From your personal experiences, which race receives the most racial discrimination? (1 Viewer)

[Rhapsody1447]

This conversation came up at the dinner table the other day.

My brother is a high school athlete who is really into football. He goes to camps, the whole enchilada. He was commenting on how their was such an anti-white prejudice in the world of high school sports (mainly football). The white students try to emulate and fit in with the black athletes. I don't find anything wrong with the latter but there is something wrong with the former. Including comedy acts, professional sports, and civil rights activists I personally believe that there is much more of an anti-white sentiment than a anti-black. But that is probably just the area I live in, as I believe racism varies by location. Obviously the deep South has a more anti-black sentiment and the Grambling campus has a more anti-white sentiment.

I just wanted to get your opinion. Where you live/work do you experience a racism towards blacks or whites?

 

[The Red Hammer]

Re: Whose more rascist?

I hate racists and i see them on a regular basis,its just sad..its a sickness.

 

[Schweddy]

Re: Whose more rascist?

Rhap, I think I see two different questions here.

Who is more racist or have I experienced more racism toward blacks or whites?

I have experienced a black man being racist toward another black man.

I think it is multi layered as I have seen a white person *very* racist against a chinese person and dating a black lady.

It is sick whomever is on the recieveing end IMO.

Unsure how to answer the question. lol

 

[Skip]

Re: Whose more rascist?

I think this poll question itself is racist. By categorizing one color as more racist than the other... we're being racist. It's irony at its sickest and I'm not going to vote.

 

[Schweddy]

Re: Whose more rascist?

I think this poll question itself is racist. By categorizing one color as more racist than the other... we're being racist. It's irony at its sickest and I'm not going to vote.

Unsure, I think it can be a very valid opinion question in the correct context.

 

[Asterix]

Re: Whose more rascist?

Good question, in the black community though, I'm sure there is great anger towards the white man for our past endeavors so you can't completely blame them.
However in my hometown there's lots of Natives and they have Native only meals and I wondered to myself. What would happen if I had a Whites only meal? I'm sure there would be major backlash, also the Natives can call us crackers and all that but as soon as a racial slur slips from a white mans mouth you get your *** kicked. I'm sure it's much the same as the blacks.

 

[Kandahar]

Re: Whose more rascist?

The whole premise of this question is offensive.

 

[BodiSatva]

Re: Whose more rascist?

I agree with Skip and Kandahar...
There are Extreme Racist factions within Every race and it is racist to attempt to Generalize the rest of a Racie in this manner...

Though vauge is correct, if done appropriately, this could be a non-racist discussion, but I do not feel that it is.

No Vote.

 

[Rhapsody1447]

Re: Whose more rascist?

Alright I agree with Vague and Bodi. I phrased this wrong and I apologize to those who were offended. I don't know how to delete a thread so if a mod could it that would be great.

 

[BodiSatva]

Re: Whose more rascist?

Oh, personally, I wasn't offended and on a side note...
I don't think that you are racist either...

Maybe you could just re-phrase the question?

 

[Rhapsody1447]

Re: Whose more rascist?

Oh, personally, I wasn't offended and on a side note...
I don't think that you are racist either...

Maybe you could just re-phrase the question?

Don't know how now.

 

[Adrian]

Re: Whose more rascist?

It's the oddest thing. I'm a realist painter, and I know of absolutely no black realist painters. I went to school with no black realist painters, didn't work with any, and taught only one in my whole life (who seemed really unhappy with the class altogether). Why is that?

 

[Morrow]

Re: Whose more rascist?

Race is an issue that is brought up a lot more in so called 'black culture'. I think that can give the perception that there is more racism in 'black culture' than in the main stream.

I think a lot of blacks are racist, but not against whites, they are rascist for blacks. That is to say, the 'black community', as the chief but not only entity, imposes 'blackness' on its subjects. And some people proceed to decry non-blacks who recognize it as rascist. For instance, the use of the word ******. If I say it, as a white man, then I am viewed as racists. Even if I use it in the same context 'black culture' does. So basically, they can black and proud, but I can't recognize their black.

Obviously this doesn't apply to many, probably most black people. But, it is a perception that I think is being taught by 'black media'.

I put 'black' culture/media/community in quotes because it is sort of a ghost, can anyone define it? You can define the core, hip-hop, BET, Jessie Jackson... and so forth, but not the edge. I also place it in quotes because there is a perception that if there is a 'black culture' there must be a 'white culture'. I don't think this is the case. There is the main stream, and many sub cultures. black culture is a part of the whole, not a seperate entity.

 

[Schweddy]

Re: Whose more rascist?

Don't know how now.

Create another thread with poll and I will close this one.
PM me or any of the mods if you see us online in case we miss it.

Refer to this post.

 

[Goobieman]

Re: Whose more rascist?

I think this poll question itself is racist. By categorizing one color as more racist than the other... we're being racist. It's irony at its sickest and I'm not going to vote.

That's not at all true.
Racism isnt a race-specific quality. Racism can exist in varying levels across all races just like any number of things.

Therefore, to compare and contrast level of racism between two or more races isnt any more racist than comparing average heights or shoe sizes across two or more races.

 

[americanwoman]

Re: Whose more rascist?

Since I don't know every black person or every white person it's very hard to judge. Based on the people I know and experiences I would though say they can both be equally racist. It always depends on the person. I will say though white people are racist to the point where they think they are better than people with colored skin and black people tend to be racist towards whites because they have experienced this racism. That is just speaking though from my life experiences.

 

[Harshaw]

Re: Whose more rascist?

Since I don't know every black person or every white person it's very hard to judge. Based on the people I know and experiences I would though say they can both be equally racist. It always depends on the person. I will say though white people are racist to the point where they think they are better than people with colored skin and black people tend to be racist towards whites because they have experienced this racism. That is just speaking though from my life experiences.

"I'm not taking a stand, because everyone's guilty of it equally. But the root of all racism is the whites. Not taking a stand, of course."

Anyway, I think the fact that this is a poisonous poll topic has been made readily apparent.

 

[nort_12345]

Re: Whose more rascist?

whites created racism. when people began traveling, the white man from around europe, saw the other cultures around him. because his culture was more advanced (maybe because of resources, or location) he thought that the other cultures were less than his white culture.

i think that is a reason why the white man took over america from the native americans. the white man thought that the native americans were lower than him because his culture was more advanced. so he didn't think that the native americans deserved the land.

but i don't really think blacks are racist toward whites. after the civil rights movement, it wasn't "allowed" for whites to discuss race. so the blacks thought "hey that can't talk about us. now they're lower than us." so i think that blacks are just trying to get back at the white man for the way the whites treated the blacks.

 

[americanwoman]

Re: Whose more rascist?

"I'm not taking a stand, because everyone's guilty of it equally. But the root of all racism is the whites. Not taking a stand, of course."

Anyway, I think the fact that this is a poisonous poll topic has been made readily apparent.

:roll: quote me how you want to but don't try to say I meant all racism is the whites. I said very specifically I can not speak for all racists but the ones I have know who have been more racist are typically white. Also the reasons behind the racism on each side were very distinct. Maybe you have not experience racism but it isn't a very good thing to be on the end of it and hated just because what you are.

 

[Skip]

Re: Whose more rascist?

That's not at all true.
Racism isnt a race-specific quality. Racism can exist in varying levels across all races just like any number of things.

Exactly. Categorizing one race as more racist than the other is like categorizing one race as better at athletics, worse at driving, more violent, etc. It's just as racist as those types of categorizing.

Nothing against you Rhapsody, I don't think you're racist, just misphrased the question. Simple mistake I'm just pointing out how the misphrased question is pretty clearly a racist one.

 

[nort_12345]

Re: Whose more rascist?

Exactly. Categorizing one race as more racist than the other is like categorizing one race as better at athletics, worse at driving, more violent, etc. It's just as racist as those types of categorizing.

Nothing against you Rhapsody, I don't think you're racist, just misphrased the question. Simple mistake I'm just pointing out how the misphrased question is pretty clearly a racist one.

good point

 

[Caine]

Re: Whose more rascist?

Nothing against you Rhapsody, I don't think you're racist, just misphrased the question. Simple mistake I'm just pointing out how the misphrased question is pretty clearly a racist one.

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Racist towards whom exactly????

 

[Caine]

Re: Whose more rascist?

I have know who have been more racist are typically white.

Have you dealt with many blacks who aren't co-workers, etc. As I deal with black people who are constantly racist towards me, the white cracker *** cracker cop, I can vouch that this "assumption" that whites are the more racist folks is a crock of ****, its the product of an over reactive media mixed with poor educational instruction in schools, making the issue of slavery out to be a "black" thing.

Also the reasons behind the racism on each side were very distinct. Maybe you have not experience racism but it isn't a very good thing to be on the end of it and hated just because what you are.

Yes, the reasons behind racism are, "Whites think that they are better" vs "Blacks are only reacting to white racism" right? Another by-product of an irresponsible media. Have you ever come to the conclusion that whites who are racist might be that way because they had to grow up in a mostly black area, where all of the blacks they grew up around treated them poorly because they are white?
Have you ever been the only white person in a group of blacks and suddenly you notice your black friends acting differently towards you?

This crap about "Its all Whitey's fault" is a horrible media misdirection.
And these fools like Al Sharpton and Jesse Jackson jumping at the opportunity to call something "racist" when it had nothing to do with it is just as bad, it continues the aspect of the black culture where blacks think that any time they are punished for comitting a crime, it is because they are black, and that things are owed to them (reparations) for an injustice that happened before thier grandparents were born.


Now im certain someone is going to call me a racist for this, but that just shows how sensitive people have become about the issue, whereas if I were a black guy, it would be okay for me to talk about racism.................

 

[dragonslayer]

Re: Whose more rascist?

I think it is pretty even. Blacks seem to blame their problems on Whites ,and whites seem to do stupid things that are related to traditional white racism.
The truth is that 99% of a white persons, or a black person's problems are just the result of living and making choices like everyone else. Whites and Blacks do scapegoating of each other... It is the same as anyone saying that they are no responsible for their own actions. The Devil made me do it. etc.

I have a tendency to judge people as individuals and based on how they treat me, and how they act.

 

[davideyoung]

Re: Whose more rascist?

To answer either or would be racist in itself. It depends upon the individuals. I know racist folks of all shades, and I know "colorblind" folks of all shades.