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In response to "That subtraction is iffy, but the point about 1964 being not long ago at all is solid. :)" by TFox

MLK believed all men are created equal. Why wouldn't Robert Downy Jr. be eligible for an Image Award? He is a man is he not? -- nm

Posted by Redmond (aka REDMOND) Feb 12 '09, 21:59

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I think it is premature to say that we have all as a society caught up to racism to the point that we can start pointing the finger at blacks... - TFox Feb 12, 22:03 7
- It's my opinion that it hurts more than it helps. You will have people say, "look they are racist so I can be too". -- nm - Redmond Feb 12, 22:04 6
  - I'd say the onus is on us to try to fix the problems we created, not on them to make it easier for us. -- nm - TFox Feb 12, 22:05 5
    - Yeah, even that statement though understandable is divisive. When you say we, I take it because I have white skin I was part of the problem. - Redmond Feb 12, 22:08 4
      - But being born in 1969, you surely understand that you can't ask your elders, who experienced things we didn't... - TFox Feb 12, 22:11 3
        
        Nope. My Grandmother used to use the word Colored, and Oriental. Not for bad reasons, but because it was just in her vocabulary. - Redmond Feb 12, 22:15 2
        
        OK, sure, but I think that is a little different than saying, "hey, folks, some of us white folks think this Image Awards is causing problems." - TFox Feb 12, 22:18 1
        
        Get what I am seeing here. I don't have a problem with the Image Awards as an award show. I think it does more harm to the people getting the award. - Redmond Feb 12, 22:24

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