I think you're confusing sympathy & empathy. Look it up.
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No, I don't think so. I would feel both.
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Empathy is more personal. Sorry, but you can't really empathize with a black persons struggles. Have all the sympathy you want.
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Yes, we can. We can all empathise with each other. If I have a miscarriage & feel grief, a man can know what grief feels like.
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Omg. You just want to argue. Look up the definition. There is nothing wrong with sympathy. For example:...
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Have u ever been afraid u would get shot by a cop b/c you're black? No? Then you can't empathize. You can have sympathy for someone who has.
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Have you read Bloom on empathy? That's probably the most recent thorough exploration of the topic. Cognitive vs emotional.
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I have not. Have u ever been afraid that you would get shot by a cop b/c you're black or for any reason?
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No. Our cops are not armed anyway. However, I am a human being. If some1 expresses this fear, I can understand it cognitively & emotionally
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Ok. So you're coming at this as someone who isn't even immersed in the inherent racism in this country? U have not felt the fear of being...
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If I had felt the fear of being shot for being black, I wouldn't have to empathise with it, would I?
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