RE: Okay, White 'Murrica....
January 21, 2015 at 12:22 pm
(This post was last modified: January 21, 2015 at 12:23 pm by Davka.)
(January 20, 2015 at 6:07 pm)Parkers Tan Wrote:(January 20, 2015 at 11:05 am)Davka Wrote: I'd imagine that most black folks are pretty tired of being assumed to be X because they have dark skin. Probably a lot more tired than you are.
Tu quoque is a fallacy.
In a debate, sure. I thought this was a conversation. You seemed to be complaining about how rough you have it as a white male, what with all the unfair assumptions. I was offering some perspective, that's all.
Quote:(January 20, 2015 at 11:05 am)Davka Wrote: I doubt that many people automatically assume you or I are racist simply because we're white.
It's happened to me on several occasions. I obviously don't know how many people have thought that without saying it. I know that it isn't right to make such assumptions based on skin color rather than behavior, though.
OK, now I gotta wonder why people would make that assumption. I'm 54 years old, I've lived in Hawaii, California, Israel, Tennessee, and now North Carolina, and I have never had anyone assume that I'm racist simply because I'm white. I've had interactions with black people who were somewhat guarded until they figured me out, but i cannot think of a single instance when someone automatically assumed I was a racist.
Maybe you could ask your brother-in-law if there's something about you that triggers his racism radar? Because I guarantee you, it's more than just your skin color.
You don't happen to wear a cowboy hat or feed cap, or drive a pickup with a gun rack, do you?
