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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote]When people insist that a person should be exempt from criticism for certain life choices they've made because they are poor and black, that in and of itself is racist and patronizing. Young, poor, black women can make good choices for themselves, but this person didn't. (and lots of young, poor, white women make bad choices too...and rich white women...just in this case this person was black, and I think the unwillingness to hold her at all responsible for her life is it's own form of prejudice).[/quote]

This is exactly right.  Who the hell are you to attach the stigma of poor choices (stupidity) and poor morals (which is what she really displyed) to ANY "racial" make-up, skin color, ethinicity, genetic ancestry?

Additionally, other than the picture which some PP recently posted, there was no evidence to point to the color her skin or to her possible ethinicity or genetic heritage.  A poor 26 year old female living in a trailer park could just as easily be white, latino, asian, native American, or black.  Frankly, the least likely is asian based on statitics and the fact that this was in the rural south of the U.S.  Besides, statistically, in this day and age, younger females (uner 30 perhaps? Not sure baout age brackets) are more likely to have children without being married.  Percentage wise, I'll bet more white people live in trailers/trailer parks than people of any other skin color or ethinicty.  
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Her name gives away her race.[/quote]

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