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ReplyTo a comment on Racism by Dovina.

Dovina6 Nov 2005

Yes, you are right. How could I have been so deceptive as to cover my lack of integrity in veneer. Actually, I must admit prejudice toward Negroes. (And please notice my bending to the name you have chosen for their race, It’s a good name, but has come into disrepute in recent years.) My prejudice is in liking some of them a lot, and basing my affection partially on race. The cute black man at Trader Joe’s who gives me free samples is absolutely adorable in his curls and baby-like smile. And that bass singer doing Old Man River is so very manly and domineering. Then there’s the poet with enough smarts to make me feel inferior sometimes, which has led to my being genuinely attracted. Yes, I must stop tiptoeing and get right to the heart of my prejudices in the future.