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To: Peter Dierks who wrote (24257)	12/3/2007 8:23:10 PM
From: E. T.	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 71588

"or do they choose to maintain a subculture that enables others to discriminate by simple methods?" Silly Peter, don't you recognize that your very on speech contains numerous nuances that anyone could use to discriminate against you if they so decided. Where is your honesty, honor, integrity when you suggest that Black Americans are themselves to blame for peoples intolerance against them because they do not speak in a manner you or anyone else deems "the correct way." And believe it or not, white America has many different, I don't know what you call it exactly, accents or dialects. A New Yorkers speech is distinct from a Texans. Is there a cue for discrimination there? You seem to think so. But I disagree. Blacks can lay down their lives in Iraq like any good white homeboy, but they still come back to America to the likes of you and others, who suggest they bring white wrath against themselves because they don't talk or walk or dance in some "correct" manner. "culture of African Americans... releasing greatness." They've been doing that greatness thing for years musically, artistically, in fashion and, in fact, the way we all talk to a certain degree, whether you like to believe it or not. You reveal your lack of "honesty, honor, integrity" when you find it in yourself to question why a Black person would speak they way they do when they know it opens them up to discrimination. It is not the Black person that needs to change, rather it is White America. Portlanders pronounce Anne like Ian. No job for them. Portlanders say go to the coast as geow to the ceowst, aks any portlander and he'll say it's true. Dang, it's amazing anyone hires them.