Seriously. Can you remember a time when we WEREN’T talking about race. Sheesh.
And there it is.
Posted at 7:02 pm on March 18, 2015 by Jim J.
Honest question: People have been talking non-stop about race my entire life. Why do politicians & CEOs pretend this isn’t the case?
— jon gabriel (@exjon) March 18, 2015
Seriously. Can you remember a time when we WEREN’T talking about race. Sheesh.
@exjon Because you haven't heard their enlightened take on the issue.
— BT (@back_ttys) March 18, 2015
@exjon Because you haven't yet talked about it with someone half your age who makes coffee for a living.
— Steven Alwine (@Paladin114) March 18, 2015
@exjon easier to cut bait then it is to fish
— Daryl Tremblay (@DarylT) March 18, 2015
@exjon You don't talk about THE ISSUE — you talk about TALKING ABOUT the issue. C’mon, get with the program!
— Mark Petereit (@Ohmaar1) March 18, 2015
@exjon if the discussion & all of the tension that accompanies it ends- what will they campaign on? Who will they make empty promises to?
— American ✯ Woman (@FoundersGirl) March 18, 2015
@exjon honest answer: they want to make sure we don't ever get past it..they keep it alive
— Beth (@utbeth73) March 18, 2015
@exjon Because the "conversation" is what @JonahNRO once said about New Tone meme: "Shut the hell up while we tell you how awful you are"
— DTH (@DavidTHogan) March 18, 2015
C'mon, someone answer my question. I need you to be Color Brave™.
— jon gabriel (@exjon) March 18, 2015
@exjon You can't, WhiteyOnly POC can be race warriors.
— Martini Shark (@MartiniShark) March 18, 2015
@exjon I would but you didn't specify grande or venti.
— Stephen Miller (@redsteeze) March 18, 2015
@exjon Starbucks should be completely dark inside, so that everyone is the same color inside… Oh wait, we already are.
— Jami (@Jami_USA) March 18, 2015
@exjon It's the More Discussion rhetorical trick. For whatever reason, people view that line favorably, even though it's usually a deception
— Ryan Gustafson (@RyanLGustafson) March 18, 2015
@exjon In office meetings, city council, Congress and everything else, saying "we need to talk about this" is the easiest way to win.
— Ryan Gustafson (@RyanLGustafson) March 18, 2015
And there it is.
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