I'm sorry if it sounds repititive but I don't know any Black people and curious about what racism means to them on a day-to-day basis. Mostly if you're a Middle-class Black person with an educated background, does that make you less vulnerable?
2007-11-30 07:23:08 · 4 answers · asked by Anonymous in Society & Culture ➔ Cultures & Groups ➔ Other - Cultures & Groups
It's only knowing how the shoe feels on the "other' foot :)
Talk turkey.
2007-11-30 07:23:46 · update #1
Yes, I believe being from a middle class background and educated does make you less vulnerable, but not invincible against it. I have been lucky to not experience any major racism with cops. etc. I have lived in suburbs all my life and have gone to good schools, speak well and do not perpetuate the hip hop stereotype about blacks that all of people see. I have always been appreciated and treated better because of that. But it is not to say that a person, regardless of what background I am from, won't like me just because I am black.
Some people experience it differently. I have a nice car and have never been stopped, never gotten treated badly buy cops or anything of the sort, so it all depends.
2007-11-30 13:56:17 · answer #1 · answered by Pentagram 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
You don' t know 'any' black people?????? That's hard to believe unless you are from another country. Everyday, blacks on the average must deal with some kind of prejuidice, racist comment, or activity. As someone stated the higher up on the 'food chain' you are, the less likely to be eaten - but you are still not within reach. Our entire society was established upon the backs of black people and economically. th ey have no choice except to continue in this vein. I am a teacher and though I live comfortably, I find the pressures to be great sometimes. For example, the color of my skin alone could get me stopped by a police officer "just to check". I drive a nice vehicle and often blacks may be stopped just for that purpose - racial profiling is a bust! Additionally, blacks have harder chances for the "office type jobs", as opposed to 'blue collar'. There are sooooooooo many racial incidents I could walk you through, but there is nor enough time. Even Oprah Winfrey is not above reproach! The color of one's skin - still gets a ticket from time to time.
2007-11-30 07:40:18 · answer #2 · answered by THE SINGER 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
The only racism I deal with regularly is people assuming that I speak a certain way and trying to speak to me in a slang sort of way, which I think is really rude. Having an educated background does help and people do treat you differently once they are convinced you are "smart." In general I don't fnd racisim to be a problem on a regular basis.
2007-11-30 07:33:21 · answer #3 · answered by cashmaker81 6 · 3⤊ 0⤋
Just because you are Black doesn't mean you necessarily face predudice, however, what we mean by ''opressed'' is that as a Black person, you WILL have a harder time in some situations to get an identity. society looks at black people different as i'm sure you are aware.
The higher you are in society, White or Black, the less vulnerable you are.
emaile me if you have more questions
2007-11-30 07:28:10 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋