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Old 03-09-2015, 08:05 PM  
kane
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Originally Posted by kronic View Post
This I'm going to disagree with.

I don't think people are jealous that they can't say racist shit, they're pissed off that we're told CONSTANTLY to not say anything or act racist (which we shouldn't have to be told btw), but then the very people that are telling us that are doing the same damn thing.

If the surgeon general went on TV to do a service announcement about why everyone should quit smoking, then got caught ten minutes later on camera having a cigarette, I'd tend to think his credibility is shot.

"Do as I say, not as I do", is NOT a way to get your message across.
We may have to agree to disagree on this one. I personally think the lines of racism in this country run a lot deeper than many people would like to think.

I think there are a lot of people who are racist and either don't admit it or may not even realize it and it angers them to see anyone have something that they can't even if they don't really want it or care to have it.

Sure, there is plenty of hypocrisy in this arena but at the end of the day for me it comes down to this. Ask yourself this question. If you could say racist stuff and there would be no repercussions for your words would you do it? If the answer is no, then ask yourself why you give a shit what others can or cannot say because even if you could do that you wouldn't. It's like wanting to be given a crate full of cottage cheese even if you hate cottage cheese.
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