I've spent a lot of time in chat rooms and exchanging PMs on a Black Gospel Music website. On there, I guess I could ask, does being light matter? For the most part it doesn't, because I've made several friends there and color is rarely an issue. Or even commented on. There was one person in the Chatroom who attacked me violently because I am white, and told me I shouldn't come to the site. But, that was a single exception, and all of my friends came to my defense.

All of your points are well expressed and taken, Azizi. I think that here on Mudcat, folks iz folks, pretty much. I could also ask does being Christian matter? Not a whole lot of Christians on here.
My answer to that would be "no." Yeah, there are always a few threads about folks what believe in God, or Christians, but I don't pay them no mind. For starters, I can understand where the anger toward Christians comes from, having a fair amount of it myself for those who are self-righteous and use Christianity as a tool for grabbing power. I'm quite happy here. If people can put up with me, I can put up with them. Should be able to, even if they can't...

Jerry