>You replied with an anecdote that illustrates how you got someone else's race wrong Yes true. However his race didn't ultimately affect how I viewed our frien

>You replied with an anecdote that illustrates how you got someone else's race wrong Yes true. However his race didn't ultimately affect how I viewed our friendship or how I interact with him. It's an example that anonymity can break the stereotypes that we put on activities and people by removing identity. If I was wrong in my assumption about him then I may be wrong in my assumption about smtddr after learning things about his life. >I don't think you meant it to sound like "you're wrong about how you've learned to deal with bigots"--which would be a pretty awful thing to tell him!--but it did sound that way. You're correct here. I did not intend that. I'm going to read over both posts again and see why you think that and how I can better phrase my arguments in the future. >That doesn't sit right with me. Well thank you for expressing it without resorting to personal attacks and anger.