Originally Posted by
NMThreeMVP
No, it's not. I hope the point that I'm capable of making, and that you all are open to understanding, is that if you have a life learned experience of being confronted with racism, it informs how you view every instance. I hope that you all are open to approaching this idea that people "play with the race card" with some degree of empathy that you might not understand or agree with his perspective, but the reason for it isn't something that he's imagining. I'd accept a shoulder shrug and acknowledgement that it doesn't resonate with you, but it's insulting when the response is instead apoplectic or just outright dismissive.
My expectation isn't that a bball message board is the place to solve this, but I'm going to always be me so I've made my attempt and now moving on...