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I did read the article about Bill Cosby and I'm glad he cares about these issues and chooses to speak his mind. I agree with him on some things and disagree with him on more.
I just want to say two things in response:
Being White and middle-class does not disqualify you from having meaningful conversations about race.
Being Black or Latino (for example) does not make you an expert on race.
Being who you are makes you an expert on being who you are. Some have chosen to think, talk and study more about these issues than others and have different levels of experience and exposure They should be fairly granted varying levels of credibilty. But it is my opinion that conversations about race should be free of rhetoric and involve everyone (well almost everyone).
[Edited by bebanovich on Feb 28th, 2006 at 07:53 PM]
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