Why Do So Many white Americans Portray Themselves As "Victims"of Racism?

Question

Who are they trying to fool or think they can fool.

Aren't most MinorityAmericans sick of this mentality?

Answer 1

True!

Answer 2

You seem racist against white Americans. If you treat them this way on line how do you treat them in person? Then you have the nerve to say they can't be victims of racism. Or are we the only ones with no right to complain if we are victims? That is racism, believe it or not. Unfortunately a good many white people have bought into these attitudes too, that they owe a debt to all non whites and should wake up each morning and apologize for being white. I will not be joining them, and if that makes me racist to some people well so be it.

Answer 3

There is a distinction between systemic or institutional racism and people with racist values. Systemic racism is when racism is legalized such as the old "Jim Crow" laws that made black people sit in the back of the bus.

What I think you might be referring to is what is currently known as 'reverse discrimination'. This is what things like affirmative action cause. It means laws intended to correct past racism are actually punishing the wrong people. For instance, if a black student has poorer grades than a white student but is permitted to attend a university anyway, the white student is being damaged. Most white people have no problem with laws that insure that the best scoring students should be admitted regardless of race but have a real problem when poorer scoring students are admitted because of race. You cannot provide an unfair advantage to one student without harming another.

Instead of correcting any past misbehavior by the government or institution this practice punishes young white students who never did anything to anyone. In this regard these young white students are actual victims of racism. The remedy should be colorblindness not color preference.

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Answer 4

Seems like you're saying whites are never treated in a racist manner and that's quite incorrect. I don't call myself a victim but I get a dose of racism quite often where I live. There are a good deal of mexican supremacists here in Az.
You are a great example of a racist on this forum,you target whites constantly so the real question is who do YOU think you're trying to fool?

Answer 5

"Racism" is discriminating according to race; saying that two races are different in some way that makes one of the races either superior, more deserving of something, more capable of something, or otherwise different in some way. Everyone is subject to racism; anything that distinguishes a difference using race is racism. (Just as anything that distinguishes a difference between sexes is sexism.)
There are examples of racism against whites just as there are plenty of examples of racism against blacks. I do believe that there is more racism directed at minorities, but that doesn't negate the fact that there is racism towards whites as well. One example: minority scholarships. I know plenty of people who are minorities and very much financially capable of paying for college, but still receiving large amounts of scholarships for college because there are people who believe that where there is a difference in race, there is a difference in wealth, intelligence (which would otherwise provide scholarship), or career potential. Race is not the proper thing to use to distinguish who "deserves" a scholarship. Any time that blacks or minorities are separated from other races based on race, there's racism. It's racism in both ways: implying that being a minorities goes hand in hand with not being financially capable, not being intelligent enough to otherwise earn a scholarship, or otherwise not as capable of succeeding without the help of a scholarship.
As a college student, here are some more examples seen in colleges:
There are African American fraternities, Asian sororities, African American appreciation picnics etc. Never would it be acceptable for there to be a White/ Caucasian American fraternity, sorority, or (yikes!) a White appreciation picnic.
So...white Americans are victims of racism, as are black Americans, Asian Americans, etc. White Americans aren't trying to fool anyone, though I still would not say that White Americans are subject to as much racism as other races are.

Answer 6

because every thing we do in the eyes of minority's is races black people have the united ***** collage fund, can you imagine if you had the united white collage fund holly crap that's racist or miss black America instead lets have miss white America holly crap that's racist to, we cant win and are are irritated because it doesn't mater what we do or say we are in a way discriminated against for being white. here lets change that sentence around, we cant win and are discriminated against because we are black, Asian, Mexican OK that's alright to say. guess what you don't have to be white to be racist we don t have a patten on it some of the most racist people are minority's my sister in law is Mexican guess what she hates black people but she doesn't see it wrong because she is Mexican. i work with a guy who is African American he doesn't like white people but we could care less he is black. no one this day and age was a slave i have never owned a slave my family has never owned a slave let it go and by my count minority's have allot more out lets in life to improve there life's like the NAACP, united ***** collage fund preference for military contracts if business owned buy a minority. if racism is some one being discriminated against because of the color of there skin on unfounded predetermaned beliefs than why do i have to be a rasict because im white isnt that discrimination against me.
or if i get into an argument with a black person im racist or could it be the other person is just an AHole and has nothing to do with color. in this day and age if the race card is played all the time i only see it as someone that cant take responsibility for their own lifes and has to blame someone else to make themselves feel beter.

Answer 7

Well, I can tell you that when I was in college, I couldn't get any financial aid because I was a white American citizen, but all around me people who weren't even American citizens were getting a full ride. Back then I felt like my own Government was prejudiced against white Americans, however in looking back it was probably the best thing that could have happened to me because I ended up working my A$$ off and putting myself through college. This is just one example, and I can't think of all the scenarios that would encourage this type of thinking across "so many White Americans". I think your comment is very over-stated, and I'd like to know what resource could possibly validate your claim.

Answer 8

I can tell you directly that whites are sick of being accused of racism. We are the only race not allowed to actually speak our minds. We made this country what it is and then have to listen to fools who think we should be ashamed for our abilities. No sale! I'm not fooling anyone and you certainly aren't either. For God's sake grow up and get over yourself!

Answer 9

The term "racism" is bandied about so freely these days it has lost its meaning. If a white guy disagrees with a black guy, he's judged a racist.
Frankly, it doesn't bother me, I just consider the source. If he plays the race card, as far as I'm concerned, he's lost the arguement. Put it back in your wallet and try someone else.

Answer 10

Ever worked at a place where it took a degree and a couple years of experience to get in a entry level job, say some sort of government or civil service job? Now imagine the department head of that place of work requires even more experience and education to even qualify and have some sort of competency to perform the basic tasks of that high level position? Now imagine a mayor getting elected with his main platform is affirmative action. Now he is elected and now hires a person who officially receives the position of being department head of where you work based on affirmative action and his race (when really unofficially he happens to go to the same church as the mayor and is his friend.) who obviously does not qualify and has not even acquired a GED yet. Now since the person who is the main cheese (not because of merit but because he is not white and politically connected) screw-ups happen left and right due this person making bad decisions and then blames it on the workers below him (who happen to be very qualified for their job.) for his screw ups. Now imagine this patern repeating it self not once, but frequently? How would that make you feel??

Answer 11

Because the white supremacist groups have succeded to poison the talk on various issues, and have succeded to put their leaders in congress (tom tancredo is a good example of a congressman even funded by White supremacist OKA KKK).
I have seen a picture of Hitler with the slogan "marketing works"
So there is your answer.