Racists?

[JRutledge]

Originally Posted by SanDiegoSteve

I don't say that some of my best friends are white, because most of my TRUE friends happen to be black. To say that some of my best friends are white would not be factual. My internet friend, Tim, is white. My umpire friend from the internet who I met in person, Wayne (Roller Bowler), is white. These are about the only white guys I consider friends. Most other friends I have are black.

Rutledge keeps on talking about my "friend" singular. I never mentioned a singular black friend. I have quite a few.

My original comment was not meant to identify anybody by color, race or otherwise. It was meant to ask a question about why it was considered an automatic tag of being a racist to say that one has black friends. That was all it was meant to inquire about.

Let me put it to you this way. When you make a comment about the color of your friends, it does not justify anything that comes out of your mouth after that point. Garth is right; it is an odd comment to make and makes people wonder about you or the comments. Now if the person that is not your friend punches you in the jaw because you made a comment after saying what color friends you have, do not get made if it is broken OK. That is my point. And no one called you a racist (Why are people so afraid of being called this when you have no control over what people are thinking about you. If someone feels you are racist you are not going to change their mind by the number of friends you have of that ethnicity anyway). I am just telling you just to be careful. If you think giving you a warning is a bad thing before someone gets offended, then all I can say is I tried to warn you.

Peace