Thread: Does Race Matter?
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Old 08-02-2007, 12:18 AM   #8 (permalink)
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Originally Posted by tristanrobin View Post
a) I agree - there is a part of America's populace that fears black men.

b) I do believe that dark vs. light-skinned black skin makes a difference to many (LOL - I'm not one of them)

c) I don't think anybody thought his comment about invading Pakistan had to do with his being black.
I surely hope not. Like I said, I just don't think it was a smart thing to say. It has already started the political "panicking" in my area. The local telivision news is pumping this as though somebody had just found a cure for cancer.