Re: Was Scalf Referring to Blacks in These Posts?
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This I don't understand. How does understanding what he meant make one a bigot or racist?
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You made the association when scalf said, "..LaKeisha at grocery checkout...
members of her culture tend to do things slowly and w/o regard to accuracty or completeness." he was referring to black people. Either you were taught this or formulated this association based upon your own experience with black people. Its in your mind now and you cannot escape it. You dismiss the idea but its impossible to dismiss it with 100% certainty. Its going to affect on some level how you interact with black people.
Andy, have you ever changed the wording or felt uncomfortable saying something around an individual just because he/she was black? Do you think you would have felt that discomfort if you had no notions of racial stereotypes?
Stu
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