Could it be that some could be jealous of black people?

Question

I see so many questions about why black people do this or that. Why do we speak a certain way> Why do we walk a certain way? Why do we dance a certain way? Why do we think this way or that way? I am telling you, we are it? We have to be. I always was taught that when someone insults that it is because they are jealous. We black women have natural curves. Men for their prowess. Then on top of that we are now getting some of the best jobs, homes, and education. I am sure that I am going to get some "you are a racist" answer. I am just a woman that is proud of her heritage and how far that we have came. THe proof is in forums like this one. Remember behind every insult there is someone that want to be just like us. Can you tell that we have become an object of jealousy?

I knew to expect some generalizations. Let me explain who I am. I do not see all whites as trailer trash because I saw a handful that was. I am black, my mother is a retired teacher and so is my father. I come from a large family. My oldest sibling is a college professor. The next is a successful small business owner along with the one under him. The next is a psycologist with a successful practice. I am an executive at a very large company, The youngest is starting her residency at UNC hospitals. She is the only MD in the family. I will give you that.We have won several scholarships, and no one has below a Masters degree. I am a single parent and I own my house and two new cars. We have a large circle of friends and ALL are doctors, lawyers,etc, and all black. Blacks are non violent, just a few are not, but ignorance makes some say all, or maybe they are trying to compensate for inadequacies.

You are right about the rims that costs thousands of dollars. I have a set myself. I really thought that maybe somebody would point out why. All I am getting is answers that prove the point that I am making.

Answer 1

i wish i could rid myself of this conscience i have.....i wish i could lose my work ethic.....i wish i could walk the streets with a bottle in my hand and my @$$ hanging out of my pants.....i wish i had $5k wheels on a $400 car.....i wish i could insult women and abandon my children.....maybe someday if I'm lucky.....all women have natural curves...and many black gals have natural rolls...you are just trying to get folks worked up......booo

Answer 2

Some people may be racist and some people may just be curious because people from different cultures have differences. Take white as well as black. We are different. I went to boarding school with whites as well as blacks. I had a good relationship with the blacks as well as the whites. I did notice that when the whites and blacks were together you could understand the blacks. When a few black girls got together in one of the girls rooms and a white could here them outside the room you couldn't understand a word they were saying. I was a junior in high school. I still keep in contact by e-mail with two of them. But by the same token I was living on my own after business college and wanted a grant to take some computer skills to improve my skills and even though I was white single and own my own. Parents couldn't claim me. I was told one course was going to cost me $300.00. I couldn't afford it. I was told that if I was black or had children I could get a grant. I admire you for being proud of your heritage and doing what it takes to succeed. Some people no matter what the color feel that the govt. owes them something. I say anything worth having is worth working for. Hope that this helps answer your question.

Answer 3

I was going to give this long winded about what our country fought for, As Blacks did not always get treated fair. (You have no idea what it was like even in the 50's) and yes I think many people feel threatened that you have the same rights. They now (whites) have to work harder to get jobs. Now longer handed out just because. Blacks exceed in life can become Doctors, Lawyers,Teachers Great Men & Women in our World. Yes I think many are Jealous and threatened by what you have achieved

Answer 4

Yes it could be that SOME could be jealous. And there's a lot to what you say here. But also I thinnk some of the questions comes from nothing short of racism, others come from simple stupidity, and some seriously come from people who just want to know. But either way I think that some blacks do have it going on, just as some in every other race.

God bless you.

Answer 5

People have a long way to go when it comes to looking at someone's merits. The person who is looking at those merits may be jealous, or afraid of someone else's success, or just ignorant. Unfortunately, I have had many instances where either I am judged or I am judging based on appearance. The times I was judging because of skin color are the one's I really needed to question.
Growing up, I was told by my family to respect people but what I saw in their actions was levels of respect. My mom and dad were more consistent in their words and actions but my Grandparents, other relatives and people were not. Too many times I saw if you were white and had an important name you were treated best. If you were average and white you were treated better. If you were black and had truly accomplished something for your family you might get treated better if the person knew you. If you were below average and white you were not treated well. If you were average or below average and black you were not treated well. This really shaped me and set me back at times. To listen to some of the things that came out of my family and friends mouths was surprising to me. Why did they think this? I started thinking that maybe they were holding on to what they had been taught.

When I was 11 an old black man came to our front door. His car broke down on the highway and he needed to get home which was about 2 miles away. It was freezing that night and my dad said he would take him home. When my dad got in the car the man tried to get in the back seat. My dad asked him to sit up front with him but the man refused and sat in the back. I remember looking at my mom and saying "Is that man going to hurt Daddy? Is that why he wanted to sit in the back seat? So he could hurt Daddy while he was driving"? My mom had to explain that it was out of respect for Dad that he sat in the back seat. He was an old black man and he was probably raised to do things like that. Then, when I was 19 and coaching a girls softball team, one of the most embarrasing things in my life happened. After a game, the girls were sitting in McDonalds and said the N word in a conversation they were having. I hadn't been listening very closely until then so I don't know how it came up. But when I heard that word and I knew we were in public I looked around. Sitting right beside them was a black family and it was obvious they heard it. My heart started racing, I felt awkward and so embarrassed. At first, I didn't know what to say. The damage was done. Finally, I looked at the girls and I told them with the best voice I had that they should not say things like that. I could only look toward the family with a look of apology but I couldn't find the courage to speak. I wondered how I would feel if the situation was reversed. I wondered how they felt. I wondered if I said enough to the girls. Should I have been harsher and lectured them? I'm sure they heard it from their families just like I had. Why couldn't I just say something to that family? I was the coach of the softball team and the adult. I realized these kids had no idea how ignorant they sound and how bad they could make someone feel. But I knew that what they said was wrong and in time I grew to realize it is not just wrong to say but to think too. Keeping your mouth shut is a lot easier than changing your thinking. Obviously, I grew up in the South. I do not live there now.


I have thought about these and other situations that have happened many times in my life. I know that I can and have changed my thinking yet cannot change others. But, I CAN RESPOND TO WHAT THEY SAY.

One thing that I believe is true is that no question is a dumb question. A question will bring dialog. A question can bring understanding. A question can bring truth.

Your question is a good one. Much understanding of the importance and beauty of diversity is needed everywhere.
I hope you are encouraged by the answers you are receiving. I for one am glad you asked.

Answer 6

Poor white people who are not as successful as certain African-Americans have always resented them because they feel threatened by the success of a minority in the face of their own failures. I think that accounts for what you are noticing here in the yahoo answers community.

Answer 7

To be, or not to be... jealous. That is the question.

I could care less what others think of the Black race. My concerns are in how WE view ourselves. I know for sure that racism exists, I have seen it in my office on many occasions, just as I am seeing it on this board. Believe me when I say that I doubt highly that the same White men who were clubbing our Black people just 40 years have instantly become civilized.

What I find to be so sad though is that many people still believe that Blacks only have jobs just to fill a quota. Silly children... filling the position of a CEO is a little more than affirmative action calls for.

Kenneth Chenault - A brother - CEO of American Express
Stanley O'neal - A brother - CEO of Merrill Lynch
Richard Parsons - A brother - CEO of AOL Time Warner
Clarence Otis, Jr. - A brother - CEO of Darden Restaurants

For those of you who are racist towards Blacks, remember when you use your rewards card, a Black man came up with that idea... thank him. When you're sitting at a long red light, thank him, for it is he who invented the stop light. Then thank him again for having the mind to invent pavement. Next time you're ironing your little outfit, thank Sarah Boone, a sistah for the ironing board. Thank George Washington Carver for your peanut butter and jelly sandwich for it was he who came up with peanut butter, and although Black folk don't eat it much, mayonnaise. When you bleach your clothes, thank him. When you write on paper, thank him.

Thank the black man for his contributions to the computer on which you type. Thank him for his contributions in the heating systems that is keeping you warm and toasty this winter. Thank him for his contributions to science and medicine, for you should know we are beautiful, creative, intelligent, ingenious people.

For those who don't like rap / hip-hop music. Thank the Black man for R&B. You don't like that either? Thank him for country, jazz and rock & roll. Thank him for making basketball worth watching, and for turning into gold everything he touches.

Blacks in America, unfortunately, have suffered for hunreds of years due to slavery and oppression, then were forced to live amongst their opressors. At one point we were the majority in this country. In fact, we were here before the Mayflower... then laws were passed, out of fear, to encourage European and other non-black immigration. Unfortunately, many of us have lost our way, but in time we shall follow our rightful path. Remember, it was the royalty, the most intelligent, creative and strongest who were stolen from Africa to build America and the European countries. Our ancestors' genes have been passed to us and we will prevail!

We do have a lot to be proud of... in spite of oppression. Please don't get upset when we flaunt our beauty and achievements, because we will. I certainly will until every Black man knows who he is and where he's from. It's not for your sake, it's for our.

This by the way was directed at everyone... and no one.

Answer 8

First of all, i read you said "I am just a woman that is proud of her heritage" If I say I'm proud of my white heritage I'm gonna get a lot of "cracker" answers.

Now to the answer of the question, no I don't think that we're jealous of the blacks, most of us as you yourself said, are proud of our heritage, but we have to hide it just so we don't get all "Oh you're soo racist!". And although you are getting the best jobs, homes and education, it's not for the majority of your people, the blacks ARE poorer than the whites in average, despite the affirmative action. You still are a target for racial discrimination, although it's not as public as it was before, want an example? look at the congress chambers, how many blacks are there? The richest people in the country, where are the blacks?
So yeah, most of the whites do appreciate the benefits of whiteness, which are for example, not being stared hostilely when we enter some places.
All in all, no we're not jealous of you.

Answer 9

I agree to a certain extent. People feel threatened because we are strong and bright, intelligent, motivated and we stand strong on ours. They hate the player. They should hate the game. We didn't choose the game, the game chose us right? That's what 2 Pac said.Black, brown, it's beautiful.

Answer 10

"Remember behind every insult there is someone that want to be just like us."

So... does that mean that all the black comedians who make fun of white people (which is every black comedian) and all the blacks in audience who laugh hysterically are jealous of whites?


"Can you tell that we have become an object of jealousy?"

You are just as lame as the people whose motives you are questioning. Proud of your heritage? You sound like you are jealous of non-blacks.

I'm white and, no, I'm NOT jealous. But you are an idiot.

Answer 11

well u are wrong no one is jealous and u ar just as predujdice as any white or latino to ask the question first i'm half mex and half white and proud of both and i never heard such things we are it? i am proud too but it's people like you who are part of the racisim because of you outlandish speaking come on now predudice occurs because of people like you who can't let things go