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mentalslavery

(463 posts)
Fri Dec 1, 2017, 03:32 AM Dec 2017

Im not racists but....

For years when you hear talkers in the MSM...they say..."we need to have a conversation about race". I always tell my students that in reality I feel like we wanna talk about how we need to have a conversation...but really we don't...cuz that might be too real and raw.

I feel like this is an opening salvo......


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Im not racists but.... (Original Post) mentalslavery Dec 2017 OP
Those people are always racists. It's like people who start Alice11111 Dec 2017 #1
Exactly! radical noodle Dec 2017 #2
I just hear him say, "I'm lying," when he says, "believe me." Alice11111 Dec 2017 #3
I'm in tears. We all have our stories. It's time to listen. There is good and bad in every The Wielding Truth Dec 2017 #4
Very bitter sweet. Doreen Dec 2017 #5
Very powerful democrank Dec 2017 #6
Yep...I cried mentalslavery Dec 2017 #7
I can not and will not watch this. 15 seconds was too much. BigmanPigman Dec 2017 #8
... handmade34 Dec 2017 #10
That. bearssoapbox Dec 2017 #9
Riiiiiight mentalslavery Dec 2017 #11
Was tempted to turn it off. Glad I watched to the end. Egnever Dec 2017 #12
Yep...me too...Im pretty sure that was the point mentalslavery Dec 2017 #13
Thanks for posting this. mdbl Dec 2017 #14
this is excellent Moral Compass Dec 2017 #15
Wow, is that powerful. irisblue Dec 2017 #16

Alice11111

(5,730 posts)
1. Those people are always racists. It's like people who start
Fri Dec 1, 2017, 03:36 AM
Dec 2017

their talk by telling you they are honest. "Believe me."
Bleep bell for liar.

The Wielding Truth

(11,415 posts)
4. I'm in tears. We all have our stories. It's time to listen. There is good and bad in every
Fri Dec 1, 2017, 03:49 AM
Dec 2017

culture. Most people are good. Let's remember that.

BigmanPigman

(51,630 posts)
8. I can not and will not watch this. 15 seconds was too much.
Fri Dec 1, 2017, 06:12 AM
Dec 2017

I can't afford a new tablet since this makes me so pissed off. I will go punch my clown punching bag with the hand drawn fucking moron's face on it and calm down.

 

mentalslavery

(463 posts)
13. Yep...me too...Im pretty sure that was the point
Fri Dec 1, 2017, 07:24 AM
Dec 2017

the artist made it difficult to get thru cuz.....these conversations are intrinsically difficult to get thru...

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