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(04-12-2018, 06:53 PM)fredtoast Wrote: But put in the same place you would do the exact same thing.  If your neighbor has molested children in the past and he invites your young daughter over to his home what are you going to do?

Are you just going to say "There is no proof he is trying to molest her.  Let her go."?  Or are you going to suspect that he is trying to molest her?

Well, sure, if you're encountering a known racist, I'd be shocked if you DIDN'T expect them to do or say something racist.
But, say you keep hearing that police are racist and then you get pulled over for speeding (after doing 80 in a 65). Does that mean that the police pulled you over BECAUSE of your race? Or did they pull you over because you were speeding?

(04-12-2018, 06:53 PM)fredtoast Wrote: Or how many of you have applied for a job that you thought you deserved but did not get?  There are lots of studies out there that prove that identical resumes are treated differently based on the "ethnicity" of the name. So it is ridiculous to tell black people not to suspect racism when they don't get a job they feel they deserve. 

Just because one feels they deserve a job, doesn't mean that they actually deserved it or even qualified for it. And it is ridiculous for black people (or people of ANY color) to suspect racism is a cause of something unless there's evidence of it.

fredtoast Wrote:Same thing goes for dealing with the police when there is so much proof of systematic racism in law enforcement.

Just because there may be proof of racism in certain law enforcement agencies does not mean there is racism in ALL law enforcement agencies, nor does it mean that everything law enforcement does is due to racism.

fredtoast Wrote:You can't blame them for suspecting racism when there is still plenty of proof that they are victims of systematic racism.

Yes, I can if their only evidence that they've been a victim of racism is that there has been systemic racism in the past.

fredtoast Wrote:If you were 7 foot tall and had to deal with the problems of being 7 foot tall everyday then you would probably think of yourself as a "tall person".  Same thing applies to black people.

As I said, I can understand if one were to have an encounter that reminded them of a physical characteristic like height, weight, or even race, but you'll have to excuse me if I don't believe that a significant number of black people face such circumstances on a daily basis.