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[quote=Anonymous][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]

No, actually tanning is not “very easy to avoid”.  I tan deeply and noticeably when I slather myself with SPF 70 sunscreen.   I have not tried slathering myself with whatever Mark Zuckerberg uses for reasons that are probably obvious, including not being “easy” or remotely comfortable or attractive.

So, even if you’re green, your assumptions, likely based only on your own personal experiences, are incorrect. [/quote]

Ok, I get that.  But, again -- and I'm not sure how many times I need to say this -- I'm talking about a [i]friend[/i].  Presumably you know, generally, what your [i]friend[/i] is or is not into and whether your [b]friend[/b] is or is not the type of person who tans easily, wants to tan easily, or wants to avoid tanning easily but can't.  And you conduct yourself accordingly.  And if you make a mistake in something you say to a [i]friend[/i], hopefully that [i]friend[/i] lets you know you've made a mistake and you apologize and that's that.

So many thin-skinned people out there.  No pun intended.

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