[annonymous]

Mike: Did you thoroughly read Tony’s response? He didn’t make excuses. He stated facts. He didn’t whine or blame all whites for anything. In my mind, racism is institutional, a mindset that affects us all.Why is that so difficult to accept? There’s a saying, paraphrased, ‘When you’re white, you don’t think about it. When you’re black, you never forget it.’ Well,tht’s because alot of other folks don’tlet blacks forget.Have you heard about dwb’s Driving While Black)? Blacks, particularily black males being stopped by white cops simply because they’re black. I worked a private party once for a wealthy Jewish family, and the grandmother asked me matter of factly if I had a maid’s uniform. Mind you, I’m educated, speak standard English well, and am fairly cultured. This is private dinner party, a special occassion.I was a waitress with an upscale restaurant. I wasn’t interviewing for domestic work. I have been told by whites,’You don’t talk like you’re black.’ When I went to college, my middleclass parents paid what they could, I earned an academic scholarship, and I took out loans.Sorry, nobody handed me a check for being black. When I hired on with my current job, my immediate supervisor said she knew she wanted to hire me because of my phone message. She hadn’t seen me or my resume (and remember, I sound ‘white’). When she met me, her attitude didn’t change(no quota filling here). Today, I’m a single parent, and yeah I got married first.I’m not sucking up your tax dollars. Not interested in fitting into your pitiful, simplistic notions about blacks and our lives. Stereotypes run both ways. I won’t buy into the poor images you have of blacks, and don’t you assume all of us come from underprivileged circumstances and are looking for handouts.

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Name : annonymous, Gender : F, Race : Black/African American, Age : 34, City : Detroit, State : MI, Country : United States,