Do you think Blacks are more sensitive to racial issues and why?
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Top Opinion
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<--That guy 2007/10/11 20:52:03Yes
+3I can see how they would be in America. They and the Native Americans have been more oppressed than anyone else. Since it's part of their history, I can understand why racial issues hit more close to home with them than they would with the white majority.
jamacan,and a little bit indian.people find it so funny abuot how even though i'm black'i'm so light.so yes i think blacks are more sentitive to racial issues.
Links to black history.
http://www.law.nyu.edu/davisp...
http://www.law.nyu.edu/davisp...
http://www.law.nyu.edu/davisp...
http://lcweb2.loc.gov/ammem/a...
http://www.justiceatthegate.org/
Many of the black parents insist that their children remain with a victim mentality. And certain 'black leaders' continually bring up the slave issue as if blacks were still in chains.
Frederick Douglas, George Washington Carver and others did not let the past enslave them.
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http://www.urbandictionary.co...
mullatto halfrican american mutt biracial black
mullatto isn't defined yet, but these are close:
http://dictionary.reference.c...
–noun 1. the offspring of one white parent and one black parent: not in technical use.
2. a person whose ancestry is a mixture of Negro and Caucasian.
–adjective 3. of a light-brown color.
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Checking some of the backgrounds of the reconstruction era, you will find some who fit the mulatto definition, we have that today as well, Some also were in office who did not meet the definition of mulatto.
Regardless, they right to run and to vote was given to all of the people. and then stolen from the race in question. check these and tell me what you think.
i have a couple of research polls on the era.
http://www.sodahead.com/quest...
United States Congress during the Reconstruction
http://www.sodahead.com/quest...
issues of RACIAL JUSTICE & CIVIL RIGHTS?
Addressing the Civil Rights Bill of 1875
http://www.sodahead.com/blog/...
Speeches of African-American Representatives
http://www.sodahead...
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http://www.urbandictionary.co...
mullatto halfrican american mutt biracial black
mullatto isn't defined yet, but these are close:
http://dictionary.reference.c...
–noun 1. the offspring of one white parent and one black parent: not in technical use.
2. a person whose ancestry is a mixture of Negro and Caucasian.
–adjective 3. of a light-brown color.
-----------------------------...
Checking some of the backgrounds of the reconstruction era, you will find some who fit the mulatto definition, we have that today as well, Some also were in office who did not meet the definition of mulatto.
Regardless, they right to run and to vote was given to all of the people. and then stolen from the race in question. check these and tell me what you think.
i have a couple of research polls on the era.
http://www.sodahead.com/quest...
United States Congress during the Reconstruction
http://www.sodahead.com/quest...
issues of RACIAL JUSTICE & CIVIL RIGHTS?
Addressing the Civil Rights Bill of 1875
http://www.sodahead.com/blog/...
Speeches of African-American Representatives
http://www.sodahead.com/blog/...
please dig through these links and give me your thoughts
http://www1.law.nyu.edu/davis...
http://www1.law.nyu.edu/davis...
http://www1.law.nyu.edu/davis...
I'm just joking, besides, Puerto Ricans are "Brothers & Sisters" too. The slave ships stopped there as well.
Eric
It's like when you think someone doesn't like you, you read things into all they say, when they probably don't feel that way at all. You see what you want to see.
True, there is real predjudice and evil intent out there, just not as often as some think.
I remember this one time I went out to eat and the waitress was treating me so badly. She never came by my table and checked on me to see if I wanted water, my food was cold, and she didn't smile. I swore up and down, because I was the only Black there, that she did it because of my race.
Before I paid my bill, I informed her that I was disappointed in my service. She immediately apologized and began to cry. Guess what? She had to finish up serving tables so that she could go home and fly to see her family out West. She got news that her father died.
Do you see how I jumped the gun thinking it was one thing?
I gave her a $20 tip.
Eric
You're not going to get a negative reply... that's your opinion. :) I appreciate you sharing it. I'm not one of those people that will scream racism without thoroughly checking things out.
Eric
I have had a few African American friends. They seem to have very bad experiences here that I honestly have a hard time processing. I think there is a lot more racism here than we "white folk" are able to see.
I don't think it's like (we picutre )it is down south, people running around in pointy-hatted togas, with pitchforks, torches and crosses. I think it's very subliminal for many people.
I also think that subliminal deal is blameless. It's not our fault (God i hope I am not one of them) it's because in the 80's, growing up here, there were litterally three AA families that went to my school. I was very close to the girls my age in two of them (the girl in the other family kicked my ever loving ass in 7th grade ha ha ha).
Our primary experience with AA's was either the cosby show, or violent movies that portrayed blacks as thugs, murderers, rapists and drug addicts.
Is it racist to cross the street cuz you see a group of young, black men coming at you in the dark? Probably is, but do we/they really have the ability, the experience to know any different?
I had a very rude awakening about my community recently in the tre...
I have had a few African American friends. They seem to have very bad experiences here that I honestly have a hard time processing. I think there is a lot more racism here than we "white folk" are able to see.
I don't think it's like (we picutre )it is down south, people running around in pointy-hatted togas, with pitchforks, torches and crosses. I think it's very subliminal for many people.
I also think that subliminal deal is blameless. It's not our fault (God i hope I am not one of them) it's because in the 80's, growing up here, there were litterally three AA families that went to my school. I was very close to the girls my age in two of them (the girl in the other family kicked my ever loving ass in 7th grade ha ha ha).
Our primary experience with AA's was either the cosby show, or violent movies that portrayed blacks as thugs, murderers, rapists and drug addicts.
Is it racist to cross the street cuz you see a group of young, black men coming at you in the dark? Probably is, but do we/they really have the ability, the experience to know any different?
I had a very rude awakening about my community recently in the treatment of my African American friend. I am honestly embarassed that she feels the way she does. She has since moved back to California. It's our loss really, she's a wonderful, strong, black woman.
People get the word prejudice and racism confussed. Everyone is prejudice. We pre-judge people sometimes by the way they act or look. No matter what color you are, even black, and you see a group of Black men walking towards you in the dark, you pre-judge them for being "thugs" or "murderers." Funny thing is, 9 times out of 10, they aren't doing anything wrong. :) They could be business owners, professional men that are hanging out with their boys. But because how the media and our society depicts us, a group of black men hanging out is not good.
Racism is an ACTION word. If you saw a group of black guys hanging out and you shot at them, prevented them access to stores, or promotions, now you're a racist.
Understand?
Eric
Eric
I'm honestly not trying to be obtuse here - but I'm not sure what you mean by "racial issues".
If you mean "Do I think that black people tend to get more upset over injustices that are committed against other black people compared to how white people react to injustices committed against other white people?" then the answer is probably yes and with very good reason considering the way that they've been .
If you mean "Do I think that black people are more likely than white people to see the racial implications of certain situations" then I would say probably not.
I'm a military brat and a veteran myself, so I've had the opportunity to see different people and enjoy the diversity America has to offer. Saying that, I found that some of my White friends seem not to understand some of the struggles I may encounter. For example, I've driven through my parents "hood" which is an upscale maily ALL white community. When I used to visit with my out of state tags, the cops would pull me over (DWB driving while black) until my father went down to the Police Chief and told them who I was and not to harrass me.
Or, I went into a store and the owner followed me every where. My Hispanic friend who is a Lawyer told me last night that when he walks around on the weekends unshaven and wearing jeans, people treat him differently.
Understand?
I will tell you though that as a teen in a small southern town I had an extremely turbulent life, and I was pulled over several times when I'd been doing absolutely nothing wrong except for spitting in that cop's son's face at school (and he deserved it!) I have also been followed around in stores (I thought it was probably because of the teased hair, wild make-up and metal gear - but it was still based on appearance). These events made me feel bitter and mistrustful of our society, but I didn't associate them immediately with race (duh - probably because I'm white!)
I guess my point is that almost everyone probably experiences this sort of discrimination at some time or another, and it's not always based on race. But I also see your point (and am proving it right now) that maybe white people aren't as sensitive to certain racial issues as black people are.
I want to add that I've just discovered that we have a bit in common as far as our basic life experiences. How neat is that? Military life is actually a pretty good "melting pot" as far as that goes.
O man, please don't leave me hanging.... what did you guys talk about? What was the argument about Muslim women?
The other comments made were about African nuns in traditional garb......it got kind of ugly.
I'm a registered Republican but I wouldn't equate Al Sharpton to Adolf Hitler. That's crazy!Louis Farrakan has said some things I've disagreed with, but back in the 60s when the White Police were running wild beating up innocent Black people, I was proud of the saying, "By any means necessary!" If you hit me, I'm going to hit you back!
There's not many Blacks that kill Whites. Unfortunately, many of our crimes are against each other.
Roxi, and if you'd tone down and bit and slow down, you'd realize that NOT ALL Blacks are bad.
You sir, give a BAD name to good WHITE Republicans. I need to stop because we all belong to the HUMAN RACE. If the party had more people like yourself, I would tear up my Republican card and be an Independant.
Your attitude is actually why Blacks in numbers aren't Republican!