Why don’t Republicans seem to understand that there is a such thing as being to comfortable when talking about race?

[Anonymous]

Everyone should feel comfortable talking about race but one thing I’ve noticed is that republicans get way too comfortable while discussing it. If you are comfortable to the point that you are telling a group people to get over stuff and telling people to get out of a country instead of facing the problems, then you are getting too comfortable and those are the type of things I see republicans saying on this site all the time

[Anonymous]

There is no inherency in skin color only choices. An African American woman working for uber eats smashed my car and fled the scene. Five months later after paying for the repair, an African American man tried to steal my car, costing another repair. These are facts, they just happen to play into the statistics. All people are individuals not statistics. It would be utterly preposterous for me to believe these people did these things to me because of their skin color. So why did these things occur? Why are so many crimes committed by people with similar skin colors? The first point is it is racist to group people together based solely off skin color. There are more accurate statistics for criminal behavior, factors such as single mother households. Regardless of skin color the majority of criminals come from single mother households. The true issues in society are not that of race or racism, but those of the family. The choices of very individual is what we will be held accountable before God. The moment you say _______ people are x, y, or z then you have a problem. Everyone makes different choices and get different results. There are no black choices, white choices, or any other color. Racism is an ideology and the product of a bitter heart. No one does anything because of their skin color, except maybe not wear sunscreen.

[OlderAndWiser]

If you have a difference of opinion with someone, and they are expressing themselves openly, then that is one less roadblock to resolving your conflict. But you want us to feel uncomfortable? Do YOU feel uncomfortable with YOUR opinions?

Actually, it sounds like you are describing people who feel confident of their opinions and do not hesitate to express them. And you disapprove of that. Please tell us how we should think and what we should feel.

This illustrates one of the problems with polarized partisanship. Those on the left CLAIM to be tolerant of free speech, diversity of opinions, etc., but that only applies if you agree with those on the left.

[Anonymous]

Perhaps when some people stop being too comfortable telling today's white people that they are at fault for slavery, and they need to pay, they'll stop saying get over it.

And everyone having less of an obsession with race would help too.

[Uannoyme]

So, you think it's wrong for a white person to tell black people how they should feel and what they should talk about. However, you have no problem telling white people how they should feel and what they should talk about. Double standards.

[YesICan]

Yeah, he didn't think this one through I think 😂

[ThisDudeHere]

Who are you to dictate the comfort level of others?

[FilmGuy93]

There's a difference between being comfortable with talking about race and being comfortable with HOW people talk about race. If conservative are uncomfortable with race, it's because of the way race is being talked about as a form of systemic oppression.

[Anonymous]

Okay, I'm a democrat and you're a fucking idiot.

We need to stop walking on eggshells and get MORE comfortable talking about race, to the point where we can stop talking about it because it's a non-issue.

Pull your head out.

[Asker]

Did I not say people should be comfortable in talking about race; however I’ve seen people getting too comfortable and yes that’s a thing

[Opinion Owner]

None of your issues here have anything to do with "comfort". There is no such thing as too comfortable talking about an issue. We SHOULD be comfortable talking about race.

[Asker]

If a white person is telling a black person to get over slavery and stop talking about it, that’s too comfortable because it’s not the white person’s place to tell the black person that they should get over slavery and stop talking about it

[Opinion Owner]

When someone says something you disagree with, does that automatically mean they are too comfortable with the subject? Of course not.

If you are on a mission here to make people you disagree with uncomfortable about discussing the topic at hand, you're an idiot.

[Asker]

There’s a difference between disagreeing and disrespect. If you were suffering from depression and I told you to get over it would that not be disrespectful to you?

[Opinion Owner]

If I was suffering from depression and I told someone else it was their fault and they had no right to express an opinion on it, then they are not the one who is being disrespectful.

You do not have a right to tell others what to think, and you do not have a right to tell them they should feel uncomfortable expressing an opinion about something simply because you disagree with them.

[Snakeyes7]

Go the Morgan Freeman route and refer to everyone as Americans instead of their skin color. I think it’s a lot more unifying that way.

[OddBeMe]

To be fair, liberals are just as uncomfortable sometimes.

[Anonymous]

it is too bad that they disagree with you. What will you do? How will you ever recover?

[Asker]

😂 what did my question have to do with disagreement 😂

[Opinion Owner]

i am not surprised by your answer for many reasons. Go ahead and remove my response if it is too confusing

[Asker]

It’s not that it’s confusing it’s the fact that it’s irrelevant to my question 😂

[joeldalton]

Have you tried shutting the fuck up about race?

[Asker]

Have you tried not ignoring things and automatically think everything will work out?

[joeldalton]

I’ll take that as a ‘no’.

[YesICan]

Do you notice the irony in what you just wrote? 😂

[Anonymous]

What are you gonna do about it?

[FreshOutaIdeas]

Bedwetter alert.