kwassa
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Sun Nov-09-08 11:32 PM
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66. Yes, I do, and it doesn't have to be a preface. |
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There is a powerful word. "Some"
Some black people are homophobic.
Some gay people are racist.
Other possible modifiers are "many" or "most" or "few".
No group is universally anything, and to say otherwise is false, if not also bigoted. The idea that being in a less-than-dominant group frees you from being linguistically accurate is ridiculous, in my opinion. All parties have equal responsibility to be accurate and truthful.
Broad-brush statements, without modifiers, are inherently false, regardless of position in society.
My own brush is nuanced enough to not call people racists, as I really try to avoid that, but to call certain actions racist. You might disagree with that analysis, but I always give my reasoning as to why a statement is, in my opinion, racist. And I have no idea how blacks can be seen as a dominant group in this country, and therefore not deserving of accuracy even in your philosophy.
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