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Article: BETWEEN THE LINES; Why White Men Can t Talk Negatively About Black People; Maybe It's Still Too Soon...
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- Los Angeles Sentinel
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- October 26, 2005
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Samad, A. Asadullah
Los Angeles Sentinel
10-26-2005
The firestorm created by former Education Secretary, William Bennett's
"abort black babies" comments really goes to a deeper issue in society that
such public stupidity rarely gives the opportunity to discuss. That issue
is White male arrogance, and Black sensitivity to White male criticism.
Watching a FOX News roundtable discussion in an airport last week that
featured, of course, four White males and White women. (It's interesting
how White men always outnumber everybody in any group discussion. No matter
which "talking head" show you're watching, they always outnumber other
"discussants," though they are only 34 percent of the population.) One ...