DISQUS

The Christian Progressive Libe · 2 years ago

I want to know what sistas he's been talking to, cause the ones I know worked their buts off so they wouldn't clean toilets for no one but themselves.


But then again, if Amy Holmes and Angela McGowan are giving him this tripe, no need for Julianne to step in and correct this fool because he wouldn't listen to her anyway.

Ronnie B · 2 years ago

If anything, Derbyshire appears to be a shining example of the white person who's never bothered or desired to know Black and Brown people.


Had he gotten over his closeted fear and loathing at an earlier age, he probably wouldn't feel so clumsy, self-conscious and awkward around us today.



"I don't know how to act around Black people; and it's all their fault" is what I gather from him.

dougk · 2 years ago

you shamelessly lifted Derbyshires words out of context; how misrepresentative of his thoughts and larger point!

rikyrah · 2 years ago

Dougk,


I read the entire piece,and it made me ill, from beginning to end. I took nothing out of context - it's the context that's FOUL.

Paula Blanton · 2 years ago

Yeah I read what he had to say and it's pretty bad. In fact I had to break a way for a minute because it was just too much. My grammie (RIP) cleaned houses of white folks for a little bit back in the day. I'd be damned if I'm going to be rolling up in "Miss Ann's" house to clean up her filthy drawers.

dougk · 2 years ago

rikyrah, you may have READ the entire piece, but you chose to represent only a small portion of a larger account, you and i may agree Mr. Derbyshire is wrestling with race issues, but the construction of your post, complete with condescending remarks is unjust

Anonymous · 2 years ago

I had to go and read the article myself. Actually I don't think the writer has race issues. I think he sees things pretty clearly. He wasn't saying that Black women WANT to be maids. My take was that Black women might take the job, but Whites would not welcome that type of service relationship from Blacks anymore based on the fear of being labeled racist. Now, I don't want to be a maid, but I'm sure there are Black women out there who would do that job if they could get it. He was observing the same about the reddicabs. He speaks of being uncomfortable with the shoeshine for the same reason, you indicate that you are uncomfortable with his article. Why is it okay for one person to express their opinion/feelings and not the other? When people make observations about race that just happen to be true, I don't think it is fair to label it racist.

Anonymous · 2 years ago

Oh, I'm stupid, just figured it out. National Review is conservative. Give me a break. I'll be so glad when we get off the bs train Dems have us on. We should start looking at issues, not parties.

Anonymous · 2 years ago

You know, there's nothing wrong with noting this kind of stuff, but I think there should be a (fairly low) limit on how much time and energy we spend on it. After all, it was meant to be provocative.