Google “white men.” Then Google “white women.” WTF.

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[–]critical_of_WR 12 insightful - 1 fun12 insightful - 0 fun13 insightful - 1 fun -  (4 children)

She did not need to say "I am going to tell them there is a Black man following me," and then subsequently yell it when videos show them at a far distance from each other. She did this with deliberate intent given the lived reality of Black people in America. Moreover, she has a history of being a predator, if you examine the fact that she stalked a guy who rejected her advances, and then tried to make it seem as if he was abusing her. She is not mentally well and should not be used as an example of how oppressed White Women are.

[–]copenseethe 6 insightful - 1 fun6 insightful - 0 fun7 insightful - 1 fun -  (3 children)

Her back story doesn't alter the fact that Chris Cooper is a bully that would not dare to pull the same crap with a man his size.

[–]critical_of_WR 2 insightful - 1 fun2 insightful - 0 fun3 insightful - 1 fun -  (2 children)

It indicates that she is a bully herself, and that her story is not anymore credible than his own. She is not an innocent bystander who went for a walk and did not have nefarious intent with what she was doing.He may have used his physical size to intimidate him, and she crippled him by using the fact that he is Black in America. So far they are equal in my eyes.

[–]copenseethe 1 insightful - 1 fun1 insightful - 0 fun2 insightful - 1 fun -  (1 child)

Yet she is the one that has had her life ruined. Who has the power here? White people do not dare to defend themselves because they will lose their livelihoods and their freedom.

[–]critical_of_WR 1 insightful - 1 fun1 insightful - 0 fun2 insightful - 1 fun -  (0 children)

I feel the same way every day as a Black woman. Powerless. I work four times as hard, and if I ever outlined my accomplishments it would seem outrageous that I did all that by my given age. I had no choice if I ever wanted a small piece of the pie. I am over-educated, overqualified, and over everything just so that someone can't demean me or call me the N word for walking down an upper class street with the colour of my skin.

The truth is that the entire outcome would have gone differently had it not been recorded. We should all admit this to ourselves regardless of how we feel about how it transpired. It made me realize that I should record every interaction that I have with anyone that is slightly confrontational, and I am a slim and quiet woman. I still do not have any trust that due to the colour of my skin, I would not be told I am a liar.