Why do some minorities think they are discriminated because of race...?

Question

and not because of rude, hostile attitude, laziness, and antisocial behavior?

Answer 1

I hearby coin the term "THE WHINING SYNDROME"

Answer 2

The reality is that it's a lot more difficult to dig yourself out of the hole that others have dumped you into- whether it's poverty, a drug-addicted single parent, violence in your neighborhood and school, and negative role models and peer influences- than those raised in wealthy suburbs with mommy and daddy paying for an Ivy League education. Minorities are statistically more likely to experience one or more of these disadvantages. And, I absolutely do believe that those minorities that achieve positions of authority and respect are subjected to a lot more scrutiny (and suspicious criticism) by those that automatically assume that they only have the job because of their race when, in all likelihood, they had to overcome a great deal more in life to get there than their white peers.

The fact is that, when a white person does something wrong, their race does not even register to other white people. Just their actions, and the next day, they'll be hard pressed to remember what race the person was. However, when a minority or someone that is perceived to be gay does something objectionable, their race or sexual orientation is immediately noted. Numerous studies have confirmed this. I'm white with mostly white acquaintances, and I've heard plenty of stories about lazy "black" co-workers, and not once have I ever heard someone complain about a lazy "white" co-worker, which is why I make a point of asking about the person's race when it's not noted- and guess what? It turns out that there's no shortage of trashy, rude, hostile, lazy white people on this planet!

Answer 3

Not all minorities are rude, hostile, lazy or antisocial. There are a lot of us who are legal contributing members of society. We work a 9-5, we pay our bills, we pay our taxes, we've gone or are going to school, we take care of our kids, so forth and so on. Just like anyone else. Unfortunately, there are minorities who are exactly as you listed which makes it bad for those of us who are not. I can go into an expensive store, by myself, dressed "normally" (I'm a 30yo woman even though I look younger) and still get followed around the store, either outright or with their eyes. I don't get greeted, but the white person who comes in behind me does and gets asked if they need help. When that happens, I don't get an attitude, I leave. My dollars talk way more than feeding into a stereotype (loud black woman with an attitude problem). At stores, I pull out my Amex card and sometimes they want ID from me (and it's not because I'm charging a certain amount), but not the person, who happens to be white, next to me. When I let them know that that is illegal and that they are only supposed to check for and compare the signature, they look surprised that I know that. I worked in retail all through college and shortly after I graduated college. I refuse to show ID and I simply say that they can either charge my card or not get a sale. I'm never rude, because there is no reason to be. That's just the unfortunate reality that we live in.

Answer 4

Magsli has a good point. The fact that you said some minorities are rude, hostile, lazy, and posit anitsocial behavior is discrimination in and of itself.
However, I do think that overt discrimination in America is not as prevalent as it used to be. Covert discrimination is alive and very well in the country everywhere.
My lady is African American. She tells me countless stories of how she is followed in stores when there are a bunch of white teens clearly stuffing their pockets with goods. She tells me how she is last to be waited on as if she cannot be seen as clearly as white patrons. She tells me how white women in target walk in front of her while she looking at something in the aisle and simply stand there forcing her to wait her turn while they grab what they need, even though she was there first. She tells me how she is not handed her change in the store, but it is simply placed on the counter for her to pick up, meanwhile the white patrons get their change in hand.
I mean its not necessarily discrimination, just covert racism. As I white person, I can admit that I have family and friends who say negative things about blacks and other minorities and do very small, undercover things that affect minorities.
I used to work for a store called Learningsmith right after high school. When someone would bring back an application, the manager or whoever took it, would circle the letter corresponding to the race of the applicant in the word Learningsmith as it was printed on the application. the N in the word stood for *****. These applicants would not be called for interviews. This was less than 15 years ago.

Answer 5

Because some people ARE discriminated because of their race. What do you think Racism was a word made up by minorites? Wrong!!! Even White People knew that members of their group treated those outside of it poorly based on their "race" which is why they made the word.

Answer 6

You've just answered your own question. You automatically presume minorities to be rude, lazy, etc and that my friend is discrimination on the bounds of race. I think you'll find that every race--white, black, hispanic, asian etc has people who work hard for a living, and those who'd rather claim welfare.

Answer 7

Because of race-baiters like Jesse Jackson and Al Sharpton, who will defend ANY black guy -- no matter how horribly he behaves -- on the grounds that he's being discriminated against. Remember a couple years back when a few black kids decided to go on rampage in the stands at a football game and got expelled for it? Jackson took the case and swore it wasn't because they were attacking people, but because they were black.

Answer 8

Because they don't see themselves as rude, hostile, laziness, and antisocial. Piankey's comment proves it.
Besides, they are accustomed to playing the race card to get their way.

Answer 9

It might have something to do with the fact that some minorities are discriminated against by race. As to the other stuff, do you think the Black Panther party should chip in and buy the Ku Klux Klan a couple of dozen boxes of Krispy Kreme donuts just to let them know that there's no hard feelings for all the lynchings?

Answer 10

The "race card" is simply the easiest to pull. In my country at least, white people still feel a lot of guilt about the past, even the newer generations. A lot of people in other races know this (heck, white people even admit to the guilt!) And blaming everything on race always hits a nerve and hits a nerve QUICKLY it does. It's pathetic and sad, but that's the way it is. (Like I said, in my country at least!)

Answer 11

Because it happens. Consider the example of my tall Black friend who had a gun pulled on him and was forced to lie in a filthy gutter by a cop who was looking for a short White guy. How degrading must that be? How could you not get angry at that? Look at the history of the LAPD routinely beating up Black people and Latinos and throwing them in prison for long terms on totally bogus, faked charges--its been going on for over a century. Probably happens in a lot of places besides LA, too. I remain in awe of the grace and equanimity with which Black people and Latinos live considering how racist and prejudiced and often outright unfair and brutal this society is.