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Originally Posted by bododie
Why is that? Do I deserve less respect than a person of color because some white man did something to minorities somewhere, sometime?
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Not at all. They are all disrespectful things to say. However, trying to equate the terms is ridiculous. They are not the same and they do not hold the same weight.
Which is worse? Calling a woman a 'jerk' or calling her a 'cunt'? They are both disrespectful things to say but I think you would be hard pressed to find someone who would honestly say to you "I would be equally offended if someone called me a jerk OR a cunt". The weight is not the same. They are not the same.
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Do you need validation as a human from other races? If so, you continue to enslave yourself.
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I would say it is certainly necessary for minority races to have validation of humanity from majority races. Otherwise.... well.. we get American history. Dehumanization is a real thing. You don't have to do it based on race but because race is such a visible thing and because America has such a horrendous past surrounding it... it remains the easiest way for people in this country to dehumanize others. The fact of the matter is that 70% of this country (and falling) is white and only about 15% is black. The blacks need the whites to recognize them as human AND as equal because that 15% can't do ANYTHING against the 70%. Especially when that 70% has most of the money, land, resources, etc. (and not by accident).
People forget that it really hasn't been that long since equality. Mildred Loving (who I wrote a little post on today) died today. In 1968 she and her husband fought the state of Virginia to get inter-racial marriages recognized and they won. That is only 40 years ago. We have a long, long, long, long, long way to go. Race is going to be an issue for a long, long, long, long, long time.