Richmond sewer director is Definitely, Definitely Sorry for the racism: "African-Americans think slower than other races"

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From [HERE] Leaders from one of the Bay Area's most diverse cities are calling for the ouster of Leonard Battaglia, 85, a sewer district director in the Richmond over racist remarks he made about African-Americans and Asians in an interview with the San Jose Mercury Times.

In the interview, Battaglia repeatedly used a common slur to describe people of Asian descent. African-Americans "think slower" than other races, he said. "They can't help it. It's the way God made them." The newspaper called Battaglia back before the story was published and he stood by his remarks.

Responding to the criticism, Battaglia on Wednesday apologized for his remarks but said he had no plans to resign. He said he was "very sorry it happened. I apologize. Life must go on. I don't think I'm a prejudiced person."

Several Richmond residents told the council they were deeply troubled to learn that someone elected to oversee basic services in their city thought of them as inferior. "You can't represent us and speak about our people like that," Jackie Thompson said.

"People who classify themselves as White, who wish to be taken seriously, and who are righteous and responsible, will only talk about ending White Supremacy (Racism) and replacing it with Justice." [more] According to Anon, there are different types of white people: 

There are whites who:

  • are practicing racism against non-whites at a particular moment
  • are not practicing racism at that moment but have practiced it at a previous time, or will practice it at a later time
  • are not practicing racism at that moment, but say and do nothing to stop those who are
  • are not practicing racism at that moment, but have no problem with other whites practicing racism (don’t care)
  • are benefiting from the crime of racism even if they are not practicing racism at that moment
  • refuse to tell WHO is practicing racism; HOW racism is being practiced; and refuse to help the victims with the information they have
  • oppose racism by exposing and opposing whites who practice it [MORE]