Quote: (01-14-2017 02:10 PM)weambulance Wrote:
He made a private decision. She chose to make a mountain out of a molehill, broadcast it to the world, and seriously damage her entire family. I find it bizarre that you think the actions of the father and the girl are even remotely comparable.
He decided them coloreds ain't no good, yes it was a private decision. He decided to buy into all the crap that tells people like him that every black person is evil. He decided to ignore the fact that the black man in question is probably a great guy.
He plays soccer at Clemson, and is dating an 18 year old girl who seems to be into the sciences and has perfect grades at a private school. He's not one of the Chicago kidnappers.
Not having the education she was expecting taken away is a mountain to her. It is to a lot of 18 year olds, male or female. You can say "well that is the real world" and normally I'd agree. Unfortunately daddy's business was opened in 1909, and not by him.
To have the education taken away because of something so petty as her daddy's racism makes the mountain a little bigger.
Of course I don't think the actions of the girl and the father are comparable. I think she out did him bigly. There's a lot of black people in Memphis, and some of them buy sporting goods. The hit the business takes will probably be more than he would have spent on her tuition.
When you own a business, you have to remember that every decision in your life affects everything else. You gotta think big picture and this guy didn't.
Shell probably be a doctor some day, and they will probably reconcile. I hope she remembers this when they are picking nursing homes.
Edit: in fact, I'm so proud of Little Allie, I'm donating some money on behalf of I minorities everywhere.
Aloha!