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Well... it depends |
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Frederick asks "white people" if they would ever invite a black person to their home. I am a white person, and, for me, the answer is "it depends." It depends upon whether they are good company, whether they would feel welcome in my home, whether they are friends or whether I know them at all... in short, the same criteria I would use when considering whether I would have ANYONE over. Yes, of course, I've invited black people to my home. I wish that we lived in a world where this question was patently ridiculous.
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| Posted: | 6/3/2009 |
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Jorge M,
Jacksonville, FL, United States
, 52
, Male
, Episcopalian
, Hispanic/Latino (may be any race)
, Over 4 Years of College
, Middle class
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Guess who's not coming |
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I have many times, but avoid inviting African Americans who always remind others that they are black. For instance, the famous comment "I'm the only black person here". Like we didn't notice. Obviously nobody cared until you brought it up. Now you've made people uncomfortable. That's not a successful, relaxing evening, and you will not be invited back. In the same vein, should we also count the number of Asian Americans, Italian Americans, Native Americans, and, God forbid, European Americans? My parents immigrated from Scandanavia to this country in the '60s. I should not be made to feel guilty about what British immigrants did in the 18th and 19th centuries.
Kristin |
| Posted: | 6/3/2009 |
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Kristin J,
Ponte Vedra Beach, FL, United States
, 44
, Female
, Lutheran
, White/Caucasian
, Straight
, Teacher
, Over 4 Years of College
, Middle class
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Yes and yes. |
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I do my best to ignore outward appearances and focus on the person within, regardless of weight, faith, race, age, etc. But I have to be good enough friends with someone-- regardless of who it is-- to invite them to my house.
Love and Light, Rev. Shelly |
| Posted: | 12/12/2007 |
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Shelly Strauss Rollison,
New Alexandria, PA, United States
, 49
, Female
, New Age/Metaphysical
, White/Caucasian
, Bisexual
, Minister, writer, activist, CNA, draftsman
, 4 Years of College
, Lower middle class
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Would you invite a black person to your home? |
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| Yes, I have several black friends. I even had a close black friend live with us for a year. I was always raised that people are people - to look at the inside of a person, not their skin color. |
| Posted: | 10/24/2007 |
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Aimee ,
Jacksonville, FL, United States
, 51
, Female
, Pentecostal
, White/Caucasian
, Straight
, secretary
, High School Diploma
, Middle class
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