I haven't really read this thread in a while and my eyes damn near popped out of my head when I did.



PP- Knot and Alicorn are NOT racists. I've interacted with both of them for a number of years now and I believe that I have a general sense of each of their general thought processes. They are BOTH good people.



Knot and Alicorn- Regardless of how you feel about PP, recognize that the insidious racism that many black people face on a daily basis can give rise to this type of response ESPECIALLY if someone thinks that their concerns are not being taken seriously. Not normally to this degree, but it happens nonetheless.

I thought the Egypt joke was funny, but it would seem that PP took it as a 'blow-off.' It sounds like it was a simple misunderstanding that went a direction that was entirely unnecessary.



This whole situation appears to have just spun out of control and really needs to be put back in perspective. So allow me:

The Egypt joke WAS funny.

Cosby's beliefs are shared by some of the black community just as Farakkhan's and Sharpton's beliefs are.

Hostility does not promote healthy conversation about social problems. It only makes both sides defensive and shuts down any possibility of real communication.


And I will conclude with that for now...