Not Black Enough

From a biracial woman:

"Some mistrust of whites is understandable. Race bears a horrid historical residue in the U.S. because so many crimes were committed on a racial basis, mostly notably slavery. It is reasonable to say, 'I am outraged by the physical and mental torture that happened on Southern plantations during slavery," but it is unreasonable to say, 'I believe that all whites are capable of committing the same type of atrocities.' The first is based on historical fact. The second is a racist supposition.

"One glance at African history will reveal that whites have not cornered the market on exploitation. African kings used their power to exploit other blacks (hmmm, Blacks exploiting other Blacks? That would NEVER happen here....- Ed.), again most notably in the case of selling black prisoners of war to European slave traders. Would the blacks who make universalistic claims about whites also accept that all blacks are capable of extreme cruelty? If they don't, they are using an unacceptable double standard....

"I have been told that I do not understand the racial situation. Because I do not blame whites indiscriminately, I have been informed that I am considered "a corporate tool" and "not quite black enough." If being black today means being racist, then being "not black enough" is fine by me. "

Go to http://www.digitas.harvard.edu/~perspy/old/issues/1995/feb/intro.html

(By the way, those of you who have a passing interest, i.e. genocide buffs, in exterminating White people, find my post that references that subject.)