I don't know what the hell is wrong with DU right now.

[JDPriestly]

7. I think that many of us white folks are shutting up about and really reading the posts of

our black contributors.

That said.

The posts that are offending our black brothers and sisters on DU are, since the rest of us are just reading and "listening" posted by people who have not yet worked through or recognized their own inner conflicts about racism.

As I have said many times, we are increasingly a society that is not just white and black but rather a society of people of mixed race.

And when people start checking out their DNA, they are likely to discover to what extent they, as Americans are already of mixed race. So many Americans think they are just one race but actually have ancestors of other races.

Please understand that most white people just don't know what to do about racism. It's like a cultural wave, a tsunami that reaches us and touches us all but that is beyond the control of the individual. It's an aching problem for many of us. It is an opportunity to be cruel for a great many. It is an issue to ignore for most.

But the offensive posts on DU do not reflect the majority view of whites on DU who just feel powerless at the hate and lack of understanding.