Racism

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Why is it okay for black people to use the n-word freely, but when white people do it, they're racists?

I once had this conversation on another forum, in which there was a black guy, who whilst sometimes providing some valid points, could be very obnoxious.
I asked the same question, in which he replied:
"We say 'Nigga', this is a friendly term"
"You say 'Nigger', which is racist"
I was like WTF? So how do they understand which context it's in.
his reply was
"oh thats simple, we always say 'nigga' you white people say 'nigger'

If anyone of you spam once more say goodbye to this thread. Stick to the topic. It's your views on racism not your conversations with different people.

Anywase, racism effects everyone in the world. The movie Crash explains a lot and proves a point. It's wrong to think that just because someone is black he's going to shoot you, believe it or not, it's wrong to be like, "Oh, you are Chinese, you must be good at math." It hurts people, but racism isn't going anywere. People will always be sterotyped or judged for the color of the skin and or religion they are. And just because someone is black doesn't mean it's still okay to say "nigger" or "nigga", to me... I wouldn't walk up to my dad who is black and call him a nigga. It doesn't make it right because he's black and I'm half. Racism isn't going anywere. I don't think it ever is going to stop either.

TheLastActionHero:

you. disgust. me elaborate on how minorites dont wand to do a damn thing to help themselves and how they want handoutes and to take things from the whites who have worked hard to get where they want'

and yeah i will call you a racist because its sounds like it very much and i dont actually care if i get banned for saying this. because your implying that people other than white dont want equality but to be superior to whites and that theyre just scrounging of white poeple and being lazy.....do you konw how idiotic tht sounds? and your 20 years old.

you dont deserve to be an mcr fan
bob is peuro rican (sp)

bloodredruby69:

She's not being racist, she's posting about how
racism is thought to be mainly perpetrated by whites.
You just took it out of context.

Please refrain from personally attacking (or coming close to, as it were)
other members here. If you have the right to your opinion, so do they.
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There is no color standard for racism; anyone of any color can be racist.
It is just a vast misconception that "whites" are the only group of people
who discriminate against others due to their skin color, mainly because
of the history of black slavery and the relations pioneers had with native
indians, native peoples in general, etc.

But we are not those men who "civilized" the modern countries.
Nor are the "slaves" slaves any more.
We have evolved as a group, but old predjuduces die hard,
and will live on through the ages, just because they once happened,
fueling hatred and racism in today's society.

That is why "whites are the racist ones"
There's nothing we can do about that generalization.

TheLastActionHero:

you. disgust. me elaborate on how minorites dont wand to do a damn thing to help themselves and how they want handoutes and to take things from the whites who have worked hard to get where they want'

and yeah i will call you a racist because its sounds like it very much and i dont actually care if i get banned for saying this. because your implying that people other than white dont want equality but to be superior to whites and that theyre just scrounging of white poeple and being lazy.....do you konw how idiotic tht sounds? and your 20 years old.

you dont deserve to be an mcr fan
bob is peuro rican (sp)

Resurgam:

To respond to the myspace post bit, I think the reason there aren't associations to advance white people or scholarships for Caucasians or whatever is simply that white people are in the majority. Quite simply, if you are white, you're life is probably going to be a lot easier than if you're not, on many levels. Plus we've dominated the world for quite some time now. There's no need for a White History month because most of history is written by white people, about white people. There's nothing wrong with being proud of where you're from, though White Pride does sound a bit odd to me. I guess because for black people, they don't know what part of Africa they're from (at least most black people in the US, because they were brought over as slaves). But if you're white, you probably know what part of the world you came from.

Cigarettes And Suicide:

So your saying that caucasians have no need for scholarships etc is crap imo - it's a sad truth that Australian-born and raised students are being rejected from university positions in favour of Asian immigrants (and this has been documented frequently in reputable media), who are deemed to be 'smarter' and 'harder-working' than us. Is that fair?

Cigarettes And Suicide:

I thought this one was super-interesting, and basically sums up my opinion on the topic.
I will neither deny nor admit that I am racist - the truth is it isn't as simple as 'you are or you aren't.

This is a MySpace bulletin that I came across last night, reposted, and got a huge response (mostly people agreeing with what it says):

There is nothing wrong with being proud of who you are

There are Aboriginals, Torres Strait Islanders, Kiwi Australians, Lebanese Australians, Asian Australians, Arab Australians, Boat People from all over the place., etc. And then there are just Australians.

You pass me on the street and sneer in my Direction.

You Call me " Australian Dog", "White boy", "Cracker", "Honkey", "Whitey", "Caveman" . And that's OK. But when I call you, Black Fellarr, Kike, Towel head, Sand-nigger, Sheep Shagger, Camel Jockey, Gook, or Chink, You call Me a racist.

You say that whites commit a lot of violence against you, so why are the Housing Estates the most dangerous places to Live?

You have the United Arab's union, College Fund. You have Invasion Day. You Have Yom Hashoah ,You have Ma'uled Al-Nabi. If we had WET (White Entertainment Television),
.We'd be racists.

If we had a White Pride Day .. You would call us Racists.

If we had White History Month, we'd be racists.

If we had any organization for only whites to"advance" OUR lives . We'd be racists.

If we had a college fund that only gave white Students scholarships..... You know we'd be racists.

"White colleges" ..THAT would be a racist college.

You can march for your race and rights. If we marched for our Race and rights, You would call us racists.

You are proud to be black, brown, yellow and Orange, and you're not afraid to announce it. But when we announce our White pride .You call us racists.

You rob us, carjack us, and shoot at us. But, when a white police officer shoots a Muslim gang member or beats up a Lebanese Drug-dealer running from the law and posing a threat to society,
You call him a racist.

I am proud. But, you call me a racist.

Why is it that only whites can be racists?

Am I still a racist? Or does this bulletin actually speak the truth? Because in my opinion it's something that needs to be said a lot louder and a lot more often.
Equal rights, my ass. It's like feminism - 'minorities' or races other than caucasian don't want equality, they want superiority, and try to disguise it by saying all they want is to be considered equal.
I could say far mroe on the topic, being a vehemently proud caucasian and somewhat disdainful of the whole 'racist' matter, because in my experience it's a load of crap. Non-caucasians want to do the wrong thing, act the fool or complain about their 'lousy' circumstance, but don't want to do a damn thing to help themselves - instead they want handouts and to take things from the whites who have worked hard to get where they are.
/rant.

forgotten16:

Even though I am black, I kind of agree with this post. I know it may seem weird. There are alot of different organizations for people of different races and ethnicities, mostly minorities, to advance that particular race, but if a White organization were to spring up it would automatically be considered a racist or supremisist (sp?) group. I do not think that this is fair. I do understand the fear of a supremisist group forming from this, but more than likely this organization is just there to help their poor or disadvantaged. Again, I know this might sound a little weird coming from an african-american kid, but I also feel that the majority, not all, of black people do not try to help themselves. If they don't graduate from high school, then that is fine with them because they can mooch off the government. This attitude is what gives black people a bad name.

You speaking for equality doens't seem weird, love.
It seems informed.

Color doesn't matter in discussions, and it should never effect our own
opinions or insights on a topic, just because a chunk of our race
believe or speak in ways opposed to our own.

It irks me when people from all walks of life scream for equality
and that one man is equal to another, regardless of color,
have organizations and clubs and societies for the preservation
of their culture and whatnot, then try and dissallow one race in particular
from doing the same.

It all comes back to pre-concieved notions and stereotypes, as well as "our" history.

One thing I know for sure though, is that "the white man"
didn't "start the notion of racism" out of hate.
Believe it or not, it was the differences in technology
and, often, religious beliefs that caused settlers and
explorers to deem themselves "superior" to the
native residents of the lands.

Guns, ships, cities, manufacturing and government are
what made the settlers believe themselves to be better
or more advanced, not skin color.
Not at first.
That only developed with time and "knowledge" of the
enemy, which was often hyped and exaggerated.

If the technology had all been on par, there would have been
no basis for comparison, so there would be no real notion
of superiority.

bloodredruby69:

forgotten16:

Even though I am black, I kind of agree with this post. I know it may seem weird. There are alot of different organizations for people of different races and ethnicities, mostly minorities, to advance that particular race, but if a White organization were to spring up it would automatically be considered a racist or supremisist (sp?) group. I do not think that this is fair. I do understand the fear of a supremisist group forming from this, but more than likely this organization is just there to help their poor or disadvantaged. Again, I know this might sound a little weird coming from an african-american kid, but I also feel that the majority, not all, of black people do not try to help themselves. If they don't graduate from high school, then that is fine with them because they can mooch off the government. This attitude is what gives black people a bad name.

You speaking for equality doens't seem weird, love.
It seems informed.

Color doesn't matter in discussions, and it should never effect our own
opinions or insights on a topic, just because a chunk of our race
believe or speak in ways opposed to our own.

It irks me when people from all walks of life scream for equality
and that one man is equal to another, regardless of color,
have organizations and clubs and societies for the preservation
of their culture and whatnot, then try and dissallow one race in particular
from doing the same.

It all comes back to pre-concieved notions and stereotypes, as well as "our" history.

One thing I know for sure though, is that "the white man"
didn't "start the notion of racism" out of hate.
Believe it or not, it was the differences in technology
and, often, religious beliefs that caused settlers and
explorers to deem themselves "superior" to the
native residents of the lands.

Guns, ships, cities, manufacturing and government are
what made the settlers believe themselves to be better
or more advanced, not skin color.
Not at first.
That only developed with time and "knowledge" of the
enemy, which was often hyped and exaggerated.

If the technology had all been on par, there would have been
no basis for comparison, so there would be no real notion
of superiority.

XxMyBrutalRomancexX:

I am totally against Racism.
The only thing that racists have a problem with is how people look, white, black whatever, its a problem for them. I have many different ethnicities in my class, and I just find it so awsome that my whole class can get along, and there are no problems!!