Comments on myblackfriendsays.com: You wanna hug it out?

I think "Carrie" was trying to say, "Wow. It must...

2009-04-15T20:53:00.000-06:00

I think "Carrie" was trying to say, "Wow. It must be tough for you, being black. I want you and all the other classmates to know I accept you."

I think I would've thought it was sweet....unless, of course, her other actions contradicted the hug.

It is obvious from your post that racism is too im...

2009-04-12T22:09:00.000-06:00

It is obvious from your post that racism is too important to you to ever overcome.

While I can understand you trying to figure it out...

2009-03-28T23:05:00.000-06:00

While I can understand you trying to figure it out because I would. The problem with coming up with an answer is at this stage of life it's hard to see things through the mind of a 3rd grader.

If you can't put her thoughts and actions into your thoughts about what she did, you will never have a good answer.

Trying to put todays, adult values on the actions of kids is like

What if she didn't recognize your race either? Wh...

2009-03-26T19:31:00.000-06:00

What if she didn't recognize your race either? What if she was just hugging you because you were closest to her when she felt that emotion? Just a thought.

LOL! Since we're talking about MLK day... I grew u...

2009-03-26T15:18:00.000-06:00

LOL! Since we're talking about MLK day... I grew up a little white girl in a predominantly black area in central AL. My birthday usually falls on or around MLK day, and in my narcissistic juvenile mind I always thought that we got off the second Monday in January because of my birthday. In elementary school, after I had gotten myself into trouble with my classmates a few times because of that