It's Strange That - When Women Say Men Ask Them To Smile All The Time - Nobody Claims It Doesn't Happen

If there was any doubt the Washington shooter was crazy, for some, this is proof:

NAVY SHOOTER COMPLAINED OF 'WHITE RACISM' 

Friend: Alexis 'felt a lot of discrimination'

Being cut out, or the almost constant marginalization, is the worst. Blacks always have to "break down barriers," be the "first" this or that, the "only" or the "few" in a group - and always after "a long struggle" (though nobody admits who against - that's dispersed over society - rarely individuals,...) And then there's being a "token," who's trotted out for show, and then placed back in his box when decisions have to be made, etc., etc., and on and on and on. 

If it helps, think of it as being white, but with a whole bunch of other crap thrown on you.

Some people "crack."

But it's mostly the denials - adding to the perception as it's happening - that, I think, eventually drives 'em mad,...

 

M. Night Shyamalan's NewAge Logic At Work: My Films Suck Because I'm Just Like Directors Everybody Loves

A Presence, Over-Riding Everything, Denying They Exist

It's interesting that black Boomers can admit this while white Boomers take umbrage:

The Civil Rights Generation made massive progress, but in many ways they dropped the ball. While they made it clear that there was work to be done, too many of them did not choose those who would do it. Too much energy and focus has been placed on one or two people, and we need cohorts of the next generation to work together. 

The Baby Boom Generation (mine) has dropped the ball as well. We have been beneficiaries of the Civil Rights Generation, but we have not passed our largess or our lessons on.

Too, too, correct: 

The generations after the Baby Boom are poor for a reason - and it has little to do with us,...