I'm not trying to be rascist.?

Question

But aren't black people more rascist than white people? I mean u walk into a Mcdonalds with only black people working behind the counter and i will literally wait there an hour and still not have my food so i go get it and they r all snotty about it.

Answer 1

Individuals are racists, not entire entities.

Why do we have to nitpick over who is "more" racist? Isn't being racist reprehensible enough on its own, without worrying who is committing the greater offense?

Answer 2

I guess every Black person you have met works at Mcdonalds. People do not look at people who are in the same ethnic group they belong to the same as they do others. I have received rude treatment from all races of people in all kinds of restaurants. Some people just have horrible attitudes. Do I think white people are more racist when I wait an hour to be served at a restaurant where I am the only Black person....NO. Working in a fast food restaurant is not exactly a thrill. Let's start using those critical thinking skills I know you have. There are plenty of reasons other than race that are responsible for poor service. Lets read a book and figure it out.

Answer 3

So, what's important, figuring out which race is "more racist", or just trying to end racism period?

As for your McDonald's trips, if the McDonald's is in a predominately black area, of course there will be more black people working there.

Instead of making a snap judgement about the entire black race in one fast food stop, why not try to empathize with the snotty clerk. Put yourself in the clerks' position. Unless the clerk is working part-time and going to school, being a McDonald's clerk is a pretty dead end, low paying job. For that clerk to have ended up serving you, all kinds of things could have gone wrong in the clerks' life. When you add poor quality of education, a high percentage of broken homes, life mistakes (we all make them) made by the clerk, it doesn't make for a very bright future.

So, you have a person making barely enough money to survive performing the very difficult job of customer service. I've done it, so I know. Customers can be exceedingly demanding and rude, all the while treating clerks like they are less than human.

When I'm a customer in any customer service situation, I treat the clerk with friendliness and politeness - irregardless of the race or behavior of the clerk. It's amazing what a smile and friendly respect for someone else will do.

Especially as a black person, I don't really care where the racism is coming from, I'm just doing my part every single day to try to overcome it.

Answer 4

No, I don't think black people are more racist than white people. I think SOME black people are more racist than SOME white people, but that's about as far as I will go. It may well be that your local McDonald's has some people with attitude problems. But I'd be willing to bet that there are other McD's (and other fast food places) where the problems are very different. What you are experiencing, I think, is that people at the low end of the economic scale (as most employees of fast food are, after all) have a tendency to have attitude problems, many based on race, but not all. These attitude problems are fostered by political parties for their purposes, and by propaganda slingers of all stripes, including commercial advertising. (You DID know that advertising is a form of propaganda, didn't you?) So it may have been your apparent prosperity, not your apparent race, that was the issue when you were treated to such bad service at McD.

Answer 5

Racism is like cockroaches, it's been here before this generation and it'll be here after this generation. We are all racist to some degree. Some of us call it different things, but in essence, the root of it is racism. For example, some black people only date other black people...now they call it "preference", but it's being exclusive. For whatever reason. I think some people have issues with other races of people and those issue materialize when they encounter them. So when you walked into the Micky D's what you were experiencing was your own "stuff" coming to the surface. As soon as you saw all the black people. The timer started ticking in your head. Because you already have these preconceived notions about black people. So what might have taken only 15 or 20 minutes, ended up being an hour in your head. In a nutshell, there's no such thing as not "trying to be racist"...either you are or you aren't. It's like being a little bit pregnant.

Answer 6

I largely agree with Persephone. How do you know it was because you're white? They probably treat EVERYONE that way. I'm black and I've had stuff like that happen to me too. And it's usually in an urban area. Honestly, when I get good service from nice people in the hood, I'm surprised. People in congested, urban areas (white people too!) seem to generally have a different mentality.

Then again, although Black people are usually staffing fast food joints in the city, the managers are usually still WHITE. I've seen it too many times. Maybe they were ticked about that...

Answer 7

i can understand where you are coming from however it depends on the Micky D's you go to. If you go to one up in the hood, this is the kind of treatment you will get because most of the people there have no goals or aspirations for themselves and are upset that Mcdonalds is all that they will be able to get for employment which substantiates thier bad attitudes. Its sad to say that some black businesses are this way. and i am speaking from my own experience with black people and businesses. It's sad that they treat thier own people this way. I get poor customer service and attitude. It's also sad to say that when blacks are running things, it's doomed for failure. Not all but most. I already know what to expect when i walk into places with black employees. I am black and no i am not a racist. I am just clearly stating what i have experienced.

Answer 8

In my opinion, no one can be more racist then whites (not the entire white race... just certain individuals). Whites have oppressed, abused, and exploited others because of race more than any other race on this planet. So if you're mad because you've been waiting in line at McDonald's a long time, try not being able to get a job because you are Black or Latino/Hispanic. Better yet, try having a history full of slavery.

Answer 9

You are not being a racist you are being a realist, I have this same expierience all the time. When you go out to the suburbs where the white high school kids work you get your food in a timely manner, it is a lot more pallatable and it even looks like it is supposed to, all without the attitude.

Answer 10

ive noticed that too. ive dated a few black women and their families were more unaccepting than mine, and i didnt think that was possible. it could be tho, that being on the other side of the fence, you can kinda understand what theyve been going thru for most of their lives. i think most people are good no matter the race, its just the ones that piss you off that you remember. i guess maybe the the bottom line is, quit going to mcdonalds. the food sucks anyway.

Answer 11

I don't know about your example for this question. But I think there is more racism coming from the blacks, quite frankly. A lot of that comes from a lack of education. 70% of blacks come from single family homes, thats not good.
There are many racists in all groups, but I see most of the hate coming from the blacks today, but thats what their leaders teach them, Jackson, Al Sharpton, etc.
The educated blacks are less prejudiced, its not genetic, its more societal.