You were raised in a racist area. Most people in your town have definate racist ideas but somehow you never developed such thinking. Explain how that happened for you?
2006-09-20 05:04:48 · 17 answers · asked by Anonymous in Society & Culture ➔ Cultures & Groups ➔ Other - Cultures & Groups
Hi!
I am glad I never held back forgiveness to the white people of South Africa who treated us bad...
This is how I did it? I looked around and realised that there are "white people" who were very nice people and I thought "not all white people are actually RACIST" and I thought "It is foolish to hate all white people because of other white people who were racist"...
And I went to people of my colour...and I realised that some of them were "RACIST" to white people and I thought "This is foolishness, we call whites 'racist' but our people also are racist"
The other thing is that, in South Africa, we have many black ethnic groups...and guess what!Some of them are racist towards each other...
...so when I saw these things I thought "I will not be RACIST...I am going to treat everybody according to how he treats me"
But years went by and became born-again and the Lord took me further away from racist mentality...I now know that RACISM is as sin as LYING, KILLING, HOMOSEXUALITY, RAPE etc...
...SO I JUST PREACH THE GOSPEL TO ALL RACES!
Hug!
2006-09-20 05:27:54 · answer #1 · answered by Hope Dollar 2 · 2⤊ 0⤋
I was not raised to be a racist, I was raised to disregard the color of a person's character as the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr.'s dream says I should. To be colorblind and to give everyone a chance. The problem arises when the majority of certain races personify and perpetuate the very stereotypes they claim to hate and when people of certain races think I don't like them because of their race. I don't like them because of their actions, that's a big difference, somehow if they are a different color, in their mind it is racism.instead of a major character flaw.
I am great friends with and have even been roommates with blacks(on our own and not by forced integration of college dorms) that don't buy into the whole hip hop black persona and act in a manner deserving of my respect. What is racist about judging people "by the content of their character and not the color of their skin" as Dr King so eloquently put it? I hate useless white people too.
I am not a racist, I am a well educated realist. And to put it simply when the majority of blacks act as equals they will be treated as such, that sir is how to rid the world of racism. Have all the "black culture" you want but contribute to society and the furthering of the human race.
2006-09-20 13:08:51 · answer #2 · answered by bullybrian2000 3 · 3⤊ 0⤋
Good question JStar. First, I have read your profile and assume that your question is intended to stimulate rational intelligent dialogue. So I respectfully ask that you refrain from using polarizing & hate-assuming words from now on. Racist has become so mis-used that it has no practical meaning any more because of its overuse. So rather than use the word, please state exactly what you mean.
You see, I don't like Oprah. That statement subjected me to lots of accusatory interrogation on an Amtrak trip, sitting next to a lady from the La-Miss area. After some defensive maneuvering, I was able to interject that I also don't like Letterman nor Leno.
NOW, in response to your question - First, let's agree that we are products of our parents, our environment, and our experiences, and society. Luckily, although I grew up in a segregation society, my maternal influences kept my head on straight. Plus, I joined the Air Force at a young age, and experienced working and playing with all kinds of people, including hillbillys. And at the time, the word racist was a scarce term, almost never used.
So part of our solution JStar, is to work together and eliminate hot-button words that automatically polarize our thinking just by reading the question. Fostering rational and polite dialogue can best be achieved through specific examples rather than words that require definition.
2006-09-20 12:38:07 · answer #3 · answered by snvffy 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Children will see through the bullshit. they will play together regardless of color after a while. but if the parents are persistant in teaching hate the child will usually side w/ the parent until they go out into the world and sees its not necessary to discriminate. I love the ending of "Rosewood". When the son completely turns his back on his racist father.
...and when that dude finally beat that whore in the end for lying and starting trouble.
2006-09-20 12:23:42 · answer #4 · answered by repentant sinner 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
My parents set a good example, and exposed us to other races, religions and points of view. That made us more open minded than most. They also taught us not to judge people or make generalizations about people. And that is how my husband and I are raising our daughter.
2006-09-20 12:11:27 · answer #5 · answered by Leah 6 · 3⤊ 0⤋
i grew up in an area that was mostly white. i went to school with mostly whites. i remember knowing white kids at school who had black maids,some really dressed well,most were very nice to me.if fact i never had a problem with whites in school only black kids i had fights with for one stupid reason or another.I also lived in a developement that would later be called a project and next door to us and in the complex their were whites who were worst off than we were so I got to see rich in both cultures and never felt that whites had more than blacks or that all whites were rich.My mom eventually bought a house and we moved to a better neighborhood and lived our lives. i realize now that when we moved into this new neighborhood all the whites eventually moved out,but nothing in my life ever made me feel less than any one of another race. nothing.
2006-09-20 12:14:52 · answer #6 · answered by punkin 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
because ur a strong person with ur own thoughts and ideas. it is so easy to get swept up in the communal ways of thinking but is way harder to develop you own thoughts and oppinions in surroundings where oppinions are forced on you. you are a very intelligent, strong and good person.
2006-09-20 12:25:48 · answer #7 · answered by Belosnezhka (aka Gex) 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Hmmm, good question...
Once people grow and become independent of themselves, they develop their own thoughts of what life is in general.
I use what is called, common sense.
Different races have their own customs and ways of doing things...it doesn't mean it's wrong...just different.
2006-09-20 12:18:43 · answer #8 · answered by fespinal4444 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I hope no such place excist. I love everyone, except mean people.
2006-09-20 12:08:06 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
How many people in America (this is where I live) are not a mixture of nationalities or races?
2006-09-20 12:30:25 · answer #10 · answered by 4HIM- Christians love 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋