Do some Black people still suffer from a persecution complex?

Question

Most Whites today are fair and all-inclusive. There may be some racist junkies who no one cares about really. All the same, there are some Blacks and other minorities who feel they are being treated shabbily because of their skin color. I feel most of the so-called prejudice is "imaginary" and exists because of misunderstandings rather than racism -

Answer 1

I think most people here are judging all african americans and minoritys on the actions of the few bad ones they know. As for racism, you can read some of the posts here and see it's alive and well. Though more guarded than it was in years past it is still prevalent.

As to minorities "imagining" racism here's a couple of stories for you that pretty much will answer why some people feel the way you've explained.

My mother is half native american and my father was half black, both on their fathers side. My grandmothers are both white.

On the day my father took me to my first bar to celebrate my birthday he was told that he wasn't allowed to sit at the bar but would have sit in a booth because the owners didnt allow his type at the bar. Once or twice a month someone would call him some defamatory name because he was one of 2 men in the town of african american decent. On the other side he realized that more people were warm and welcoming than insulting. He never talked to me about growing up but did mention that during WWII that he designated to a MASH battalion because they didnt know whether to classify him as black or white. Whats also important to note is that he was very light skinned and that many people had assumed he was part black but didnt care and never pried about it.

Also he never fixated on the negative but emphasized moving forward which is what I believe most african americans feel. We need to move forward and focus on making the world a better place regardless of color.

I went to eat dinner with my mother one night a few years back and they would not seat her because she looked native american and they told us as much. The sad thing was this was a Mexican restaurant.

I hear people say racist things quite a bit but I look as white as anyone else so they never know until I tell them what my lineage is. Dont for one moment think that these people you've said have a chip on their shoulder imagine racism becuase It is alive and well.

As for people having chip on their shoulder, I would say these people dont help by acting the way they do rather than pouting about it they need to get out and do something about it.

When someone says something racist around me I always ask this, "Why did you say that?" 8 out 10 people cant even answer the question. Alot of time their answer comes from anger rather than what you would call racism. They are good people saying stupid things.

This swings both ways too and there are as many racist's amongst minoritys as there are whites. This is just as sad as white people being racist if not even worse.

The bottom line is dont judge people as a whole but rather base it off the individual instead. If your opinion of someone is clouded because they are a certain race then ask yourself why you feel this way. You can unlearn hate as easily as you learn to love.

Answer 2

If you were an African American making this statement, I may take it more seriously. But since you are not in that minority, you dont have the experience to say that it is a 'so-called prejudice and imaginary'.
But truth being told, I have come across some African American men who think that everything is about racism. I worked with one guy who was generally a bad worker but seemed to use his race as an excuse when he was told what his wrongdoings were.

Answer 3

Of course you're going to think it's imaginary because you may not have to face the same things that some Blacks face on a daily basis. I'm so sick of people thinking that Blacks are talking about these things for our health. How many times do you get followed around in stores? How many times a week do you get stopped by the police? How is it for you when you try to get a loan even though you have good credit? There's no persecution complex, but it's something to take notice of. It doesn't consume our lives but it makes it's presence known.

Answer 4

True, if you walk into a room with one hundred people in it, and before you enter, someone says that one person in the room is a racist, you will be suspiscious of everyone, and you will hear double meanings in everything.
the real problem is the bleeding hearts that spread these rumours by calling everyone racist when they are not.
There is very little real racism, most of it is bullying, they pick on anything that will allow them to make someone else feel bad, they dont care that you are a different race, they just care that you are an easy target, like somone who is fat or wears glasses or looks like a nerd is an easy target.

Answer 5

In my neck of the woods, African Americans still feel that society owes them something. They walk around with a chip on their shoulder and they talk like they are always getting the raw end of the deal. You would have thought that Affirmative Action would have eased minds but it didn't. Where I live, African Americans, shove to get in line, talk trash on white people right in front of their face, and are down right rude to anyone who doesn't look like them. My neighbors are loud, they fight not only in their own apartment, but they take it all the way downstairs and outside. They have no regard for any of our neighbors. They don't work. They live off the government and sit around and drink Natural Light all day, throwing their cans where ever they feel. I am in a pretty decent neighborhood, but the complex these people have, are felt by everyone around them. I don't think it's only a complex they have, I think it's a lack of disrespect and discrimination against the white folk here.

Answer 6

The key word is some. in that case yes. However some whites still treat minorities poorly. again the key word is some. It's something you can't look at in general but have to look at in a case by case situation.

Answer 7

Frankly I find all minorities are milking this for all it's worth. I mean, come on!!! My forefathers DID NOT have slaves, and yet I'm a racist. I'm white, therefore I'm racist. I breath, therefore I'm a racist. GET OVER IT!!!! Blacks were not the only minority who were slaves, or treated extremely horrid. I know this is true, but they are not the only ones. Today there are people all over the world being treated like slaves. Do you see them caling the rest of the world Racists? NO. Because they've gotten over it, or dealt with it.

And no, I do not think that blacks are persecuted today because of their color. Hell, they are judges, lawyers, doctors, professors, and the list CAN and DOES go on. Here's another person........CONDOLEEZA. You can't get any higher than she is. So, come on people. Get over color and get on with life.

Answer 8

Two words. Affirmative Action. Nuf said.

Answer 9

We can't really handle the truth on race. It's just too explosive.

Answer 10

I get the N-Bomb jropped on me everyday.