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StrangerThan -> RE: Compton cookout- called "racist" (2/21/2010 7:32:13 AM)
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ORIGINAL: juliaoceania
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Seems it was all consensual. Given that majority culture gasps, frowns, and looks for victims when one has chained someone to a wall and inflicted all sorts of painful and sensual evil upon them, even when it is consensual, then I'm of the opinion that majority culture should mind it's own business.
I am speaking of the reactions of those who are offended by this in the Black community.. Jigga Boo does not speak for every black person. It is not like he has this magic stamp that makes it okay for white kids to paint their faces black and use the "N" word. He does not have the free pass that is going to make this acceptable...
Now I am not going to condemn it either, because I do not have enough information to do so... but your statement that it is only the majority culture that is offended by this, I find that hard to believe, especially when there were Black students at UCSD who were very offended by the promotion of this party on their campus...
I'm assuming that majority culture in this case includes all races, not just white. At least that's the way I read your comment as in a consensus. Ya know, this is different than a frat just deciding this would be a fun thing to do. There was involvement on both sides of the aisle, and I'm not so sure it's a bad thing. Of course, it would automatically be a bad thing if the frat had decided to do it on its own, which is sorta how it is presented.
I dunno. I got no problem with it. Then again, if I live next to someone who hates whites, another who hates blacks, a devoutly religious person, and an atheist, I'll most likely get along fine with them all because I have no desire nor reason to police anyone elses behavior or thoughts.
I learned a long time ago that people are basically just people. The things that divide us are much smaller than the things that bind us together. But the focus always seems to be on the dividing lines, even among the most liberal who tout acceptance and tolerance. I live in America and believe in the tenets of its founding. Equal, free, and free to speak your mind regardless of whether majority agrees with it or not.
In this case, it looks more of a stunt than anything. And as far as the mockery goes, it flows both ways in this stunt - something that will be, I'm sure, overlooked.
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