Why is it that when bad things happen to people, it seems that more black people scream discrimination than others? Yes, there is discrimination, but there is also self-responsibility.
2007-11-15 15:53:29 · 8 answers · asked by Anonymous in Society & Culture ➔ Etiquette
Such as, two of my friends were walking across a parking lot. When they were in the crosswalk, a red sports car nearly hit them. The car had just come in the lot & was driving fast. It did not stop at the crosswalk area. There was even a stop sign. One of my friends yelled something at the car. It was a black couple. The woman got out of the car & ready to fight. She started calling my friends white trash & racists. She followed them through the store throwing things. Her husband/boyfriend actually had to physically restrain her. How does that make them racist? The windows were even tinted.
There is a news story in my area. A white cop shot a black child. No one pointed out why the child was out playing late. No one pointed out why he didn’t have respect to obey the officer and put down the gun. Why didn’t his mother teach him these things?
I am not racist, but I do believe in responsibility.
2007-11-15 15:54:11 · update #1
I agree with you that people should take responsibility for themselves. I do see it on the news more that blacks cry out discrimination more, or maybe it is just the news showing them because they make a better story.
Blacks are the only ones who are discriminated against though. Blacks also discriminate themselves. I have seen blacks discriminate against other blacks even. I have been cursed at because I would not give change to people on the street. They would snap at me and say that I had money, I was white, I was just to racist to share it. Being white doesn't mean I have money. I wish it did, then I wouldn't have to live where I do or ride the bus.
I do agree with you though. The whining gets to me. Sometimes I have to shout back at the TV. It is one of the reasons I refuse to watch things like Divorce Court, Jerry Springer, etc.
2007-11-15 16:29:52 · answer #1 · answered by starwberry 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
You know no one can answer why people do what they do except to ask them directly. I can speculate that maybe they have encountered racism in their lives and feel that all people of other races are evil.
I can also tell you as a black woman I teach my child accountability, responsibility, and consequences. I can't speak for other people and what they teach their kids. But that was one woman and 2 people that you just happen to know. What about all of the horrible things that were done to people just because of the color of their skin. I am by no means making excuses for her behavior. She was wrong. But blacks have been discriminated against for a long time and it is still going on today.
2007-11-15 16:06:21 · answer #2 · answered by tikababy 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
i think people in low-income neighborhoods, more often than not - black communities, tend to feel very marginalized from society. nobody HELPS them! a lot of the people in these communities feel like the gov't, firms, etc. work against them, so what do they do? they do what any human would do... blame whoever they feel is responsible for their troubles. i think people tend to project certain things onto other people and what you say about black people doesn't really apply to many of the black friends i have.
and fyi, racism still exists and it's very ugly. an elderly black man in new orleans was beat half to death - this was caught on video, for what seems to be NO reason. it's only been 40 years since american society was openly racist and segregationist. it takes time for things to change. how this is relevant to your question is... I THINK a lot of Black people take note of the remnants of a racist society and sometimes jump the gun on whether someone's being racist or not.
I think it is a very arguable comment to say that Blacks (or maybe Jews) have been, throughout history, the most marginalized of all ethnicities.
2007-11-15 16:03:15 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 1⤋
Personal responsibility is part of it. It's easier to call someone a racist than own up to bad behavior.
2007-11-15 15:57:52 · answer #4 · answered by mcq316 7 · 4⤊ 0⤋
Playing the race card is an easy way to blame others for one's own failures rather than taking responsibility for your own actions.
2007-11-15 15:57:16 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 4⤊ 0⤋
They either don't have anything else to offer or they are grasping at straws. That's why I think Mrs. Obama played the race card last week when she appealed to Blacks to vote for her husband because he's Black. Sad, really.
2007-11-15 16:03:18 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 1⤋
People use it b/c it works.
2007-11-15 20:22:58 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Because of questions like this one!
2007-11-15 21:56:08 · answer #8 · answered by RonPaul2008.com 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋