"The issue is turning the issue into a racial one when there is no evidence that it played a role other than the raw identity of Penny and Neely."
Yeah, I think one leads to the other. People don't think (or even try to think) about the realities and the stressors of that situation. They imagine that if they were in that situation, they'd…
"The issue is turning the issue into a racial one when there is no evidence that it played a role other than the raw identity of Penny and Neely."
Yeah, I think one leads to the other. People don't think (or even try to think) about the realities and the stressors of that situation. They imagine that if they were in that situation, they'd have handled everything with perfect equanimity.
And that makes it easier to presume that because Penny *didn't* handle the situation perfectly he must have been motivated by racism.
"The issue is turning the issue into a racial one when there is no evidence that it played a role other than the raw identity of Penny and Neely."
Yeah, I think one leads to the other. People don't think (or even try to think) about the realities and the stressors of that situation. They imagine that if they were in that situation, they'd have handled everything with perfect equanimity.
And that makes it easier to presume that because Penny *didn't* handle the situation perfectly he must have been motivated by racism.