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[Rae]

Rap...if I want to hear black people yelling obscenities at me, I'll drive through Compton.

Also, GTFO of here with this ignorant, racist bullsh. Yeesh.

~Rae

[RoyY51]

Also, GTFO of here with this ignorant, racist bullsh. Yeesh.

~Rae

I used to represent a major window covering manufacturer and part of my territory was the City of Compton in L.A. County. I can't begin to tell you how many times I was cursed at, spat at, yelled at and had things thrown at my car simply because my skin was the wrong color for that part of town. That's the facts. So you can take your bleeding-heart, knee-jerk reaction and stick it. Better yet, try taking a little Sunday drive through Compton yourself...then we can talk about ignorance and racism. There's a big, diverse world out there, and some of it ain't so pretty.

[Finch Platte]

I used to represent a major window covering manufacturer and part of my territory was the City of Compton in L.A. County. I can't begin to tell you how many times I was cursed at, spat at, yelled at and had things thrown at my car simply because my skin was the wrong color for that part of town. That's the facts. So you can take your bleeding-heart, knee-jerk reaction and stick it. Better yet, try taking a little Sunday drive through Compton yourself...then we can talk about ignorance and racism. There's a big, diverse world out there, and some of it ain't so pretty.

Thank you for posting that. I was going to say something to respond to Rae, but it wouldn't have been as polite as your answer.

[Rae]

I can't tell if you're serious or not. Those posts are unambiguously racist and I'm surprised and bummed that they're tolerated here. I didn't respond to the attempt at a personal attack in the second post because it isn't worth my time... what exactly are you trying to stir up?

~Rae

[dean_martin]

I can't tell if you're serious or not. Those posts are unambiguously racist and I'm surprised and bummed that they're tolerated here. I didn't respond to the attempt at a personal attack in the second post because it isn't worth my time... what exactly are you trying to stir up?

~Rae

Call it when you see it. I'm trying to be more acutely aware. I've been disappointed in a lot of what I've seen lately on boards that I go to for entertainment. There's no instruction manual on how to respond though. Good luck and Godspeed.

[bobsticks]

I can't tell if you're serious or not. Those posts are unambiguously racist and I'm surprised and bummed that they're tolerated here. I didn't respond to the attempt at a personal attack in the second post because it isn't worth my time... what exactly are you trying to stir up?

~Rae

Rae Rae, you and I have never had a problem and I don't anticipate having one here.

I have no problem believing that Compton, formerly a poverty-stricken and still overwhelmingly non-Caucasian might be home to some anti-white sentiment...just as would have no problem believing that the general population of Martinsville, Indiana (birthplace of the KKK) might harbor a greater-than-average anti-minority standpoint.

I personally didn't interpret Roy's comment to indicate that he thought that all African American folks would spit obscenities at white folks nor am I comfortable denying a member the right to share his experiences, good or ill.

I don't think a substanitive discussion about race relations means anything if it's implied that one group/set/demographic could never be guilty of bad behavior. Everybody has some blood in this and, frankly, once the conversation gets specific (as in multiple experiences within a given community) real issues like poverty, poor education, single-parenthood, etc, can come to the forefront.

Besides, I took the original comment in an ironic, tongue-in-cheek way. I mean, "Straight Outta Compton" and all that...

Sorry if that offends your delicate sensibilities.

[Finch Platte]

I can't tell if you're serious or not. Those posts are unambiguously racist and I'm surprised and bummed that they're tolerated here. I didn't respond to the attempt at a personal attack in the second post because it isn't worth my time... what exactly are you trying to stir up?

~Rae

If you're talking to me, I didn't take the post as racist either (see Bobsticks' response), and you jumped on the guy without having all the facts.