NFL preseason sees kneeling, raised fists, during national anthem

frydaddy · 08-13-2018, 12:07 PM

Just so we're clear, I don't bear you any ill will. Even though we disagree, and even though I do think you're kind of a racist, I don't think you're a bad guy. And I realize that at this point I've probably made you angry, and you could care less about whether I think you're "good" or "bad" but I feel it's important to clarify.

rezburna · 08-13-2018, 12:12 PM

Originally Posted by frydaddy

Just so we're clear, I don't bear you any ill will. Even though we disagree, and even though I do think you're kind of a racist, I don't think you're a bad guy. And I realize that at this point I've probably made you angry, and you could care less about whether I think you're "good" or "bad" but I feel it's important to clarify.

I’m not mad at all. I’m passionate. I been Black my whole life. These conversations have always been unavoidable for me.

Good and bad is subjective and I’m completely aware of that. A large portion of my community champions my school of thought. Most of the White community doesn’t. Isn’t the first time we disagreed.

When these protests first started a doctor told me and a Black coworker that Thomas Jefferson owning slaves didn’t make him a bad person after going on a rant about disrespect.

I’m not mad at any of you. I expect these opinions and no longer have the desire to change them. I started on this forum 5 years ago at the age of 22. I tried convincing everybody for years that things are engineered to be this way. That’s dead, and it’s not personal.

08-13-2018, 12:07 PM	#1
frydaddy 1000 Posts + Join Date: Sep 2011 Location: Lafayette Posts: 1,953 Blog Entries: 1	Re: NFL preseason sees kneeling, raised fists, during national anthem Just so we're clear, I don't bear you any ill will. Even though we disagree, and even though I do think you're kind of a racist, I don't think you're a bad guy. And I realize that at this point I've probably made you angry, and you could care less about whether I think you're "good" or "bad" but I feel it's important to clarify.

08-13-2018, 12:12 PM	#2
rezburna 5000 POSTS! + Join Date: Feb 2013 Location: Kenner, LA Posts: 8,023	Re: NFL preseason sees kneeling, raised fists, during national anthem Originally Posted by frydaddy Just so we're clear, I don't bear you any ill will. Even though we disagree, and even though I do think you're kind of a racist, I don't think you're a bad guy. And I realize that at this point I've probably made you angry, and you could care less about whether I think you're "good" or "bad" but I feel it's important to clarify. I’m not mad at all. I’m passionate. I been Black my whole life. These conversations have always been unavoidable for me. Good and bad is subjective and I’m completely aware of that. A large portion of my community champions my school of thought. Most of the White community doesn’t. Isn’t the first time we disagreed. When these protests first started a doctor told me and a Black coworker that Thomas Jefferson owning slaves didn’t make him a bad person after going on a rant about disrespect. I’m not mad at any of you. I expect these opinions and no longer have the desire to change them. I started on this forum 5 years ago at the age of 22. I tried convincing everybody for years that things are engineered to be this way. That’s dead, and it’s not personal.
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