I really don't understand this, I mean it makes as much sense to me as if someone said he his proud to have brown hair or proud to have green eyes or is proud to be tall or whatever... I mean it is not a matter of pride...
So my question is really what do they mean by this? Why is someone proud that his skin is bright or dark?
There was a discussion in a previous question if it is racist when a whites says he is proud on his race and most people said no and you can say it without devaluating others. So I assume there are people who say they are proud on their race and don't mean they are better than others.
But what do they mean?
2006-10-16 06:15:28 · 7 answers · asked by Elly 5 in Social Science ➔ Psychology
sorry there is one question mark too much in my question
2006-10-16 06:16:09 · update #1
I don't mean they should say they are ashamed, but I just mean that physical characteristics like skin color are not a matter of pride. I mean they are neither a matter of pride nor shame.
2006-10-16 06:24:50 · update #2
One of the Webster's dictionary definitions of pride is "a reasonable or justifiable self-respect". I think this is the closest to what is meant by this statement, and in this regard it is not meant to devalue others, in the same way that saying you love and/or like yourself is not the same as saying you are better than someone else. I think this type of statement is usually made by someone who fully accepts their race and embraces everything about it that it encompasses. In this country, it doesn't really make sense for a white person to make this statement, because white people are currently the majority and are the race that is primarily in power. So there are not as many negative connotations that come along with being white that a white person needs to accept and embrace. I have heard this same type of statement made by people in other minority groups - "I'm proud to be a Muslim", "I'm proud to be a homosexual", "I'm proud of my disability", "I'm proud of this scar on my knee". It's usually said about something that may be at least perceived to be less than ideal by the majority of people, i.e., anything not white, male, Christian, heterosexual, able-bodied, perfect height and weight, etc.
2006-10-16 06:34:42 · answer #1 · answered by GJP 1 · 1⤊ 0⤋
It is generally hard to generalize as it is different for each person. Mostly it means that the person speaking is not ashamed to admit that s/he was born in the Philippines, s/he has Filipino heritage or that s/he has Filipino blood--mostly directed to someone who is not of Filipino ethnicity. Because to a non-Filipino it is sometimes extremely hard to distinguish the normal "Pinoys" from Malays, Thais, Cambodians, Vietnamese, Chinese and the Hispanics. And why they say it is also depends on the specific person speaking. What they are proud of is that they mostly see that they are "better" than any of the other races that they might be mistaken for. And lastly they aren't really being proud of what they were born into but most times they are just proud to be identified to be in the same race as a fellow Filipino who just made it big in say sports, the arts, the sciences and the like.
2016-05-22 06:36:31 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
I think that by saying that they are proud of their race they could be saying that they are proud of what their race has done or has achieved or they are proud of what it means to their culture to be a part of a certain race. It can be seen as a way of valuating their nation or race, and saying that they are proud to be a part of it, or glad that they are a part of that race. Also it can be a way of saying that they are not ashamed of being black or Hispanic etc. Or are not ashamed that they are different.
2006-10-16 06:25:18 · answer #3 · answered by duifie 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Makes them feel proud to belong to a group.What are they going to say I am ashamed of belonging to this race or group?
2006-10-16 06:23:21 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
When people say "I am proud of my race," it usually means that they are proud of the culture and heritage they are in, and they also proud the way God made them.
2006-10-16 06:52:43 · answer #5 · answered by Louise Smith 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I don't think white people who are proud to be white are racist. I think it just has to do with history that makes it seem that way.
2006-10-16 06:30:17 · answer #6 · answered by tasha 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
any race, can say it, but if white people say it there racist, have you noticed that ?
2006-10-16 06:18:38 · answer #7 · answered by snoogans 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋