tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19803826.post1668265597017466830..comments2024-03-27T23:28:07.513-07:00Comments on BikeBubba's Boulangerie: A very real location of racism?Bike Bubbahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08193546045614393425noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19803826.post-15725219760723406102011-05-05T06:20:35.907-07:002011-05-05T06:20:35.907-07:00Nasty stuff.....that said, I'm thinking my que...Nasty stuff.....that said, I'm thinking my question was somewhat foolish.....even if I know I'm talking with a man of whatever color who hates my guts because of who I am, I don't know that I'm going to get anywhere by mentioning I've figured it out!Bike Bubbahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08193546045614393425noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19803826.post-69216915101495218692011-05-04T17:41:08.040-07:002011-05-04T17:41:08.040-07:00Yes, BB, I'm afraid they do in many cases. And...Yes, BB, I'm afraid they do in many cases. And when they don't, they often become apologists for the perpetrators either through blaming the victim or playing the "poor, oppressed, and desperate" card.Elspeth https://www.blogger.com/profile/17495546895657214080noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19803826.post-27040299457757502602011-05-04T14:04:17.478-07:002011-05-04T14:04:17.478-07:00Terry, I was hoping you'd say something. Do y...Terry, I was hoping you'd say something. Do you think that the media does pull the shades on this?Bike Bubbahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08193546045614393425noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19803826.post-81364696932864936922011-05-04T06:53:29.098-07:002011-05-04T06:53:29.098-07:00As a black American, I thought I'd chime in an...As a black American, I thought I'd chime in and say that I think it's wrong for the media or anyone else to pull the covers over black on white racism and racially motivated crime.<br /><br />I think it's equally disturbing when "racial oppression" is used as a way to excuse and defend said criminal behavior.Elspeth https://www.blogger.com/profile/17495546895657214080noreply@blogger.com