Barack obams recently recounted the trouble that he has in hailling cabs on the streets of major U.S. cities like new york and chicago.
Mr. obama's problems racism or a statiatically iustifiable fear of black man?
2007-11-18 12:54:47 · 12 answers · asked by mike 1 in Society & Culture ➔ Cultures & Groups ➔ Other - Cultures & Groups
BOTH! some people will not pick up a black person simply because they are black! And the Justifiable Fear here is not of black men, but of who someone can be. Cabbies decide who they pick up due to how they dress, there accerssories and there overall confidence. Would you rather pick up a man in a suit on his blackberry with a briefcase and polished shoes or a man with baggie pants, untied shoes, a shirt 3 sizes too big for him ,and his hoochie looking girl friend. Cabbies simply judge the book by its cover, i'm not saying its correct but its a business. We can't make them choose.
2007-11-18 13:03:09 · answer #1 · answered by Shorty 2 · 2⤊ 0⤋
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2016-09-29 11:54:22 · answer #2 · answered by ? 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
If you are on the receiving end, how would you know whether it is racism or a fear of black men? Also, isn't a fear of any group based on some level of racism or prejudice (meaning one person is judged based on an experience or perception of all people in a particular group)?
2007-11-18 12:58:38 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 2⤋
Have you ever been to New York City? EVERYBODY has trouble hailing a cab, there. I think that either:
A. Mr. Obama has a distorted attitude of entitlement that he should, above all, hail a cab with ease, or
B. Mr. Obama has a over sensitive sense of "you did that cause I'm black" to think that being ignored by NYC cabbies has to do with anybody but the NYC cabbies. Sometimes, it just isn't all about you, Mr. Obama.
2007-11-18 13:04:20 · answer #4 · answered by claudiacake 7 · 2⤊ 4⤋
He will suffer somewhat in the polls because of being half black (racism). As for statistical justifiable fear of black men ... that is un-PC, but true. Just like profiling is illegal, but effective. It goes in the same catagory as racism.
His main weakness is lack of experience. He should have waited another 4-8 years to run for president and built up his credentials in the meanwhile.
2007-11-18 13:03:22 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 3⤋
Fear of a Black Man period.
2007-11-18 12:58:21 · answer #6 · answered by That one 7 · 1⤊ 2⤋
i know its not my place to be saying this, especially if i have free will to write this..but politics kills the human soul, i doubt that god put us on this earth to be fighting and disagreeing and starting arguments over the internet about how the country should be run...by one person? common, i think we should look towards working to gether, and not bashing someone for thier race.....and i cannot understand what yoru question is..
hope i helped...in some way lol! =]
2007-11-18 13:01:48 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 2⤋
There are no statistic that prove black males are any more dangerous then any other race, so there is no "statiatically justifiable fear of black men".
2007-11-18 12:59:11 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 4⤊ 3⤋
Well, most cab drivers aren't "white" so maybe you should take this argument to Pakistan.
2007-11-18 13:27:17 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 1⤋
Statistically justifiable. You can pretend that it's a racial bias if you want, but unfortunately the numbers don't lie. However, if you run the statistics for the number of black men in suits who rob cabbies versus the number of white men in baggy jeans and dirty tank tops who do the same the justification would likely sway the other way.
(edited for clarity)
2007-11-18 12:58:58 · answer #10 · answered by whotoblame 6 · 1⤊ 6⤋