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Originally posted by TheWalkingFox
So. A drunk teenage kid (with a 40 oz in hand, of course - was he wearing a dew rag and some bling? Gotta have the bling, and pants around his knees!) pokes you.. .and you demand that the clerk treat it exactly as though this punk had pulled a gun.
Originally posted by TheWalkingFox
Next we have the lazy, chip-on shoulder black guy - in a Cadillac of course, no doubt with one of those crown air-fresheners and deep bass, right? - tries to ride the white man's back. He's of course a big guy, bigger than you, right? And you respond to his brainless big-lip-flapping blah blah blah blah.....
Originally posted by TheWalkingFox
Doc... hate to tell you, but I've seen these stories before. I've seen 'em emailed to me by my "South Shall Rise Again!" relatives. I've seen them bandied about on conservative and racist sites such as Stormfront, even. Usually it's a black guy in the story, sometimes a Muslim or a "feminist". I've seen both your stories word-for-word about Mexicans. I've seen 'em for Indians, but so far none about Asians.
Originally posted by TheWalkingFox
And coming as they are from a fellow with a record on the topic such as yourself... Well... I'll just say I'm not buying.
Originally posted by SpartanKingLeonidas
Oh, do not worry, I've been called that by a black man, and his mother cussed him out.
...
That is because I have seen that particular usage of the word, as ignorant.
Originally posted by dzonatas
Common Words Are Not
a Threat To Society
Collaborated it... fixed it... except bbcode strike-through didn't work here.
Words are what is not distinct delimiters of space.
You can wonder which word I added the striked-through.
Originally posted by jackflap
reply to post by SpartanKingLeonidas
Politicians want us to hate our fellow humans just because of their skin color.
It's a control mechanism of some sort. Imagine if we all suddenly realized that we all need and want the same things. We would realize that war is self defeating and nothing good can come from it. Imagine if we had no borders and everyone was welcome everywhere without fear of being persecuted for who they are.
Originally posted by zaiger
reply to post by SpartanKingLeonidas
Good read S&F
Remember here on ATS we strive to deny ignorcance, you can start by denying the N-words (ignorant people).
Originally posted by halfoldman
reply to post by SpartanKingLeonidas
I think that one has a "historical racist". These were people who were kinda crude, or very upper-class. Either way they had a real economic stake in keeping the black middle-class potential down. I think this is still the "racist' most people refer to as the "redneck" or Lord "haw-haw".
Originally posted by halfoldman
The plain truth is that in the post-colonial world certain streams of Africanism developed that are also racist. In fact, the terms "Black Nazism" might be apposite at times, and all whites are believed to be the "devil".
Particularly in Africa this trope is found.
Originally posted by halfoldman
Now this is where a lot of liberals lose the plot, or the distinction: speaking truth to black power where it exists is not racist. Speaking truth on Mugabe, Nujoma or Mbeki is simply speaking truth to power and the suffering it causes. In my context that is not racism, although they will try to slander you as a "racist" in order to silence opposition.
Originally posted by hotbakedtater
I feel ignorant.
I dont understand what you are saying.
Do you mean to say you approach new black employees and tell them your definition of nword? And that you wont tolerate ignorance?
Sorry, I am not trying to be daft, but I am a little confused.
I cant really comment until I get a bit of clarification.
Originally posted by LadySkadi
reply to post by hotbakedtater
I wasn't sure that I understood either, but here is what I now understand to be the message...
Racism bad, anti-racism good, reverse racism is not anti-racism.
Originally posted by DimensionalDetective
Racism of all creeds and colors is simply barbaric, and a product of ego and brainwashing. At the end of the day, there is only ONE race, the human race. Love the mayan saying, 'In Lak' Ech'...."I am another you.".Thanks for another great thread SKL. Blessings my brother.