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    goodcheapfun: First off, how funny would it have been if some white person blogged for black people to stay home if McCain became president? Same thing. Secondly, ... more »
    broad: I just left the same comment on toldja's blog, but I'll say it again: This white girl loved what she had to say yesterday and wishes she didn't feel t... more »
    woobie: This whole thing just really upsets me. :( You know, I live in South Jersey and SO MANY (white) people I know use the "it was a joke that you didn't g... more »
    TheGirlWithTheGoldenEyes: Hmmm. I saw that post, and clicked through to read the blog, and my opinion was this: This is obviously SUPPOSED to be funny. And it is a little funny... more »
    stoprobbers: I think, fundamentally, we have to make a choice: to be inclusive, or exclusive. Does this election mean more to black people because the president is... more »
    Hana Maru: Wait, the original post was sprinkled with tongue-in-cheek humor, but the central wish, for white people to stay away from the inauguration and atone ... more »
    AndThenTheresMaude: I read this post yesterday, but the only comments I read was Sister Toldja's and the approximately 230 responses. It got me to thinking about last wee... more »
    Ulookinatmyjunk, JOC: I missed the thread. Strangely, I'm glad I did because I think that anything I could have added would have taken away from the quality arguments posed... more »
    Rooo sez BISH PLZ: '"Colorblindness" seems, IMO, to really just be a way of whitewashing everything and asking people to erase their racial experiences.' This. more »
    andonthatnote, JOC: See the "quietism" comment a little up the page ;) more »
    FormicaLinoleum: I did read both of Sister Toldja's posts, but did not read much of the comments on Jezebel yesterday (because I read it early on before there were man... more »
    CrazyLegsMeg: "racism will only cease to exist if White people work to destroy it." All people must work to destroy it, not just one group. more »
    clevernamehere: One thing that came up yesterday that seems to come up in every single race related post on Jezebel is the dictionary definition of racism vs. racism ... more »
    PilgrimSoul: Also, all y'all on any side of the fence claiming this conversation cannot be had because "these white people are too sensitive and racist" or "these ... more »
    samethingwedoeverynightpinky: Dayum. I tried to read through yesterday's post quickly to get a sense of what all the brouhaha was about, and by the time I got back over here there ... more »
  • #sistertoldja

    Grace Relations

    Sister Toldja, whose satirical post on the inauguration incited a firestorm after we posted it yesterday, is back with some heartfelt, honest things to say. Keep it civil in the comments. [Me Myself An Eye] More »