Originally Posted by bringer

racism still exists in our society and rather than focus the frustration on those who practice it you lump all whites into your neat little group of racist assholes. maybe you'll get more people on your side on these issues if you didnt belittle their inteligence with the "you cant know it til you live it" routine or use the word "white" to describe someone whos done something wrong to you in the past. how about you let me know your troubles and hardships so i can lend my voice to HELP YOU rather than throw up your arms and say "Unless you are a black RICH guy living in a RICH white area, you will never understand what i mean". you say you arent ignorant but at the same time use the word "white" when describing a situation where a racist asshole oppressed you. consider this for a moment... maybe the store owners in Tennessee had the same views as you do, just about another race. maybe they saw someone with a certain skin color and assumed the worst because personal history or ignorance told them its was the right thing to do.