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16 years ago @ Stuff Christians Like ... - I can't believe they t... · 0 replies · +1 points

Kyle is your verse in reference to there learning of scripture or their use of Star Wars and Legos?

16 years ago @ Stuff Christians Like ... - Win a Macbook Pro 13 i... · 0 replies · +1 points

Thanks Clover!

16 years ago @ Human3rror - Husband Fail Friday! -... · 0 replies · 0 points

The Quote is from Willy Wonka

16 years ago @ Human3rror - Husband Fail Friday! · 1 reply · +1 points

I cook she does the dishes... or should I say I cook she does the dishes eventually.... So my fail is buying paper plates instead of easing her burden and doing the dishes.

16 years ago @ Ragamuffin Soul - When We Kiss, I Have A... · 0 replies · +1 points

Cherry... Cause I've Kissed a girl and Liked it!

16 years ago @ Ragamuffin Soul - Caption Please · 2 replies · +1 points

Virgins

16 years ago @ Shaun in the City - Dr. Henry Louis Gates ... · 0 replies · +1 points

This is still bothering me... Why do we assume the officer was racist? Just because Gates and the President said so? Why do we assume he was profiling? Even you seem to think that it's a little weird that he would assume 2 Senior citizens with a cane would be robbers. what profile do they fit?
Why do Gates and Obama get to go on the air waves and spread there version of the events, while I have heard only 1 interview with the police officer (on a sports talk program)??? All they are doing is further drawing a line and tell all black Americans to get on there side because the people with Power are going to abuse it and you. As you said WTF!
Shaun I would love to hear your thoughts on the remarks the president made yesterday.

16 years ago @ Shaun in the City - Dr. Henry Louis Gates ... · 0 replies · +1 points

Stephanie my point was that people are throwing that phrase around to librally. It's like saying "I starving" The Vast majority of people in this country have no idea what it is to starve. Yet we miss lunch and we are all of the sudden wasting away like the children on the side column. Of course the horrible situations you described are an appropriate place for the term. Perhaps I should have been clearer.
Now you bring up the issues of hate crimes... All hate crime laws do is support the idea that we are different. it serves to further divide the races, genders and creeds. It flies in the face of the equality we seek.
I have no doubt that it's hard being black in America. But don't blame every white guy for that. Don't cry race every time something happens. I've been hassled by the police. Ive been beat up for being different, I've seen breaks given to minorities while strict standards and consequences where handed down to non-minorities. It's time we take personal responsibility in this country. for as many times as a black man has been passed over for a job, or a gay man harassed, there are people crying racism when asked to produce id.
My point is simply this. If we don't want race to be an issue lets stop forcing it where it doesn't belong.

16 years ago @ Shaun in the City - Dr. Henry Louis Gates ... · 1 reply · +1 points

He had been away in China. it's possible that they didn't know he was back...

16 years ago @ Shaun in the City - Dr. Henry Louis Gates ... · 1 reply · +1 points

I didn't say he had anything to do with what you said. I thought I was adding my part of the dialog you hoped to create here.
Allow me to put accent on you last statement where I am hearing them then please correct me if I'm wrong. Talk to -ME- and about what -I- have said. If I'm interrpriting what you wrote correctly the only way we can have any discourse is if we stick to the words in your post. I did respond to what you wrote by telling you what I am hearing in the media... and how I feel you and I would have responded the same as the neighbor. I then elaborated on what -I- feel is a big problem in dealing with race issues in this culture.
Now allow me to ask you an honest question... would you have responded with that statement if my avatar wasn't a white dude? I'm not claiming to know the answer I'm honestly asking...
I love reading your posts and following what you do down in ATL. I think God is really going to work through you in a unique way. I don't want people to think I just picked this to comment on. I follow you on twitter, and I have left comments here before. I'm not one of those blog haters that wants to see you fail or do things my way. like I said I love what your doing. I just expressed my frustration same as you.

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