Cohen hearing

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(02-28-2019, 11:49 AM)Belsnickel Wrote: I believe everyone harbors prejudices, including based on race, but people get very defensive when pointing that out. I tend to do this sort of thing, which is pointing out the action as being racist rather than the person, as I feel it provides more opportunity for growth through understanding. Of course, some people just get hyper defensive at that as well. It definitely shows vulnerability when they do that and you can often find a repertoire of racist actions in their past. However, the important thing about taking this route is it recognizes the individual may not know that what they did/said was racist.

I wish we could be more open to listening to each other and having discussions about these issues. Trying to understand where someone might be coming from is just good practice.

Tlaib deserves some blame for her language. She tried to walk back what she said, but had she just said "insensitive" and explained why instead of adding "some may see it as racist", it would have gone over better (I hope).