I must admit that i feel like i owe you and okayplayer an apology of sorts. i love this site as much as i hate circular conversations. i don't know how old you are, but hopefuly your young enough to learn something from this experience. oppression leaves deeper scars than the children of the oppressors, their children, or their childrens children could comprehend. if you chose to live your life on the fringes of african culture, just as i am forced to exist on the fringes of european culture, please have the common decency to understand when you don't understand. when i walk into a mosque, i remove my shoes, when i walk into a millitary facility (in the course of a photo assignment or whatever) i remove my hat, dig? when i hear a sexual assault victim decrying men, i don't nickle and dime her on specifics. no one is questioning the legitimacy of your feelings, perception is to many people reality, so please if you read these posts think for a moment before responding. it can only make this place and the whole vibe in general better... <P>read dutchmen (especially the final monolouge) by amiri baraka, native son, and black boy... learn about us so you don't make this mistake again... and don't...<P>PoZi (;=