Aibu too not understand the reaction of the Ferguson Michael Brown in the USA

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My Dh thinks that it is a disgusting example of racial inequality in America. But i think having read a lot of articles/news that the police officer was only protecting himself. Although it is unfortunate that someone so young died.

However Dh feels strongly it is disgusting racism. He called me blind and crazy (lighthearted). Aibu for thinking this.

Puzzle I am not sure what you mean by it is my own position I am undermining

I could have fully copied your post but it did not feel necessary as I had directly replied to yourself

some people can not see their own prejudice or they think they hide it very well but it comes through now actual discriminatory words are not always used but it would be foolish to think that someone is not able to pick up on this when they have to deal with it so often

"Out of interest, has anyone here been physically attacked by a stranger? If so, how would you describe the attacker?"

Why this question?

I've been attacked by strangers a few times, in each case the assailant has been a young white man.

I have also been helped by a stranger a few times, and interestingly the thing I noticed about the people who thought to help, after a while, was that they were usually black.

Does that help with your query?

Sorry, FreudiansSlipper but if you want to make a case for folk being racist, you'll have to do a lot better than that. Racism is quite rightly designated a crime, and if you're going to sling accusations like that around you need proper evidence

If anyone demonstrates any real racism (as opposed to I think they're racist - so they must be - so they are) do please point it out to us all?

seven

I took that question to mean would you describe your assailant in racial terms

Mwalimu... The rioting? The baying mob want an excuse to loot - the majority of those on the streets couldn't give two hoots about Michael Brown, just like in the London riots, Duggan was a catalyst (read excuse) for lawlessness and looting, be they black, white, or the posh girl from Surrey whose daddy's mega lawyers tried to get off.

Seven I took it to mean would you describe them as angry/thuggish etc so giving emotional (if that's the right word) adjectives rather than just a physical description.

well just read previous post as I have the same answer for you

like someone else pointed out a women is in a better position to discuss sexist attitudes and misogyny than what a man is and at times it is not obvious and he may not be able to recognise it

I agree with that a person who suffers from racism is in a better position to see through prejudice even when at times it may not be obvious and the person can not see their own prejudice

Well it depends who you're describing them to

If it's a friend then just "massive bloke" or whatever.
If it's the police then they ask sex, age, race, height, clothing, distinguishing features and so on and so forth.

I don't really understand what that poster was getting at then.

I wouldn't describe their mood no

I might say what they did but that's factual isn't it e.g. he punched me in the face, he was shouting.

Maybe best leave that because I have no idea what the poster was asking, clearly!