Here’s a comment from a “Charles”:
Author : Charles (IP: 70.123.137.200 , cpe-70-123-137-200.austin.res.rr.com)
E-mail : charles.dawn@spam.la
URL :
Whois : http://whois.arin.net/rest/ip/70.123.137.200
Comment:
You’re obviously fond of the adage, “Might makes right,” as you seemingly feel that any time people say things to or about you on the internet they should, “man up”, and be ready to fight. This is ludicrous; you cannot effectively defend yourself verbally so you want to be a bully and “prove” that you’re smarter by taking the ignorant road and using violence.You made some things painfully clear in the video; you are not educated and you have mental health issues. You aren’t crazy; you just have a chemical imbalance and a learning disability. However, I believe that your lack of education is what leads you to the conclusion of violence. And while your mental health issues are ones I can empathize with, having both dyslexia and ADD, they do not give you a pass.
On the parts of the video that were addressed specifically to me; I never said your family DID enslave black people, I said it was possible. I find it fantastic that your family held no slaves, but they were essentially slaves themselves. I applaud your efforts to find answers to this question, as I’ve had to do similar research concluding in my royal lineage in Spain being murdered in a peasant revolt (sweet justice).
The funny thing about all these topics is they have absolutely nothing to do with white privilege. Just because you’re poor doesn’t mean you’re not in a privileged position. I know this may be difficult for you to grasp, but there are things outside of your understanding; namely, the idea of white privilege. I recommend Tim Wise as a good start on the subject as it is too long and difficult to explain in a comment: http://www.timwise.org/tag/white-privilege/
Tim Wise also has a fantastic series of videos talking about this issue. Please remember though, I am only recommending him because he has an absolutely fantastic understanding of the issue and can explain this more succinctly than I ever could, regardless of education.
To close, what I said you could not pass judgment on was whether or not the ad was racist. The reason I said this is because you were saying what people could or should find racially offensive while speaking from a position of ignorance. Look, you have a right to your opinion like anyone else but if you spout some uninformed bullshit I will call you on it. I don’t say that women don’t have a right to get angry about sexist jokes or tell victims of rape to just, “calm down” when someone makes light of rape; neither is my place as I am ignorant of both. You have to understand this point otherwise a dialog is a waste of time.
My video response: