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‘White People. Do Something.’ Installation Pops Up at Temple University

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A new installation popped up Thursday on the campus of Temple University‘s Tyler School of Art. Created by Kara Springer, a Tyler Sculpture graduate student, the piece is to the point: “White people. Do something.”

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To anyone unfortunate enough to read the comments, please note:

1) None of the racist commenters below have ever commented on this site before, that is to say that they are not my normal readers/audience.

2) This post is now being shared all across the Internet and the commenters below are coming from some terrifying websites/forums, like this one: http://www.f169bbs.com/bbs/news/328667-white-people-do-something

3) For now I’ve decided to approval all comments to out these racist people and highlight the bigoted ideology that installations like ‘White People. Do something.’ aim (I imagine) to tackle.

4) White people. Do something: If you see friends or family making comments in this vein on your Facebook feed or in real life, confront them on it. Talk with them. Send them a message. Do not just let it slide by.

76 responses to “‘White People. Do Something.’ Installation Pops Up at Temple University”

  1. Michael Giovanetti

    can we send the spooks to africa?

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    1. Conrad

      I’d rather send racist trolls like you back to Italy, Mr. Giovanetti.

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    2. Brittany

      No. It’s unconstitutional, and grow some empathy you ignorant asshole.

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    3. Ralph

      You idiot, Italians were dark as us because you have African blood in you moron. We should send you back because you forget you were the scum of the earth when you touched American shores!

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    4. Pam..

      Michael…where when and who taught you the word “spooks?” Who taught you to hate your brother and sister? You can love as easily as you hate…This life is temporary and kindness brings happiness..Please please find kindness inside yourself…because hate kills joy and joy is the feeling we need to carry us into tomorrow. We all share this planet and we are all children of the ONE God…cherish others as you cherish yourself Michael..You are worthy of love as are all people white black red brown Asian Russian American African Indian..We all share this earth..We are one family…rejoice in love of your brothers and sisters Michael because love saves us from our inner unrest..love another turn the other cheek speak kindly act kindly harm no one create love…I believe in the goodness of your heart Micheal..You are my brother and I believe in you..Blessings to you that you open your heart to love’s energy and together we change the world to a place where we all share in earth’s bounties in harmony

      Reply
  2. tabnumlock

    White men already founded, discovered, invented and built just about everything. Without us, you’d all be living in mud huts eating bugs.

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    1. Conrad

      I really don’t know where to start with this comment so I’ll just quickly point out one super obvious fact you’re missing: You realize that America was (quite literally) built with centuries of free slave labor, right? CENTURIES.

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      1. Ygorl (@_Ygorl_)

        That is ridiculous. You think the slaves wrote the architectural drawings for the Whitehouse? Do you think they planned the routes for the rail roads? Designed the shipping docks? They did nothing a simple pack animal couldn’t do. And they were better off then than they are now. At least they were productive. They were also well fed and taken care of, since they were valuable property. The same cannot be said for finite term Irish indentured servants. They were treated horribly and worked to death. If anyone deserves reparations it should be the Irish. The blacks should go back to Africa. They are useless now.

      2. roundtheglobe

        You are comparing what essentially amounted to farm machinery to people whose creative and inquisitive minds pushed them to develop science, technology, take enormous risks to explore the globe, record its wonders and settle in far away lands. There they applied their superior qualities to carve civilization out of sheer wilderness, built towns and cities and all the infrastructure that goes with it, created sophisticated arts and brought in proper legal process. That’s what built America, Canada, Australia, New Zealand, South Africa – white people, their brains and their muscles. Whatever contribution in simple labor was provided by the slaves is a drop in the bucket in relation to the entirety of effort needed to create this country. Without them we would have been perhaps in the 1950s now. Without us they would have been still eating one another in their caves and mud huts just as they did for thousands of years until the white man arrived.
        We’ve done more than enough for them already and now they need to do something for us: leave.

      3. Heidelberg (@CoHeidelberg)

        Ygorl, you might win the award for dumbest internet comments. The main architect for Washington DC was a black man, and the White House and Capitol Building were both built by slaves. Contrary to your foolish statement, slaves were not well fed or taken care of, you can see that in the cuisine they left behind. Chitlins and Grits are not exactly the meals of kinds.

        To claim that chattel slaves had it better than indentured servants is similarly just plain stupid. Indentured servitude was awful, but it ended some day. Slaves live with the knowledge that even any children they might have will also be slaves.

      4. Ygorl (@_Ygorl_)

        In case anyone is stupid enough to take @CoHeidelberg seriously. The architect for the White House was James Hoban, ironically an Irishman. And the Capitol was architected by Charles Bulfinch, of English descent. Blacks did nothing but dig holes and carry some of the brick and stone. Only a moron would seriously buy into the “Blacks built America” false narrative. The truth is they are literally burning it down.

      5. tiocfaidh ár lá

        @_Ygorl_

        PLEASE do not bring/involve the Irish in conversations of race in America. They’re so different. Not to mention you’ve got it ALL wrong.

        -a REAL Irish person (immigrant, not bigoted blue-collar american)

      6. Kelly

        slaves were the WORKERS…he is referring to THE MIND…..and that story of SLAVES…all colors built this country….and they BITCHED LESS THAN YOU SNOWFLAKES!!

    2. Revolution Breez

      Read a history book stupid. Africans, Persians, South Asians and East Asian had all the worlds advancements and wealth while Europeans were still mucking about in the Dark Ages. Our white privilege hasn’t been around for half as long as their glorious history. So, check yourself and stop being such an entitled little bitch.

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      1. Brittany

        The accomplishments of each race is not the message here. And if we must get down to the accomplishments here, slaves weren’t granted the opportunity or respect with which to accomplish much but they did manage to brave torture for generations and eventually free themselves from cruel white slave owners. All slave history aside, they are still facing inequality today at our hands. Enough’s enough. Grow up. Learn some empathy. Think about what it would be like if you were born black. What would you do if you were put in the same position? You’d be fucking angry. Hell, you’re angry about a stupid lil sign that you didn’t even truly understand. Now imagine if another race was treating you the way white people treat black people in this country. Imagine getting paid 20% less than white people who have the exact same education for the exact same job. Imagine that the cops harass you even if you are not committing any crime. What would you do? I know I’d be pissed. I get why they are. All they are asking is for us to do something about the way other white people are treating them. This sign isn’t a threat, it’s a plea for help. So this is me helping. Now it’s your turn to do something. Don’t be that person that the rest of us white people are ashamed of. Do something good for a change.

      2. roundtheglobe

        It’s interesting how you attempted to sneak in Africans with the other groups. Nice try… Nobody is disputing the cognitive abilities of the Orientals or South Asians or Persians. It’s the Africans that constitute a distinct subgroup, a human subspecies, incapable of creating civilization or even maintaining it when others build it for them. Left to their own devices they immediately regress to the state they were found in a couple of hundred years ago: primitive, violent, incapable of planning or learning from the past, focussed only on the moment. All other races have long left that stage behind, not the Africans though. Must be those bits of missing DNA in their genome.

    3. Brittany

      Yes, we’ve accomplished a lot with our freedom except for finding peace.

      -I’m white.

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    4. Ralph

      Actually if you read books, you would know who civilized the world, it was not who you think. So until you read a lot more shut the hell up!

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    5. Yolo

      Asshole, you really no nothing about your history.See it was your monkey lip ass living in a cave.Ever wonder why you hair grows downward,it’s to keep your stinky asses warm.Your nose is pointy so your beasty ass brain wouldn’t freeze.It was your people living and fucking the cattle.Your history is faker than that shit they try to pass as black history

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      1. Christine Madison

        You are so rude that I’m embarrassed to be part of the same race! I’m white.

  3. obbop

    I signed the petition:

    https://www.change.org/p/african-governments-please-give-asylum-to-african-americans

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    1. Ygorl (@_Ygorl_)

      I am considering donating to this noble cause. You can directly sponsor a negro and their family by providing funding for American citizenship revocation and transportation back to their homeland.

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    2. Ygorl (@_Ygorl_)

      Blacks need a homeland

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      1. Ygorl (@_Ygorl_)

        White people, do something! Help send these oppressed people back to the homeland of Africa, where they were brutally stolen by Jewish merchants and sold as slaves.

  4. Jambes Marks

    How about – Black people. Behave.

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    1. Love Eachother

      You’re a disgusting person.

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      1. -C-

        Lemme guess: Anal?
        Love eachother :P

      2. Joe Schmoe.

        While this installation seems short sighted and not conveyed in the best way. Almost like it’s putting blame for injustices against black people onto white people. But I could be wrong. It’s obviously vague and seems to be meant to just stir up conversation. With that said, the racist comments in this comment section are disgusting. It seems if you even mention Black Lives Matter or anything dealing with race relations, there will always be people that feel threatened and say the most offensive things that come to mind just to infuriate others.

  5. roundtheglobe

    Yes, we need to do more: build the wall, help all African-Americans find their way back to Africa, support Alt-Right, vote TRUMP.

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    1. Randy Carr

      Its obvious that this was reverse psychology. You hate Trump, therefore, you’re posting as one of his supporters as an alt-right jerk. Trump has actually done more for African Americans than many presidents before him. Many Black icons have said he’s the most pro black president in decades. He’s donated billions to historical black schools, initiated the first step act, brought opportunity zones to low income and minority populated areas. China, and many elites hate him because he’s balancing out the playing field so they do their best to make people believe that he’s racist without actual proof. I encourage anybody who reads this to not argue with but actually research everything I said from a reputable .gov website.

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  6. Conrad

    To anyone unfortunate enough to be reading these comments, please note:

    1) None of these racist commenters have ever commented on this site before, that is to say that they are not my normal readers/audience.

    2) This post is being shared all across the Internet and these commenters are coming from some terrifying websites/forums, like this one: http://www.f169bbs.com/bbs/news/328667-white-people-do-something

    3) For now I’ve decided to approval all comments to out these racist people and highlight the bigoted ideology that installations like ‘White People. Do something.’ aim (I imagine) to tackle.

    4) White people. Do something: If you see friends or family making comments in this vein on your Facebook feed or in real life, confront them on it. Talk with them. Send them a message. Do not just let it slide by.

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    1. Brittany

      Thank you. I didn’t understand the intended message of the sign. I will say that there was probably a better way of conveying this message. “White people. Do something.” Sounds more like a threat than a request for help and understanding. I think that it will cause more harm than good, as evidenced by the ignorant comments made here. No one should be trying to make comparisons on the accomplishments of the races in America. I understand now that the do something portion of the sign is not asking “what good has your race done in history” it’s asking for white people to “do something”about all the ignorant white people around then. I say this as a white person who does try to do something, who does speak up when ignorant people voice their opinions, we are no more heard than anyone else. That being said, you’ve asked me to do something, and I’ll do my best.

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  7. Gruntled

    I visited that F169 BBS site and devoted a couple hours reading the multitude of interesting threads at the site. I was impressed with the intellectualism present. I believe that what at first appears to be a cesspool upon the Web may actually be a consortium of university professors from various institutions who gather there to “let their hair down” and communicate in a manner not constrained by the growing political correctness found in academe of today.

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    1. Changoolaal

      Yes and I believe the most educated of these intellectuals is an individual called Pablo. Pablo seems to be the leader of this group.

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      1. Gruntled

        Mr, Changoolaal, I have the same impression based upon the many posters at the site who hold the Pablo gent in very-high esteem. The posting public at F169BBS seems to be enthralled with Pablo’s input and the threads where he posts tend to attract the largest number of responses.

        Reading his words of wisdom I view Pablo as a fount of knowledge and his writing style has me wondering if he may be in a very highly-placed position in an Ivy-league university or possibly a captain of industry.

        That F169BBS is a treasure upon the Web for those tired of the typical lackey-spewed propaganda and desires to obtain the learned opinions of some of the finest minds to be found upon the Web.

  8. -C-

    I thought lynching was made illegal? Why are you trying to get us arrested?
    White people, do something…

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  9. -C-

    The irony of using the English language that has it’s origins in Germany to tell white people to do something… White people pretty much did everything everywhere, including the language they are using to send their message…

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    1. Christine Killion

      The irony of this comment is that written language (which is the medium that both the installation above AND -C- used) was developed thousands of years before the English language by non-white civilizations. http://www.britishmuseum.org/explore/themes/writing/historic_writing.aspx

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      1. -C-

        Pictographs are in English? Nice!
        Moron…

  10. Changoolaal

    I’m a White man and I’m disgusted by these White racists infesting this comments section! They are so rude and disrespectful! I visited this site, F169BBS, and can you believe it, they immediately started attacking me because I’m a homosexual. They called me the most horrible homophobic slurs and said I’m no longer White! How dare they! My husband, who is also a White man, was very upset by these comments. He was crying for a long time and I had to comfort him most tenderly and lustfully. These online bullies and trolls are taking it too far nowadays. They have no right to hurt innocent people!

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  11. Jamal Washington

    I am deeply offended by this art piece and and the “message” you are telling one specific group of people to do something. Which is telling me that other colored people cant do anything that’s why the white people have to do it. Your internalized racism is why we can’t get ourselves off the ground and up to equal standing with the white people.

    It should be “Hey people, do something.” Because all people should do something instead of just expecting handouts from one group of people.

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    1. Gruntled

      Dear Jamal Washington, What you have encountered is far more than a mere micro-aggression… you have been battered with a full-blown macro-aggression that few folks have encountered let alone endured. This travesty will hopefully never occur again.

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  12. Rachael

    Wow the comments on this post deeply sadden me. It’s 2016 people… it’s time to get out of the backwards mentality of judging each other based on the color of their skin. It’s absolutely ridiculous that we call ourselves a civilized nation and treat our own citizens like animals. I am proud of my country and those that have put their lives on the line defending it but we need to stop destroying ourselves from within. The collapse of the US as a superpower will not be from another country. The biggest threat to this country is ourselves and this caustic divisiveness that is only escalating. Why is there so much hate for other human beings that you don’t even know? It’s all just very sad and very unnecessary. It’s so much better to love each other and help each other out. It makes you feel better inside too. Hate comes from fear. Fear comes from ignorance. We need to educate each other and ourselves. Get to know people from other races or ethnic backgrounds. Like really know them… have dinner, hang out, meet their families. It’s easier to pass judgement on someone you don’t personally know. Get out of your comfort zone. I am no better than anyone else and nobody else is better than me.

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  13. dindu nuffin

    LOL white people are the only ones doing something. I suggest these fun phrases instead:

    black people. dindu nuffin.
    white people. stop apologizing.
    niggers. just niggers.
    mexicans. go home.
    muslims. stop blowing shit us.
    mudskins. bleach yourselves.
    kikes. final solution.

    Those are all much more valid pieces of art. Liberal art faggots, gas yourselves.

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  14. Ethan

    Everyone living person needs to do something. Until we we can all live in peace, picking out an ethnicity like we’ve been doing, does as much harm as it does good. To everyone that reads this, treat people as you would like to be treated. Simple as that.

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    1. Christine Killion

      The solution isn’t simple, I’m afraid. Of course, we all need to do our part, and this specific installation is calling out white people to do theirs because currently, we [I am white, so I will say “we”] are not doing anything but benefiting from institutions and systems that disenfranchise people of color — and we NEED to be part of the solution if there is to be a solution at all. If you don’t believe white people have privileges that people of color don’t, I suggest that you read “The New Jim Crow,” as Michelle Alexander can explain this better than I can.

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  15. James

    This is a fantastic piece. I can’t believe something like this would make racists so mad.

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    1. Gruntled

      James…. there is no appeasing the racist Negro cohort. The news is full of rioting, looting, beatings, murders and crime statistics show that 13% of the populace is often responsible for the majority of heinous crimes wherever that 13% assembles. The Negro has been a blight upon society and any society they infest.

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  16. Billy the willy

    why does it have to say “white people”? Why not instead truly get rid of racism and say “People”. Also why not creat a system where if you have a job and are struggling you can have some welfare to help your situation. Also if you do not have a job and are attending classes or clinics or other opportunities then you should have to pass a drug test to get welfare. Welfare should not include a phone or television. Only simple simple things i.e. a predetermined list for family size that the grocery store has (no junk food or soda), a determined amount of gas for heating and cooking, a determined rent. There should be no access card and there should be no food stamps. Nothing should be able to be traded for cash. Also if someone is on welfare for more than one month without finding a job why not use people to test other recipients for drugs, repair bridges and roads, and altogether fix our infrastructure.

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    1. Christine Killion

      Billy, are you saying that people living in poverty should be forced to be dehumanized through routine drug tests, put to work on infrastructure, and told what to eat and buy, where to live, and how much energy they are allowed to use to live? I don’t want to live in a country that treats those with the least among us as a commodity to benefit society while controlling their lives, eliminating free will and self-determination. I don’t believe it’s the government’s job to tell people what to eat, where to live and what to do. I do think it’s the government’s job to ensure that families and children — born into poverty without any say — don’t fall through the cracks of society and live without their basic needs met. I am sure we can both agree that if the government is involved, then it needs to listen to what people living in poverty actually need to get out of poverty — whether that’s food security, job skills training, affordable childcare, etc. I think it’s government’s place to listen to people, and not to tell people what to do.

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  19. Kelly

    we did…we created the West….(and “native Americans” have DNA from Europe….they are my cousins….)..that is why all people want to come to the WEST…we created the best countries on the planet, which is why ALL CULTURES FOLLOW WHITE PEOPLE….take note snowflakes….

    in Africa there are Africans
    in the Middle East are Middle Easterners
    in China there are Chinese
    in India there are Indians
    in Korea there are Koreans….etc etc etc

    in THE WEST….we RACIST WHITE PEOPLE created a country where all cultures, skin colors and religions flock to…..that is what we did…..stop bitching….

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  20. Andrew Niemynski

    Conrad the sign is awesome! unfortunately the comments not so much. To anyone who said this country wouldn’t be anything without white people is just plain wrong. First of all all these “great ideas” by white people were really built on the back of slaves, and there have been many great entrepreneurs, scientist, doctors, whatever from people of color. To people that say this is reverse racism you are still part of the problem. People of color have been standing up for their rights for the longest time. In our country unfortunately it is not until the large white majority starts standing up that real change happens and that is what this sign is saying, it is time for white people to JOIN everyone else in trying to end racial or any discrimination for that matter. Peace out yo

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  21. Brittany

    I mean this sincerely and without racist judgement, what were the creators of this sign trying to accomplish? Is it a threat? Is it a challenge? Is it a request? Is it all three maybe? I genuinely don’t understand the message they are trying to convey. I’m not trying to be rude. Just, please elaborate.

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  22. Lee Kenneth Richardson

    I am a professor at Temple and I could not be prouder of our Tyler students for creating the installation. I am a faculty member at TFMA and I teach GenEd courses in diversity. I tell my students that standing up for the ideals of our constitution is our responsibility. Egalitarianism was a hallmark of the new republics vision in the late 18th century. We as Americans have the responsibility to live up to these basic tenets. And when they are being ignored as they presently are – we must challenge this bold disregard for the rights of every American to be treated with respect and dignity.

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  23. Kristi

    I can only conclude from the punctuation that this is a warning to non-whites. Something along the lines of “Polar bear! Do Something!”

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  25. SeattleConservative

    One more shitty school my kids wont be attending. This white person is gonna do something: Spend his money elsewhere.

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  26. Harambe

    So if I have light skin (and I do) then I’m automatically responsible for black people shooting each other? Or the actions of other light skinned people which may or may not be ignorant, or possible legitimate? I’m only responsible for my own behavior. I won’t deny that probably a lot of people of any and all colors bear prejudicial ignorance about others based on hue, but that ignorance is their loss. This “second civil rights” movement will be an utter failure. And do you know why that is? It’s because THE HUMAN MIND CANNOT BE GOVERNED. It is a fool’s errand to police thought or opinion. Good luck, but my shoulder won’t be available to cry on when this movement realizes its own futility.

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  27. Gutt Pile

    I’m doing something. My entire forest estate is setup as a Dindo proof fortress of whiteness. I am buying as much .308 as my truck’s suspension can handle. I have ladder stands everywhere so its comfortable to sit and reach out up to a mile to handle any wondering grooidles out for a stroll. You can’t go wrong with .308 for Dindos. Great stopping power and penetration. That thick brow ridge is no match. But seriously. How about leave us white devils in peace. You stay in your third world section of the city where we used to live and we will stay in our safe, clean suburban and rural communities. You had your chance to coexist but have thus far proven unable to function in a civilized world.

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  28. Beth Fox Brown

    Wow! Haters gonna hate, a lot, and with serious passion. I think this is fantastic & I’m proud to see it in my neighborhood!

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  29. Donah Zack Beale

    No one, not a one of you racists may ever watch or attend a sporting event or concert where even one of the athletes or performers is a person of color. You may not participate in any of the scientific developments or medical advances made by people of color. Isolate yourselves all you want. The rest of us will keep all trying to get along. You may change your narrow minds anytime you are able, and come join the community.

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    1. -C-

      Have you seen the “home” link at the top?
      Nearly every single story on this site has 0 or 1 reply.
      Obviously, no one is interested in black “art” or as normal people call it grafitti.
      You think we should isolate ourselves? We ARE the mainstream.
      We are professionals, blue collar, wage slaves, and some of us even wear badges.

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  30. Dawood Khan

    I’m a white people. Feel free to share this comment.

    White people do things.

    White people fought the Civil War which ended slavery in the South. White people voted for the end of slavery in America and added an amendment to make it the law of the land. White people ended Jim Crow. White people passed the Civil Rights Act. White people do things.

    Black people participated in these acts. However, if White people had not done things, Black people would still be slaves in America.

    Also, today, as I type this, white people are fighting against Police Brutality. White people are participating in Black Lives Matters rallies.

    I’ve been doing things my whole life. I’ve changed minds about race. I’ve spoken out against bigotry. I included these themes in my book.

    I would ask that black people do something. For instance, recognize that white people do things. Sometimes, white people do things that they don’t really need to do. Some white people have died doing things.

    So…how about this?

    black people. do something.

    And PLEASE feel free to share this wide and far. I am not ashamed of saying these things. I am not afraid to speak truths.

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  32. Joy

    Working every day at a job I hate. Struggling to pay bills with overwhelming debt,3 months arrears on rent and my health breaking down I would like to know what it is I am supposed to do exactly. Yes, I am white.

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  33. tua77687

    These comments are very sad. To those of you standing up for human rights thank you. For those of you that have the have the gall to think any human is better than another, in the end you only perpetuate hate, and the downfall of humanity. What has made you need to be so judgmental and angry? The only way up is love. Try to be kind and appreciative, I guaranty your life and happiness will improve. We all need to do more to fix the world we live in.

    PS. People seem to be forgetting that Egypt, which was a bounty of early technology and science through history is part of Africa…

    Signed,
    Human

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  34. The JoJ

    I’m sorry guys, but if all of you are too dense not to feed the trolls, then you totally deserve this stream of comments. It’s the internet, not a daycare; you’re gonna hear things you don’t want to.

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  35. tommydontplaythat

    My mom’s great great grandfather fought for the Union army during the Civil War. In the Battle of Peach Creek, GA he was struck by three Confederate musket balls – in the hat, coat and cartridge box. None broke his skin. He was a farmer before and after the war in Illinois. So – YEAH – “DID SOMETHING”. You’re welcome.

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  36. Anon

    I have no idea what this the message is supposed to mean. It sounds slightly agressive to me but more vague than anything.

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    This is what the racists don’t get…

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