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We Have To Talk About Racism
Jun. 2nd, 2017 02:14 amA couple weeks ago, my brother posted this on Facebook.
I did a quick Snopes check and verified that, yes, Morgan Freeman did say that as he spoke out against Black History Month. Still, my response was as follows.
Facebook isn't really the place for in-depth conversation. It's the place for one person to state one position and other people to react. (In this case, 94 variations on "like", one comment of "Amen", and my aforementioned response which got one like.) So, to make a case against what looks like a tide of support for the "Stop talking about it" method, here's why we have to talk about it.
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Wanna know how to fix racism? Stop talking about it. - Morgan Freeman
I did a quick Snopes check and verified that, yes, Morgan Freeman did say that as he spoke out against Black History Month. Still, my response was as follows.
With all due respect to Morgan Freeman, bullshit.
Facebook isn't really the place for in-depth conversation. It's the place for one person to state one position and other people to react. (In this case, 94 variations on "like", one comment of "Amen", and my aforementioned response which got one like.) So, to make a case against what looks like a tide of support for the "Stop talking about it" method, here's why we have to talk about it.
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