We Hit Peak 2019

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(12-12-2019, 07:21 PM)fredtoast Wrote: Yes they are.  There is no way you can convince me that Bloomberg was surprised that a US Senator and Stanford graduate could speak properly because he was black.

I was raised lower middle class. I have lived in neighborhoods, worked at jobs, and played on ball teams where white people were a small minority.  I know exactly how easily offended black people are.  Many times I have heard them blaming racism for some of the exact same things that have happened to me.

On one hand I can't blame them for suspecting racism every time someone does not treat them right, but it is absurd to claim Bloomberg only thought booker was "well spoken for a black man".  Most white people are working on not being racist, but black people have to work on not making stuff up to be offended over.

I don't think Bloomberg is surprised that Booker is "well spoken" either. I just think he subconsciously thinks "he's one of the good ones." Similar to Biden's comments on Obama in 2007.

And, to re-iterate, I don't think having subconscious inclinations for judgment is racist. I just think it's something that is good to lend some conscious thinking to and evaluating where those subconscious biases come from.

As far as working on not making stuff up to be offended over, I think eliminating/minimizing racism is a team effort and is not something that only white people can improve. So in that regard, we agree.

It doesn't mean black people just constantly make things up to be offended about though. There's historical context here and I think it'd benefit you to acknowledge that.