Liberal holds a racist sign at pro-Zimmerman protest to make them look like racist

It isn't racism it is prejudice. Whether it is warranted is up for interpretation but amaru is certainly not alone in his feelings and mistrust. He already mentioned briefly in his bio but keep in mind he was raised by parents (depending on his age) and grandpartpents that had to deal with all sorts of fun segregation, share cropping, etc. One only has to go back 60 years for some really bad history that can't help but color communities where people who lived it are still alive. Naive and stupid to think otherwise.

I fully see where amaru is coming from and I personally don't mind it. Again, he is not alone or unique. I grew up in majority black schools so I know this well and my views are not because of white guilt. It simply is what it is as a result of history, environment, etc. I do love when white people try to tell others how they should view their family history and all of that. Good stuff.

It should further be pointed out that amaru is obviously a functioning member of society so he knows how to make it work and his mistrust is not a crippling hatred or anything.

 

lol that's a new one. "I went to school with blacks therefore I'm an expert"

sorry, but clinging to what happened 6 decades ago (and not even to him, but rather his grandparents, allegedly) is ridiculous. He's just feeling sorry for himself and having a pity party. Too bad he has to try to shame modern day whites because of his own problems.

 

Okay. Fine. When people called bigtexxx a racist here, did you say the same thing?

Certainly not alone.

I see where he is coming from and I understand. I don't agree with his attitude anyway. I think it is unhelpful for himself and society.

 

I generally try to avoid discussions centered around bigtexx either negative or positive because it will always devolve into a circus. In this case I just thought I would jump in and explain how I saw his views as very common in the AA community (since, yes, I have experience with the community) and instead of people being horrified and jumping on him they should just realize where it is coming from and try to meet from there.

Why does it matter that much, though? As I said you can have the mistrust and still be productive and fit in within American society. Unless he yells at every white person he sees then to me it seems very personal. Maybe he is missing out on some great white friends? Maybe he isn't.

 

The problem is that his type of mind-set leads to discrimination. If he had to hire a guy, and he had 2 people who were almost as qualified, and one is white and one is Chinese, he would hire the Chinese since he mistrusts the white person.

This type of mind-set is what leads to discrimination.

I sort of understand were amaru is coming from but is is not a productive mind-set. If people want to life in a multicultural society than you cannot have this mind-set.

I do not judge people by there skin colour. Apparently amaru doesn't have a problem with it.

 

I can see what is coming:

1. Not liking something will be deemed racist.
2. Future is lost because the Present is stuck in History.

 

Generally, people must give trust and respect to get trust and respect in return, though admittedly it is never a guarantee.

 

1. Whether it's right or wrong, there are reasons that are legitimate for the distrust and suspicions about racism.

2. What the hell is that about? Are you saying there is no racism against African Americans at present?

 

I'm pathetic because I listen to my elders?

Sorry, I'm not foolish enough to ignore those who shoulders I stand on. When the elders speak, I listen.

 

I am not making you do anything. I am not a god and I cannot force you to think what I want you to think.

Quite frankly, I don't give a damn if you agree with Bigtexx or not.

I don't think all Europeans are the same...however living in a Eurocentric society doesn't afford me the privilege of being able to assume that all Europeans view me as their equal. ESPECIALLY when there is a mountain of evidence to suggest otherwise.

 

You don't even know who I am, how do you know anything about my hiring practices? I would hire the guy who was the most qualified. That is about $$$ I don't have to like the guy in order to use him to benefit me.

How is my mind-set not productive? Especially when Africans are demonized, demoralized and hunted world wide? Any African who doesn't see the world this way needs to have their head examined.

I don't judge Europeans because of their skin color......I judge them based on the damage they have done to countless people on this planet for centuries....and the damage they continue to do to my people.

 

Give me a world when a young black boy can walk down the street without people automatically assuming he's up to no good.

Give me a world where the African continent isn't being raped for resources by European powers.

Give me a world where a black person doesn't have to be worried about being too "ethnic" in order to be accepted.

If all that happens......then MAYBE we can START to talk about trust (in the sense you mean it)

 

So in other words, you judge based on skin color. That's the definition of racism. If you're a racist, be a racist. Own it.

 

oh quit feeling sorry for yourself and just live your life.

 

Except, all statistics indicate that most Americans in the situation you described would choose the white guy even though the Chinese guy was equally qualified and would actually still choose the white guy even if the Chinese guy were more qualified.

How is that not discrimination? What a load of post-racial condescending garbage. Oh, and it's spelled "their."

 

Nice try with your ridiculous propaganda. Only black people face true racism and that is a fact.

amaru is perfectly correct. This world has been unethical to the black race and we need to devote all of our resources to right our past wrongs.

 

I'm not sure if you're being sarcastic, but there have been whole books written on the topic of Asian-American underemployment vis-a-vis whites (probably because they are the only group comparable in terms of overall educational attainment), a situation which would not exist without a discriminatory preference for white employees.

While I don't think the issue is as pronounced with black people (partially because of affirmative action policies), I'm pretty sure it still exists to some degree. That said, if you're being serious, I don't really know what to say except that you're insane.

 

Wait. So black people are the ONLY people who have been discriminated against? What is this load of bull**** now? I've noticed this coming from a LOT of black people lately in that they play down acts of discrimination to every other race but hyperbolize what happens to their own.

Black people are not the only people that have been enslaved in human history.

 

It isn't racism, it is prejudice? Seriously, WTF? Racism is prejudice based upon race. Therefore, if he is prejudiced against white people because they are white, he is a racist.

You can play semantics all day, but once all is said and done, it is what it is.