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"quit playing in the trees like monkeys" nets criminal charges?
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<blockquote data-quote="TerryJ2" data-source="post: 151167" data-attributes="member: 3419"><p>Yes, it can go both ways--one little sentence can be taken out of context. In other cases, it is one of many deliberate slurs.</p><p> </p><p>Gosh, what a horrible environment you grew up in. I was raised by Catholic nuns, too. We didn't have your experiences, thank heaven. But there are plenty of others to complain about (some other time.<img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite1" alt=":)" title="Smile :)" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":)" /> )</p><p> </p><p>My difficult child is mixed race and has just recently begun referring to himself as black. I brought up the topic of Rev. Wright, and his views on whites introducing AIDS to kill off blacks and asked what difficult child thought of it. He looked surprised and then rolled his eyes as though it wasn't worth discussing. (How right!) But I pushed it, saying, "What IF it were true? Do you think that would kill off blacks, to use a virus, like the cold you have right now and that I have? Wouldn't it kill off whites and Asians too?" </p><p>He agreed, and like a true linear thinker, mumbled something about how it's hurting Obama's campaign. To even think that AIDS was targeted for racial reasons is a waste of thought.</p><p>If only the rest of the sheep around us thought that way.</p><p> </p><p>by the way, trying to get a difficult child into an intellectual political discussion is nearly impossible. Not to mention an 11-yr-old whose only goals in life are to play with-wrestling characters and watch TV wrestling. <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite1" alt=":)" title="Smile :)" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":)" /></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="TerryJ2, post: 151167, member: 3419"] Yes, it can go both ways--one little sentence can be taken out of context. In other cases, it is one of many deliberate slurs. Gosh, what a horrible environment you grew up in. I was raised by Catholic nuns, too. We didn't have your experiences, thank heaven. But there are plenty of others to complain about (some other time.:) ) My difficult child is mixed race and has just recently begun referring to himself as black. I brought up the topic of Rev. Wright, and his views on whites introducing AIDS to kill off blacks and asked what difficult child thought of it. He looked surprised and then rolled his eyes as though it wasn't worth discussing. (How right!) But I pushed it, saying, "What IF it were true? Do you think that would kill off blacks, to use a virus, like the cold you have right now and that I have? Wouldn't it kill off whites and Asians too?" He agreed, and like a true linear thinker, mumbled something about how it's hurting Obama's campaign. To even think that AIDS was targeted for racial reasons is a waste of thought. If only the rest of the sheep around us thought that way. by the way, trying to get a difficult child into an intellectual political discussion is nearly impossible. Not to mention an 11-yr-old whose only goals in life are to play with-wrestling characters and watch TV wrestling. :) [/QUOTE]
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