I always hear from white people, "I eat lunch with white people because it is just that we are like each other, we have the same social circles and raise that way." What they are blind to see is that, white people is unaware that colored people have to deal with all the whities at work, because you just can't avoid them everywhere, but that white people don't have to socialize with colored because whities are everywhere, so whitie is born and raised never having a need to deal with colored people. Hence, they don't need to, and have a "fear" and "us" vs. "them" mentality which does transfer over to who will get promoted. People of like compatibility is helped, those percieve not, does not. So whitie is racist, regardless of their denial. Just ask yourself, the workplace is mixed, but whitie will not ask blackie to go drink after work. Whitie will only talk to colored if they need something from them in some practicle and convenient way, including its about money.
2006-07-20 18:50:00 · 9 answers · asked by debater 1 in Society & Culture ➔ Other - Society & Culture
IM A "WHITIE" AS U SAY AND NONE OF WHAT U TYPED APPLIES TO ME AT ALL, DO U WORK WITH 12 YEAR OLDS OR SOMETHING?!?!? I HAVE NEVER HEARD OF ANYTHING LIKE THAT IN MY LIFE, I DON'T ASSOCIATE WITH PEOPLE LIKE THAT-- I GUESS. AND U BETTER DAMN WELL BELIEVE I GO OUT DRINKING, SHOPPING, EATING, WHATEVER WITH "BLACKIES"(LIKE U SAY). I WILL HANG OUT WITH WHOEVER IS A GOOD PERSON, THAT MAKES ME FEEL GOOD ABOUT LIFE IN GENERAL--- NO MATTER WHAT THEIR SKIN COLOR IS!!!!! MY LIFE WOULD BE LACKING IF I DIDN'T HAVE THE GREAT PEOPLE THAT I DO IN IT.
2006-07-20 19:01:20 · answer #1 · answered by Work-N-Hrd-2-Mk-It 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Everybody is racist to some extent. We (humans in general) find it easier to stay in what is a comfortable or familiar environment, so we surround ourselves with people who are like those we grew up with. There are those who grew up in a multi-cultural environment at home, and those are less likely to have these tendencies. So if anyone wants to fight racism, the best way would be to marry someone of a different race, and bring up the children having equal contact with both parents races. I am of a multicultural family, and have friends and relatives of many races and colors. Here's the list...native american, black, white, and mexican. Even after all that exposure, though, I do find myself preferring to be with some people rather than others, but I'm not sure that it's about race...I think it's just about the personalities of the people that I'm drawn to.
2006-07-21 02:04:00 · answer #2 · answered by Silvax 3 · 0⤊ 1⤋
I dont agree with that statement, however your entitled to that opion. But you should reframe from calling white people "whitie" It makes you sound quite ignorant. Actual much of it makes you look ignorant to the society that surrounds you.
2006-07-21 01:57:54 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
People of all ethnicities can and are racist, I don't like to focus on certian people, but I would agree that it is easier for a white person to not confront their racist attitudes than a racial minority.
A racial minority may seek peolple of their background and purposely excluding whites in his presense, but is probably more aware of it. To associate with another minority, when 90% of the people around you are white they must notice that pattern.
A white person may associate with people whom 99% of the time are white. But if 90% of the people around them is white, they won't really notice or at least right away.
It's not so evident for white people. If theyre associates are 99%
A white person
2006-07-21 02:12:48 · answer #4 · answered by salvador m 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
WELL NOT FROM WHERE IM FROM AND IM WHITIE AND I HAD BLACK FRIENDS AND IM FROM THE SOUTH, AND IVE ALWAYS HAD BLACK FRIENDS AND TREATED THEM JUST LIKE I DID ANY BODY ELSE AT WORK' SCHOOL AT HOME , SO MAYBE IT'S IS A PROBLEM EVERYONE NEEDS TO WORK ON NOT JUST WHITIE
2006-07-21 02:01:10 · answer #5 · answered by purpleaura1 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I don't agree with you completely, but you bring up some very interesting points.
2006-07-21 01:54:52 · answer #6 · answered by CaptWags 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
...I "eat lunch" with black people, white people, and brown people. I have good friends of all colors. Hell, my very first kiss was a black boy. :p And I'm about as white as you can get.
2006-07-21 02:06:06 · answer #7 · answered by Girl Wonder 5 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Oh, i'm pretty sure they know it!
2006-07-21 01:54:16 · answer #8 · answered by g-day mate 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
well... what you said was racist... and I suppose you don't know it, huh?
2006-07-21 01:54:15 · answer #9 · answered by cynthetiq 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋