Are caucasians afraid of blacks advancing?

Question

Why do a lot of whites feel threatened by black people who get rich and then start reaching back in their community and pulling out other black people who are determined, hardworking, and focused? They begin to character assassiinate, name calling, making derrogatory statements about him or her for example in the days of slavery caucasians would say black people can't read and therefore are stupid yet they had a law that if a black person was caught reading he was to immediately be killed!!! What sense did that make? They said the slaves were lazy yet they had slaves do the work they were too lazy to do themselves.. What sense did that make? i'm not racist but why does it seem when black people start talking self empowerment we become racist? are Caucasians afraid of competition on fair playing grounds?

Answer 1

Sad but true.
Not in Canada though.... well, most of Canada.
Its very different up North.

Answer 2

You are asking a loaded question but here it goes. First most "white" people have no problem with anyone of any race being the best person they can be. Self empowerment is fine as long as it is not at the expense of others. The last part of your question " fair playing ground" Reminds me of an issue in the South Mississippi. There were 2 candidates for a fire chief position in a small town in the mid 80's. One black one white. Both had been in the fire department the same number of years, both retired from the military with the same rank. Both had college degrees in non fire related fields. After a lengthy interview process the town with an equal number of blacks and whites on a "democrat" controlled city council decided to hire the white person. The Black person sued because of "discrimination" after a lengthy court battle at a substantial cost to the taxpayers the federal court found no racism existed. The point of all that was to say that even if there is a "fair playing ground" one race may think the process fair while the other may not. The most tragic thing about your question it assumes and it lumps people in a stereotype BECAUSE of their race.

Answer 3

You're definitely not racist. Black people who work their way up in life aren't racist either. What you're speaking of occurred when it was politically correct to oppress black people, which was a horrible time, and I wish my ancestors didn't do that. That said, humanity has changed since then and I don't see much racism where I live. Stating an example that's completely out of context within today's standards isn't the best example you could have used. it's out of date and it makes you look like someone who's still holding onto the belief that white people in general think black people are inferior. You very likely aren't saying that, but you are coming across like that. I haven't heard a white person say any derogatory names to a black person before in my area. Not to my friend at least.
So to answer your question, no. Caucasians aren't afraid of playing on fair grounds. If I lose a job to a black person, I'll assume (s)he's better qualified, and I'd expect the same respect in return if I replaced him/her.

Answer 4

Always seemed to me that blacks were more afraid of fair competition,isn't that what affirmative action was all about? Basing the advancement of people on their skin color rather than their merits. In other words blacks wanted preferential treatment based on their "minority status". If what was wanted was equal treatment then affirmative action would never have existed in any way,shape or form. Sad to see a population group so unsure of their abilities that they felt they needed to have a quota system to assure their advancement regardless of their abilities. And how often do I see the exact opposite of what you mention as far as accomplished blacks being put down by whites,usually it's the other way around. That is unless of course that accomplished black person essentially says that they couldn't have been where they are today without affirmative action,if they stand up and say they "overcame the odds" and say that you can too they will be put down if they mean you can do it on your own.

By the way slavery ended over a hundred years ago and thousands of white americans died to make that happen,so it might be time to get over it.

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Answer 5

I think that you are really generalizing there. I know many Caucasians (I'm one myself) and I can't think of one person who would treat a black person differently because he or she is successful. My doctor is black, and I don't feel threatened by him because he's more successful than I will ever be.

It's been an awful long time since slavery was legal, and I'd like to think that we've come a long way as a society. No, slavery didn't make any sense, there's a reason that it has been abolished.
I honestly can't think of one recent example where a Caucasian person put down a black person because they felt threatened by his or her success.

On a different note: Let's make the playing ground completely fair and abolish affirmative action. Affirmative action implies that blacks are less than Caucasians and thus need that extra hand, which belittles all of us.

Answer 6

I have no problem with blacks becoming all they can be and reaching the top.

The problem is that they should also deserve it and in most cases they have swindled (or cried racism) there way to top corporate position, etc.. I have seen it happen hundreds of times.

I would have absolutely no problem hiring a black person to help me run my business, the problem is finding a black professional who actually retained their college education (blacks are helped in and out of college more than any other race), learned how to interact with other humans (something you seem to have a problem with); and was respectful it would be all good. Hired!

Unfortunately, the reality of it, is too many blacks are just like you, still bitter and afraid with no self respect.

Your comments have no bearing on today's world........they are childish. I totally believe in a fair playing ground....and so do most decent human beings.

Your problem is you still believe in the "evil white man theory" so until you become "deprogrammed" from this way of thinking, you will continue to be stuck in the rut you are in.

Answer 7

I think it's fear as well. Whites have been used to being the superior ones for so long that any advancement of the black race seems threatening. Its just pure ignorance, they are afraid of the competition. But believe it or not, as a black person, I can tell you that this advancement has come out of the white man's attitude towards the black race. All the prejudice and racism has made us stronger and even more eager to prove ourselves because we know we can do it. Blacks, have a wealth of talent and potential, everyone knows that. So all the name-calling doesn't do any justice because it just instills us with more positive goals and ideas :)

Answer 8

There hasn't been a fair playing ground in over 35 years. Affirmative Action, Minority Business loans, preference for minority govt contractors, and the like, all point to whites being the vehicle for black advancement.

You seem to have a skewed idea of the history of blacks in America. Slaves were often educated both the north and the south. Look up Booker T. Wahsington. Read some history instead of "Uncle Tom's Cabin" or revisionist work.

Answer 9

you feel just like the Caucasian people felt. The differences is there the ones who have to admit there ancestors did wrong by having slavery in the first place. If people would just be civil and understanding to each other. We all would do a bit to keep things from going to pot. The Caucasians are afraid of losing something they already sold. It's there place of pride. Pride is now the biggest failure in the USA. It's amazing how so many people want to come and join.

Answer 10

I agree with you Kunta Kinte and I see how this continues in today's society with MPS schools that are filled with inadequate teachers, the only schools that most African Americans (and other minorities) can afford. Then there are scholarships for minorities ranging from a couple of hundred dollars to a few thousand dollars but scholarships for high achieving students (a.k.a. mostly privileged white kinds whose parents can afford to send them to private schools or whose parents were lucky enough to be able to acquire higher education) ranging from a couple thousand dollars to a full scholarship.

To my fellow Americans:

Futhermore, history is one of the main subjects abhored by African Americans, do you want to know why? It is because of the textbooks that we have been exposed to in school which are filled with what I like to call "White History" because as the name suggests we learn so much more about the caucasian americans than any other american. Which is said seeing as we are one of the most diverse, if not the most diversified countries in the world, which means that out history textbooks should have an equal amount of information about each culture. Or at the very least don't leave out bits and pieces of African American (or black) culture just so that you can boost the Caucasian Americans ego. Don't give me that bull about Caucasian Americans doing more than African Americans, or any other Americans for that matter, because African Americans have done many great things but we that we don't learn about in school and have to hear once we graduate from Caucasian Americans who have read other books not assigned in grade school. Must I go on, or do you get the picture?

To all of you who are still unaware of how the African Americans suffer in present day society: you will never know what it is like to be black or a minority because you are looking through tinted glasses. There are just some things about life as an African American that your "intelligent" minds will never understand simply because of the fact that you are not African American. If you don't believe me ask a philosopher, sociologists, or better yet ask God for he is the only one who is all knowing not you as you seem to believe and try so hard to convince us.

I will be glad when America is just as the national anthem implies:
One nation under God
Indivisible
with liberty and justice for all

Answer 11

The saying goes, "He who generalizes generally lies." We cannot generalize impressions and experiences with a particular person or a few persons and attribute them to the entire group to which such persons belong. By using logic or common sense properly, we would be able to filter out biases, prejudices and misjudgments about others. It is true that some people are prejudiced, and they are not necessarily Caucasian. But then, many others, some Caucasians, among others, are not. Regardless of how people see others, the most important thing, as I see it, is a positive self-image. Sure, we may feel really hurt by slurs and all that. But why allow them to mess up how you feel about yourself? Again, it's logic. Just because one or a few people think negatively of African-Americans does not mean they are in fact as racists judge them. Kunta, believe me, African-Americans don't have to prove their worth to other people. If God allowed me to be born a second time and have to choose my racial background, believe me, I want to be African-American: I love Martin Luther King (my idol), Ray Charles, Colin Powell, James Brown, Ralph Bunche, Oprah Winfrey, and many other beautiful African-Americans. You African-Americans are a source of strength and pride for the United States of America. Overlook many things and learn to forgive.