tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23067594.post6849365602107601024..comments2023-11-03T06:08:32.801-07:00Comments on Deep Thoughts: What I dread telling my black sonAaron D. Taylorhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16286503917552301877noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23067594.post-89722801120626092002022-03-03T13:35:31.360-08:002022-03-03T13:35:31.360-08:00The RTP of the roulette variant explained - Dr.MCD...The RTP of the roulette variant explained - Dr.MCD<br />What <a href="https://drmcd.com/%ec%b6%98%ec%b2%9c%ec%b5%9c%ec%83%81%ec%9d%98-%ea%b4%80%eb%a6%ac%ec%b6%9c%ec%9e%a5%eb%a7%88%ec%82%ac%ec%a7%80.html/" rel="nofollow">춘천 출장안마</a> are the <a href="https://drmcd.com/%ec%9d%98%ec%99%95%ec%b6%9c%ec%9e%a5%eb%a7%88%ec%82%ac%ec%a7%80%ea%b0%80%ec%9d%b4%eb%93%9c.html/" rel="nofollow">의왕 출장안마</a> parameters <a href="https://www.sporting100.com/" rel="nofollow">토토사이트</a> of <a href="https://www.jtmhub.com/%ea%b2%bd%ec%83%81%eb%82%a8%eb%8f%84%ec%b6%9c%ec%9e%a5%eb%a7%88%ec%82%ac%ec%a7%80%ec%9d%b8%ea%b8%b0-%ec%88%9c%ec%9c%84.html/" rel="nofollow">경상남도 출장마사지</a> the roulette <a href="https://www.mapyro.com/%ed%8f%89%ed%83%9d%ec%b6%9c%ec%9e%a5%ec%83%b5%ea%b0%80%ec%9d%b4%eb%93%9c.html/" rel="nofollow">평택 출장안마</a> variant??????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????vaidavaldespinohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08198434239838118450noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23067594.post-49028112201690640052013-08-26T07:10:08.846-07:002013-08-26T07:10:08.846-07:00This is great!This is great!Timhttp://bestellipticalsmachine.us/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23067594.post-7600026791523290742013-07-21T21:58:01.369-07:002013-07-21T21:58:01.369-07:00Hi Anonymous,
I loved what you wrote! As a white ...Hi Anonymous,<br /><br />I loved what you wrote! As a white person from Africa, I assume that you're either from South Africa, Zimbabwe or Namibia. If you're from Zimbabwe, then you've experienced the awful effects of reverse racism, where a black government persecutes a white minority. It would be interesting to hear more about your background.<br /><br />I appreciate the nuance in your thinking regarding this case. I agree that the media attempt to paint Zimmerman as a racist by digging into his past was wrong. I believe that it obfuscated the real issue, because it gave credence to the narrative that only white supremacists are guilty of racial profiling. That tends to make white Americans defensive, which ends up causing them to deny that racial profiling exists altogether. <br /><br />I got a lot of comments on my Face Book post to that effect. White Christians were telling me that I was the one being divisive by bringing up the issue of racial profiling, and even implied that any black person that is afraid of the cops is probably guilty of something. That to me is an egregious form of prejudice. To deny the experiences of millions of black people in this country who say that racial profiling is a problem, and then to say that the real racists are the ones that raise this issue, is pure racial ignorance.<br /><br />People completely glossed over the main point in my article, which is that the Zimmerman verdict was a confirmation of very real fears in the black community that the law doesn't allow black men to defend themselves. As a father of a black child, it provoked a real fear in me that if a white man ever stalked my son, that if my son tried to defend himself in any way (which is what Trayvon did) my son would be viewed as the aggressor. No matter how many ways I tried to say it, white Christians were still telling me that I was being divisive by bringing up the race issue.<br /><br />It's very frustrating. <br /><br />You can read the comment thread yourself.<br /><br />https://www.facebook.com/authoraarondtaylor<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />Aaron Taylorhttp://www.aarondtaylor.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23067594.post-17911214468931606062013-07-20T13:46:43.074-07:002013-07-20T13:46:43.074-07:00I appreciate your thoughts. Coming from Africa and...I appreciate your thoughts. Coming from Africa and experiencing racism from police and leaders we learnt that you respect authority. If you do something wrong don't resist and don’t flee. If you run you will get shot.<br />While I grieve for the loss of life of Travon Martin I also am appalled by the way Zimmerman has been treated. Instead of people trusting the police and courts to decide what happened he was judge in the court of popular opinion. People without the facts judged him to be guilty based on race and heresay rather than facts. Assumptions were made and politicians with their own agendas got involved. When the courts returned a verdict in the case, the social outcry of injustice did not rise from the case but rather was an emotional reaction based upon the feelings and underlying currents of racial frustration. The facts in the case tell a different story that what was presented in the media. The “dirt” of Zimmerman was put on public display early on and then when people did their own digging into Travon Martin it became the white establishment doing everything in its power to discredit Travon. <br />We are living in a post 9'11 world where everyone is a suspect. Do I like it? NO. I have to use wisdom, I have to teach my children well, to respect authority, to stand up for justice (even when it is socially unpopular). <br />Am I saying racism does not exist, NO. Am I saying that race does not play a part in some police situations, NO. I am saying that we are a living in a complex world and to paint every situation that arises with the same brush, whether it be race, religion etc will not work. Pre-judgements exist everywhere and it is know as prejudice. We have to be careful not to incite fear and anger catering to peoples prejudices but rather work towards healing and restoring a culture of value for every human life.<br />It is important to let the facts speak for themselves free of prejudice in any form.<br />P.S. I am a White African.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23067594.post-27199473335208973492013-07-19T21:27:09.740-07:002013-07-19T21:27:09.740-07:00Thank you Robin and ych for reading my post. May G...Thank you Robin and ych for reading my post. May God help us walk in His love and grace as we deal with this issue. Aaron Taylornoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23067594.post-23156040285694514172013-07-19T20:35:52.453-07:002013-07-19T20:35:52.453-07:00*tears * I had to revisit Aaron's words repeti...*tears * I had to revisit Aaron's words repetitively. I know, innately what I must say and do as a Black mother of my biological Black son. But this helps shape another perspective of what does the loving world of our sons, say?! Prayers for you and your family Aaron!ychnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23067594.post-56982829415629269122013-07-19T20:20:40.567-07:002013-07-19T20:20:40.567-07:00Aaron, this is beautiful. You and your family are ...Aaron, this is beautiful. You and your family are in my prayers. Thank you. I am grateful for you. Robin Caldwellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18238340397018555412noreply@blogger.com