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Re: What do blacks not want as white rasta objecti

Posted By: rootsie
Date: Saturday, 12 January 2002, at 12:16 p.m.

In Response To: Re: What do blacks not want as white rasta objecti (Heather)

Dear sis Heather. Give thanks.

Clearly, we all in this time are victims of racism, and I agree that all must reject it, but I don't think it's okay for me personally to say'hey I wasn't there. It's not my fault.' It's not about guilt but about responsibility. I've been given this white skin and I have to live the reality of this, just as black people have to live theirs. Of course we know that the whole concept of race itself is bogus, but terrific suffering has been inflicted and we can't erase this history or call it back: we can engage it and break through to truth and reconciliation. Truth comes first. Just because something is uncomfortable doesn't mean it ain't healing. And a little trickster inside me says it's good for us white folks to feel some heat, just to know how it feels.

I wish we could all agree that the context in which this conversation takes place is in the ONE LOVE, and for the healing of the nations. If InI love Selassie I, how else could it be?
Thank you for your posts and your good vibes all the time, sis.
Love
rootsie

Messages In This Thread

What do blacks not want as white rasta objectives?
Heather -- Thursday, 10 January 2002, at 9:28 p.m.

Re: What do blacks not want as white rasta objecti
Makeda -- Friday, 11 January 2002, at 1:31 a.m.

Re: Questions and Shades
Ras T Henry -- Friday, 11 January 2002, at 6:31 a.m.

Re: What do blacks not want as white rasta objecti
kuuan -- Friday, 11 January 2002, at 10:33 p.m.

Re: What do blacks not want as white rasta objecti
Blair -- Friday, 11 January 2002, at 7:35 a.m.

Re: What do blacks not want as white rasta objecti
zindzhii -- Friday, 11 January 2002, at 11:20 a.m.

Re: What do blacks not want as white rasta objecti
gman -- Friday, 11 January 2002, at 1:31 p.m.

Re: What do blacks not want as white rasta objecti
Makeda -- Friday, 11 January 2002, at 1:44 p.m.

Re: What do blacks not want as white rasta objecti
gman -- Saturday, 12 January 2002, at 6:23 p.m.

Re: What do blacks not want as white rasta objecti
Blair -- Friday, 11 January 2002, at 5:42 p.m.

Re: What do blacks not want as white rasta objecti
kuuan -- Friday, 11 January 2002, at 10:50 p.m.

Re: What do blacks not want as white rasta objecti
Rason -- Friday, 11 January 2002, at 5:30 p.m.

Re: What do blacks not want as white rasta objecti
Cutie -- Saturday, 12 January 2002, at 12:44 a.m.

Re: What do blacks not want as white rasta objecti
ras mandingo -- Saturday, 12 January 2002, at 3:03 a.m.

Re: What do blacks not want as white rasta objecti
Rason -- Saturday, 12 January 2002, at 8:03 a.m.

Re: What do blacks not want as white rasta objecti
gman -- Saturday, 12 January 2002, at 5:52 p.m.

Re: What do blacks not want as white rasta objecti
Rason -- Saturday, 12 January 2002, at 7:48 p.m.

Re: What do blacks not want as white rasta objecti
gman -- Saturday, 12 January 2002, at 11:07 p.m.

Re: What do blacks not want as white rasta objecti
Rason -- Sunday, 13 January 2002, at 8:16 a.m.

Re: Hair This!!
Aisha -- Sunday, 13 January 2002, at 7:39 a.m.

Re: Hair This!!
kuuan -- Sunday, 13 January 2002, at 4:31 p.m.

Re: What do blacks not want as white rasta objecti
Aisha -- Friday, 11 January 2002, at 7:31 p.m.

Re: What do blacks not want as white rasta objecti
Blair -- Friday, 11 January 2002, at 8:54 p.m.

Re: What do blacks not want as white rasta objecti
Aisha -- Friday, 11 January 2002, at 9:18 p.m.

Re: What do blacks not want as white rasta objecti
rootsie -- Friday, 11 January 2002, at 10:10 p.m.

Re: What do blacks not want as white rasta objecti
Jeff -- Saturday, 12 January 2002, at 3:08 a.m.

Re: What do blacks not want as white rasta objecti
Aisha -- Saturday, 12 January 2002, at 2:25 p.m.

Re: What do blacks not want as white rasta objecti
Jeff -- Saturday, 12 January 2002, at 6:42 p.m.

Re: What do blacks want? Equal Opportunity
Aisha -- Sunday, 13 January 2002, at 6:47 a.m.

Re: What do blacks want? Equal Opportunity
Jeff -- Sunday, 13 January 2002, at 12:05 p.m.

Re: don't CONfuse Rasta with baldheads
Heather -- Saturday, 12 January 2002, at 11:18 p.m.

Re: don't CONfuse.
Aisha -- Sunday, 13 January 2002, at 7:08 a.m.

Re: don't CONfuse.
kuuan -- Sunday, 13 January 2002, at 11:56 a.m.

Re: don't CONfuse.
Fyhman -- Sunday, 13 January 2002, at 1:48 p.m.

Re: What do blacks not want as white rasta objecti
gman -- Saturday, 12 January 2002, at 5:57 p.m.

Re: What do blacks not want as white rasta objecti
Jeff -- Saturday, 12 January 2002, at 6:33 p.m.

Re: What the white really has!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Blair -- Sunday, 13 January 2002, at 6:23 a.m.

Re: What the white really has!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Aisha -- Sunday, 13 January 2002, at 7:17 a.m.

Re: What do blacks not want as white rasta objecti
sisJRD -- Saturday, 12 January 2002, at 2:08 a.m.

Re: Give thanks for your words Blair...
ras mandingo -- Saturday, 12 January 2002, at 3:10 a.m.

Re: What do blacks not want as white rasta objecti
kuuan -- Friday, 11 January 2002, at 10:41 p.m.

Re: What do blacks not want as white rasta objecti
Heather -- Saturday, 12 January 2002, at 2:40 a.m.

Re: What do blacks not want as white rasta objecti
diyouth -- Saturday, 12 January 2002, at 8:24 a.m.

Re: What do blacks not want as white rasta objecti
rootsie -- Saturday, 12 January 2002, at 12:16 p.m.

Re: What do blacks not want as white rasta objecti
diyouth -- Saturday, 12 January 2002, at 6:08 p.m.

Re: What do blacks not want as white rasta objecti
kuuan -- Sunday, 13 January 2002, at 10:58 a.m.

A final comment on the "White Rastas" issue
Makeda -- Sunday, 13 January 2002, at 11:28 a.m.

Re: A final comment on the "White Rastas" issue
Ras Melchelzidek -- Sunday, 13 January 2002, at 3:03 p.m.