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Originally posted by Fabulous:
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Originally posted by EbonyRose:
LOL ...

Well, really, I wasn't trying to 'wear you down', HonestBrother!

It's just that I've self-identified as a racist for
years, now!!

And, if this is not true, it means I need to re-evaulate my whole self-image!

Which would be difficult enough as it is .. but... it's also a little late to be trying to teach an old dog a new trick!
EbonyRose, you are not a racist
even IF black ppl 'could be' racist, 'you' are not.
You may have your 'likes' & dislikes but from what I've read of your postings over the two years I've been here, a 'racist' you are not.
LOL ... well, while I certainly appreciate your attempt to 'save my soul', Ms. Fab, I would have to say that by definition (understandably not yours), but my own included, I would call myself a racist.
It's not merely about likes and dislikes ... as those don't run along racial lines for me. There is good and ugly in every race of people, and I attempt to like or dislike on a more individual basis.
However, I DO believe (rightly or wrongly) that in many aspects, Black people are indeed superior to Caucasians in several areas of life.
While I also believe that each race has certain superlatives where they are better at somethings than other races are (based on certain mental or physical conditions or attributes), I think in a head-to-head competition we are better at
more things than they are!
And we won't even talk about the intellectual and character differences!

To me, being *prejudiced* casts a wider net of dislike and/or hatred and isn't as specific as race. And while I would never dream of wanting to oppress White people because of what I believe is their weaker or inferior state (which to me signifies evil), it does cause me to think less of them and lowers my expectations of them as a race, which is probably unfair on a more individual level.