ARE BLACKS ONLY GETTING BY BECAUSE WE'RE BLACK? (white people are encouraged to answer)?

Question

Nowadays, it seems that whenever black people don't get something, the first thing we do is scream "racism!" Then we march and boycott and sing and all that crap....seems to me that lately, black people are always winning awards, getting promotions, and gaining political power....

To me, it's because white people are afraid we'll cry racism if we're ever denied anything...it's like they're afraid to make us lose in anything because they don't want to get sued or something...I mean...was "Hard Out There For A Pimp" really Oscar-worthy???? Or did they only win because we would've marched and boycotted.....what do you all think of this issue?

Answer 1

finally someone black stands up to playing the race card! good man! I COMPLETELY agree with you. The so called "black leaders" of today (sharpton, jackson, farakhan) are brain-washing blacks into thinking that someone owes them something and that they shouldn't have any personal responsibility. I'm here to tell you that I don't owe ANYBODY anything. I had nothing to do with slavery or the poverty in which alot of people live today and its not my responsibility to get people out of that situation. It's theirs. I like you, thanks for posing this question.

Answer 2

I want to commend you for speaking the truth. I know that's not easy and I hope you don't get hate mail for it.

You are 100% right, and that's a shame because of the multitude of talented black people out there whose work is being trivialized by political correctness and affirmative action.

Take this past Super Bowl, for instance. All you heard from even before the playoffs to get to the SuperBowl was how no black coach has ever been in the Super Bowl.

It was speculated by the Bears coach, Lovie Smith, on Martin Luther King Jr.s birthday speech that it was "strange" no black coach had ever made it to the Super Bowl. Suddenly, the black community was all over it and it sadly became the themes of both the Saints/Bears game and the Colts/Patriots game.

In the Saints/Bears game, one play after another after the Saints picked up momentum, there was a flag thrown until the game was practically given to the Bears. The same thing happened in the Colts/Patriots game. How often do you go from 3-21 at the bottom of the 2nd qtr to a 38-34 win and without once being penalized while the other side suddenly is?

As soon as the Bears won, the VERY first thing Lovie Smith said was how good it was to be the first black man in the Super Bowl. After that happened, everyone I know predicted the Colts would win. Then, the Super Bowl became all about two black coaches, and the players were all but forgotten. How fair is that? The reason there has never been a black coach in the Super Bowl is because the teams just didn't win it to get there - DUH!

Now is black history month. Can you tell me why black people have any more right to a month than the American Indian? Or anyone else, for that matter, whose ancestors endured slavery, abuse, racism, holocausts.. I am Cajun. Do you realize what my Acadian ancestors went through? And, I might add, Acadians were FUNDAMENTAL in the underground railroad, but you never hear of that.

I am not racist. Of this I can promise you. But you know what? All this preferential treatment demanded of by the black community is turning otherwise colorblind people into intolerant demonstrators against you.

Black history month, BET, Black Stars, NAACP..... I thought A. Philip Randolph, Martin Luther King, Rosa Parks, Brown vs the Board of Education fought against segragation? Yet, all blacks want is segragation.

People like Sharpton and Jackson and Malcom X are doing/have done black people more harm than good. They have done nothing but keep racism alive and well, preventing anyone from moving on.

Granted, I know racism still exists. I'm from Louisiana - enough said, right? ;) The thing is, black people are NOT the only race, culture, creed, gender that has suffered and is suffering this. The more you pretend you are, the more alone you will stand.

Thank you for inviting all comments. I hope I didn't offend you. Thanks for a really awesome question, too! Take care!

Answer 3

YOU HAVE GOT TO BE KIDDING!!!!I do not know how old you are but I worked my butt off for everything that I got. That means that I studied day and night. I worked two jobs to get through school. I am a HR director. I hear so much whining because a minority or a woman got a promotion and they did not, I am always watching the victim card being played. If we marched and boycotted for every injustice then we would never stop marching. I applaud anyone that stands up for who and what they are. I commend anyone that stands up for what they believe in. Look around, we need to continue to march. I agree with boycotting. I participated in many. Some were race, others were gender related. White people are afraid. I think that they are afraid if they do certain things that black people will stand up. I am proud of my race.

I must add this.
I am proud of my race, the fight, the struggle, and the overcoming of adversity. The ones that fought and died so we could get as far as we have. To see a young black man to honestly downgrade the race is very sad indeed. I am so proud to be black and there is nobody that can tell me differently!!

Answer 4

A lot of races do this just not blacks , I agree a lot of African americans are winning a lot of awards I think that this is happening to the people who are actually working hard cuz a lot of rappers and actors seem to come from nothing and now look, Im not necessarly scared of someone crying racism because I know I'm not its just becoming an excuse now a days to some for others its the real deal

Answer 5

I think Its true that african-americans play the racism card a bit too much, If whites went around saying that we're racist against whites then THEY would be considered racist. I mean all you hear is "black rights", but the second anyone wants to talk about "hispanic rights" "asian rights" "white rights" its racist. African Americans do get tons of leeway, but for the most part i think they make it big on talent and smarts alone. But I do not think "hard ot here for a pimp" was oscar worthy, I don't think ANY hip hop nowadays is oscar worthy.

Answer 6

That's a possibility but I hope that's not the case because it would do a disservice to all of us. The best qualified person for an award, promotion, etc. may be passed up for "politically correct" reasons. Race, religion, sexual orientation, etc. should not even be considered. This kind of attitude can be detrimental to minorities. They may feel they may not have to try as hard or work as hard. We need to legitimately recognize real talent, intelligence and ability and not worry about being so PC. I hate it when people say "oh, I didn't get it because I'm black or I'm gay or I'm a woman". That detracts from real incidences of racism, homophobia and sexism. I also hate it when people say "well we have to give this job to a woman or a black person". Wrong! You give it to the person best qualified regardless of gender or race.

Answer 7

It is all business.

Did you ever consider the fact that this is all an attempt to secure the black dollar for major studios?

Think about directors like Spike Lee and Actors like Eddie Murphy and Martin Lawrence. Their films are primarily staffed by all black casts and or crews. The studios want a piece of that pie. They want to keep some of that production money so they are selling black artists to the black audiences to sell more tickets to movies they want to make with these artists.

"Hard Out There For A Pimp" will get them more sountracks sold and get more young black viewers and listeners to tune into what they have to say.

Did the song deserve an Oscar? Does anything deserve an Oscar? What is an Oscar? It is a statue the studios invented to give actors something other than money to signify that they are worth more to the industry than their pay shows. They broadcast the awards because it sells upcoming attractions. Now a days, those attractions focus on all races of people.

Do I think that there is reverse discrimination in the US? Of course, but; there will always be discrimination in the world. Reverse discrimination is just another way of justifying one's choices, right or wrong, good or bad, wise or foolish.

But don't be fooled into thinking this has anything to do with equality. This has to do with ticket sales. Young people make up the biggest percentage of movie ticket sales and right now they want to see black artists like Denzel Washington, Eddie Murphy, Chris Rock, Chris Tucker, Martin Lawrence, Queen Latifah, Hallie Berry and so on and they want to listen to rap and hip hop and krunk and what ever music the black artists are creating. That is just the way business is right now.

BTW, it is ironic you bring this up in February, "Black History Month", a month dedicated to the segregation of American history to pick one race over all others as significant. When is Yellow history moth or Tan history month? I must have missed those colors on my calendar. The fact is as long as we think that there is a problem there will remain a problem. As soon as we accept that we have done a lot to eliminate the so called problem the sooner we can recognize what the actual problems may be.

Racism is not just some blanket term to be thrown about thinking all racism is bad racism. Racial pride is a form of racism and nobody is out there saying throw that out. What they want to get rid of unfair treatment of others. They just don't know how to do that. So, they give people things they may not deserve to make a statement that life is not fair.

Wow, that was a lesson we all needed to learn.

Anyway, it is all about the money. Leave it at that.

Answer 8

I feel that if we are suppose to be equals we should be and color/ethnicity shouldn't matter. However it still does and when you don't get your way, you play the card that was handed to you. Instead of working with whomever wronged you to correct the problem, you boycott or sue. It's crazy, it's getting to the point where you almost don't want to talk to other people, because they could be offended by you blinking while speaking with them. Plus I feel things like "the Latin Grammy's" are just segregation and racially unfair. Meaning can someone who isn't a Latin artist win an award there? Nope, but if you are Latin you could win a Grammy with everyone else. It's not making us an even country, it's pulling us apart. Color/ethnicity shouldn't matter, but unless we in our generation make changes, we'll just move further apart as a country and world.

Answer 9

No! All Award Shows are fixed. You cannot judge anything based on wins or loses from Award Shows. I am not afraid of you crying racism anymore than I am afraid of being a victim. But then, I live in Houston and we do not have a racism problem here. We are the only major city in the US that does not have that problem. There is no segregation in our communities and our public schools educate all races equally. In cities where you have segregation, you are going to have racism. And, if there is racism because of segregation, then those that cry racism are probably correct. New York City is a prime example of segregation causing racism. If you refuse to allow someone to get a decent job and lift themselves up to a higher level, then you force them to do things they may not have done. Only allowing someone to work for Micky D's and not letting them better themselves is a classic example of why someone will turn to drug dealing. Holding them back without any options is very negative and wrong. Everyone should be offered the same opportunities. Then they can make the choice that they want. If they choose to stay below poverty, then so be it and I won't feel the need to support welfare. I have noticed a lot of foolish white people making this choice because they think it is an easy ticket. Then they find out too late that it isn't as easy as they thought. I do not feel in the least bit sorry for these fools, and I will not offer any support to them because of their stupidity.

Answer 10

Um, well I’m not really sure what to say. There are plenty of talented and smart black people as there are dumb ones, this goes for white people, and all people to. Every group plays the ethnicity card sometimes sort of as a tantrum because they didn’t get something they wanted. It’s really juvenile of anyone if you ask me. If you can’t get something you want crying racism is only going to make a person look more pathetic when all they really have to do is work harder. *side note* "hah" probably gave the best, well spoken answer, I completley agree with her. Well done.

Answer 11

I agree with you and to add to the above what we black people need to do is help each other and not hating on our own and by extension other races. Look at the other races they help each other so in that way everyone achieve. From experience I've seen black people make it and forgot about who help them and also forgot about helping they own.
We are still enslaved mentally - we need stop playing the racism card and in some ways learn from others.
Another thing why do we think we must achieve what a white person achieve in order to be "worthy." Are we saying they set all the standards?