The latest card they are pulling has to do with Paris Hilton. They say if she was black this wouldn't happen...blah blah blah!!! Yet, how many black athletes get off on drug charges, weapon charges and even RAPE charges!!!! So, who is getting off light? That race card will get played one time to many soon. I can't wait for that time =)
2007-06-08 01:17:20 · 12 answers · asked by Anonymous in Politics & Government ➔ Law & Ethics
I have two words for those crying about Paris
OJ Simpson
Also how about Brandy - she killed someone with her car.
2007-06-08 01:56:59 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
As a black person I have to agree. If she was a regular non-famous black person, she would have gotten 20 years no parole. If she were a regular white person, 10 years. But if she were a well-known black athlete, she would have gotten off with no jail time.
I disagree with the black card thing though. Usually when the black card is played publicly, they have a point. When a black card is played individually, it may or may not have merit. Honestly, it is hard to defend those words from Imus because he was wrong. Maybe not as bad as the punishment, but if he never made the initial mistake, the black card never gets played, and the idiot Al Sharpton never has to get more camera time.
You know, even though blacks are "equal" in today's society, we aren't "equal". It's like you guys think everyone born has the same chance to be educated and successful, you guys have so much to learn but your ears are closed during the lesson because you already know the right answer. I think the only thing worse than not knowing the right answer is not listening to the right answer when it is being taught. Kinda like now. You're reading this saying, whatever, but everything I say has merit and is something that I can tell from your question that you need to listen to.
You know how many times white people on here have referred to us as the n-word? Saying we should go back to Africa, saying we are moneys, saying all sorts of things. Not once have I read a black person (or heard) say stuff like that to or about a white person. You guys say we are the racists, if some of us don't like some of you, and some of you don't like some of us, that doesn't make either side racist. But you guys have hate groups, some well organized, and then accuse us of playing the race card? Half of you think there is no racism from whites to blacks anymore. The other half think that you can turn the other cheek and not worry about it. But when we know that white cops shoot and beat innocent blacks quite often in this country, it is hard to do anything but stay in your own community and not try.
There's a lot more to say, but I doubt you will read what I already said.
2007-06-08 01:30:54 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 4⤊ 2⤋
When you've got a card that always seems to work, you play it. Whether it's race, the "I'm a holocaust survivor," the "I was a victim of child abuse," anything that makes you a victim -- it makes you somehow better than everybody else.
We are all wrong about this -- we confuse being a hero with being a victim. Happens all the time: the son of a fallen police officer (shot while making a routine traffic stop) says, "it only took a moment and one bullet to make me Dad a hero." Sorry -- I feel terrible about it, but Dad's a victim, not a hero.
Where that hits society is where people lie the ones you're railing against take a misfortune -- real or imagined -- and then become "victims," except they think that's somehaow making them "heroes," so they then adopt an air of superiority.
I hate it, too, but I hate it a lot more broadly than you -- ALL these self-proclained victim/heroes need to adjust.
2007-06-08 01:31:07 · answer #3 · answered by Yesugi 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Black, white, or purple with lime green polka dots --- Paris got out because her Daddy is loaded - period.
A rich black girl would have been out just the same.
2007-06-08 01:23:16 · answer #4 · answered by Susie D 6 · 8⤊ 0⤋
We all are. It is used to end debate. How do you argue against it? It is a powerful tool. It seems like some people use it for everything. Usually these people are more racist than anyone.
2007-06-08 01:25:57 · answer #5 · answered by Bob J 5 · 1⤊ 2⤋
Paris has money...end of story.
2007-06-08 01:28:12 · answer #6 · answered by A 2 · 3⤊ 0⤋
I don't like the race card being pulled by anyone... for example: what you just wrote.
2007-06-08 02:58:01 · answer #7 · answered by gcbtrading 7 · 3⤊ 2⤋
Count me in, the song is worn out
2007-06-08 01:22:15 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 3⤊ 1⤋
I'm sick of whites pulling the "blacks always pull the race card" card. So we're even.
2007-06-08 01:25:27 · answer #9 · answered by Mr. Taco 7 · 4⤊ 5⤋
nope, because most of the time they have a point. wasn't oj black ???? come on...thats not fair !!!!!!!!
2007-06-08 01:27:25 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 1⤋