[Steve]

Sad to say but I believe that a lot of it here in America is rooted in Jim Crow laws of the past. There was a time when a black person would be required to step off of the sidewalk when a white walked on the same sidewalk, to let them pass. I need not go into the whole restroom and water fountain issue. Also, blacks were spoken to by whites, not the other way around. There may also be the issue of a fear of many of my people of whites and wondering what in the hell is this guy going to do? If it is a white woman, a black male may not want to give the impression that he is hitting on her. When I remember the stories of my father and see how he still acts to this day, i see the scars of Jim Crow laws. Some of these ‘ways’ have been passed down to me. Both my father and I are college educated men. It’s sad but I try to fight acting a certain way out of fear or not understanding.

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[Steve]

I think that they are acting out on what they would like to do sober but fear rejection. Alcohol seems to losen men up, thus the term liquid courage.

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[Steve]

Well written.

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