That would be the survivor of a shooting, for all the trolls out there :)

*mass shootings. Obviously (and tragically), even if she had been armed, it wouldn't have helped her

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Hmm, the gun is there so that if Bruce Lee breaks into your house, you don't have to get into a fist fight with him... My family became pro gun when a big black man broke into our house with my mom home. Kicked our front door right in. She got away, but got a gun after that.

If it was a white guy would you have said "big white guy?"

Duh. Actually, if I have to specify race, it would mean unless otherwise stated, I would have assumed he was white.

Couldn't it have been just "A BIG GUY?" who cares what color he was?

You obviously care too much. I'm not intimidated by skin color. I spent my young adulthood studying and working in Asia and Latin America. I speak 3 languages, and I know what true discrimination feels like. A person's race is part of their culture and identity. It is not something to be ashamed of, or hidden. He was a big black man, if a non racist person reads that, it gives them an image. If a racist reads it, they focus on the fact that he was black.

Why paint a picture with race? What's the difference? like you said- you wouldn't have said white, right?

No....when a person SAYS what you stated they are racist. Maybe they aren't comfortable admitting it, but they are. Have a great day. Hopefully no big black men scare you.

I hate racism. Whether it's the overt redneck variety, or this liberal covert discrimination. If I had said big white guy, I'm sure you wouldn't have had any problem with that.

No I would have wondered why you felt the need to say he was white. You don't get it at all. It's oblivious racism. You're racist and don't even know it.

njrob makes a good point.