Comments on: Analysis: Do Blacks Truly Want to Transcend Race? http://blackpoliticsontheweb.com/2010/01/31/analysis-do-blacks-truly-want-to-transcend-race/ Political news & information geared towards the African-American community. Wed, 08 Sep 2010 09:45:08 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: BrainStorm247 http://blackpoliticsontheweb.com/2010/01/31/analysis-do-blacks-truly-want-to-transcend-race/comment-page-1/#comment-23025 BrainStorm247 Tue, 02 Feb 2010 09:44:28 +0000 http://blackpoliticsontheweb.com/?p=8460#comment-23025 One of the problems with all of this race talk is that there is never a real discussion. One person makes a comment and other people take that comment and run with it, turning it into whatever they infer it to mean. The first person then has to clarify what he or she meant but with considerations of political correctness and the sensitivities of others who may be offended in some way. Thus, truth is never an element in the conversation and neither Black nor white are made free of the ever-present burden of racism. <br><br>Secondly, the issue is not the need to transcend race, rather it is the need to transcend racism and this responsibility, for the most part, should not be the burden of Black people. One of the problems with all of this race talk is that there is never a real discussion. One person makes a comment and other people take that comment and run with it, turning it into whatever they infer it to mean. The first person then has to clarify what he or she meant but with considerations of political correctness and the sensitivities of others who may be offended in some way. Thus, truth is never an element in the conversation and neither Black nor white are made free of the ever-present burden of racism.

Secondly, the issue is not the need to transcend race, rather it is the need to transcend racism and this responsibility, for the most part, should not be the burden of Black people.

]]> By: BrainStorm247 http://blackpoliticsontheweb.com/2010/01/31/analysis-do-blacks-truly-want-to-transcend-race/comment-page-1/#comment-21594 BrainStorm247 Tue, 02 Feb 2010 02:44:28 +0000 http://blackpoliticsontheweb.com/?p=8460#comment-21594 One of the problems with all of this race talk is that there is never a real discussion. One person makes a comment and other people take that comment and run with it, turning it into whatever they infer it to mean. The first person then has to clarify what he or she meant but with considerations of political correctness and the sensitivities of others who may be offended in some way. Thus, truth is never an element in the conversation and neither Black nor white are made free of the ever-present burden of racism. <br><br>Secondly, the issue is not the need to transcend race, rather it is the need to transcend racism and this responsibility, for the most part, should not be the burden of Black people. One of the problems with all of this race talk is that there is never a real discussion. One person makes a comment and other people take that comment and run with it, turning it into whatever they infer it to mean. The first person then has to clarify what he or she meant but with considerations of political correctness and the sensitivities of others who may be offended in some way. Thus, truth is never an element in the conversation and neither Black nor white are made free of the ever-present burden of racism.

Secondly, the issue is not the need to transcend race, rather it is the need to transcend racism and this responsibility, for the most part, should not be the burden of Black people.

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