The Irritable Members amongst us

[Coonskinner]

Originally Posted by Digging4Truth

So it wouldn't be a racist comment in any way if someone were to say ... Wow he sure can play basketball..He must be half black....

Dig,

It is not being a racist to acknowledge that Black men seem to ahve certain genetic advantages on the basketball court.

It is in fact willfull ignorance to insist otherwise.

Good grief--are we so imbued with this insipid political correctness nonsense that we can't even have a conversation without someone asserting racism?

[Digging4Truth]

Originally Posted by Coonskinner

Dig,

It is not being a racist to acknowledge that Black men seem to ahve certain genetic advantages on the basketball court.

It is in fact willfull ignorance to insist otherwise.

Good grief--are we so imbued with this insipid political correctness nonsense that we can't even have a conversation without someone asserting racism?

Uhhhhhhhhhh GENETIC advantage? (I think I'll just move along rather than comment on that one)

But... to answer your question....Dunno... you would have to ask some of the people that I have seen who find these comments offensive.

The comment only exists because of racial stereotyping.

But... as it is clear that the concensus holds that I am totally wrong I will digress.

[Coonskinner]

Originally Posted by Digging4Truth

Uhhhhhhhhhh GENETIC advantage? (I think I'll just move along rather than comment on that one)

But... to answer your question....Dunno... you would have to ask some of the people that I have seen who find these comments offensive.

The comment only exists because of racial stereotyping.

But... as it is clear that the concensus holds that I am totally wrong I will digress.

OK Dig...compare the number of Black NBA athletes to the number of, say, Pakistanis or Arabs.

Bub, red and yellow, black and white, we are precious in his sight.

But you are fooling yourself if you don't think there are certain genetic predispositions in different racial backgrounds.

God loves diversity. Quit trying to make something evil out of that. It only becomes evil if we discriminate based on these things.

[LadyChocolate]

Originally Posted by Coonskinner

OK Dig...compare the number of Black NBA athletes to the number of, say, Pakistanis or Arabs.

Bub, red and yellow, black and white, we are precious in his sight.

But you are fooling yourself if you don't think there are certain genetic predispositions in different racial backgrounds.

God loves diversity. Quit trying to make something evil out of that. It only becomes evil if we discriminate based on these things.

You are soo right on CS!

[StillStanding]

Originally Posted by Digging4Truth

Uhhhhhhhhhh GENETIC advantage? (I think I'll just move along rather than comment on that one)

But... to answer your question....Dunno... you would have to ask some of the people that I have seen who find these comments offensive.

The comment only exists because of racial stereotyping.

But... as it is clear that the concensus holds that I am totally wrong I will digress.

D4T, MissBratt meant nothing offensive AND YOU KNOW IT!

Thad is like an old friend I had as a teenager. He would be black if he had a choice! He loves black gospel music, and plays the organ black gospel style. He loves the worship style found in many black churches. In fact, I believe his church is 70% black and now has a black pastor!

[Digging4Truth]

Originally Posted by Pianoman

D4T, MissBratt meant nothing offensive AND YOU KNOW IT!

Thad is like an old friend I had as a teenager. He would be black if he had a choice! He loves black gospel music, and plays the organ black gospel style. He loves the worship style found in many black churches. In fact, I believe his church is 70% black and now has a black pastor!

The church we attend is 50% black... I am falling behind.

[StillStanding]

Originally Posted by Digging4Truth

The church we attend is 50% black... I am falling behind.

Yep! Do you have a black pastor?

[Digging4Truth]

Originally Posted by Pianoman

Yep! Do you have a black pastor?

Nope.. he's white... but he has been preaching out a lot here lately... so he mght be fixing to move on.

[rgcraig]

Originally Posted by Digging4Truth

Nope.. he's white... but he has been preaching out a lot here lately... so he might be fixing to move on.

Might you be southern? LOL!

[MrsMcD]

Originally Posted by Digging4Truth

The church we attend is 50% black... I am falling behind.

I'm in the south and our church is about 65% black now. We used to be predominately white and the black people in our town would give our black people a hard time for going to a church that was predominately white. We have a black and white couple in our church. They are loved just as much as anyone else.

I prefer that my son marry someone white though. There is a culture difference between all races.