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Originally posted by Red Night
the Lavarr burton fan club

I find it extremely offensive that LeVar Burton has a fan club if it involves anything other than his superlative work on "Reading Rainbow". 😠

Originally posted by Sushill
If you are not capable of understanding a picture of a black man in chains from a book of fiction that tells us the story about slavery in an educational manner then I will pray for you.

I feelsorry that you are not capable to understand that this world is still not free of many types and forms of slavery. I feel sorry that you interpreted a picture from ...[text shortened]... as you have and not mine for showing the picture of a slave in chain for the reasons that I do.

It would seem you and I have differing opinions/interpretations, which is totally understandable, please respect we are two different people okay.

Whether you pray for me or not, I respect that. 🙂

I do understand this world is not free of many types of slavery. The world would never be free of it.

If you're going to feel sorry for me....please do, in fact, pray for me, I'm a black woman who chain smokes😞 ....oh! the irony! ... a black woman, who finds a pic of a black man in chains, offensive, that a white man chose to have in his avatar....and a white man praying for a black woman who chain smokes...

I have made no mistake in interpreting the pic, the way I see it. You can say what you think, please know I understand that.

Originally posted by Elamef37
It would seem you and I have differing opinions/interpretations, which is totally understandable, please respect we are two different people okay.

Whether you pray for me or not, I respect that. 🙂

I do understand this world is not free of many types of slavery. The world would never be free of it.

If you're going to feel sorry for me....please d ...[text shortened]... preting the pic, the way I see it. You can say what you think, please know I understand that.

Have you ever seen me? How do you know the colour of my skin?

Originally posted by Sushill
Have you ever seen me? How do you know the colour of my skin?

Is that a trick question?

I've not seen you. I have no desire to see you. I don't know the colour of your skin, should I?

Originally posted by Palynka
Those comments had nothing to do with the BWA modus operandi. I don't their MO makes them racists because I truly think they don't intend it to be racist. However, I can see how some people might feel offended at this and would prefer if they dropped it.

While I agree with you on your post that it was not supportive of racism. I feel the wording was intentionally meant to be rather neutral. Regardless of a persons comprehension skills. We are talking about the one Red took offense to. There was only one word in that post that distanced yourself from that same belief.
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What exactly would calling an Arab a sand ____not have anything to do with the BWA modus of operation.

If always been told the best way to find out someones true beliefs is to see them when the spotlight isn't on them and they believe camera's are turned off.

If they look like a duck and quack like a duck...chances are they are a duck. Having said that, I do agree that we need to get away from lumping everyone into the same mold because of clan or club affiliation. That is wrong. I've been guilty and while I am not perfect I am going to try to stop that.

Originally posted by darvlay
Unbelievable.

Believe it, it's true. I would have busted the head of any forum member including Red's had it been allowed. It wasn't. As you can see Red is still here and not bleeding.

Originally posted by darvlay
What, DoctorScribbles?

He has said racist things in our forum, yes. Most of us in there, at one time, have said things that may turn heads if stated in public.

Does me stating this protect him?

You should boot yourself you hypocrite.

Originally posted by cashthetrash
Believe it, it's true. I would have busted the head of any forum member including Red's had it been allowed. It wasn't. As you can see Red is still here and not bleeding.

I'll tell you what I told Red Night:

I allow people to say whatever they want just like you have the right to respond however you want. Racist, sexist, ageist, etc. I don't care. I believe in allowing you to retort by using your mind, not censorship.

Originally posted by cashthetrash
You should boot yourself you hypocrite.

Please. It was all but said already.

Originally posted by Tatarana Crocodilo
Beautifully said!

It's a pity there are not many people like you in this forum.

Yes, we need more people who want to censor other people's expression for irrational reasons.

Originally posted by Elamef37
Is that a trick question?

I've not seen you. I have no desire to see you. I don't know the colour of your skin, should I?

No trick question at all. You do however state

"a black woman, who finds a pic of a black man in chains, offensive, that a white man chose to have in his avatar"

Why does it matter whether a black or a white man has Kunta Kinte as an avatar. Or is there a difference in offensiveness?

Originally posted by no1marauder
Yes, we need more people who want to censor other people's expression for irrational reasons.

I hope you're not implying I'm irrational?

Originally posted by Elamef37
I hope you're not implying I'm irrational?

I'm stating that the reason you have provided for requesting that someone's expression be censored is irrational.

Originally posted by no1marauder
I'm stating that the reason you have provided for requesting that someone's expression be censored is irrational.

If you feel qualified to say that, then so be it. Please spare me, and don't waste my time, with any psychoanalytical view/opinion you have of me. I'm not interested. I've said all I wanted to say. I've nothing more to say to you either, for that matter.

Originally posted by darvlay
I'll tell you what I told Red Night:

I allow people to say whatever they want just like you have the right to respond however you want. Racist, sexist, ageist, etc. I don't care. I believe in allowing you to retort by using your mind, not censorship.

And that is how you can see someones true identity. Knowing that, why pretend a duck isn't a duck here in the general forum?