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Originally posted by Zamini
reply to post by Wildbob77
I did "get it"
However there is not much to get. You're trying to blame all whites for actions that occurred in the past.
Obviously you don't get it then.
I'm not blaming them or trying to blame them, I am saying they are being blamed and there is nothing you can do about it. Heck, it might not have even been your ancestors even, or your ancestors could have helped fight the oppression - but you will be blamed because there is a huge lack of understanding. And this lack of understanding will try to correct itself. You see that last part? That is what you are supposed to get from my post. Nothing else.
Originally posted by Zamini
So how does it feel to be white these days?
Did you guys honestly believe history wouldn't rear it's ugly head?
That you could mistreat and enslave an entire people because of their skin color without EVER facing repercussions?
Don't get me wrong, I do not condone these things but you can't go around the fact that it will happen, even more and more so as time passes...something to do with a cycle...
Originally posted by leejohnbarnes
Originally posted by Naptown317
Seems someone has written a check they couldnt cash. Of course any type of violence is bad but theses are lessons mom and dad taught us long ago.
If you cant say anything nice, then dont say anything at all.
So its okay to beat a white child if they use the N word.
So its okay for a black racial majority class to attack a white racial minority child simply as someone else alleged they heard the child say something racist.
So a majority black class of students are well within their rights to racially attack a racial minority child not for something they heard - but for something someone else said they heard - and which if they had not said what they said, none of the class would have known anyway.
That to physically attack an individual because of a racial slur is acceptable.
I think you need psychiartric help.
But hey its okay for blacks to call each other the N word and not beat each other.
Its also okay for blacks to racially abuse whites in rap records, and whites must not physcially retailate.
The ONLY evidence this minority race child said any derogatory terminology comes from a mentally deranged teacher who provoked a racial assault and then let it happen.
But hey - its always okay to beat whitey aint it.
Originally posted by doctornamtab
Originally posted by leejohnbarnes
Originally posted by Naptown317
Seems someone has written a check they couldnt cash. Of course any type of violence is bad but theses are lessons mom and dad taught us long ago.
If you cant say anything nice, then dont say anything at all.
So its okay to beat a white child if they use the N word.
So its okay for a black racial majority class to attack a white racial minority child simply as someone else alleged they heard the child say something racist.
So a majority black class of students are well within their rights to racially attack a racial minority child not for something they heard - but for something someone else said they heard - and which if they had not said what they said, none of the class would have known anyway.
That to physically attack an individual because of a racial slur is acceptable.
I think you need psychiartric help.
But hey its okay for blacks to call each other the N word and not beat each other.
Its also okay for blacks to racially abuse whites in rap records, and whites must not physcially retailate.
The ONLY evidence this minority race child said any derogatory terminology comes from a mentally deranged teacher who provoked a racial assault and then let it happen.
But hey - its always okay to beat whitey aint it.
It was ok to beat black people for hundreds of years. What happened when they physically retaliated? White people hung them, oh yeah and beat them and also mutilated their bodies.
I agree that this teacher is out of her mind and incredibly irresponsible but the historical precedent is that millions of black people were subjected to what this one white kid experienced.
Its never ok to hate. ANYONE. All it does is stir up violence. To even mention race divides people. When we start to see ourselves as HUMAN, not white humans and black humans and yellow humans and brown humans, all this sort of garbage behavior will fall by the wayside.
This thread, by simply acknowledging racial differences, is fueling racism. Race is irrelevant. What matters is culture. Different races CAN have different cultures. You cannot respect another's race until you respect their culture and vice versa.
Originally posted by chanel
Wow, how ironic. A similar thing happened to me when I was in Kindergarten. I attended kindergarten at a "inner city" school in Venice, Florida. The minority was white, including myself there were 4 other white kids in my class. The rest were Hispanic and African American. My teacher was also African American and very proud of her race. As she should be considering the travesties done to African American's by other nationalities, especially whites. I'm actually proud to admit that I'm a race traitor myself. I'm constantly disgusted by the white mentality. Wanting everything bigger and better, the greed and the selfishness of our English forefathers is apparent in our history as whites.
Anyways, I'll never forget sitting in story time and having random African American kids in the class poke me with thumb tacks and pinch me. She would never scold them but instead scold me for disturbing story time when I would cry out. Perhaps she didn't see it happen but I find it oddly ironic that it was always the white kids that were being sent to time out. Also, I found out later on in life that all of those white kids were held back that year, including myself.
Thankfully, I was raised in a very accepting atmosphere by a transgendered father. He taught me to accept and be friendly towards all people regardless of what they physically looked like. I could easily understand how any kind of similar experience, be it by a white Caucasian or African American could affect future opinions on race. Hopefully, the student that was racially attacked won't hold a vendetta against the race that attacked him.
Originally posted by Miraj
reply to post by doctornamtab
You can't force a person to accept others.
It is a deep seeded instinct to be racist. It comes natural to be afraid of those not of your "tribe".
Black people never got the rights they deserved because they beat the whites in to submission. No, they got it through peaceful methods.
It is completely OK to hate someone. It is natural. You know whats not OK? Reinforcing those fears by having a group of your race beat that person. If this teacher had been smart, she would have shown this movie despite objections. Maybe he would have seen the result of racism. Instead all she did was justify his fears to hate and despise black people.
Originally posted by doctornamtab
reply to post by leejohnbarnes
You can call it what you will but this thread is fueling racism by simply acknowliging racial differences.
And dont put words in my mouth (...post?). I never said this kid deserved to be beaten. If you read what I wrote, instead of piecing together small fragments to fit your worldview, you'd see that I said to hate ANYONE is wrong and only creates violence.
Stop thinking in terms of race, instead think of everyone as your human equal. We'll have a society without racism when we think of everyone as our human family. That's in your DNA.
Instead of thinking of miniscule genetic differences to justify racism, think of how 99.9% of our DNA is the exact SAME from race to race. That's the reality.
Originally posted by rcanem
Racism is a very tricky subject, like politics and religion, one wrong word and it becomes a shouting match. Point blank, the kid was wrong for using the slur, the teacher was wrong for instigating the violence and the students were wrong to participate in said violence. Every one of them are guilty in thier own way. It is sad really.
Originally posted by MamaJ
reply to post by leejohnbarnes
This story along with others throughout our history shows nothing more than HATE! People who have obvious differences look to the other as if something is weird or wrong with them. Have you ever noticed when you tell someone you do like a certain food they like and all the sudden you are weird for the difference. Its the same thing...peoples view points are so distorted! Hate is hate and it should never be tolerated. Mess with my kids and I will show ya HATE! hahaha!
Originally posted by Zamini
reply to post by adigregorio
So, if I post that I agree that there is racial profiling against white folks am I going to be labled a "closet racist"?
Of course not.
Originally posted by Zamini
If I say that spending hours upon days upon weeks upon months upon years looking for a job, that ALWAYS goes to another race...does saying that make me racist?
That makes you unlucky. Also, that means you might need better credentials, maybe specialize in a different field? I know this is arrogant of me to say but where there is a will, there is a way.
Originally posted by Zamini
If I say that I do notice that folks of the same race, seem to "gang up" on folks of other races...does that make me a closet racist?
No. But when you deny it is done by both sides you sure are.
Originally posted by Zamini
Or, does all that stuff above, make me OFF TOPIC!
Not really, you seem to misunderstand things you read. The teacher was dealt with, fired prosecuted jailed you name it. The ensuing discussion in this thread acted as if that hadn't happened. It went "the racist way" to put it.
Originally posted by Zamini
Welcome to the real world folks, people hate people. If you take away the race lables used for hate, they will be replaced with "smoker" or "looser" or "gamer" or "mama's boy" or "geek" or "ass hole" or "fool" or "idiot" or "ignorant". All of those are better than racist though, aren't they?
Is calling someone a geek an attempt at destroying a culture? Do you have any idea how far en-slavers went to destroy a culture, background, faith, family structure? No? Then all that you just typed is hypocritical mumbo jumbo :!
Originally posted by Zamini
Please don't reply and make more of a fool of yourself.