Quote Originally Posted by Dizaster
The point bilbo is trying to make is a very tough one to make. Especially for such a subjective topic. Depending on how you look at it, how you judge it, where your coming from, your understanding or personal feeling of the level racism effects people,,,, it can be taken many different ways..

And on a purely technical level, you can say that what hopkins said is definition racism,,, simply by implying a different level of something between someone white and someone black....

But that's as far as technicality goes and the rest is in how anyone feels about the subject and what they bring to the table in viewing his words....

So I can absolutely understand everyone's points,,, and don't beleive anyone is wrong in what they are saying...


A comment to two very very similar people could simply wash of one persons back, and cut the other one very deep emotionally..... I suppose that's why it's a silly comment to make because obviously a lot of people have deep feeling towards the mention of a difference between black and white people.

I personally take it with a grain of salt and see a different picture to what other people do... But respect other people have different interpretations of what his comment means.
a very well reasoned response.