[Goriders]

Originally Posted by Wastedyouth

Talking about race is always uncomfortable. And it is easy to get defensive about it.

I, a person who has no vested interest in the life of Evander Kane, who DOES have experience with family members with addictions issues (gambling, et al), sees an undercurrent in this thread that seems intolerant in a couple different ways.

Maybe you, as a person who wants to be open minded and fair, should take my comments at face value and evaluate rather than just getting defensive?

I have no real stake in this game. I am not trying to piss people off. I am commented on what I felt was and is going on in this thread.

If you want to get pissed off at what I said, maybe it's because you aren't open to that conversation. Which is fine. But ask yourself why you aren't? Instead of getting upset that it may need to happen. Because conversations on race and our society need to happen regularly, in my opinion.

Edit: I am responding directly to Scroopy, but am unfairly pigeon holing him with this reply. I haven't deleted because I believe that I made a mistake here and I apologize later. But I wanted to keep the original post up for clarity.

Don’t think anyone was pissed off. They just didn’t agree with you on the racism overtones.