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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I feel like commenting on black people's skin tone is one of those things I am willing to give up to avoid the possibility of being an asshole.  Costs/benefits.[/quote]

You need more black friends.  You might discover that they're more reasonable than you think.[/quote]

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Not   wanting someone to comment on our skin color does not make us unreasonable.[/quote]

Well, you're not being unreasonable for thinking that, but you're being unreasonable for purposes of this thread.

No one is saying it's cool to just say randomly to a black person:  "gee, I just looove the color of your skin."  We're talking about a situation where a friend who is black goes to the beach and comes back with a tan.  If you don't want to get a tan when you're at the beach -- whether you're black or white -- it's very easy to avoid.  So if you go to the beach and come back with a different skin tone, it's likely because you wanted it.  And if I think you're looking good, I'll say something.  I don't care if you're black, white, or green.[/quote]

This seems like the  racist white version of mansplaining.[/quote]

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