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Originally Posted by rpost3
Come to think of it, that's maybe the only un-PC thing that seems to be OK to say about blacks - they really hate gays, and I mean REALLY hate gays. Like, a shitload.
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Don't remind me.
However: Homophobia is officially taboo among the black intelligentsia. It was interesting to read George Jackson's column in the
Inquirer a couple of weeks ago -- I forget what the subject was, but it touched on homosexuality, and the essay was an exercise in tolerance properly understood: he made a valiant and IMO mostly successful effort to square what was evidently his personal disapproval of homosexuality (grounded in his religious tradition, it appeared) with the need to be accepting of all politically and socially.
Also: You too should check out the
Tom Joyner Morning Show from time to time (6-10 am, WRNB, 107.9 FM). The subject comes up often enough in the context of other stories, and while Tom and his crew make fun of it mercilessly, they never criticize or condemn openly gay people, black or white.