White men can't jump, white men can't dance(unless their gay). As a white man none of this offends me, yet to associate blacks with fried chicken or water melon seems to offend some people. Is their anything wrong with liking watermelon or fried chicken?
2007-03-25 10:19:21 · 21 answers · asked by Anonymous in Society & Culture ➔ Cultures & Groups ➔ Other - Cultures & Groups
Blacks all carry guns and are in gangs. bad stereotype with the potential to harm. But fried chicken and watermelon?
2007-03-25 10:35:01 · update #1
why feed into a stereotype or generalization? it's unnecessary, it only contributes to building divides between us....if what you're saying doesn't help, and only hurts...why say it at all? ya know?
2007-03-25 10:23:46 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 1⤋
Stereotyping is not a positive thing even if you are just talking about chicken and dancing. It is used for jokes. If you are a comedian, go for it, but don't come up to me on the street and say, "hey black girl, you want some fried chicken?" That's not cool because you don't know me and you don't know what I like. There are many whites that can dance and many blacks who can't. There are many whites who love fried chicken. Stereotyping does not promote harmony it just causes you to assume things about people.
2007-03-26 15:30:25 · answer #2 · answered by truly 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It's true that many people like fried chicken and watermelon (although deep fried stuff is really bad for you). So, is saying black people like these things racist? I say yes. BECAUSE being a white guy you've never been an oppressed minority, correct? What if EVERY single day people said endless offensive/racist comments to you? Think about it and maybe you'll see why it's racist.
2007-03-25 19:19:13 · answer #3 · answered by ginzawasabi 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
They are all generalizations
sure you will find many that fit into them but you will also find those that don't feet into those stereotypes.
and for some it gets annoying, that they are assumed they can or can't do something or like something because of something like their races others just might think it's silly and move on.
the thing about blacks liking fried chicken and watermelon is a bit more likely to get African Americans upset because it tied into other things.
The loving chick and watermelon is one of the staples used to make fun of Blacks back when it was the norm for popular entertainment to do so. So thought it might seem harmless in it self it really, it might piss people off because it tied to some really harmful racist images.
2007-03-25 18:06:22 · answer #4 · answered by goldenbrowngod 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
All of those are stereotypes and a lot of racists do like to use the stereotype of black people liking fried chicken and watermelon against us
2007-03-25 17:25:15 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
No, it's not racist. It's just a very ignorant stereotype and yes, I do get annoyed when people use stereotypes to judge me. Bunches of people who aren't black like fried chicken and watermelon and I seriously hate watermelon, it's gross.
2007-03-25 17:26:24 · answer #6 · answered by Serenity 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
no i totally love fried chicken well sometimes and watermelon that not to sweet in the summer! and yeah sum white men can jump and some can dance and i don't know the gay white guys...they just got somethin even i don't have. but no not racist! its actually kinda funny how we generalize people when its not offensive! :)
2007-03-25 22:53:37 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
It is stereotyping.
I love fried chicken and watermelon, nothing wrong with that at all. But I'm not black.
2007-03-25 17:29:44 · answer #8 · answered by Candace A 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
It's a huge generalization, but not technically racism.
And saying white people aren't as offended by certain things goes without saying. We all know why black people are more easily offended than whites. Let's stop pretending we need a quick history lesson.
And it's also a generalization that all blacks think whites try to hold us down. Most annoying generalization actually...
2007-03-25 17:23:12 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
It's not necessarily racism, it's generalizing. Either way, it still can be offending. Me, I love fried chicken! The watermelon, not really...
2007-03-25 18:04:52 · answer #10 · answered by angeltori1432 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The problem is you are lumping an entire people based on their skin color. Not EVERY black person likes chicken and watermelon. Just like all red heads aren't mean and all chinese are smart. You just can't expect people to fit into one category. We are all different in many, many different ways.
Yet, we all bleed red. So we have that human thing in common. :)
2007-03-25 17:25:54 · answer #11 · answered by andybugg2000 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋