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Black People, White People: Dazed and confused.
ThyBlackMan ^ | May 14, 2023 | Staff

Posted on 05/15/2023 8:31:21 AM PDT by where's_the_Outrage?

I received a text message while I was driving home last week. I sent a quick reply while I was at a stoplight, but then received another message. I was near a country club, so I decided to pull into its parking lot rather than text and drive. (I act responsibly every now and then.)

As I texted, I noticed that a young man, who was obviously an employee, drive by in a golf cart. After seeing me, he swung his cart around and parked perhaps 10 feet behind me. He was looking down initially, appearing to type something into his phone. We made eye contact after a few seconds.......

Still seething, I turned around and headed back to the club so that I could confront the manager. I arrived, hurriedly exited my car, and headed towards the entrance. A total of three young men, all of whom were white, were parked in golf carts near the entrance. I was going to rush past them on my mission to give the manager a piece of my mind. I would also tell him (certainly it would be a white man) that I would never consider becoming a member of that club. (It would have been a moot point; I don’t like golf.)

At that point, everything changed.

The young man with whom I had made eye contact said, “Sir, do you need a ride back to the course.” In an instant, I realized that he had not profiled me. Neither had he taken down my license plate number to report me as “suspicious”. He had been merely killing time on his phone while waiting to see if I needed his assistance. I thanked him, and somewhat sheepishly responded that I was heading inside.

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TOPICS: Chit/Chat; Society
KEYWORDS: blackculture; notaboutyou; notracism; predominantly; profilingwhites; racism; woke
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To: where's_the_Outrage?
Pulled into a country club parking lot to text?

Race apologists ALWAYS have a story...

He was jogging (seven miles away from his house).

He rang a doorbell for directions at 10 PM (a half mile from his house).

He was not dangerous (dozens of prior arrests).

He was killed by the Police (after eating a fatal dose of fentanyl).

He was assaulted by MAGAs (in downtown Chicago).

41 posted on 05/15/2023 10:20:05 AM PDT by zeestephen (Trump "Lost" By 43,000 Votes - Spread Across Three States - GA, WI, AZ)
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To: V_TWIN

Someone recently posted an interactive homicide map of Baltimore from the local paper and if you are white you’re highly unlikely to be a victim, particularly if you stay out of a certain area. If you are black, on the other hand, it appears to be open season in the metro area. Age isn’t much of a factor.


42 posted on 05/15/2023 10:20:07 AM PDT by newzjunkey (We need a better Trump than Trump in 2024)
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To: where's_the_Outrage?

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43 posted on 05/15/2023 10:23:06 AM PDT by sauropod (“If they don’t believe our lies, well, that’s just conspiracy theorist stuff, there.”)
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To: lakecumberlandvet

I wonder do crime stats effect our expectations of the greater black community? I mean that there are more black kids in jail than in college. That’s a bunch by itself, let alone 18% of America commit over 70 % of the homocides. That Stat by itself when normalized is a monster in itself.


44 posted on 05/15/2023 10:44:43 AM PDT by himno hero (had'nff)
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To: where's_the_Outrage?

I refuse to consider there are any other ‘experiences’ that must be lived other than human.

All others are lived by choice.


45 posted on 05/15/2023 10:44:57 AM PDT by skeeter
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To: where's_the_Outrage?

A black guy wrote an op ed years ago in which’s he cited maybe ten examples of racism that were common in his life. Every single thing he cited happened to me fairly regularly and I am unambiguously white. People were reacting to his being male but he had no clue. On top of that I was twice stopped in my car and told to stand up out side it while they rolled some crime victim by taking look at me and say yay or nay. An impromptu one person lineup. A third time I answered my door to to cops who asked me a lot of questions regarding my late whereabouts and had me stand there on my porch while they rolled a bank teller by who’d be held up at her bank. Imagine how things might have gone if any of the victims in those impromptu line ups had said “yeah that’s the guy…”

Racism my white ass.


46 posted on 05/15/2023 11:02:55 AM PDT by TalBlack (We have a Christian duty and a patriotic duty. God help us.)
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To: BigFreakinToad

Cut the man some slack. We all react reflexively to some things. I love baseball/softball, and I use that as an example all the time.

In my youth, I played outfield and did it well. I used to boast - “If it comes past the dirt in the air, I’m going to put you out.” And I could most times get it done, because I had great reflexes and ran very fast. I knew by the angle of the bat and the speed of the swing where it was going, and I had already taken my first step before the ball got 3 feet in front of the batter. No joke.

How did I do that? Because I ALWAYS played outfield. I had hundreds of innings and hundreds of batters under my belt, and I knew how it worked. Now - let’s go to the next generation. I taught both of my sons how to play and they were excellent ball-players. I taught them what to look for, and they learned. They developed the same reflexes I did.

I taught them to move as soon as the batter swung. If you are playing outfield and the batter hits it, you are already preparing to make the play. If the batter misses? You got a jump on a ball that wasn’t hit. No real loss, but you were ready.

Apply that analogy to the black community. They have been taught for generations now to react before the ball is hit. Their coaches may or may not hate the other team, but they can’t afford to lose the game. It may only be a matter of pride or advantage now, but a few decades ago, not getting the jump on the ball might mean a noose. Now, there are fewer and fewer times the (white) batters connect. The (black) outfielders are moving for nothing, but reflexes that you and your coaches have built a lifetime cultivating are very hard to stop. Especially if the team owners stand to gain from the way you play...


47 posted on 05/15/2023 11:03:14 AM PDT by HeadOn (Love God. Lead your family. Be a man.)
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To: lee martell

I thought that as well. If you click on the link there is a paragraph in between...


48 posted on 05/15/2023 11:09:34 AM PDT by HeadOn (Love God. Lead your family. Be a man.)
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To: where's_the_Outrage?

Blacks. Quick to anger, slow to reason.


49 posted on 05/15/2023 11:16:02 AM PDT by jmacusa (Liberals. Too stupid to be idiots. )
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To: Codeflier; madison10

It depends where you are. Some parts of the country are worse than others in that regard


50 posted on 05/15/2023 11:28:32 AM PDT by boxlunch (10th Amendment nullification or secession??? )
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To: ConservativeInPA
One other thing; put the damn cellphone away when you are driving.

What's a "cellphone?"

For that matter: What's "driving?"

Have gotten along just fine without either of those two things for 63 years.

Regards,

51 posted on 05/15/2023 11:30:07 AM PDT by alexander_busek (Extraordinary claims require extraordinary evidence.)
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To: where's_the_Outrage?

It’s “dominant.” Not “dominate.”


52 posted on 05/15/2023 11:41:25 AM PDT by LouAvul (Daniel 4:17: "..the most High ruleth in the kingdom of men, and giveth it to whomsoever He will.." )
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To: lakecumberlandvet
Cf. Pavlov's dogs. Blacks have been conditioned to believe everytime they scream "racism", it translates into yet another payday.

When the only tool you have is a hammer, everything looks like a nail.

53 posted on 05/15/2023 11:44:55 AM PDT by LouAvul (Daniel 4:17: "..the most High ruleth in the kingdom of men, and giveth it to whomsoever He will.." )
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To: where's_the_Outrage?
From what I see blacks can mostly freely enter dominate white area (e.g. Trump rally) and have no issues, but I avoid dominate black areas.

Back in our Tea Party days, black participants were generally treated more like rock stars than invaders!

54 posted on 05/15/2023 12:33:43 PM PDT by JimRed (TERM LIMITS, NOW! Militia to the border! TRUTH is the new HATE SPEECH.)
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To: HeadOn

that is a good analogy and gives pause for thought.


55 posted on 05/15/2023 12:45:16 PM PDT by BigFreakinToad (Biden whispered "Don't Jump")
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To: where's_the_Outrage?

Most people are decent. Sometimes our first impression is wildly mistaken. Honorable people are shovked by this error and often tell others about it to prove/telegragh two things: we can be mistaken, and most people are decent!!!

Great on him and the decent kid brhind him. God help and bless us all. Thank you author for your article and your decency!


56 posted on 05/15/2023 3:56:13 PM PDT by If You Want It Fixed - Fix It ( )
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To: BigFreakinToad

Thanks.


57 posted on 05/16/2023 7:53:29 AM PDT by HeadOn (Love God. Lead your family. Be a man.)
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