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I would guess that the woman who stepped on the pendant land-mine had thought the pendant was some kind of Kenyan abacus. Or something. And phrased it very ba

by humean 14y ago

I would guess that the woman who stepped on the pendant land-mine had thought the pendant was some kind of Kenyan abacus. Or something. And phrased it very badly, because she sensed subconsciously that she was about to get her head bitten off for being a racist. Naturally, she gets her head bitten off for being a racist...

nollidge 14y ago
Yo, based on the copious number of comments you've made addressing this I know you're super concerned about that single anecdote from within a larger context, but she didn't get her head bitten off, unless for some weird reason you're reading him as actually saying "Dumbwhite" out loud at her, despite it not being in quotes.
- humean 14y ago
  She just got her head bitten off on the public Internet. Some HR dude is probably looking for her right now.
  - saraid216 14y ago
    I think you're seriously overestimating the amount of liquid in Kixeye's care cup for this guy's feelings.
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    - humean 14y ago
      I think that once the OP sues, Kixeye will be supersizing its care cup. It's easy to think you're freer than you are before that process server shows up.
  - vacri 14y ago
    A one-line comment of 'dumbwhite' while not being named now constitutes "having your head bitten off on the public internet"? Calm down, get some perspective.
- javert 14y ago
  No, he's right. The basic principle here is, do not talk to "progressive" black people, because you are likely to say something innocuous that they interpret as highly offensive. That is the message being sent here.
  - _pius 14y ago
    The statements made to this person seem innocuous to you?
    - javert 14y ago
      The calculator necklace thing is what I was referring to. But I'm speaking from personal experience.
      - _pius 14y ago
        But I'm speaking from personal experience. Yeah, you've really got to watch out for "progressive blacks" like me, we're trouble.
        javert 14y ago
        Again, I'm just recounting my personal experience. FYI, I grew up and still live in the southern US, where race relations are an acknowledged problem, and where social protocols and culture are still more distinct across races than they are within them. And I'm already somewhat bad in general with social protocols. So I'm not saying white people shouldn't talk to black people. I'm saying that, unfortunately,white people do feel uncomfortable talking to them sometimes, or at least, the bar is higher for meaningful social interaction. I think that's a shame, and unfortunately I don't know what to do about it. But I do know that accusing white people of racism for clearly non-racist behavior, as with the calculator-necklace incident, is counterproductive, and (for me) reinforces needlessly distressful things I've experienced. That's what I was trying to get at with my earlier comment.
        14y ago

by humean 14y ago

nollidge 14y ago

Yo, based on the copious number of comments you've made addressing this I know you're super concerned about that single anecdote from within a larger context, but she didn't get her head bitten off, unless for some weird reason you're reading him as actually saying "Dumbwhite" out loud at her, despite it not being in quotes.

humean 14y ago
She just got her head bitten off on the public Internet. Some HR dude is probably looking for her right now.
- saraid216 14y ago
  I think you're seriously overestimating the amount of liquid in Kixeye's care cup for this guy's feelings.
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  - humean 14y ago
    I think that once the OP sues, Kixeye will be supersizing its care cup. It's easy to think you're freer than you are before that process server shows up.
- vacri 14y ago
  A one-line comment of 'dumbwhite' while not being named now constitutes "having your head bitten off on the public internet"? Calm down, get some perspective.
javert 14y ago
No, he's right. The basic principle here is, do not talk to "progressive" black people, because you are likely to say something innocuous that they interpret as highly offensive. That is the message being sent here.
- _pius 14y ago
  The statements made to this person seem innocuous to you?
  - javert 14y ago
    The calculator necklace thing is what I was referring to. But I'm speaking from personal experience.
    - _pius 14y ago
      But I'm speaking from personal experience. Yeah, you've really got to watch out for "progressive blacks" like me, we're trouble.
      - javert 14y ago
        Again, I'm just recounting my personal experience. FYI, I grew up and still live in the southern US, where race relations are an acknowledged problem, and where social protocols and culture are still more distinct across races than they are within them. And I'm already somewhat bad in general with social protocols. So I'm not saying white people shouldn't talk to black people. I'm saying that, unfortunately,white people do feel uncomfortable talking to them sometimes, or at least, the bar is higher for meaningful social interaction. I think that's a shame, and unfortunately I don't know what to do about it. But I do know that accusing white people of racism for clearly non-racist behavior, as with the calculator-necklace incident, is counterproductive, and (for me) reinforces needlessly distressful things I've experienced. That's what I was trying to get at with my earlier comment.
        14y ago