it's like that in every single club. I'm not black and I had a chick pulled her friend away from me and said,"he's <my race>" WTF is going on?
135171
It is only because their bods are bigger built and sweat looks hot on them. Try going to a club with less blacks.
126926
Racism shows ignorance, and total lack of respect! Unfortunately our wonderful country is full of MORONS! I'm sorry that your friend is making you uncomfortable, tell him that you would like to continue being friends but that the racial jokes are making you believe that he still has racial issues (either that or make some jokes about his race). Most of my friends are Hispanic (I'm Anglo) we all joke around, (but we know that it's just joking and we don't make each other feel out of place. If he is a true friend, he will understand your feelings and respect your wishes. Good Luck.
388426
Strange but my one black friend also said that to me
134514
I know some that will...but most of my friends(black)just won't go there.I never bother to ask why...next time I will.I guess it's just differeent strokes 4 different folks.
77727
Well, I have been discrminiated against and racially profiled. I am a militray wife and been just about every where and because of my fair skin I have been assumed to be Everything but, black. Because they say I "sound" white. Many people are under the assumption that all black people are "brown skinned". NOT TRUE. we come in different shades. I am mixed with Seminole Indian, African American, German and Irish. Despite of my many mixed nationalities I am abdominatly "Black". But, it's ashame to see that people still use the "N" word even within the black community. But, as soon as a person of a different race says it, it's offending. So, why call eachother that. It is a sticky discussion and can go on for years to come.
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The first time an african-american friend of mine got in a racially-motivated fight, I wasn't in the room. I was in the bar, but I wasn't in the same room. I saw him getting hustled out the door by a bunch of white people, (I live in a predominantly white community) and I became concerned. \n\nApparently, somebody walked up and said, "I'm gonna kill you, ******!" and started pounding on him. He responded (admirably) by pounding harder on the other guy.\n\nBy the time I got there, Brian was outside, and there was this huge, mountain of a man, being held back by two very small women, because he had just had the **** kicked out of him by Brian. That was the night that I REALLY became friends with Brian. All I told him, was, "Next time, I got your back."\n\nLong story short, the bartender had told Brian that the cops had been called, so he allowed himself to be pushed out of the bar. I met him outside, found out what had happened, and told him, you're always welcome at my bar (the bar I usually go to, not the bar I own). We went there.\n\nThe... (I wanna say "bigot" but I'll say...) racist came back to the same bar a few weeks later (when he'd recovered) and asked Brian if he could drink there. Brian said, "It's not my bar. Ask the owners." He did, and they said, "OK." Neither one of us has been back since. \n\nIt doesn't matter who you're comfortable with, it's what you think is right. I have to think before I speak, with non-white people, but it's only to make sure I won't offend anyone. I know what's right. I grew up in a racist community, listening to racist and homophobic jokes my whole life. Thankfully, neither of my parents are racist or homophobic, so it wasn't taught to me at home. Regrettably, they knew what kind of community they'd moved me into, and thought I'd have a better shot at conforming if they kept their mouths shut and let me make up my own mind. It's a good thing for me, that I'm not easily swayed by nonsense.\n\nEven with the backwoods start I got, I know now that when I meet someone, I meet a person. Not a German, or a Russian, a Brit, a Swahili, or a Columbian. There are a lot bigger differences in people than skin color. I've met a$$holes, angels, perverts, bible thumpers, and a thousand other different types of person, that don't involve parentage in the least. \n\nUnlike most people that include non-whites in their little circles, I'm not just trying to prove that I'm not racist. I KNOW I'm not racist. I have nothing to prove to anyone.\n\nBack to your question: I'm uncomfortable around racists and homophobes. Period. I can hang with Brian because I KNOW he's not racist, and I'm pretty sure he's not homophobic, too. \n\nIf a non-white person walks into the bar, and starts being a (let's say "jerk" because yahoo doesn't like it when I swear) jerk, I'm gonna go over there and call them a jerk. Plain and simple. \n\nIt took me a lot of time to refine this "people are people" thing, (given my background) and now I'm going to be who I am. I've been accused of being a racist, because I called a jerk a jerk, but frankly I don't care what people think of me. I (and my friends) know who I am, and if they (the people who accuse me of such things) are idiots to begin with, then... I've always got Brian to back me up there.\n\nNo, I don't identify myself as being white, any more than I tell people that Brian is black (I would've said african-american, but that's HIS self-description). If I describe someone to another, I make it a point to exclude skin color.\n\nBtw, the reason it took me so long to answer, is because in my original answer (I deleted it and rewrote it) I mentioned the bar too many times, and had to go there. I'm not sober right now.
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ya know that is kinda racist - everyone is somehow mixed with another group of peoples - such as my grand grandmother was a native amercain - and my great grandfather was a scott.  Doesn't really mean anything what "race" you are.. it doesn't affect your abilities or anything.."All people are created equal"
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You are absolutely right.  I am white and my girlfriend is black.  theoretically I couldn't be a racist. I don't feel like I am and no one says I am but I still find myself thinking racial epithits in my head toward low class blacks and hispanics.  When I say low class I mean drunk bums on the street and gangsters.  When I see a person that is white in a similar circumstance I just think loser unstead of attaching the racial slur in front.  Why do I do this? There are good and bad in everything in everything.  Race should never be a part of anything. Does this help?
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Not all Black people speak like their "from da hood" so there's not such as talking Black. It's more like speaking ghetto..and it's ridiculous on anyone who isn't from the ghetto but especially White people.
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I actually just read an article written by a black woman about how she was tired of men assuming she was just some big-lipped, big-butt sex object.  Whenever guys payed her compliments (especially white males) it usually had something to do with how they were "into her chocolate love" or "wanted a black girl to boss them around in bed" or something else racist and degrading.  She wished people could just tell her something nice without pointing out that she was black.  How about we just compliment people for who they are and forget their skin-color-stereostypes?  There are millions of nice things that can be said of all women, and each woman is different -- they are all beatifully and wonderfully made; they are individuals.
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this crap is not ALWAYS applied when blacks don't get their way.  it is a small population of people who have grown accustomed to using slavery and all the "oppression" as a means of getting special treatment instead being a hard working law abiding citizen. as a young black woman, I don't feel like i deserve to keep my gas on if i didnt pay the bill, or get out of a ticket because the cop might have only pulled me because i am black. i was probably speeding, so that's why he pulled me.  so, the woman who decided that the ONLY reason your husband is trying to run his business professionally without being bullied by that BS is because someone somewhere let her get away with that ish and she is trying to milk it for all it is worth.  my advice to her is "pay your damn bills and stop thinking that history is going to get you special treatment", and my advice to you and your husband is "please don't stereotype an entire race because a select few of us are waiting for their 40 acres and mule".  have a great thanksgiving!!!
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I don't get it either,  hope you can get a bigot on here to answer that.\nThe discrimination is not against the color of the skin but of social class.... Let me build you this scenario...White man walking down the street sees a black "gang banger" walking towards him. The white man steps away from him....Now another man walks by, a black man in a nice suit...What do you think the white guy will do, walk past or step away...99.999 of them will walk past without an increase in their heart rate. Does that make him a racist??? Not quite it makes him an clasist of sorts.\n\nHope you are having a good weekend.
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I'd be willing to bet that no one is intentionally being rude.\nYou are probably a very stunning looking young lady and have inherited the best features of both nationalities, which makes you  both gorgeous and unique.\nI know it is annoying but it is also a compliment.\n\nIf I were you, I would take this as a compliment, smile  and say, \nI am Native American and Afro American and very proud of my heritage.
409402
i think that's stupid as hell how one race would get mad because someone of their own race is dating someone of another race.. honestly it's none of their buisness. Society today is too nosey in other people's buisness. They should worry about their selfs.
170348
The race card is played alot sadly. Many different situations are abused because of this.
625677
I speak standard English a go down to the hood all the time. I never had that problem no one will care. Well unless you start talking like Braxton on Jammie Fox. Or unless you talk in a way to make yourself seem better than that others then that's your problem. It you say things in away that were people interpret as trying to prove you better than some else. People will sense that your trying to use big words or talking in a way on propose to insult their intelligents.  I use proper English, I hear blacks who know nothing about me, talk in a manner to make is seems he's better than me where I found it a insult, an d I was giving him a interview. Stereotyping me, If you talk to anyone in a way to show your better than people they will find it a insult. If you can't relate to people then you can never reach them.
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I feel that everyone deserves to find someone that compliments them best and sometimes that does cross racial lines. I wish the best for everyone and if it's a case of being biracial, homosexual, or anything else considered away from the "norm" then so be it. I live in Texas and yes, from what I've seen, it does happen frequently.