Submitted by BayernMunich334 t3_1068ysj in baltimore
OcelotControl78 t1_j3go0ew wrote
Reply to comment by ltong1009 in I got my welcome to Baltimore by BayernMunich334
how about not being a racist?
ltong1009 t1_j3goplo wrote
We all have biases, realizing they exist is a step towards fixing them. The OP is brave to admit this and wants to change it.
OcelotControl78 t1_j3gpabn wrote
nah - he wanted sympathy, not a discussion on the impact of inherent biases.
ltong1009 t1_j3gq5vl wrote
You’re right, he wanted sympathy for being the victim of a crime. Is it wrong to want that? Instead you blamed the victim. Should women not wear short skirts too? Anyone should be able to go for a run anywhere without being robbed.
OcelotControl78 t1_j3hdv14 wrote
That's an extrapolation. Should he get sympathy for being mugged? Sure. Should he get sympathy for it being his excuse to say it caused him to be racist? No. If he wanted sympathy for being mugged he would've left out the part about him being racist & dealt with that part of his character in a much more productive way. He's being manipulative & too many of y'all are falling for it.
ltong1009 t1_j3hf23s wrote
Conversations about racism are hard on social media. I for one admire the OP for being blunt about how the incident made him feel. He described not liking the feeling, so clearly doesn’t want the feeling to escalate. Is talking about that feeling wrong?
DfcukinLite t1_j3h34dc wrote
Nobody feels sorry for racist
ltong1009 t1_j3h423m wrote
Please read up on unconscious bias.
DfcukinLite t1_j3h99ln wrote
Again, nobody feels sorry for racist
ltong1009 t1_j3ha4qo wrote
Got any actual different points to make?
DfcukinLite t1_j3hacz0 wrote
Nope. Still defending racism?
ltong1009 t1_j3hax2h wrote
Sigh. That’s not what I’m doing at all. The world isn’t as black and white as you’d like it to be.
DfcukinLite t1_j3hb3gs wrote
That’s exactly what you’re doing. And this particular situation is black & white. There’s no gray area with racism.
ltong1009 t1_j3hbk0v wrote
Unconscious bias is THE grey area for racism.
DfcukinLite t1_j3hbn0i wrote
It’s not. It’s you defending racism.
ltong1009 t1_j3hdb24 wrote
This is a fun merry go round. I’m getting off here though. Have a good day.
DfcukinLite t1_j3hdkih wrote
Your first mistake was defending racism. Your second mistake was defending it with me. I don’t support that fuckery in any form, you apologist.
ltong1009 t1_j3hfqwl wrote
If you aren’t open to discussion about racism, you won’t make any progress in changing attitudes towards it. Call me whatever names you want, but I’m open to a frank discussion.
DfcukinLite t1_j3hgmbk wrote
It’s not my job to change anyone’s mind on racism. It’s my job to tell them how stupid they are. Generally people with low IQs are racist and I don’t waste my time on stupid people.
https://www.psychologicalscience.org/news/were-only-human/is-racism-just-a-form-of-stupidity.html
ltong1009 t1_j3hhjnm wrote
I’d argue that it’s all of our jobs to fight racism and therefore to have productive discussions on race that lead to less racism in our society. Calling people stupid is counterproductive, even though racism and low IQ are indeed strongly correlated.
DfcukinLite t1_j3hhvhg wrote
Calling people exactly what you they are is very productive to me. People lack self awareness.
ltong1009 t1_j3hjgep wrote
Calling a spade a spade is called for at times. But the OP admitted to racist feelings that he doesnt like having. Telling him he’s stupid doesn’t help him process those feelings. He needs to be told these feelings are understandable given the trauma. But those feelings shouldn’t be directed to a whole group of people. His attackers could have easily been any color or group. They happened to be black because of the whole history of systemic racism. His anger shouldn’t be directed to group of disadvantaged people, but at the system that created this situation he was put in. He should be able to run in any neighborhood without fear.
DfcukinLite t1_j3hk2u9 wrote
They’re not understandable. Stop coddling and pacifying racist
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