don't even know where to start. i can't believe that the thing you remembered from our trip to harlem is what those guys yelled at us. ...seriously? you didn't remember the great things the Brother told us at the mosque? and no, we weren't a bunch of rich white kids walking in Harlem. you know why? it's because uh.. i'm not white. we happen to be privileged, and when you categorize us as "rich white kids," you're just insulting yourself. i appreciate that i can live in this kind of environment growing up and i feel extremely lucky, but by calling us "rich white kids," i don't know if you are. you are a christian white male growing up in bergen county-- can you ask for more? you don't know what situations minorities are in, whether it be race or religion. most people have to struggle with boundaries, jokes, and prejudice, but you don't have to deal with that as much, or at all.
on malcolm integrating--
this i agree with and don't agree with. you say that you wouldn't wanna integrate with people who hate you (the blacks integrating with the whites), but you don't understand how much the black people want to be accepted by the whites. being in your position at school and in life, you don't have to face the struggles of trying to be respected by society. these blacks want to be accepted by the whites because they haven't been accepted--EVER. i understand Malcolm's decision, and it was a wise one, but you don't understand why the blacks would want to do that, and you never will.
me, myself, i've faced these prejudices. i've tried to be something i'm not to gain respect-- just like the blacks did. i feel sorry for you that you will never face this and that you'll never be able to build up the strength to be able to overcome these types of things.
okay. that's all i have to say.
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You tell him, Jamie.
And yeah, I... can't stand a lot of the people living around here. On one hand, I'm grateful to have grown up in such a privileged area, with a great school system, luxury, and opportunity.
But, to put it bluntly, there are too many stupid people around here. I think the 2008 election really brought out just how stupid. Not because it was Democrats vs. Republicans, but it became racist vs. not racist, sometimes. Like, people you never would have thought to be racist or whatever were saying dumb stuff like, "Well I can't have a black person as a president." THE HELL, YOU'VE NEVER MET A BLACK PERSON, GET OUT.
Also, white Christian males = the worst breed of human, ever.
Well, in this case.
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