October 29, 2001 at 12:00 am #35521
Emma25379
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I have more in common with my black and Latino neighbors than I do some white guy living in Appalachia, despite the fact I’m white. To suggest that ‘whites stick together’ is to believe we’re all racist. Educated people of all races have learned to define themselves in terms beyond merely the color of their skins. To imply that I would back or defend another Caucasian who was doing something harmful or wrong solely on the basis of a shared pigment (or lack thereof) is offensive. You will soon see, if you haven’t already, that Jamaicans and African Americans in this country detest each other, and they’re all black. What gives with that?