are white people really racist?

Question

There are African Americans, Mexican Americans,
Asian Americans, Arab Americans, Native Americans,
etc.
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And then there are just Americans.
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You pass me on the street and sneer in my
direction. You call me "Whiteboy," "Cracker,"
"Honkey," "Whitey," "Caveman" and that's OK.
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But when I call you, ******, Kike, Towelhead,
Sand-******, camel Jockey, Beaner, ****, or Chink you
call me a racist.
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You say that whites commit a lot of violence
against you, so why are the ghettos the most dangerous
places to live?
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You have the United ***** College Fund.
You have Martin Luther King Day.
You have Black History Month.
You have Cesar Chavez Day.
You have Yom Hashoah
You have Ma'uled Al-Nabi
You have the NAACP.
You have BET.
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If we had WET(White Entertainment Television)
we'd be Racists.
If we had a White Pride Day you would call us
racists.
If we had White History Month, we'd be racists.
If we had any organization for only whites to
"advance" our lives, we'd be racists.
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We have a Hispanic Chamber of Commerce, a Black
Chamber of Commerce, and then we just have the plain
Chamber of Commerce.
Wonder who pays for that?
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If we had a college fund that only gave white
students scholarships, you know we'd be racists. There
are over 60 openly proclaimed Black Colleges in the
US, yet if there were "White colleges" that would be a
racist college.
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In the Million Man March, you believed that you
were marching for your race and rights.
If we marched for our race and rights, you would call
us racists.
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You are proud to be black, brown, yellow and
orange, and you're not afraid to announce it. But when
we announce our white pride, you call us racists.
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You rob us, carjack us, and shoot at us. But,
when a white police officer shoots a black gang member
or beats up a black drug-dealer running from the law
and posing a threat to society, you call him a racist.
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I am proud. But, you call me a racist.
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Why is it that only whites can be racists?

Answer 1

LMAO LETS TALK ABOUT RACISM PLEASE: cuz some of you white ppl really kill me.

SLAVERY was racist. right? you guys did that! BET is not. & for the person claiming that Africans & Indians held slaves so whats the big difference, YOU, SIR, dont know YOUR HISTORY because in no country in africa was slavery based solely on RACE as it was here in America. The pervasion of American slavery was so unacceptable on so many levels primarily because its main reasoning was Racism. In africa tribes took slaves after wars, but slaves also had chances to be free, and their children were free. Not here, If you were born black you were automatically a slave.

TO the person that answered that some races are just more superior than others and all of the people who gave that answer a point... isnt that in fact what racism is??? the belief that one race is superior to another? gee. and you wonder why youre called racist? really?

JIM CROW laws, burning black churches, burning crosses, RODNEY KING style beatings which still happen EVERYDAY to young black men in LA in 2006! that **** is racist. RIOTS by ppl who are tired of a RACIST JUSTICE system are not.

DRUG LAWS are racist. Martin Luther King day is not!
black men being imprisioned and convicted, serving sentences that are on average of 4x that of the same conviction for a white person is racist.

POLICE are typically racist, and no, RACIAL PROFILING was not something we invented. YOU DID.

Media & news coverage which portrays all black men as convicts, criminals, pimps, gangster rappers and other derogatory people IS RACIST. We have Doctors and Lawyers, Scientists & Teachers too, do you ever see any of them on tv?

All this racism, you WHITE PEOPLE are the king of that sh*t. LOL lets be for real. who wants mexicans to "go back to their own country" when this (CA) used to be mexico & over half of the cities have spanish names. WHITE people are the ones screaming that sh*t! Racism.
& who invented words like chink, wop, & beaner when Chinese & other immigrants came here for a better life? WHITE PEOPLE. Oh but I guess its okay for you to come from England & Europe for a better life, but no one else should right?

Who put up signs saying, "no dogs, no coloreds"? You guessed it, muthafuckin white people. YOU muthafuckas INVENTED racism, so please, dont be mad, we learned from the f*cking best.

we 'rob you, carjack you and shoot at you'????? LOL pls. I guess no white people anywhere have ever shot, robbed or carjacked anyone. Do you watch cops? I see white people on there too.
& by the way its not a cops job to beat anyone up. They are to be arrested. Beating someone up instead is racist, but i suspect strongly that you are racist and you dont see the problem with a cop beating a black person up. In your mind that BLACK person is GUILTY huh?


Half of these answers are racist. & i know this isnt the FIRST or last time that you, Asker, have been called racist.
if youre a racist at heart just f*ckin admit it. Dont become a judge or a cop, then use your stereotypes to ruin peoples lives.

Dont use other peoples pride -which this country tried so hard to WHIP out of us- against us. YES we brown & black ppl are PROUD of who we are and always will be. Too bad that you cant say the same.

I am not saying all white people are racist either. I know white people who actually do love black & other people, and for that I do KNOW that not all white people are racist, just a lot of them.

Any white person who has no sympathy to the plights of other races, and sits here and wonders why we are mad, and why we cant just get our sh*t together, and why we do this and that, is just ignorant.

Any white person who would like to see black and brown and asian races show no pride, and ignore history, and pretend as if everybody is equal, WHEN THINGS ARE NOT, is just ignorant.

But all of the white people who form opinions about black people, or mexicans, without knowing a single one, based on stereotypes of the white media and those racist @ss textbooks we are taught with, is racist.

Learn your own history and you will know why white people are considered racist. Historically you were proud to be racist, now you are ashamed of your past... Perhaps you can begin changing your races legacy today and your kids will one day be proud to be white.

Answer 2

Racism can never be justified. You have a point but listen to this, the reason why black, Asians, and Mexicans have all these pride days and so on is because they are the minority. Why would the Chamber of Commerce be called the White Chamber of Commerce when white is the majority, that just doesn't make sense. Hispanics and Asians celebrate a CULTURE not a RACE. Believe me there's a big difference between the two. You ask why blacks have holidays, it's because they were suppressed for hundreds of years and told they weren't good enough now they're showing pride. I agree with you about the name calling thing somehow it's okay for a non-white person to call a white person names such as cracker but if the white person says a similar remark all hell would break loose, why? If someone is stupid enough to call you something racist how about being the smart one and insulting them intelligently. I think people have put too much meaning into a word (the N word) see if I even typed the word in this I would have a whole bunch of people jumping on my back. Why should only one group of people be allowed to use A WORD (that's all it is)? I'm not saying to not be proud of your race but don't put others down for not being the same skin color as yourself. Things would be better if people would swallow their bitterness towards other races. "Can't we all just get along?". As cheesy and cliche as it sounds it's much needed.

Answer 3

Ok, speaking for myself I have never ever recall calling a White person those derogatory names and like my grandmother told me to treat people the way that I would want to be treated. The problem that I have with your question is that it sounds like you are generalizing all Black people and when a person does that, that is a form of racism. I am a hardworking and educated Black woman that have no time to sit around to put others down because I have my own life to concentrate on. Not all Black people are criminals and when you say that you rob us, carjack us, and those types of things, I know myself and the people that I associate myself with, who are also Black live honest and respectable lives. Now for the reason why there are Black History Month, United ***** College Fund, BET, etc. is not because Black people just wanted those things it was because there was a need for these things to occur to make sure the minority was not overshadowed by the majority, I am sorry but you can thank the KKK for having Black people nervous when White people preach White power and having White rights marches because a lot of Black people who live in the South such as myself, when we heard these words, either some of us were hurt or were lynched. I don't care when White people take pride in themselves because every race should have pride in themselves as long as it is not defamential to another race. I recognize that there is Black on Black crime but I would be naive and ignorant to say that there are not some White people who do commit crime against Blacks and vice versa which in my book, I would call all the perputrators of any illegal act criminals and not racist. I would think from the example above that I would have every right to call that White person a racist if they call me ****** or someone a chink or a towlhead and any other names besides their birth given name. If you are put down the same way, I would expect you to feel the same.

Answer 4

I do agree with what you mean as far as your point of view and how if a white organization had scholarships for white kids only, it would be considered racist.

Now before I begin, "chesswiz" needs to watch the news and pay attention because the last time I checked, I saw on the news that a white man shoot up a school and killed 5 innocent kids. So never say white people don't do bad things. We are ALL capable of doing bad things.

Now to the person posing the question: Underneath your frustration that you seem to have (and I'm being sincere) look at how things began here in America. How was it founded? Again, last time I checked Europeans came and claimed "America" new and free for them to do as they please totally bypassing the fact that there were Native Americans already here minding their own business. They brought diseases over killing the ones they didn't make slaves. Then next they brought countless Africans over from their country where they were Kings and Queens cultivating the land, in overcrowed and dark slave ships filled with diseases with their hands, feet and necks in chains, throwing some overboard into the deep blue, robbing them of their native languages forcing them to take American names and breaking up families, brutally beating them into submission until their flesh tore and bled into unrecognizable wounds that would never heal.

Now can you honestly convince me that anybody that goes through that type of treatment doesn't deserve to form alliances or inner-support groups and organizations hoping, that these attempts will help heal the some of the damage that some "others" have caused?

Now I dont believe it is okay for a person of color to call anyone a racist name or vise-versa. But you have to be understanding that most ethnic groups have had it rough and all they are doing is trying to boost the moral and self-confidence that some early white americans took away.

That is why in the end we all need to just band together for the HUMAN RACE.

Answer 5

What often escapes many whites is the fact they are the dominant culture. The “normal” culture, so to speak. For example, in our culture, we will see two men walking down the street: A man in a button-down, ironed shirt, and a crew haircut, while the other man wearing sweats, a jersey, and adorned with attractive jewelry. The first will be seen as being “normal” while the second may be “black” if our racial categorization permits. If white people decide that he's not black and, instead, “Mexican” we will label him as such.
You can easily try this out. Ask any white person on the street to describe another on a street. Point to a white guy and ask them to describe them, and they will never bring up the fact that they are white in our culture. Point to a person we label as belonging to a minority and I can bet at least one of their descriptors is the color of their skin or nationality.
We have been wired this way, it is simply a matter of socialization towards labeling one culture as being normal, so our logic will always feel it is redundant to describe a “normal” person as being white.
This privilege of being white and never having to actually announce your race while still being the dominant group is something we take for granted. When a black person walks up to the street (though I have never once had a black person call me “cracker” or even harass me while I have had a great many white people harass me about being a dork or otherwise) and calls you “cracker” does it do anything? Maybe makes you feel like that black person is racist, but it does nothing to you other than that. When you call a black person “******” that effectively reinforces their position as a subordinating race. A more “white” example is to go up to a teacher, boss, or police officer and call them “stupid”. What does that do to them? Nothing. They are already in control. When they call you “stupid”, that reinforces you as a subordinate to them within society.
Only from this, it takes little imagination to wonder why there is a specifically “black” tv channel or specifically “black” college fund. The “normal” college fund is effectively white. Look at affirmative action, it basically only benefits white females. Not to say affirmative action is a bad thing, but it is hardly “welfare” for the “loafers” [read: “underprivileged”].
The NAACP and other civil rights organizations, for example, were grass roots and have made numerous strides to knocking “normal” people from off of their throne. Civil rights were not handed to minorities on a silver platter by politicians, but instead wrestled to the ground and valiantly fought for to get table scraps. Quite honestly, “normal” people have grown blind to see all that they have.

Answer 6

you have made one very good point, but just think of all the negative things white people have contributed to America and the rest of the world. everywhere the white man goes, they cause destruction and death. (america, india, africa) i don't have a problem with white people who aren't racist. i don't have a problem with white ppl who understand the mistakes of their ancestors and race, but i do hate ppl who think that white ppl have never done anything wrong to deserve to be called names and get shot at and stuff. the whole ordeal is very complicated when u think about it. ur statement was right and wrong at the same time, but it was thought provoking and, though others may hate to hear it, TRUE. u seem like u r well educated, intelligent, and NOT a racist, so i like u. have a nice day and when u go to sleep tonight, just remember what happened to the native americans when the white man 1st came here and what happened to the indians when the whites wanted their land and what happened to the africans when whites wanted their ppl as slaves and their resources. just think of thier pain and suffering. and think about whether or not YOU would hold a grudge.....

Answer 7

As individuals i like people as a whole I'm a racist,i hate the human race.we can not get by our petty differences and other BS long enough to look for the good. Before we speak of the black slaves think of this. in 1864 slavery was abolished forever,YET the same American armies that fought against slavery was forcing native Americans on reservations. and they are still in those reservations today. That is what sucks the people that helped America be established got shoved around as thanks. Squanto helped the pilgrims survive by making his tribe and the pilgrims communicate.Pocahontas helped Jamestown survive by saving John Smith's life and having her father start helping the settlers. what thanks did they get.
I however am not holding on to that as race I'm holding that on government.
i said it in another question we should all just have interracial marriages and end this BS for good.that way everyone will be mixed and have no reason to hate because of race.
we have a group of people up here in new jersey that has recently been reconized as a native american tribe their ancestory concists of native american,african and french,they are the most cruely treated people i ever seen.people call them sasquatches,jackson-whites and other derogator terms it is truely and utterly disgusting. i myself have been the subject of profiling. i was picking up parts in paterson and was pulled over because i am white,and as soon as i spoke and they heard my southern accent they assumed i was looking for trouble.luckily i had a cell phone and called my manager to straightin things out.
when i got back to the shop i asked why was i pulled over the guy said because the area you was in there is alot of drugs,murders and such.when a white person goes there it is for drugs or to kill someone. it is disgusting that the enitre world is like this. and people like you just make it worse for those of us that dont care about the color of ones skin,or ones choice in relegion. the reason if there was a white pride day it would be concedered a racist day is because of the damn skin heads and kkk they just need to realize everyone is equal. and just because your white dont make you better. i really feel bad for the hispanics the often dont get paid as much as a kid in scholl would get flipping burgers and they have the nastiest jobs out there. i dont see your white a** working on a garbage truck or in mud,or anything else when you see a white person in that line of work usually they are running the equipment or doing the easiest jobs. the african americans have to work harder than us to get what they deserve as well. is it right, hell no it isn't.
plus there is something far worse out there sexism,women in general have to work harder to get what a man earns,but add color to their skin forget it they are downright treated awful. the more i deal with people the more i want to move to canada in the middle of nowhere and live with the animals. At least what they do is over survival not hate,except humans. they hate and fear us due to what we have done to them as well.
in my oppinion humans are worse than roaches. we say roaches are dirty but in reality they live in dirty conditions.who causes that humans. the white people showed up and nearly eradicated the buffalo,eagles and so on for their wants.we are not only raceist but we also hate different species as well.

Answer 8

I agree with you. Being bi-racial, I see many opinions, the fact that I am Indonesian and White. It's true that whenever a white person has pride, it's racist, but when a black person has pride, they aren't called racist. True, hite people have caused a lot of racist damage in our society today, but so have other races.

Answer 9

NO, this is a racist question in a way but not really. Some people are mixed breeds you know,and what do you mean by you? People other than white? That is a little racist. I like people for who they are i dont just put them in some group because of the way they look. Although you were both right and wrong about this situation, about it's ok to call the caucasian names and that its not ok to call other races names and the fact is we shouldnt call names at all. You put people in certain groups and that is a kind of predjidous considering there are mixed breeds, but just remember some caucasians have done wrong and took over other races land in the past but most of America today has left that in the past. In fact we all should but sometimes the religions pass on that you should hate this race or hate that race for a silly reason. Think about the conciquences is what i say today.

Answer 10

I wouldn't say all caucasian people are racist but some make it out to be that way.It's more than just them who are prejudice and I think everybody need to quit traveling back in time and just deal with it.I'm a proud African-American female who judges no one cuz I don't want no one judging me,and if they do who cares cuz I know I don't.