Maru, you're basically saying BLM are children, and I would technically agree with you.

To me it sounds more like treat them like children

Yes... we're going in circles atm around 1 overriding theme. They're children and are incapable of handling their emotions... which is probably the most benign explanation of their actions compared to the more malignant one, power grabbing

power grabbing is way too smart a motive for it to be accurate

Sigh ... well, I can almost guarantee that, were I in that same situation, the same would not have happened to me. Even though I agree with you on all the stats and everything. Because how I would have handled it would have been different.

I wouldn't have said what you said. "What's that? You think *I'M* a white supremacist? Oh my god, why would you say that? What? No, *of course* black lives matter. I agree, there are racists in this country and times when police use excessive force, but hold on, it's more nuanced than that ..."

And then see how it goes from there. Pacing and leading.

Again, I get that you're not interested in helping them and it's not your job to help them, but do you think that maybe, just maybe, she'd have reacted differently to what I said vs what you said?

I tried that in the past. Got me no where lol

You're talking to someone who volunteered in the inner city ghettos for 3 yrs...

Remind me again what you said to this woman before she went off about lynchings?

<-- Lived in a ghetto for 6 years

tldr was how she should not be so casually using the word "crackers" when addressing white ppl. How would she feel if some white person used the "n" word to address black ppl? And then she replied w/that rofl

That shit escalated right quick

Remind me what she said before that?

Paraphrased theme is boiled down to - White ppl needs to move aside for black ppl in society

The non-paraphrased version is actually more useful to me here, so I can think about what she wanted without it filtered through you

I'm coming into this convo midway as she's mouthing off loudly at a reception area to set things in context. It's meant ot be a professional networking event

based on what she ACTUALLY said, not what you interpreted her as having said

Well unless they had a Recording device that is going to be hard when you come midway in convo

I'll settle for close enough

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Okay, as I'm coming in (I was serving as a welcoming guide for the event for those new and I received complaints, so I headed to her direction) and this is what I heard
"These crackers needs to move aside for us" - ending it w/motioning 1 of her hands to her body/chest area, so I'm assuming to 'us' as her being black, black ppl.
To which I immediately hit her w/my reply of; "Whoa there, how would you like it if some white person came in and dropped the 'n' word like you just did?"

W/someone dropping that loudly at an event, yea I'm there for damage control

You should have just planted a GPS chip on her and then disappear her in the night

>These Ni🅱️🅱️ers needs to move aside for us

It’d be national news

But the C-Word doesn’t have as much “Racial History and Baggage” attached to it

I tried to be as calm and professional as I could to diffuse the situation. The 2 others she was "preaching" to kinda slid away the moment I intervened... so I guess I helped 2 ppl that night? 🤷‍♂️

They were being preached to against their will lol

Does that mean the N-Word has absolutely no meaning in a country like Latvia or Poland?

Or a Central Asian Former USSR Nation

I was going to say probably if they only know the historical connotation of the word and not the way some people in the hood use it

Spppp

A white person can drop the word "nigger" under VERY strict guide rules outlined by Chris Rock. 10 pts to those who know that skit lol

Ok, so firstly, let me just say that, if this is a professional event, she obviously should have exercised more tact than that. So I agree with you, the actual thing she said was not appropriate. However, I think the way in which you handled it - as well-meaning as it was - could have been more effective as well. So like you admitted you just overheard this out of context. I'm guessing you don't know this woman, you don't know what they're talking about or anything. So right off the bat, just going by what you've recounted, I think you came on too strongly.

Maybe a better way of saying the same thing would have been, "Excuse me, ma'am. I couldn't help but overhear your conversation just now and you realize this is a professional event and I felt what you just said was quite disrespectful."

Maybe she still gets angry, but it's a lot softer and more diplomatic than just walking up and saying, "Hey! You can't talk like that!"

Like I have a friend who went on a server I was a mod on to literally fight the mods so he can say the N-word with an a

20 pts to those who don't give a shit and are Chad enough to say nigger instead of N-word