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May 25, 2019
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Texas Hammer
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Parents are in town for my son’s graduation...love how my mom thinks she’s not a racist, yet she keeps commenting
about all the “blacks” they see, and how they’re not used to see all the “blacks”. I have to keep telling her she sounds like a racist.
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Parents are in town for my son’s graduation...love how my mom thinks she’s not a racist, yet she keeps commenting
Texas Hammer
Luggage Return Specialist
5/25/19 7:43pm
An interesting anecdote...why does everything sound so much more racist/hateful
2018grad
5/25/19 7:47pm
Could it be because when using an article such as “a” or “the” you are grouping
PKCoug
5/25/19 11:43pm
RE: An interesting anecdote...why does everything sound so much more
supertux
5/26/19 6:37am
Seeing them isn’t racist.
StantonMac
5/25/19 7:47pm
The seeing isn’t, the comments are
Texas Hammer
5/25/19 7:48pm
Hmm. I don't think people coming to Provo and saying Look at all these white
SandYFan
5/25/19 7:53pm
I haven’t written everything she’s said.
Texas Hammer
5/25/19 7:55pm
Oh. 🙁
SandYFan
5/25/19 7:57pm
Yep...I’ve had to tell her a few times that just because she says she’s not doesn’t excuse her comments.
Texas Hammer
5/25/19 7:59pm
My Mom grew up in Idaho.
ditch
5/25/19 10:32pm
RE: Seeing them isn’t racist.
Dillinger
5/26/19 11:56am
RE: Parents are in town for my son’s graduation...love how my mom thinks
Stucoug83
5/25/19 7:48pm
Totally reminds me of my dad. One of the scariest moments of my young life occurred the night Tyson bit off Holyfield’s
JohnnyComeLately
5/25/19 8:07pm
RE: Totally reminds me of my dad. One of the scariest moments of my young life occurred the night Tyson bit off
monkeycowboy
5/25/19 8:15pm
Racist is such a loose term these days. That sounds more like
Mister P
5/25/19 8:19pm
That’s a good point. More insensitive than racist, but still cringeworthy.
Texas Hammer
5/25/19 8:47pm
Whenever I go back home to Illinois I'm amazed by how many white folks I see.
Hotty-Toddy-Reb
5/25/19 8:31pm
Sincerely curious. Why "white folks" instead of whites?
Oregano
5/25/19 9:45pm
IDK. That's just how I say it.
Hotty-Toddy-Reb
5/26/19 7:14am
That doesnt sound racist at all.
shatter2
5/25/19 8:47pm
Sounds ignorant and untraveled at worst.
Blue Ghost
5/25/19 9:11pm
??? plenty of blacks hate the term African American. They don't claim any African heritage so why call them
HarlemCoug
5/25/19 9:15pm
I missed the African comment. Still sounds ignorant just more so.
Blue Ghost
5/25/19 9:19pm
I’m not sure if I understand.
Blue Ghost
5/25/19 9:25pm
I think we're talking past each other - my point is that to call black people "black" is acceptable (and actually
HarlemCoug
5/25/19 9:32pm
I hesitate to jump in, but I think there’s one additional important point
fortuitousfred
5/25/19 10:48pm
I hear black people call each other "black" regularly - I did a google search "blacks vs african-american". 1st
HarlemCoug
5/25/19 11:10pm
I've re-read your post - I missed your point originally - your point is one word "Blacks" has an "s" and "black person"
HarlemCoug
5/25/19 11:23pm
I decided to search the word "blacks" on twitter. Plenty of black people use the term "blacks" with an "s".
HarlemCoug
5/25/19 11:51pm
Thanks for pointing those out.
fortuitousfred
5/26/19 9:05am
This is dumb. Noticing differences and treating people differently
Dishonor Code
5/26/19 11:35am
Here’s the thing about stuff like that...
CoachSpeak
5/26/19 12:26pm
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