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Really? Maybe I misread, but I got the impression the author was presenting evidence in favor of, not against, the "white women are racist" statement. The way
by avibryant 17y ago
Really? Maybe I misread, but I got the impression the author was presenting evidence in favor of, not against, the "white women are racist" statement. The way it's expressed ("nail in the coffin") is admittedly confusing, but in what way could he be said to be debunking it?
- raganwald 17y agoAvi, I'll read it again, stand by for an edit ... I just read it as saying that White Women preferred to respond to White Men. Maybe it's my lack of baggage on the subject, I don't associate "Preferring White Shmeckle" with "Racism." To me, the word "racist" has all sorts of connotations around desiring a de-integration of society on colour lines, around various forms of employment discrimination, and around hate and fear. Expressing a preference when choosing a mate is not racism, nor is it particularly surprising.
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- llimllib 17y agoI agree with you on what racism means, but it certainly was my impression that the author does not agree, and is in fact conflating racial preference in mates with racism.
- raganwald 17y agoLooks like all y'all're right and I was wrong. Ah well, I will turn my attention to another HN front page post, this one on Reading Incomprehension. Perhaps it might help me understand posts like this a little better :-)