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[quote=Anonymous][quote][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]The reality is, we are moving beyond a race based society to a class based society.  It's not any better, but at least try to keep up with the times.[/quote]
I don't think you realize how scared white people still are of black people.  It's easy to forget in a city where whites have long been in the minority but in most of the country (and among some people in this city) this is still true.  Racism against blacks is exacerbated by class divisions but it goes beyond class in a persistent way.[/quote]
Oh my lord, you must be a troll.

"I don't think you realize how scared white people still are of black people" - you can't be serious.  Are these the same white people who moved into DC knowing it's a majority black city?  Because if that's the case, those are some really stupid white people you hang with.  I might believe it out in the far-flung suburbs, but anyone who moves into DC and starts admonishing a well-spoken, clearly educated AA woman that she needs to realize (and what next?  accommodate?  have sympathy for?) "how scared white people still are" is just a jackass.  There's really no better word, with the exception of mouth-breathing moron (oops, that's two words).[/quote]
Hey, educated person, try reading what I said.  I didn't say they deserved sympathy. I was responding to the argument made above that we are moving to a class-based society, which I took to mean that prejudice is now based on class more than it's based on race.  There has always been class prejudice in this country but race-based prejudice hasn't gone away, it's just become more subtle.  And yes, I think some white people living in DC forget that racism is still out there because they live in a minority-white city and they're not recognizing that prejudice is alive and well (even within themselves).  But I also think there is a segment of white people living in the District who are still blatantly prejudiced and that it goes beyond class.  (I see it in supposedly liberal Capitol Hill all the time) And I'm absolutely certain there are plenty of whites around the country who hold race-based prejudice that has nothing to do with class whatsoever.

I know there is a regular DCUM poster who emphasizes class prejudice over racial prejudice and I think she has a point but I think she is wrong in the assumption (if I read her correctly) that class prejudice has now eclipsed racial prejudice.  And yeah, I don't think she realizes how scared some white people still are of black people.  It's a baseless fear born out of prejudice and refusal to recognize their own white privilege but it's a fear nevertheless.  And calling it fear doesn't mean it should be accommodated. It should [b]never[/b] accommodated. But how about you try reading more carefully before jumping in to call someone a jackass?[/quote][/quote]

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