Comments on: ‘I Have Black Friends’ Doesn’t Mean You Aren’t Racist

By: Luke Visconti

Luke Visconti — Wed, 27 Mar 2013 18:59:18 +0000

I'm not going to deny your reality, but I will point out that you would not want to be stereotyped in a similar way. Luke Visconti, CEO, DiversityInc

By: jb

jb — Wed, 27 Mar 2013 18:51:51 +0000

Friendship is very overrated. Especially if a black person considers someone white as a “genuine” friend. If the two work in the same environment, and the white one is approached by his manager who is also white to betray his black friend…this person will do it in a heartbeat… this I know from experience from several situations. Having a good friend either black or white, that is loyal considerate, honest and has your back, if very hard to come by.. But to expect a white person to have all these qualities and be your friend, is reaching for heights that are too high to reach. Just my opinion,

By: Terri Lyons

Terri Lyons — Wed, 20 Feb 2013 17:09:24 +0000

I completely agree. One of the most racist white people I know has two children by my Black father. She tries to use that as her justification. I have had to tell her for years that liking that man has nothing to do with your racist attitudes and beliefs about other Black people or Black people as a whole. In addition, I am more than 20 years older than her oldest child and I have had to teach them not to model their mother’s beliefs but to love the part of them that is Black and to be proud of it. Friends are friends because of the things they have in common. It has nothing to do with the sociopolitical reality or a person’s general beliefs about a group. Thanks for that Luke. It is time that got clarified and understood.