us women that try to explain why we do not want strange men invading our privacy by trying to pressure us into uninvited conversations in public places.
No, we do not think all men are brutes and rapists, but we also have to consider the potential risk posed by a man who has decided that even though we have sent NO signals that we wish to be approached, and might have deliberately sent clear signals that we would not welcome such an intrusion, he still has a right to attempt to start a conversation with us and to make a claim on our time and attention.
When we try to explain why men should not approach us without some sort of signal that we would not mind being approached, a lot of men accuse us of claiming that all men are rapists at heart. I wish they would just *try* for once to hear what we are trying to explain instead of turning our explanation around so they can be the victims.