I didnt slave anyone.....did u?
2007-11-11 12:08:49 · 12 answers · asked by ilvkk 1 in Society & Culture ➔ Cultures & Groups ➔ Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender
The racism that created slavery, the oppression that the blacks had to endure can still be felt. The bigotry can still be heard. Listen to the news, read on yahoo and tell me if the aftereffects or racism at its very worst still doesnt ring true today. If the situation had changed so much so that blacks felt there was not racism still felt well then slavery wouldnt be such an issue but its still there. It hides its ugly head and rears it up time and time again. You can be an optimist and say its a hand ful of racist on yahoo but there are more then one. Too many people recount there personal story of racism so as long as people felt the sting slavery will never be forgotten and nor it should.
2007-11-11 12:14:43 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 1⤋
African Americans are rightly upset about 250 years of slavery, which ended over 100 years ago. Slavery dehumanizes, and when slavery is based on race rather than other factors (for example, many white Americans were owned as slaves by Arab North Africans in the 1700s and 1800s, not because they were white but because they were captured) it creates an environment in which the race is viewed as less than fully human. The end of slavery of any group leaves lingering economic and discriminatory effects - for African Americans, a hundred years has not fully dispersed all of the unfortunate after-effects.
On the other hand, the Arab tribes of what is now central Iraq have held the surrounding tribes in slavery and worse (there actually is a "worse") for about 4,000 years. About 1500 years ago the tribes of central Iraq adopted Sunni Islam, while surrounding tribes adopted Shia Islam. (Think of Swedes being Protestant and Italians being Catholic). This virtual slavery did not end until the dominant al-Tikriti tribe of central Iraq was violently removed from power in 2003. Today, four years later, we in the United States don't understand why what are now Shia Muslims can't just "forget the past." Why can't we all just get along?
2007-11-11 21:42:49 · answer #2 · answered by byhisello99 5 · 2⤊ 0⤋
You know, I don't know ANY blacks (including myself) that are upset about slavery. I know MANY that are upset about the discrimination they faced during the segregation times but most of them are older individuals and they usually tell their kids NOT to be racist. Why not ask a survey question like: "Are there any blacks on here that are upset about slavery?". This would be more reasonable than assuming that all of us are hung up on something that happened hundreds of years ago. Many of the blacks on this forum that complain about being upset over this issue are REALLY white or from another race that are pretending to be black in an attempt to defame our image more than it already is. Yes, I must admit many of us are upset about segregation times and mainstream racism because it is only 40 years dead and we are still feeling the effects of it. We have also suffered from it in regards of social advancement. But why not take a poll on here to see how many blacks (REAL BLACKS and not the trolls that pretend to be us behind their screens) if they are mad about slavery. I guarantee you that most of the REAL blacks will say no.
2007-11-12 17:03:19 · answer #3 · answered by Black Guy 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The fact that there were slaves should never be forgotten,but I don't know anyone who was a slave ,or anyone who owned one. Neither do any of the black people who keep bringing this subject up. They should all remember that it was black people that sold black people as slaves. But some how that part of the complaint is always omitted. If they want to be mad at someone,they should be mad at their ancesters......
2007-11-11 20:24:09 · answer #4 · answered by phockit47 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Slavery is something that people should look back on as a fault in history, but not use as an excuse for failure 150 years after the fact.
2007-11-13 15:15:57 · answer #5 · answered by Seamus 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
so many things wrong with this question.....Yes I understand that it has been a while since slavery has ended, and it seems like it has been made up for. But it really hasn't and there will almost always be a little bit of awkwardness left between slaves and slave-owners.
2007-11-11 20:54:22 · answer #6 · answered by You have a question... 4 · 1⤊ 1⤋
the people alive today never saw slavery . but some of the problems from slave times are still with us . the US is still run for the benefit of white people , and with the intent of keeping black people in a subservient position .
2007-11-11 21:08:23 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 1⤋
Because they need something to blame for their failures instead of themselves.
Yes, it is unfortunate that alot of them were born in poverty and their grandparents were oppressed. But some make it without selling crack, singing rap or shooting hoops. You don't hear most of them complain about slavery. (Except those that play the race card to upkeep their fame, like Jesse Jackson.)
2007-11-11 21:02:06 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 1⤋
I totaly agree with your theory. I went to a school for the first eight years of my life. I finally moved on to an almost all white school. They would pick on me and be mean to me because I'm white. I don't see why they can't just move on.
2007-11-11 20:16:32 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 2⤋
It seems like you and the slaves have something in common...poor spelling or the inability to read...check your spelling next time....
2007-11-11 20:36:53 · answer #10 · answered by pimiento463 2 · 2⤊ 2⤋