why do white peopl complain of a double standard?

Question

generally speaking of course.

White people created the double standard and spread it around the globe. In this country there were officially two standards for 191 years of the country's 231 years history.

So why do they complain of double standards now?

Answer 1

I find it funny that a lot of the white responders on this page, particularly the first two, cannot even answer the question because the point that you pose, is valid and has the ring of truth. So instead, they employ any one (or more) of the following popular phrases, which are used, in essense, to turn things around on the black questioner and as a means to avoid the very relevant issue/question being presented:

1) "Why can't you black people just get over it..."
2) "You black people are always playing the victim role...
3) "You black people blame whitey for your problems...

And so on and so forth. Despite the fact that you never once accused "whitey" of one thing in your question, nor did you attempt to play a "victim role". You are just simply asking a question out of curiosity as a result of things you have seen that just don't match up to you. It is merely human nature. But the problem is, is that the white man doesn't want to confront the unfairness and the inconsistencies of his actions, his past transgressions, nor the double standard that he has set up in society. Because, in his heart of hearts, he knows he's wrong. But I believe that he has gotten himself so deep in the hole--of his own making--that to admit error now would mean that he would have to go all the way back and correct his wrongs, so instead he chooses to ignores it, shift blame, or distort facts.

My all time favorite is--"you blacks are complaining about something that happened years ago and doesn't affect you now."

Thr above statement, I must say, is very erronous, to say the least. It is easy for a white person to say that the past wrongs do not affect us today, because for the white man in America and beyond, it is very true. But I do know, that for the black man, this is not the case at all. What happened in the past, is still affecting the Blacks, particularly in America, today. Slavery and an other hundred years of emotional, mental, and often physical abuse, has taken a toll on black americans that is still in affect today. This manifests in socioecomic status of the black american, education levels, single parent families, and so forth. Now, by no means am I saying that blacks have no responsibility for themselves. The point I am trying to put forth is that, whites played a big role in getting the black american in the hell hole that many of them are in today, but it is up to the black race to climb out of it--its not up to anyone else but the blacks. And its blacks faults too, when certain ones do not want to take the initiative to educate themselves, improve family relatioships, and improve their neighbourhood.

Answer 2

Actually, if there is a double standard, I think that it is not even close to the double standards that many other minorities have faced time and time again. I have seen some whites say that the existance of the NAACP, BET, HBCU, and affirmative action is a double standard. Yet, I believe that you cannot complain of a double standard if you have not attempted to have similiar things for yourself. If you are just sitting back and complaining then you have made no strides, and you are just a whiner. The amazing thing is that, I see women on here complain about how unfair affirmative action is. Affirmative action does just as much to benefit women as minorities. Affirmative action was put in place to "affirm" equal opportunity. White america did create the double standard. They pushed for seperate but equal. The only problem with that, was it was never equal. One more thing, I think the reason that some complain of a double standard is because they cannot do all they want to do. I see people whining that they cannot use the "n" word and other black people use it. I refrain from using that word, but common sense would tell them that it is inappropiate. I have heard someone call thier husband a stupid a**hole. Yet, I have the sense to know that I cannot go around calling people's husbands that name. If I see something that is unfair, I stand up against it. If you see something that is unfair in your eyes and you just whine about it, you cannot complain when it continues.

Answer 3

Well, in order to move on in life, the past should remain the past. We can't keep dwelling on what white folk did back then. I didn't live it, you didn't either. There should be no double standard. There shouldn't be anyone that wants to refer to themselves or anyone else in a racists manner. Instead of constantly fighting one another, we should be pulling together. After all, our biggest difference is our skin color. But we are all pretty much the same.

You will never move forward in life, until you learn to forgive.

Answer 4

I would say that it's irrelevant (why double standards exist). In fact, I have said so before. But I have to retract my statement, as the past is always important. It was never my intention to say otherwise. What I really meant was to stress the importance of learning from the past and realizing that we shouldn't hold the past against people who had nothing to do with it. We all have the same right to complain of double standards and all other unfairness. I am speaking from the point of view of a person who doesn't make color based judgements. What other white people did (or still do) is not a reflection of the person I am. I have the right to demand that I am treated with the same respect as everyone else and that there are no more (or less) rules expected of me than are expected of anyone else.

I would continue, but I'd rather take this opportunity to give my input regarding the lady's post above--

Firstly, I would like to thank you for pointing out the ignorance of a few of the other posters. You are correct in that the asker did not play the blame game but rather simply asked a question. Furthermore, it is quite a shame that he has recieved no intelligent answers (other than yours) in response to his question. I thank you for also pointing out the racist motives of those who respond to questions with hatred and finger-pointing.

Secondly, however, I want to comment on some of the statements that you made:

"But the problem is, is that the white man doesn't want to confront the unfairness and the inconsistencies of his actions, his past transgressions, nor the double standard that he has set up in society. Because, in his heart of hearts, he knows he's wrong. But I believe that he has gotten himself so deep in the hole--of his own making--that to admit error now would mean that he would have to go all the way back and correct his wrongs, so instead he chooses to ignores it, shift blame, or distort facts."
----I agree with you to a certain extent. The problem that I have with what you said isn't with the accusation itself but rather with who you're accusing. I'll elaborate-- You are accusing "the white man". Who is "the white man"? There are many white men, and they are not all the same. They do not all have the same attitudes and beliefs, and they do not all support racism. (And those who do support racism are not representatives of every white man.)

"My all time favorite is--"you blacks are complaining about something that happened years ago and doesn't affect you now." Thr above statement, I must say, is very erronous, to say the least."
----EXACTLY! It IS erroneous. And the primary reason why it's erroneous is because people who say such things are lumping an entire people together as though they all think, feel, and say the same things.

You say, "It is easy for a white person to say that the past wrongs do not affect us today, because for the white man in America and beyond, it is very true." However, this isn't true for everyone. I certainly won't claim that any white man is treated as unfairly as any black man. Likewise, I won't claim that the opposite is true. I make no claims one way or the other because I don't believe that any of us have any way of knowing how much others do (or do not) suffer or experience hardships. But I do feel that we are living in an extremely unequal society- a society in which the government pits us all against one another for the sake of ensuring that we remain focused on things other than the fact that the rich are the priority. And there are people of all groups who are victims of that government programming, including white men.

You go on to say, "Now, by no means am I saying that blacks have no responsibility for themselves." And I thank you so much for demanding that people accept responsibility. I do, however, agree with your former statements which explain that the ramifications of history are still being felt by blacks. This is very true, and it's quite pathetic that so many people are in denial about this.

"The point I am trying to put forth is that, whites played a big role in getting the black american in the hole that many of them are in today, but it is up to the black race to climb out of it--its not up to anyone else but the blacks."
----Actually, in my opinion, it's up to ALL of us. We are ALL responsible for making the necessary improvements and striving towards fair and equal treatment for everyone. I am not disagreeing with you about personal responsibility. In fact, I agree with you 100%. However, I also believe that particular groups are NOT responsible. In my opinion, we are all responsible-- personally as individuals and equally as groups. I hope you understand what I mean.

"And its blacks faults too, when certain ones do not want to take the initiative to educate themselves, improve family relatioships, and improve their neighbourhood."
----This is true. But it's not just THEIR fault. It's the fault of everyone who feeds corrupt governments and societies and programs them to believe that they have no other options.

Although I am obviously not the individual who posted this question, I thank you so much for your input and for speaking out as a voice of reason concerning this issue. Always remember that you are a light in this world and that everything you say and do matters and makes a difference. ♥

Answer 5

Humans in general always complain. I don't know why but...

Answer 6

Because there a lot of HUGE DOUBLE-STANDARDS in America working against the White majority.Any person with half a brain should already know that.

Answer 7

life goes on. listen to tupac's song: life goes on.
it dosen't matter what happend five minutes ago, the only thing you can change, is your reaction to past events

Answer 8

POSSIBLY BECAUSE WE WERENT ALIVE BACK THAN?! Seriously it wasent my idea, not my fault, you didnt have to live through it and I don;t really want to know your feelings on this subject.

You never lived through it so dont give me that bull

Answer 9

who cares!?!?

Answer 10

SHUT. UP.
oh i forgot white people are wrong and black people are right, my bad.