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Old 07-09-2004, 01:21 PM   #6
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Originally Posted by wolf
Amazing how the lack of it causes them to lose their ire.

If these organizations are truly about equality, they should support and defend the child no matter what race she may be. They've engaged in their own form of tacit racism by indicating "She's white, so she doesn't count."

Idiots.
*sigh, I know I shouldn't, but...*

But see, if they hadn't said ANYTHING, then all would have been right with the world. They made a mistake, and I see nothing wrong with them backing off because the child isn't white. There are plenty of child advocate groups that can surely come forward (and would have made more sense for them to respond to the comments anyway, IMO). Oh well.
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