Just wondering because a lot of posts on here from blacks regarding racism is actually a form of racism so I was just confused how this can happen. Enlighten me, will you?
Case Study - I go to an upscale lounge (predominantly black) with my non-black husband and we get stared at and even sometimes get rude service from waitresses. Should I understand and accept this? After all, blacks were victims of slavery and racism.
Now, if roles were reversed and he took me to a predominantly white establishment where the same thing happened, I could raise bloody hell.
This isn't cool. What do you think?
2006-09-12 05:50:42 · 28 answers · asked by Anonymous in Society & Culture ➔ Other - Society & Culture
Pamela - I never said I was "such a great person who doesn't see colors". You're putting words in my mouth. I just don't dwell on it like you might. Actually, this question is becaues of yours and another lady's question, so thank you.
2006-09-12 05:55:50 · update #1
fifty-I feel you on that but it doens't make it right.
2006-09-12 06:02:57 · update #2
backinbowl-Love the theory, just isn't reality.
2006-09-12 06:04:58 · update #3
Motherlandprecision - Prove your point! Where have I said anti-black things? Prove it. You can't so stop spewing propoganda. You're a racist and I refuse to jump on your bandwagon. Call it what you will.
2006-09-12 06:30:51 · update #4
motherlandprecision - It would seem that you've "proven" your point to a weakminded individual. However, you failed to post our dear Pamela's previous post where she was blatantly racist. Calling CMT "white entertainment television" at whatnot.
Sorry, you've just run into a black girl who don't play the "give me a break, i'm black" card. Sorry. Respect that that's how I am. Respect that I think you're a racist. And lets just move on.
Ciao.
2006-09-12 06:46:36 · update #5
It hasn't totally gone away and i believe it never will. What i do find to be a pain in the butt , is the slavery thing ? Get over it . It is a well worn out crying towel. Unless of course i am wrong and other races do pose a threat to enslaving blacks . Then i am sorry.
There are still a lot of people that have a hard time with other colours but that is world wide. It seems that in America since i have been here the number of white racists has dramatically lessened . But the Black people are drawing more attention to it . Also to themselves.Segregating your race accomplishes nothing but Rebellion.
Having the use of the word "******" dropped was a good thing . But using the same word to describe each other . Totally removes the seriousness of its effect and is double standard.???
2006-09-12 06:12:06 · answer #1 · answered by grainy33 3 · 4⤊ 0⤋
Very good question I'm anxious to read the responses.
My two cents...
Racism can come from all colors. Because of the history between blacks and whites in our country it's more acceptable when a white person is discriminated against than a black person. Is it fair? I don't think so, and I'm not just saying that because I'm white. Racism is stupid. Period. But yes, I think there is a double standard. Should we accept it?...do we really have a choice? Should we try to understand it?...yes, I think things might change if we all tried to see the world from a different point-of-view. Just like the old saying goes..."never judge someone until you've walked a mile in their shoes." It's simple, but the message is deep and I like to carry it with me.
2006-09-12 13:12:10 · answer #2 · answered by yarn_junkie 2 · 3⤊ 0⤋
Racism is wrong in any shape, form or fashion. It is unacceptable then, now, or in the future. All colors of the human rainbow have been subjected to some form of salvery and racism at some point or another throughout time so to say that makes anything acceptable or understandable is just basically schoolyard mentallity. But then again racism feeds and breeds off ignorance. Now that is what I think. Take it how you want to take and do what you will with it.
2006-09-12 14:37:50 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Well I think there are sometimes double standard involved with race and it stems from what??? Ignorance, lack of education and unfound personal strength. The same place sterotypes come from. I don't think your "case study" is the best example. Regardless of where you are if you don't choose to speak up then that's your fault and no ones elses. If you are being mistreated then it's your voice that needs to be heard. If you sit back and take it then you are at fault and no one else. I think blacks had to fight to get the little bit of equality that they now have and if a white, mixed, male, female, asian, or hispanic person doesn't stand up for their rights and be heard then it's no ones fault but their own. Many of your answer posted to yahoo answers have been biased. they have often offended black people even when the question didn't pertain to race at all. I honestly think you are a self hating black person and that is just a whole new bag of worms. If you don't like being black that's your own opinion, some of us do and we are not afraid to speak our mind about certain things that we feel aren't right. Sometimes we're right and sometimes we're wrong, but isn't that human nature. I have seen everyday on here white people speaking their mind about reverse racism and when they aren't just spouting anger and actually getting a point across i do understand and becomme more concious of my own actions. basically, that's what most people want. For a person to be conscious of things that are wrong in this world and not just spout sterotypes and anger. Because most likely anger and ignorance feeds, anger and ignorance.
2006-09-12 13:14:17 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 3⤊ 1⤋
Racism is tough... there are south Americans that don't like Mexicans... I know in parts of Arizona there are issues with everyone else and any one who looks Latino. If people continue to look for differences instead of similarities... we will have issues. Of course illegal immigrants don't help the situation... nor does violent crimes and such. This is and will remain a hot issue. There will be changes of course. After 9/11 there were hate crimes against folks that looked Middle Eastern.
I personally have experienced some racism against me... it happens. Do you best to be the best person you can be.
PS I understand why you said, non-black husband... you were setting the stage so to speak.
Keep on trying, best of luck to all.
2006-09-12 13:07:54 · answer #5 · answered by calmman7 2 · 3⤊ 0⤋
You are right, it is not cool for black poeple to mistreat black people any more than it is when white poeple mistreat black people. Our experience in this country has made for very complex relationships. I do understand that many of our (black people's) issues stem from slavery and us not always being treated as equals in our own country but it does not justify us behaving badly towards one another if we choose a partner whose race is different from our own. I do not subscribe to exclusion or persecution because a person may harbor bitterness because of events from our past. By saying this I am not saying that we should forget our past because we can not go forward without looking back but, one can not live in the past either. To answer your question, Yes, black people can be racist also. Racism is simply thinking that ones race is superior to another persons race.
2006-09-12 13:06:48 · answer #6 · answered by Peace2All 5 · 3⤊ 0⤋
actually, no black americans today were not the victims of slavery and most were never the victims of american apartheid
the non-black americans were never the victimizers
that is what racism means, it means dealing with people based on their race, rather than on themselves
it means judging people by the color of their skin, and not the quality of their character
here in mississippi i find about an equal amount of racism amongst "black" and "white" people, it mostly is not very malicious, but still. as you say, isn't cool
many people believe that affirmitive action is government sanctioned racism
certainly my white friend whose son did not get the college scholarship (but would have if he had been black because of the different criteria) feels he is a victim of racism
until we start seeing other aspects (religion, geography, philosophy) as more significant than race as a way of aligning and dividing, I expect we will continue to have to deal with racism
2006-09-12 13:01:00 · answer #7 · answered by enginerd 6 · 3⤊ 0⤋
Good point. I'm half Japanese and a few years ago I was a manager at a restaurant. I was seating an elderly couple when the husband looked at me and said (right in front of me), "Hey, he ain't American!". I was mortified. First off, I was born here, I volunteered for the US Air Force and this old fart had the gall to say that I wasn't American? I almost slugged the guy. My wife is caucasian and ocassionally, we'll get funny looks, usually from elderly white couples. Bad thing for them, they are going to be the minority in the next few years, so they better get used to it. Well, in the big picture, I hope you and I (and our spouses) are the bigger people here. Try not to let it bother you, and I guess try to take some pleasure in knowing that people care enough about what we are doing to let us bother them, LOL! Good luck, hope things change for the better for all of us.
2006-09-12 12:59:13 · answer #8 · answered by babalu2 5 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Yeah. It sounds like a double standard to me. This always brings up the seemingly unanswerable question. Why? Why does it happen at all?
It would be nice to live in a world where people don't look down on others because of skin color. An impossible ideal, I know. But at least we have the power, individually, to live that ideal. We can't change the world but we can change ourselves (if change is needed).
2006-09-12 13:16:00 · answer #9 · answered by ☼Grace☼ 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I think you are sick miss.
it seems to be a damned if you do damned if you dont situation.
If I'm black and well off, calling out racism is stupid because I'm suppose to be the model minority proving that blacks have not real problems or worse, blacks are only kidding themselves and can just "get over it".
If I'm black and poor, calling out racism only means I'm just stupid and should shut up and "work harder", because blacks arnt working hard enough and just need to "get over it".
If I go jump off a bridge hoping to stop racism and drown, its my fault because my lazy behind should have learned how to swim, and lose weight and just get over myself.
and no racism is not gonna stop, regardless of what I do.
" If I dont see it, and you seem kinda okay, then it doesnt really exist."-race relations today.
2006-09-12 13:50:25 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋