a black man can say black power and it is embraced.a mexican can say hes proud of who he is but if i say that i am proud to be white it is automaticly assumed that i am a member of the KKK and that im raciest.how is that fair?
2007-07-26 14:03:39 · 6 answers · asked by kyur4thichlp4evr 1 in Politics & Government ➔ Politics
It's not fair.... but consider the context.
SO FAR.... most of the people who claim "white power" mean "destroy all other races". So, you're getting blamed for what other people meant by that phrase.
And SO FAR... most of the people who are asserting some other racial pride are not also advocating destruction of all other races. So, the associations with the phrases are different.
2007-07-26 14:08:32 · answer #1 · answered by coragryph 7 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Not fair. Prejudiced. Racist. Hypocritical. Whites are judged by negative stereotypes based on a small minority from 150 years ago.
This is a democracy. If Whites were as evil as they are made out to be there would be no civil rights. White abolitionists made the plight of slaves known in places where slavery was banned and people could not see for themselves how bad it was. White soldiers fought and died to protect freedom in the Civil War. Minorities may have made the issues known but White lawmakers pushed civil rights changes through. Whites don't get the credit they deserve for all the good things they have done but they get all the blame for a small few who don't even exist anymore.
2007-07-26 21:16:39 · answer #2 · answered by angry 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
It's ridiculous!! Everyone has his or her right to be proud of his or her race so long as it's not used as a tool to preach hate to other races of people like the KKK does.
2007-07-26 21:14:23 · answer #3 · answered by Lil'D 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It doesn't need to be fair.
Minorities are allowed to say anything they want, because they are minorities.
A rapper can openly advocate killing cops, smoking pot, and beating women - but it's politically incorrect to say "Merry Christmas".
It's a crazy messed up world man.
2007-07-26 21:08:23 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 3⤋
Life's not fair.
2007-07-26 21:07:40 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 3⤊ 0⤋
I know what you mean!!
2007-07-26 21:12:50 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋