Ohio Ebola patient’s family leans on church leaders

msnbc ^ | 10/17 | khimm

[erkelly]

I have a good friend who happens to be black who a nurse as well; she knows that Ebola does not discriminate on the basis of race, and is quite angry about irresponsible people who are not taking proper precautions when exposed to Ebola! Is she a racist too? Why is it not possible to be angry and upset about the actions of an irresponsible person, who happens to have a skin color darker than your own without being called racist. I don’t know all the facts about Amber, the stories are confusing so I don’t know if she did anything wrong at all, but I do resent the fact that if you are under the perception that Amber was self-centered and irresponsible, and exposed innumerable people to Ebola although she knew better, you are a racist. If you are a racist, that means you have degraded, judged, demeaned, harmed, a person for no other reason than the color of his skin. I fail to see how it is racism if an individual justly criticizes an irresponsible action of another. If in fact, Amber was unjustly criticized on this forum, because of a misunderstanding of Amber’s actions, that does not make the individuals involved racist, just misinformed. If they are correct in their criticisms, that is not racist either, as Amber behaved in the most irresponsible manner imaginable, potentially killing thousands of people of all races, and costing others (such as the bridal shop owner) thousands of dollars. You are the one being racist; you seem to not want people to ignore skin color and to be honest with one another.

[RummyChick]

You should check your attitude because SHE DID NOT CALL THE CDC.

Also, family members have said she suspected she might have EBOLA BEFORE SHE FLEW BACK HOME AND TRIED TO KEEP HER DISTANCE FROM RELATIVES

[Alamo-Girl]

Thanks for the ping!

[cooper10]

Start my new job tomorrow in the business office. Not that you care but I am very happy about it:) Hope you are well.