re: If you are white, how much experience do you have actually dealing with black people?

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Those of us who were fortunate to grow up where it was 50-50 white to black have that perspective, understanding, and love, I think.

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I wouldn't go THAT far. But yeah I grew up in Central LA. I've had my share of exposure and like ANY other skin color it has its good and bad. Life and human experience isn't about skin color = good or bad, it's about people.

In my book, you're either a good person or not and in my eyes everyone is a good person until they prove they're not, I don't care if you're blue.

If black.people take issue to the perception of thier race, they need to look within their own community. You can't change the perception of others by forcing them to believe something that directly contradicts what they see with their own eyes.