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01-20-2009, 10:43 PM | #1 |
Yorkie mom of 4 Donating YT Member Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: LaPlata, Md
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| Upset I'm really very upset about one of the things the Rev. Joseph Lowery said in his benediction. It was really racist and wrong. "black will not be asked to get in back, when brown can stick around ... when yellow will be mellow ... when the red man can get ahead, man; and when white will embrace what is right." I'm sorry but I dont think that anyone is treated unfairly like they were. In his day yes but now no and I'm so upset!. Lincoln was white he fought for no more slaves and white people are the ones that fought there brothers for no more slavery! Why must it always be about color? Why? I dont understand this its so wrong, you think electing a black president would show that race shouldn't matter!
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01-20-2009, 10:55 PM | #3 |
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| We're all part of a race...The Human race!! But old habits die hard and some people fight change!! I think today is a huge step for this Country and the whole World...Let's hope people take the hint and follow us!! God Bless America, President Obama and his Family... It's time to look Forward and not Back!! World please follow our example!! We can all get along together. Please stop the fighting and the wars!! God Bless all or men/women in the Armed Forces, Come home safely and soon!!!!
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01-21-2009, 02:45 AM | #4 |
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| Notice that cancer, lupus, blindness, mental illness, retardation, divorce, wealth, poorness, death, stabbing, shooting, fighting, etc. etc. etc. has no color............ |
01-21-2009, 03:57 AM | #5 |
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| I felt that was a very racially dividing statement
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01-21-2009, 04:04 AM | #6 |
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| It is. Why get on the defense when no one is on the offense? Just seems to promote a victim mentality and could actually be more damaging to the african american race than good. It almost seems like a threatening statement. No one deserves special treatment, no matter their race, and it almost seems like he expects that they should. My best friend is black, and she gets very embarassed when people make statements like that.
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01-21-2009, 04:11 AM | #7 | |
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01-21-2009, 04:43 AM | #8 |
Donating YT 7000 Club Member | I thought it was kind of uncalled for. Those are the kinds of statements that continue to divide the races. Whites, blacks, reds, purples, oranges with pink polka dots......we're all equal and making statements that blatantly seperate us...that doesn't help anything. Just my opinion.
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01-21-2009, 04:44 AM | #9 | |
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01-21-2009, 04:51 AM | #10 |
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| I agree, I was surprised and saddened those comments were made.
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01-21-2009, 02:38 PM | #11 | |
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01-21-2009, 02:39 PM | #12 |
Yorkie mom of 4 Donating YT Member Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: LaPlata, Md
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| What kind of erks me is the news never said anything about it people just act like it wasent said but it was.
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01-21-2009, 03:26 PM | #13 |
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| I probably shouldn't post, but this is my thoughts. White people didn't start slavery.....its been around as long as people have. Blacks owned slaves, many, many, other races have. We were SO wrong to put them on a boat and ship them away from their homeland and use them......it was their black counter parts collecting them and selling them to the white man.....they were SO wrong. Its time to move on or if people can't for some reason move on, educate themselves on the subject of slavery. I still have a lot to learn on the subject, but every race can play a victim, but we would not advance. I look at people for who they are, what values they have and why they hold those values. Angie |
01-21-2009, 03:34 PM | #14 |
Donating YT 3000 Club Member | I think this thread should get closed because in the end there is going to be hurt feeling's & people mad. JMO |
01-21-2009, 03:38 PM | #15 |
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| I couldn't agree more.....
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