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he said "too many blacks go looking for it", and then proceeded to give evidence from a t.v. show that is about race relations btw.


how did i misunderstand that?

 

Too many is relative. To him, too many could be one or it could mean one million. I don't think that he was meaning all blacks.

 

dude has a history of making sweeping statements like that, that's why I said it was par for the course.

 

Gotcha

 

the thing that gets me is that we can't have a conversation about race without the "I'm tired of blacks playing the race card" comments. who cares if rocket river feels something is racist. lets talk about it instead of judging each other. I bet that as much as rocket river talks about racism on this site that he has never made one complaint about racism in his own personal life as it relates to him. he has probably never made any complaints at work, school, or where ever. so who cares, this is just a discussion.

 

I think its great that we have a forum like this in which to discuss it and I agree that it should be a topic of discussion. Part of that discussion should be the wonderful race card. I see it and also grow tired of it. I try not to b**** about it and think, wow, look, a dumbass. Every race has it share of dumbasses who are stupid in their own ways so I figure it is par for the course.

 

and I'll try to be more tolerant of other views also.

 

every example i give you you disregard. every single one.

whether it be from a tv show, personal experiences, or any other reference i make. so your opinion on this matter not only means very little to me, it's also extremely biased.

but i guess it's only racism when it's white discriminating black, right?

 

because your examples are always b.s., the last example you gave is your observation of kids in the mall. while there are a lot of educated black people on this site who you probably have more interaction with than your actual "examples".

 

not at all (about giving bruno the benefit of the doubt). i probably should've mentioned it in that post, but bruno is definitely ignorant on several aspects himself - like his blantant use of the word n*****. but when the black father is trying to instill a sense of being discriminated against onto his son when his son doesn't feel discriminated against, i find that frustrating. what is he trying to teach his son? i'm sure if the son ever felt serious prejudice or discrimination, he'd realize it.

the father makes it seem like being black automatically puts a target on you, and i dont see it like that at all.

 

This is part of a larger problem with race issues. Many times minorities can emphasize the wrong issues at times that simply are irrelevant. On the flip side, those who represent the mainstream privileged society don't recognize many of the structural barriers and issues that exist and respond to everything with "stop playing the race card" when many times there are legitimate applications but because "the race card" is used so often many times we refuse to acknowledge the legitimacy of very many race claims or find it harder to do acknowledge them.

Lets not forget that racism is a real thing that still exists. And it doesn't simply exist on and individual level. Sure there are closet bigots in the world but those represent a tiny minority. What is the real problem, is the institutional discrimination created by society and societal institutions. These covert forms of racism generally get ignored and yet they are real things that many times we subtly encourage or at the very least allow to continue unchallenged.

 

Since we are talking about Black/White, could Nick be any more of a negative stereotype of a black teen? He was kicked out of school, he tries to dress like a gangster (by his own admission, no less), he blows all of his money on a flashy watch that he has no use for, even though he doesn't have a job. He is like a caricature that some skinheads would write on their website.

 

The only color that matters is GREEN !!

Ask OJ.

DD

 

and martha stewart.....

 

At the same time, you're more likely to look for racism in everyday situations when your father is in your ear telling you they exist. Part of growing up is experiencing life first hand, and drawing your own conclusions about the world we live in. And that applies to all racist -- I have had some white friends who grew up with a father in their ear telling them stuff to look for. How can stereo-types of certain people ever die if all we do is pass them on to our kids? If you expect to see something, you'll most likely turn a situation so it meets your desired view.

 

this is exactly my point.