[sachmo71]

Gee whiz. And y'all accuse us of being totally consumed by racial concerns.

Who is us.

What any of this has to do with Front Office Football is beyond me. And shouldn't OT topics be marked "OT"?

Stick around for a while. You will find that this is not always the case. You learn to identify threads that you will be interested in by their title, but sometimes even that doesn't work. It takes time, but you'll get it!

But wierd discussions like this are the main reason I limit my internet time. It never fails: whenever I hang around a place where white folks hang out, one or more of them ALWAYS wants to introduce the subject of race. Always!

Possibly because it's a topic that many people feel strongly about?

It's as if y'all can't sleep at night because you believe the entire planet belongs to you and only you, and you are afraid that any time a black person makes any gains in the world, it can ONLY be at your expense.

Maybe I missed something? I think this was the start of a discussion of the minority hiring pratices of the NFL. I don't see anyone putting whites on a pedistal.

We're not your enemy, but too many of you treat us and talk about us as if we are. That has been my experience for the 45 years I have been on this planet, living with, going to school with, enjoying friendships with, and working with white people. Living among you can be stressful, because you could exterminate us any time you choose.

Obviously, you are entitled to your opinion, but I don't think anyone could "exterminate" an entire race of people "any time you choose".

The thing that supposedly unites us here is FoF. If I brought my non-FoF concerns to this forum, the flame wars would rage hot and bitter for weeks.

You would be surprised at what unites us here. It's certainly more than Front Office Football. You might also be surprised at some of the responses you receive here. Maybe you might learn something, and maybe I might also. It won't work if you pack up and leave before trying, though.

Race is one of the most painful topics in our society. Does anybody other than me wish that in THIS place, we could get away from all that and have fun talking about stuff that unites us?

If we didn't talk about other things besides FOF, this place wouldn't be as unique as it is.

Don't bother to flame me. I don't come here very much and I'm not going to see your flames. The last thing I'm going to spend my time doing is arguing about race with a bunch of white guys.

I just wanted to make sure that you knew I'm not trying to flame you. You seem like a pretty reactionary guy, so I wanted to make my intention clear. I just wanted to pass on my opinions of what you have said here. This board IS NOT perfect, but it is unique. I think that overall the membership of this board is pretty open minded. If you took the time to get to know some of us, you might actually enjoy posting here. Of course, it's your choice to do whatever you want. Just know that you are selling everyone here very, very short.

So, bye for now.

And I hope to see you again soon.