I know if white kids did that, the media would call it a race related incident, but if black kids do it, it is not....i am tired of the double standard the media plays on stories...what are your opinions...
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2006-06-17 23:34:22 · 10 answers · asked by turntable 6 in Society & Culture ➔ Other - Society & Culture
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2006-06-17 23:34:44 · update #1
It's the irony of modern society. To label an incident like that racist is to be pointed racist yourself or at the very least a stereotypical bigot. Its funny in its absurdity.
ps. i totally agree with you too.
2006-06-17 23:58:54 · answer #1 · answered by drtaby13 1 · 0⤊ 1⤋
It is a form of racism but Ithere is a noteworthy difference in the 'why' of the matter.
We can't underestimate the power and the pain of having a chip on your shoulder.
For example: What do most people say about the poor - straight off the bat? They are scum, that they are lazy, (black or white it makes no difference - they are 'losers') Can you even imagine what that can do to a person's self esteem - and how they view the world around them? They hate those with more, and not because of envy - because of a gross lack empathy, love, and even respect -abuse. They have been beaten down too much and too often to differentiate between someone who might think of them with decency and someone who picks on them. They deserve compensation and much apology, but where do you start with something like that?
Blacks have been second class citizens for a long time. They do not feel the dignity and respect that white people can take for granted. So while racism is never to be condoned - blacks might be that way in this part of the world because of real injustice and pain. There is no logic in pain or any emotion.
2006-06-17 23:40:45 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
i kinda like what you mentioned and that i consider you i'm African American and that i grew up interior the ghetto and the cities. There are racist black human beings yet in comparison to how your asserting it we talk approximately white human beings continually basically because of the fact.. that would not make us racist and in fact im extraordinarily particular at the back of closed door they are to and that i comprehend this for a fact because of the fact I unquestionably have alot of white acquaintances and an CAUCASIAN grandmother. so do no longer attempt to place all the blame on us.. weren't the only race that does undesirable interior the worldwide..
2016-12-08 10:11:52 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Sorry, I can no longer answer these kinds of questions. When I answer them in true honesty, Some ************ reports me and I get a violation and my answer is deleted! You can no longer give your true opinion in America, cause if you do, they say you are causing hatred and violence! Well I learned my lesson, I will never say what I really feel ever again! I know when I am licked!!!
2006-06-17 23:48:23 · answer #4 · answered by ? 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Like you said, its a double standard. They are a little spoiled and if we just look at them wrong they say were racist.
2006-06-18 00:27:28 · answer #5 · answered by lovinlife 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Why wasnt the killing of american indians called ethnic cleansing or just called mass murder?
I am tired of the double standard too.
2006-06-17 23:40:42 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
It SELLS. People like drama, even on the news. I know it is not right. But, thats the sad truth.
2006-06-17 23:45:49 · answer #7 · answered by area51base 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
If I could give you 50 points I would. Great question
2006-06-17 23:41:38 · answer #8 · answered by gwad_is_a_myth 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
SIMPLE.....
Because it wouldn't be sensational enuf to sell more copies of the newspaper or magazine!
2006-06-17 23:50:10 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Agree with you 100%...
2006-06-17 23:37:40 · answer #10 · answered by ma_isa 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋