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Amber Muhinyi's avatar

Hear hear. To those of us who eschew racial identity politics and tribalism, both statements sound pretty abhorrent - whether taken literally or culturally. Literally is insulting as it is stating the darn obvious... almost by stating it, it raises questions about its validity. And reading it culturally does the same thing - to my mind - only at a more meaningful level. This was my initial reaction to the blm slogan - it felt demeaning to me. As does "it's ok to be white". Where racism still happens, in whatever form, let's fight it together.

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Kees Manshanden's avatar

Maybe I'm being too cynical, but I think that the Rasmussen Report wants their survey to be somewhat ambiguous. It's a news website, selling subscriptions.

If they phrased it as "Do you agree or disagree with the statement: Having white skin does not make people intrinsically bad or inferior." , I doubt the survey results would generate much traffic; that probably wouldn't generate as much outrage.

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