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Posted By: peter chao

Joe,

I know you will never be accused of being "speechless," I can feel you are just warming up.

This may not solicit much sympathy for Barry, but he's actually caught in a difficult spot. Blacks probably think he's an "oreo." Black on the outside and white in the inside for living in a white upper class neighborhood like Beverly Hills. At the same time I doubt that he feels completely accepted by his neighbors.

Possibly another way of looking at Barry's response to Ron Kittle and the kids is that his actions were childish. But that's what happens when you are a celebrity your entire life, people around you are more than willing to cater to your irrational whims. Even when you make racist comments, there are people who will say, "...oh that's just Barry" like Matt Williams did.

Peter C.