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Re: Whitney Houston Dead!
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Originally Posted by warrior
That is like me saying well ----- (insert name) had great dance moves to be a white girl. Whether you understand it or not, the statement is ignorant, stereotypical and racist. So for those who say "good grief" I tototally get it. Hopefully the folks that you admire does it well to be whatever race they are.
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A lot of generalizations and stereotypes have a kernel of truth to them, so unless they're inherently offensive, I still don't get the reaction. 
IMO, you read Austin's post as casting aspersions on Whitney being a good SINGER for a "black lady" and responded accordingly--but that would be a completely different argument. 
I'm not defending the ignorance of racist remarks; I'm just pointing out that it didn't seem particularly malicious, so why flip out? And you don't need to turn your claws on me just for asking that question. 
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