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JHan

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4. good move blocking FOX,

Reply to wildeyed (Reply #3)

Thu Jul 6, 2017, 09:25 PM

Jul 2017

And I can't tell you how many times I've heard it in my life - variations of

I can't be racist because:

"I have a black friend"

" I listen to black music..."

" I read a book by a black author once."

" I dig black chicks"

etc etc etc

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Musings: The Friend Argument [View all] JHan Jul 2017 OP

There is always a but. sheshe2 Jul 2017 #1

what's amazing to me is that no matter how often this is pointed out.. JHan Jul 2017 #5

Ya... but sheshe2 Jul 2017 #7

LOL JHan Jul 2017 #8

Some of my best friends are white people, but... The Polack MSgt Jul 2017 #2

Yep. It's just absurd. JHan Jul 2017 #6

My FIL told me that the Mexicans he liked who lived down the street were not like most Mexicans. wildeyed Jul 2017 #3

good move blocking FOX, JHan Jul 2017 #4

Good block! sheshe2 Jul 2017 #9

I have this story ismnotwasm Jul 2017 #10

Thanks for sharing your experience ... JHan Jul 2017 #11

+1000 ismnotwasm Jul 2017 #12

"It's possible for a white person to acknowledge brer cat Jul 2017 #13

I get that and thank you for being such a great ally btw JHan Jul 2017 #14

You are absolutely right. brer cat Jul 2017 #15

K&R Iggo Jul 2017 #16

How many of these black friends ... Odoreida Jul 2017 #17