I’m always down for a fight against racism! I always have been. However, I'm a Black 39 yr old male and I don’t find anything racist about this article. The article is indeed overwhelmingly prejudice or an exposure to it and is clearly exposing a commonly shared prejudice about venturing to the Black side of town by non-black people. There’s a great deal of spooky sensationalism, or artistic freedom, in the article too. Many will want to assume racism because the writer is white or non-black, but if you read it again and consider that there are black folk that feel the same way. I'm no stranger to Bobo's chicken and in my twenties, and even since then, I've had no problem with standing in that line among my people waiting to order. When all is said and done, these are my people, our people. There are students in that line. Future doctors, lawyers, architects and politicians as well as present day lawyers, doctors, architects and politicians. Thugs are there too, but they are not the sole representative of black people in America. Non-black folk have always visited Bobo's chicken. I have never witnessed any harm to non-black visitors. The idea that black folk wish to harm non-black folk for being in predominately black areas of town is ridiculous. The writer admits throughout the article that the fears experienced are pre-judged. Why do white folk go to China-town to patronize asian-american business? Because they have no reason to fear Asians. This article is a perfect opportunity to challenge a writer, a black writer perhaps, to write an associated article defining the difference between racism (racial superiority) and prejudice (pre-judging) because that’s where the real issue is on both sides of the racial divide. Logic tells me that the kind of white folks going to MLK & 23rd on a Saturday night at 2:30 am probably match the kind of white folk that voted for Obama and want to put the racial divide behind us just as black folk do. We do, don’t we? We need this level of honesty to dissolve racism and a perfect understanding of the definition of racism and prejudice. Let’s talk to one another without accusations. Prove all things and hold fast to that which is good! Boomer Sooner!
Posted on September 3 at 8:43 a.m.Suggest removal
I’m always down for a fight against racism! I always have been. However, I'm a Black 39 yr old male and I don’t find anything racist about this article. The article is indeed overwhelmingly prejudice or an exposure to it and is clearly exposing a commonly shared prejudice about venturing to the Black side of town by non-black people. There’s a great deal of spooky sensationalism, or artistic freedom, in the article too. Many will want to assume racism because the writer is white or non-black, but if you read it again and consider that there are black folk that feel the same way. I'm no stranger to Bobo's chicken and in my twenties, and even since then, I've had no problem with standing in that line among my people waiting to order. When all is said and done, these are my people, our people. There are students in that line. Future doctors, lawyers, architects and politicians as well as present day lawyers, doctors, architects and politicians. Thugs are there too, but they are not the sole representative of black people in America. Non-black folk have always visited Bobo's chicken. I have never witnessed any harm to non-black visitors. The idea that black folk wish to harm non-black folk for being in predominately black areas of town is ridiculous. The writer admits throughout the article that the fears experienced are pre-judged. Why do white folk go to China-town to patronize asian-american business? Because they have no reason to fear Asians. This article is a perfect opportunity to challenge a writer, a black writer perhaps, to write an associated article defining the difference between racism (racial superiority) and prejudice (pre-judging) because that’s where the real issue is on both sides of the racial divide. Logic tells me that the kind of white folks going to MLK & 23rd on a Saturday night at 2:30 am probably match the kind of white folk that voted for Obama and want to put the racial divide behind us just as black folk do. We do, don’t we?
We need this level of honesty to dissolve racism and a perfect understanding of the definition of racism and prejudice. Let’s talk to one another without accusations. Prove all things and hold fast to that which is good!
Boomer Sooner!
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