re: What will Ben Affleck do now that his secret shame is out?

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Disagree. Racism is not disappearing. It is changing. It is moving from the notion of "black skin = inferior" to "black skin = thug"

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I'm only in my 30's. And within my loving grandmothers' lifetimes, black people have been literally terrorized by whites. Men hung from trees, castrated, drug behind vehicles, churches bombed, dogs unleashed on them for no reason; hell, my mom had a white girl ask her when her class integrated in the 8th grade if black people had tails.

I said all that to say this: stop being so damned short sighted and look at the big picture. White folks have been at least as violent as blacks. Positive change takes time and more importantly education, something that has been and still continues to be denied to a good portion of black people. So maybe you should use the next opportunity with your niece to educate her that not all people who look alike are. Does it not upset you when outsiders stereotype Southerners? Is it fair? Have you done anything to earn that scorn?