Why are some people utterly obsessed with race?

Question

I don't know why it exists, but again and again I see this personality type that seems to live, breathe and eat race all day. They see everything in terms of race. They may be black. They may be white. They may actually be racists in terms of believing one race is superior or they may be the "victim" type who just sees racism around every corner and can't stop talking about it like this girl (Memo)-- http://answers.yahoo.com/my/profile;_ylt=ApPnazTw0YDTET1S7bnn.dHz7BR.?show=30b80549ef581ba10302258d8ca2bfbaaa

Just skim through her questions/answers to see what I mean.

What gives? Is it fun for them? I can't say I'm "colorblind" and go through life not noticing race. I can't say I've NEVER had what some would call a racist thought. I'm sure most of us have been guilty at some point-- it's human nature to some degree. But basically, I go about life not making it an issue. I treat and judge everyone I run into by their words and actions not matter what they look like. Why are these obsessed people out there? What do they hope to achieve? Whether their intentions are good or evil, all they do is inflame race relations thereby giving themselves MORE to complain about! Is that their goal? What do you think?

Answer 1

Nothing wrong with that. It just shows she most likely is a good sociology student. Scan through my own questions and anwers...you will find something similar. We arent interested in such topics in a negative sense...more like we like to see the races blend (racial harmony) or what you know as interracial dating which we are both involved in. What exactly is wrong with that? What you may find to be improper, we actually think is proper.

Answer 2

Everybody needs someone to blame. People who pull out the race card constantly just do not live in reality and want to point fingers somewhere other than at themselves for every single thing.

There is racism, ageism, ableism, classism etc etc, discrimation everywhere for all of us. Everyone has been discriminated against for some characteristic be it color, income, disability, the way they dress, their silly laugh blah blah blah.

It's the people who call it what it ain't and cry wolf that really tick me off. Any term or legitimate idea can be abused or used as a crutch. Their intention is to absolve themselves of any responsibility for anything and obtain comfort and sympathy from others under false pretenses.

I didn't feel like going through that girl's whole profile so I can't say if it pertains to her. No I'm not lazy. I'm oppressed by everyone else. Not my fault.

Answer 3

Some people are just prejudiced...which really means..."narrow minded"....they have some faults and issues with themselves and choose to take it out on the world around them. In cases, a member of a certain "race" may have wronged them, thus they blame the entire race...so wrong!!! I know there are good and bad individuals in EVERY race....not just one.

Answer 4

I agree and i was going to ask this and probably still am going to. But i notice this as well blacks are the only ones to constantly put down their own and flock to white/non black. Before tons of black men were doing it but now I'm seeing many black women doing it as well. And just to add person that is mixed with black will usually bad mouth the black side and only like the white side esp w/ the women so i notice what you're saying

Answer 5

Some people are just so set in their ways that there's no changing anything. A lot of people have influence throughtout their families with grandparents who actually lived in segregation. People need to realize that it's 2007 and get over it.

Answer 6

THEY ARE SO SET IN THEIR WAYS THEY CAN NOT OR DO NOT WANT TO CHANGE. MY GRANDFATHER WAS IN THE KKK. I NEVER MET THE MAN, MY MOM WAS NOT AWARE OF IT TILL 15 YEARS AFTER HIS DEATH. MY GRANDMOTHER
WAS RAISED WITH THE MIND SET BLACK PEOPLE WERE DIRTY & LESS THAN SHE WAS. MY MOTHER WAS A CHILD WHEN SHE BECAME AWARE OF HOW BIG A DEAL COLOR WAS. SHE WAS IN THE STORE AND ASK HER MOTHER WHAT WAS WRONG WITH A LADY......BECAUSE SHE WAS BLACK....SHE WAS BACK HANDED.....THE LADY TOLD HER DON'T HIT THAT CHILD SHE MEANS NO HARM. MY GREAT GRANDFATHER INSTILLED IN MY MOTHER THAT ON THE OUTSIDE WE ARE DIFFERNT COLORS BUT ON THE INSIDE WE ARE ALL THE SAME BY HAVIN HER COLOR BANANAS AND THEN TAKE THE PEEL OFF. tHANK gOD THAT CYCLE ENDED THERE. MY BROTHER N I ARE INDIAN WHITE & YES EVEN BLACK. TURNS OUT PEOPLE WEREN'T AS COLOR STRUCK IN THOSE DAYS EITHER, ITS JUST NOONE TALKED ABOUT IT. & MY DAUGHTER IS ALSO BLACK. & ALTHOUGH IT HAS NOT CHANGED MY GRANDMOTHERS WAY OF THINKING, (BLACKS WITH BLACKS WHITE WHITE ETC IS HER OPINION.) BUT SHE LOVES MY DAUGHTER VERYMUCH!!! SO SINCE ITS HER FAMILY NOW THAT IS THAT BLACK PERSON...SHE KEEPS ALOT OF THOSE RACIST COMMENTS TO HERSELF. NOT ALL OF US ARE SO LUCKY THAT WE CAN LOOK BACK FROM THE VIEWS OF SOCIETY AND THINK 4 OURSELVES WITH OUR OWN OPINIONS. KEEP UR HEAD UP WEN U HEAR THIS TYPE OF SLANDER. WE ALL BLEED THE SAME AND ARE THE SAME COLOR WEN THE LIGHTS GO OUT.

Answer 7

The obvious solution to racism would be to return all non-white to their land of origin. If multiculturalism hadn't been forced on ALL and ONLY white countries, this wouldn't be a problem.

Answer 8

One answer may be that someone has made it an issue for those people and they need time to adjust to life as it has been laid before them.

Answer 9

Some just are too lazy to get to know people personally so they just clump a whole group together just because of skin color. They can't see pass the skin color because their too superficial, shallow and brainwashed.

Answer 10

i'm like that too. i feel the need to defend my heritage, since nobody likes it, and educate people about it. But i'm just living in a time period where most people aren't cultured and don't have very good sense.

Sometimes, i feel that my culture is me, which is not the case. yes, it is a part of who i am, but it's not all me.