Walrus wrote: ↑Mon Mar 29, 2021 3:15 pm
I honestly don't remember. It was when I lived in the Jayhawk Towers. They were a lot of fun to talk with. One of them knocked on my door and was looking to gather people for a talk about Christianity. It was actually pretty interesting because several football players were saying that were not on board with Christianity, as I was.
Long story short, I'm not interested in talking to people because of their race -- I'm more interested in their character, attitude, ideas, are they honest?, etc.
I don't want people to think Wally is crazier than he is.
I DELETED MY PREVIOUS POST that he was responding to.
Wally - In this case I actually don't want to accuse you of lying but as bad as my memory is, I remember the Football (and Basketball) players I had conversations with 35 years ago. I'm surprised you don't remember who you spoke with.
As far as your saying, "I'm not interested in talking to people because of their race -- I'm more interested in their character, attitude, ideas, are they honest?, etc"., that's cool but........ When it comes to discussing race issues, I try and make a point of speaking with and listening to first hand accounts of what people have experienced because of their race. I don't want to pretend I understand and know what they have experienced nor do I choose to minimize it.
If it's just sitting down with someone to have a conversation about another topic, then by all means you and I are actually alike - in that their race doesn't matter to me.