Why do people of colour always have to use the race?!!?

Question

It annoys me so much.

If you have an argument with someone who is black, asian etc. you are always called a racist?

It was like that argument about muslims wearing a veil in this country, it is a fair comment, how can you communicate with all that on your face? Fair enought its your culture, but you are not in your culture, you are in the british culture.

I am saying this in light of the ridiculous press that has come about from the big brother arguments.

Why can't you coloured people just accept that sometimes people do not like you, not because of your race but because you are a prik.

I meant the race card!

I meant the race card!

Yeah people were persecuted for their colour of their skin alright!! Don't we know it!! We get told every day dont we?

It was way in the past, you don't have to keep a chip on your shoulder about it for the rest of eternity!

"We are not coloured, we are black" see what I mean, first you want "Black" then you want "Coloured" I can't go through every colour and country so i generalised.

How can you be so offended by the use of a word. Its quite pathetic.

Answer 1

I think you are missing the point - the comments made were not "you ugly, I hate your cooking" but "you all ugly you of the same type, none of you can cook in that country", which is racist. It is not whom it is addressed to, it is the content of the insult that makes it racist.

Answer 2

Only people with poor ability to decipher communication properly pull the race card unneccessarily, them and people who have no real argument. The race card is a gagging order which is designed to stop you in your tracks, it's so effective, because nobody likes being called a racist. It is an attempt to force you to defend yourself as opposed to focusing on the real argument, which you are probably winning.

This whole business about veils, burkas etc, is a matter of culture and religion, not race. Muslims are not a race of people. The race card is not applicable here.

We as human beings are very visual creatures. When a woman covers up her body and face, she is covering up tools that other humans use to aid communication. The effect is de-humanisation, it's basic visual communications. If you hide most of your human traits, you are dehumanising yourself. This is what makes it so easy for people to discriminate against Muslim women. Many look the same, they strip themselves of their individuality, and are then discriminated against as a dehumanised mass. It isn't fair, but it is true.

Answer 3

Your argument was nice until you added the prick line. It shows you're full of prejudices. Besides, white people are colored too, unless you're transparent...

And you're called a racist depending on the tone of your argument.

About the veil thing, is not only a culture issue, but also a religious thing. How would you feel if you were to visit Arabia and they demanded that you don't wear your christian cross necklace because you're in Arabia, or that you use the veil and all that stuff they have to wear just because, Arab or not, you're a woman and are invading their land?

I'm sure you wouldn't resist the pressure and would cry out for your rights.

I suggest you walk a mile in their shoes first, then you can blab all you want.

Answer 4

Rubbish! Dont make sweeping statements. I never call people racist unless I hear racist comments come out of their mouth towards me. So you think every argument people of colour have they instantly use the race card?? How riduculous! And for the record..we are not coloured we are black.

Answer 5

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Answer 6

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Answer 7

People of color are not the only people who use the race card. It's been my experience that when whites are in a situation in which they're in the minority and they suspect they're being treated differently because of race, they are just as quick to "play the race card."

The main reason whites in the US and the UK have the luxury of not playing the race card is because they are seldom in the minority, so they seldom have to ask themselves if they're being treated differently because of racial bias.

Also, if someone says they don't like you because of your race or ethnicity, it's not playing the race card to criticize such remarks as racially biased. From what I've heard, many of the remarks about the Indian woman on this show (which I don't think we get in the US, but which has been reported over here due to the controversy) were ethnicically charged. If people like you don't want people of color to play the race card, then you should avoid using race to explain why you don't like someone.

And if you really are tired of race being an issue, you should be just as quick to disapprove of racist language as you are to disapprove of people who play the race card when race isn't an issue. Are you?

Answer 8

My young neice asks the same question.. She has friends of many races but has noticed the same issue.. I don't know a good answer to give her... being a white american and in my time many people have not liked me for whatever reason but I certainly never blamed their resons on the fact that I am white... lol

Answer 9

You are so right, I see your point.
Like Jade Goody. She tells Shilpa what she thinks. and now she is a racist. The point is Jade didn't say anything about her colour or where is comes from. Its her attitude. and if Shilpa was White and lived in england and jade said the same thing. There wouldn't be a problem.
Well done for having guts for posting this.

Answer 10

i am not lashing back in a aggressive manner.i live in the middle east and believe me non of you britishers respect another countries culture.i have seen people ksising in public,hardly claded when here in the middle east it is prohibited in certain parts to do anything that brings a provoking sense in the person who walks past you or soemthing like that.you people think its not offensive come here and you will know how you all behave.as i would say always you think you are far superior than any other race on earth but you people have absolutely no culture and no morals.we do and we are proud of it and dont you or anyone dare tell us what to wear and not to wear.you guys first learn to cover your essentials then you tell us.

Answer 11

I agree, working in the NHS has become a PC nightmare, people are scared to tell them off when they job wrong incase they get accused of being racist, if you can not do your job, you should be disciplined if you are any race you could be endangering the patient.

why do you think the NHS is going to the dogs.