plus613 is made up of all kinds of folks and yes it is moderated, just obviously not in touch with whatever racially biased undertones you might prefer madnez2, which is what makes it a unique corner of the e-world.

I know the following will be wasted words lost on one like yourself, but hey, it's all just keestrokes, so WTF.

Racism is all over the world, some places are more deeply steeped in it than others, but so long as different skin tones exist, so will racism, so get over yourself about it. Racism is treating someone of a different skin color differently, but it's also NOT treating someone the same as they would their own race because of their differing race.

I've known lots of white folks in my life, kind of a given considering it's my race. Now here's the interesting part though .... having been raised in the great state of Texas and also having spent all my life here I can honestly say I have never seen any racists as hard core about it as some of the black folks I've met.

Even much earlier in life here when areas were definitely more segregated than they are today I never heard anyone say to myself or anyone else "What's that black motherfucker doin in our part of town?" while not only have I heard the converse of that statement made here, I've had it asked of me personally with much more than curiosity in the tone of voice being conveyed.

I can remember one of the most revealing afternoons I ever spent regarding racism was one I shared at a black buddy of mines Dads house where I had been invited to celebrate his Dads birthday. His Dad had been my very 1st boss when I started my working career years earlier and his son Greg and I had wound up working together some 20+ yrs later and then found out he was my old boss' son and after hid Dad found out he requested Greg bring me to the party.

Anyway, Greg had 3 sisters who were also there and lemme tellya they were NOT happy to see me there whether I was an invited guest of the host or not. The whole afternoon I would catch them staring at me with obvious disgust on their faces. It actually was so obvious that their Mom finally took 'em aside and told I was welcome in their house whether they thought so or not and to cool their shit and behave or leave.

I've been at many family get togethers and such over the years and have NEVER seen similar behavior regarding anyone black who was in attendance.

The "race card" is a powerful weapon for anyone of a differing skin color too weak to stand up for themselves. I've never heard anyone white say "It's 'cause I'm White!" but I've damned sure heard "It's 'cause I'm Black" lots of times. Seems to me anyone with a brain should be able to see such statements only come from a posture of weakness and self doubt


Hey doofy, think about it another way. If Crowley had refused the offer to be a party to the puppetmasters (all too obvious) photo-op/smoozefest this evening what do you think would have been said about him then? Not too hard to figure how "Crowley Proves Himself A Racist!" would have been tmarras headline from coast to coast