Other - Cultures & Groups - March 2007

I know that as a child, racism was 'normal' in my country and until I was a teenager, I never questioned it. I know that I am not a racist now but it took the university of life and a lot of personal debate to teach me that I am not inheritantly a better class of human being just because I am white. I am 38 and suddenly apparantly nobody is racist, I don't believe this is true

2007-03-24 21:58:29 · 32 answers · asked by thinker 2

Is it because the U.S.A thinks the worlds resources belong to them and they have to use them all up before china takes over.

2007-03-24 21:43:27 · 13 answers · asked by hunsareretards 3

2007-03-24 21:42:15 · 2 answers · asked by Anonymous

I personally think we are, but many people in my family think we are not, but i asked them name one thing a black person CANT do that a white person CAN. They were stumped and said, we may and can do the same thing and have the same jobs, but white people get paid more for do the same exact things.

2007-03-24 21:41:54 · 23 answers · asked by Anonymous

2007-03-24 21:38:01 · 5 answers · asked by rajeev k 3

2007-03-24 21:23:21 · 6 answers · asked by suki doo 6

A lot of people say that love is color blind, the love between white guys and asian girls is ok and acceptable, that america is tolerant and not racist, but at the same time millions of americans say : asian boy with a white girl oh no that's not correct, oh asian guys have small penis, aisian guy are not attractive, and all the bul*** they have to cope everyday. And on top of it asian girls talk **** about asian guys..
WHY!!!!

2007-03-24 21:14:44 · 1 answers · asked by Anonymous

2007-03-24 21:14:24 · 4 answers · asked by Anonymous

in order not to offend minority groups demanded by these groups or invented by the press in order to keep racism alive and stir up the people. I have always considered myself to be a Non racist but with the continual stupid demands which deny me the right to my culture and heritige I am becoming less tollerent of other peoples rights so i feel that the politically correct mob seem to be doing more harm than good. Is This their intention?

2007-03-24 21:08:08 · 9 answers · asked by Anonymous

I commend her for her UN work and adopting underprivileged children. But isn't it a tad bit... overboard for her to actually consider "adopting another asian child for mad" or "an african kid for z". I mean, go ahead and adopt another kid, I'm all for adoption, but for those reasons... euch. I thought she was all about being multiracial, but trying to "balance out the races" is kinda segregating them.
Ok, so I do KINDA understand where she's coming from. The problem is, does she herself understand what she is doing? She says that she will raise her children according to each of their cultures, and if she is indeed doing that, then "balancing out the races" is indeed the wrong idea. Being Asian doesn't make people the same.

Has she forgotten that however it may be now, racial tension has existed in the past, and that could very well be what and un-homegrown child chooses to identify with? God forbid she adopt Chinese kid AND Japanese kid (though that probably won't happen anyway).

2007-03-24 20:54:34 · 9 answers · asked by Hana 2

not alll.. but ive noticed enough to be curious and ask, cant they get over the whole slavery thing i mean jews had it worse and you dont see them complaining...

2007-03-24 20:50:31 · 8 answers · asked by jimmy davis 1

Obviously, what goes on in fur farms is disgusting terrible torrture. From what I have seen, they should be criminally charged with animal cruelty.

However, the traditional hunters and some remaining Indians still wear furs and hides. It is considered an insult and wasteful to not use all parts of an animal, and using the animal's fur is a way of honoring them. How do you feel? Serious thoughts and opinions are welcomed!

2007-03-24 20:41:29 · 7 answers · asked by Dalmatica Z 2

What's happening with Political correctness?

My daughter was singing the old bangles song
"Walk Like an Egyptian" the other day and my son 12yrs was heard to say to her "You can't sing that, it's racist"!

So to gauge how mad the world is going.

Please comment as whether you disagree or agree that the song is racist (purely on that line of the song, as I don't know all the other lyrics to it).

It would also help if you put your country of origin as well, so I can make reference to each countries attitude?

2007-03-24 20:36:43 · 9 answers · asked by Hatman 1

(lol hopefully that didnt sound racist.) LOL >.>;;

Anyway, after watching "Running Scared", i seem to have a new fondness for Italian/Americans (from Jersey or Newyork)
I LOVE THEIR ACCENTS. xDD

I also like Japanese or Chinese guys. xD lol

So....what do you guys like? ^^

2007-03-24 20:27:28 · 17 answers · asked by Anonymous

Asian women with non-asian men is quite prevalent in San Francisco. They seem to find their own men not attractive. I see this as asian women's way of building a new society of eurasians, black-asians, latin-asians, because they view the asian skin as not attractive. Do you think this is self-loathing? Do you think this is asian women's insecurities with themselves? Do you guys think asian women are racists? Meaning that they are trying to eliminate all the asian races in America.
do you think that asian women in general are more Americanized than asian men? (Which i do think they are!) I find asian women talk just like white women. They have this perfect american accent.
I also think that asian women are the main cause of all these bi-racial people. Chances are, if you're an asian woman, then the percentage is quite high for you to marry a non-asian.

I think it's a problem of skin color too. For a man to have lighter skin color, it's not considered attractive. So for an asian woman, they are drawn to a slightly darker skinned man. just like a white woman would be attracted to black and latino men.

2007-03-24 20:26:36 · 16 answers · asked by terrence w 1

2007-03-24 20:16:32 · 9 answers · asked by leah<3 1

After you marry a Muslim, are you responsible for the whole family financially?

2007-03-24 20:08:31 · 3 answers · asked by ? 6

My ancestors came from Europe about the same time most "African Americans" came from Africa. I'm not European American. I'm just American. I work with allot of black guys I swear, they look like Americans they speak like Americans, we watch the same sports. They NEVER speak of themselves as African American. What is up with that African American thing?

2007-03-24 20:05:43 · 14 answers · asked by Anonymous

Do you think it is due to diet, or possibly due to genetic differences? For instance, I am white, and I find that blacks, asian, and middle easterners have offensive odors. If you are a non-white race, do white people smell bad to you?

2007-03-24 19:40:57 · 14 answers · asked by Anonymous

Black Slave Owners
It is commonly believed that all slave owners in the United States were white. This is untrue. [11]
In 1860 there were at least six blacks in Louisiana who owned 65 or more slaves The largest number, 152 slaves, were owned by the widow C. Richards and her son P.C. Richards, who owned a large sugar cane plantation. Another black slave magnate in Louisiana, with over 100 slaves, was Antoine Dubuclet, a sugar planter whose estate was valued at (in 1860 dollars) $264,000 [12]. That year, the mean wealth of southern white men was $3,978 .[13]
In Charleston, South Carolina in 1860 125 free blacks owned slaves; six of them owning 10 or more. Of the $1.5 million in taxable property owned by free blacks in Charleston, more than $300,000 represented slave holdings. In North Carolina 69 free blacks were slave owners. [14]
In 1847, a black slave owner, William Ellison, owned over 350 acres, and more than 900 by 1860. He raised mostly cotton, with a small acreage set asid

2007-03-24 19:37:26 · 5 answers · asked by safetyusa 6

I'm a college freshman and I have this history class and I have to do a report on the civil war, what does the civil war means to you, and if you can, can you give me at least a 2 page response please, thank you

2007-03-24 19:22:15 · 10 answers · asked by Anonymous

2007-03-24 19:12:31 · 7 answers · asked by Anonymous

Are people not all humans?
Why must the way we dress or look automatically show the quality of our character?

I'm not asking this out of rudeness, but the human mind fascinates me, so does the narcissicistic attitude that most of us share.

2007-03-24 19:08:49 · 11 answers · asked by ? 1

You know, cuz of their slanted eyes.

2007-03-24 19:02:20 · 18 answers · asked by bigbadblackmofo 1

Its almost 1 am here and I can't get any sleep because of my pain in the butt neighbors. My rude neighbors keep screaming like deranged morons. I'm 14 and even I'm more mature than these people. Its completely ridiculous that I have to deal with this. Why are some neighbors inconsiderate jerks?

2007-03-24 18:55:07 · 8 answers · asked by Anonymous

all my family is here even grandma if i go back i will not be able to give a better life to my baby it will be worse then mying way hard too

2007-03-24 18:50:32 · 3 answers · asked by shyboy213707 1

2007-03-24 18:35:55 · 6 answers · asked by Anonymous

This is a tough question to ask without sounding absurd & offensive, so I'll try my best to explain it well:

Example; I'm a short light skinned black guy. My whole life most black girls, total strangers, have been nothing but offensive to me. When ever I dress nice & smile, white girls, hispanic, & some asian girls usually smile back & show that they like & want to date me. Most black girls however, will laugh at me & call me gay. I've learned that many black girls think if a guy is light skinned, short, & not the big dark rapper stereotype, that it means their not real men, & your weak. Even believe your on the "DL", & never give you a chance.

This attitude forces me to dress down, & made me feel ugly, stupid, & inferior. Black culture in general puts it's own people down when ever you don't fit what they think a real man is or looks like. I've always been rejected by it even though I try to be as nice as possible.

It's getting more difficult not to hate my own culture.

2007-03-24 18:28:37 · 9 answers · asked by Anonymous

2007-03-24 18:24:27 · 8 answers · asked by yahoo10 1

why do kids who were abused or neglected have to be put on meds, why can't social services try to help these children by lisening and trying to understand them, instead of trying to put them on high doses of meds I was in F/C and they had me on several of different medications but I stopped taking them when I turned 18 and got out of F/C cause I felt I didn't need meds or therapy, my son was tooken from while I was in F/C and he is about to turn 2 in june and social services want to put him on meds for bipolar, because his moods change alot and social services is saying Im ill and need meds to be able to do what i need to do. but I think it is bull Well now that I'm of my meds I feel alot better and have close relationships with my b/f and his family, I have been living with them for 1 1/2 yr and they say im fine and doing better without my meds. and the only reason Im doing better is cause someone lisened to me and tried to understand what do u think? should all these kids be on meds

2007-03-24 18:08:51 · 8 answers · asked by Anonymous