I grew up very poor, often homeless, and I can - testify that police and other authorities

I was driving a car that was in bad repair paint-wise. - Cop stopped me

Black community does see things differently. - Example

perspective - sh

Young white male has options to grow hair - Blacks cannot change skin color

He isn't white. He's Hispanic - Big difference

Who isn't white? - ?

re-posted so you can read it this time - sm

I was referring to previous poster who said - person was not white but Hispanic

yes, I was responding to that poster also - sm

right. - it's amazing Britney survived

WYM is choosing a hairstyle. BYM cannot choose - his skin color.

Furthermore, it's rather naive and kind of insulting to presume the entire black community would judge him on based strictly on his haircut.  My 51-yo white husband has shaved his head every morning for the past 15 years and has never been mistaken for a skinhead by any of the many blacks he works around as an OTR truck driver, a job that takes him to all 50 states.  But then again, since he's an immigrant who has been on the receiving end of ethnic and religious affiliation discrimination and profiling, he treats all Americans with equal respect, both in thought and deed.

He does not sport tatts, emblazoned with Confederate flags, like this

He doesn't travel in packs that walk with a swagger, like this:

He doesn't open his scowling mouth to shout racial epithets while flashing the white power sign, like this:

Carry baseball bats and beat up folks he believes to be the "enemy," like this:

Plaster hatred all over his face, like this:

Proudly cover his heart with a swastika, like this: 

and wouldn't dream of emulating white nationalists, like this:

No, indeed.  Instead we enjoy the long-term relationships we've had over the years with friends and neighbors of all sorts of colors and stripes....bald head and all.  

So then you are saying that we should not act (as in follow - or attack) based on

President Division - Shelley

He has done nothing but divide us since he (sm) - Abby

and here we thought you wanted to discuss racism - mission accomplished, eh?

What on earth is your problem. You people have been (sm) - Abby

I find it very sad and disturbing - Mrs. Tingles - sm

Yes, he should have commented on Anthony and Arias - sm

Myopia much? - just saying

A big AMEN to your post!! Thank you. (nm) - Libby

The way I view it - mbmt

Try harder. - Reality check.