Originally Posted by
jlisenbe
There are rhetorical questions and then there are foolish questions.
Why is it that no one ever asks, "Have you ever driven while Latino," or "Have you ever driven while Native American?" "Have you ever driven while female?" "Have you ever driven while a dog?" They would all be equally shallow questions that would make as much sense as asking, "Have you ever driven while black?" Best of all, "Have you ever BEEN black?" The supposed point of such "wise" questions is to suggest that a white person cannot understand what it's like to be black. But the reverse is also true, and it's true on many other levels as well, so it's all just nonsense that takes a discussion nowhere useful and has, as best as I can see, no other purpose but to try to make the person asking the question feel wise and insightful. It certainly has nothing to do with the DC trial.