11-17-2008, 08:43 AM
I would never come down on you, and as I stated before, ultimately it is on you or anyone else, how you act, react, and live your life.
I never said I could understand it and obviously I am not African American, BUT I can 100% not like it, not use it, and not be tolerant of people who do in a negative manner towards other African Americans. See I never ever pretend to understand what it is like to be black, brown, green or purple, but I can choose to be around people who do not discriminate against others who are. If I did not make this choice and participated in the same behavior I would be no better then a member of the KKK.
My grandparents on my mother's side escaped Nazi Germany 5 days (FIVE) before Hitler basically destroyed their town and killed just about everyone they knew. The only reason they lived is because my grandfather was in the newspaper business and new in advance of what Hitler was doing all over the country. They warned many and were lucky to get out themselves. Now years later I do not hate Germans, But I do have an issue with people who think like the Nazis did and promote that type of prejudice and hatred.
I never said I could understand it and obviously I am not African American, BUT I can 100% not like it, not use it, and not be tolerant of people who do in a negative manner towards other African Americans. See I never ever pretend to understand what it is like to be black, brown, green or purple, but I can choose to be around people who do not discriminate against others who are. If I did not make this choice and participated in the same behavior I would be no better then a member of the KKK.
My grandparents on my mother's side escaped Nazi Germany 5 days (FIVE) before Hitler basically destroyed their town and killed just about everyone they knew. The only reason they lived is because my grandfather was in the newspaper business and new in advance of what Hitler was doing all over the country. They warned many and were lucky to get out themselves. Now years later I do not hate Germans, But I do have an issue with people who think like the Nazis did and promote that type of prejudice and hatred.