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Originally Posted by FAX

I never realized that you were so prejudiced. Why can't a white person ask a question about the priorities of the black community?

Now pointing out some rather fatal flaws in the ideology you represented of your own volition can be called prejudice? Interesting.

You can ask a million other questions if you so choose Mr. Fax.
I'm not at all put off by you asking questions. What I am slightly offended by is the idea that your philanthropic efforts are not being replicated elsewhere by African American people. And that you're superimposing what may, in fact, be a very problematic situation in Nashville onto the Cordish controversy in Kansas City.

Your humanitarian endeavors do not bestow upon you the privilege of subjugating Black people in America.

I did some checking this morning. Local World Relief has gone to black churches, the community center on the East side (they're not interested in anything that doesn't come with Federal funding, by the way), and attempted to involve local black business leaders. No one from the black community has stepped forward. If you don't have any idea why that might be, fine. Just say so.

I don't live in Nashville.
I'd only be misrepresenting the truth to try and explain your specific situation there concerning the refugees from the Sudan.

Frankly, even if a person were "grandstanding" or "parading" (which I'm not) I, for one, would gladly accept their assistance along with their attitude. After all, why would that matter? I'd rather someone grandstand and parade and help instead of just sitting on their ass and doing nothing.

The need to parade philanthropic efforts around makes me question the purity of your intent. But carry on patting yourself on the back for what should only be for the purpose of honoring the humanity of the refugees in question.

But as I said earlier, I am interested in the reasons why, in the mind of blacks, the wearing of baggy pants to a nightclub might supersede the need to assist black refugees.

You've drawn that conclusion.
YOU say it supercedes the plight of refugees who've come from distressed areas of Africa. It's not surprising that you oversimplify the real issue. Sure, it's not about fair and equitable treatment for African American people in a taxpayer-funded development (that many of those cockeyed hat wearing miscreants are contributing to). It's about someone censoring the fashionable expression of card-carrying members of the Hip Hop community. It's bullshit Mr. Fax.

Your attitude about it is interesting, too. Does a white man not have a right to ask a question? Does it threaten your position in some way? Or, are you one of those pseudo-intellectuals who prefer talk to action? If you're doing nothing to help other than complain about white racism, that's your right - but why attack someone who does choose to work toward solutions?

FAX

Thank you sir.
Not only are you sitting squarely upon the ivory throne of judgment that your philanthropic efforts have afforded you, but you're also the arbiter of what constitutes my right to be objectionable about the Cordish controversy.

Bravo...