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Do black people scare you?

grip said:
I was shopping today in my local Walmart, which rarely has any black people and it was different today. There were 50% more than usual and a few of the males I walked by were talking about the recent killings. They were also eyeballing me pretty hard but causing no trouble. I'm often asked if I'm a cop, I guess because I workout and have short hair, not sure.

The atmosphere was definitely tense and different, making me wonder are others feeling any changes? I'm pretty much color blind, until someone gives me a reason not to be.
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Not really. They never did, and I don't see why that would change. I am statistically aware, however. So, if I am walking or driving through Detroit, I'd be on a higher level of alert than I would be when partying or going through Boise, Idaho.
 
chuckiechan said:
Singles don't bother me, but a group, depending on how they are dressed makes me nervous.

I like to see conventionally dressed black people. They don't creep me out like the "gangsta clothing" does.

Yeah, I guess it's racist if I'm against the clothing styles commonly worn by blacks who prefer to intimidate whites when they can. Then again I'd probably pick up a hitchhiker if he was dressed like Tiger Woods.

"Clothing makes the man"
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Id have to say thats almost as bad and just as illogical as skin color. Can certain outfits let you know about a person? of course there are some but it's very specific and minute. Judging a man by his close is judging a book by its cover and being about stereotypical as a person can be.

but "gangsta clothing" is subjective and not accurate description and "clothing styles commonly worn by blacks who prefer to intimidate whites" well I personally dont know what that is.

For example the Lowes I frequent has seen be in a tie, khakis, jeans and a steeler jersey, camo shorts and black tee shirt covered in dirt where my socks are brown (even though they started off white) because i was in the middle of a project, to clothes you may consider. To judge me on any one of them would be quite illogical.

Not getting on your cases but "in general" its a highly inaccurate and illogical way to judge a man.
 
c0wardlyli0n said:
Black people don't scare me. I'm a little distrustful of Jews though and they're harder to pick out of a crowd.... lol
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Why is this bigotry being laughed off?
 
AGENT J said:
Id have to say thats almost as bad and just as illogical as skin color. Can certain outfits let you know about a person? of course there are some but it's very specific and minute. Judging a man by his close is judging a book by its cover and being about stereotypical as a person can be.

but "gangsta clothing" is subjective and not accurate description and "clothing styles commonly worn by blacks who prefer to intimidate whites" well I personally dont know what that is.

For example the Lowes I frequent has seen be in a tie, khakis, jeans and a steeler jersey, camo shorts and black tee shirt covered in dirt where my socks are brown (even though they started off white) because i was in the middle of a project, to clothes you may consider. To judge me on any one of them would be quite illogical.

Not getting on your cases but "in general" its a highly inaccurate and illogical way to judge a man.
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calamity said:
Not really. They never did, and I don't see why that would change. I am statistically aware, however. So, if I am walking or driving through Detroit, I'd be on a higher level of alert than I would be when partying or going through Boise, Idaho.
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There's a movie called "Die Hard 2" where the main character McClain (Bruce Willis), where's a sign in Harlem that says "I hate N-word" and Samuel Jackson says, "Call the police, a man is about to be killed." Would that happen if a black man wore a sign saying, "I hate white people?"
 
Only the ones that look at me funny or with otherwise unknown/malicious intentions.

Just came back from a missionary trip to Jamaica, and I couldn't recall anyone there who scared me (and their population is around 90% black IIRC).
 
AGENT J said:
Id have to say thats almost as bad and just as illogical as skin color. Can certain outfits let you know about a person? of course there are some but it's very specific and minute. Judging a man by his close is judging a book by its cover and being about stereotypical as a person can be.

but "gangsta clothing" is subjective and not accurate description and "clothing styles commonly worn by blacks who prefer to intimidate whites" well I personally dont know what that is.

For example the Lowes I frequent has seen be in a tie, khakis, jeans and a steeler jersey, camo shorts and black tee shirt covered in dirt where my socks are brown (even though they started off white) because i was in the middle of a project, to clothes you may consider. To judge me on any one of them would be quite illogical.

Not getting on your cases but "in general" its a highly inaccurate and illogical way to judge a man.
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On the contrary, the clothes are an indication of the willingness to assimilate, to BE American rather than a rebellious, lawless subculture.

Clothing is a statement. Dressing normally is a way of saying, "I want to be successful. I want to prosper. I want a job. I want to work and be a good citizen and make America great."

Dressing with your rear end hanging out is a way of saying, "Screw you" (and hand over your wallet).
 
ajn678 said:
What's funny about saying you don't trust Jews?
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Step 1 = recognize that the joke flew over your head towards the moon

Step 2 = recognize the joking poster isn't actually being serious about being distrustful of Jews

Step 3 = move on to another thread buddy
 
grip said:
It's an old joke dude, lighten up.
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There are plenty of other jokes that clearly would be against the rules here. Using blanket statements against Jews is no different from saying things about blacks, Latinos, etc.
 
ajn678 said:
There are plenty of other jokes that clearly would be against the rules here. Using blanket statements against Jews is no different from saying things about blacks, Latinos, etc.
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Wahh, I need my mammy.
 
Luftwaffe said:
Step 1 = recognize that the joke flew over your head towards the moon

Step 2 = recognize the joking poster isn't actually being serious about being distrustful of Jews

Step 3 = move on to another thread buddy
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Step 1 = Don't attempt to tell me what to do.

Step 2 = Stop excusing poor statements as jokes.

Step 3 = Mind your own business.
 
grip said:
There's a movie called "Die Hard 2" where the main character McClain (Bruce Willis), where's a sign in Harlem that says "I hate N-word" and Samuel Jackson says, "Call the police, a man is about to be killed." Would that happen if a black man wore a sign saying, "I hate white people?"
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WHy did you quote me on this? lol
 
No groups scare me. Individuals can, but not groups.
 
TheGoverness said:
Calm your tits, my friend. It was just a joke.
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A joke implies it was funny. There was nothing funny about it. Rather quite stupid in a thread about trusting black people. Which is a stupid thread to begin with.
 
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