Is there even such thing as the white race anymore or has this been stripped away by our government? I see black colleges, jewish organizations, Ucranian Credit Unions, and the list goes on. If seperation is racism, why is this not???
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Different strokes for different folks. We live in a society today that has everything no matter what it is blown way out of content or context which ever you want to use. People in this world are not going to let a sleeping dog lye sleeping without wanting to wake it up. You wake up one morning and say I will start this new program and the next thing you know someone will come along and ask why didn't you ask me if I wanted to join. Bingo conflict.
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I think what you meant by your statement about how "white ppl can be so blind" is not that you are calling all white people racist, but rather, you are wondering why white people seem to have a harder time seeing the consequences of racism or identifying their own racism.\n\nI think everyone is racist to some degree.  From my experience, there are two groups who admit it: \n\nThe first are those that are KKK-like extremists.  They admit to it, encourage it, and try to covert people to their belief system.\n\nThe second are people who try to not be racist, but were socialized or conditioned to see differences and attribute generalizations to people possessing those differences.\n\nI find the latter group - people who acknowledge their racism, are embarrassed by it and are trying to overcome it -- to generally be less racist than those who say "I am not racist."  Everyone who I have ever met that said "I am not a racist", I have found to be just that!\n\nTo those that say they are not racist, who do they want to find in a life partner?  Do you have requirements when it comes to specific race, gender, socio economic level, religion, body type, national origin or cultural heritage?  Don't lie.  eveyone does.  Well, that can be construed as racist, homophobic, classist, ethnophobic, etc.  We are all guilty. Admit it.\n\nYes, racism is in almost every skin color - but it's not necessarily racism based on skin color... it is bigtory based on any difference.  It Ruwanda it wasn't white people committing genocide, it was between the Tutsis and the Hutus.  In Germany, it was Aryan people against mostly other Caucasians.  In Germany it is now against the Turks.  In the catholic church it is against the homosexuals - not a race, but a difference in sexual orientation.  In the gay community there is bigotry against Transgendered people.  \n\nBasically, the real issue is not whether Latinos are racist against white people (which for some reason comes up all the time here at Yahoo Answers), but whether people in power and/or with authority are bigoted against a group with less power and/or authority.\n\nThink about it: What has a greater effect?  We have 2 imaginary men: The Senator from North Carolina and a Dishwasher from the local Olive Garden (I am making this up as an example... I don't know anything about the Senator from North Carolina, and I really hate the Olive Garden).  Both think that women don't belong in the workforce.  So, obviously in this scenario, both are sexist.  But, who really cares if the dishwasher is sexist?  What impact does that have on society?  That is not going to impact me, or anyone else for that matter outside of his family.  On the otherhand, if someone who has authority, who can make decisions that impact my life, that can create laws, that has more authority than I do, hates me for my gender, race, creed, weight, or sexual orientation, that is where it become an issue.  \n\nSo, to answer your question, because Caucasians are in a position of power in the United States, they do not directly feel the effects of racism.  They do hear it when it's blatant: when the KKK burns a cross on a lawn or when the Mayor of New Orleans uses the term Chocolate to describe his city, but they don't notice that standardized test questions are targeted toward the white middle class experience.  Math questions about the speed of two roller coaster cars don't make as much sense to someone who has never seen an amusement park.  A rat to a wealthy child might be a pet or a test subject - an animal that can be touched.  A rat to a poor child is more likely viewed as a bearer of disease, a pest.  When test writers don't take these differences into account when writing questions, it is subtle racism and classism that favors those who are of their status. My favorite example is Coco, the gorilla that knew sign language, got an answer wrong on an IQ test because she poi
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Yes there is a double standard. I wonder where all the white bashers went? I've seen at least two on here today. Why the double standard? Some people seem to need racism to continue, so they make sure that it does by constantly picking at white people to provoke them.
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Many African Americans are prejudiced.  I lived in Cincinnati for three years and noticed a disturbing trend of many black people blaming their problems on white people.  \n\nI agree with what you stated about there being all types of "black-oriented" channels and clubs that specifically target, and refer to, their people; this is a great example of a double standard.  I have noticed the same thing with other races having exclusitivity in regards to organizations: Asian and Hispanic television stations and social clubs for example. If there was anything that referred to white people, it would definitely be considered racist.  We have the liberal, PC-minded spineless masses to thank for not standing up for OUR rights. Amen!
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Judaism is a religion, not a race.\n\nHowever, due to the persecution that has persisted since the time of slavery in Egypt, Jews tend to keep a fairly close community, so many physical traits have become prominent, making people think of them as a separate "race."
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I gather you're also in the comedy business. Or at least in some profession that creates fantasies. There is no doubt in my mind that anti-black racism is huge problem in much of American society. You might be surprised to hear that your kind of position on it was fairly common even when there was active segregation and Jim Crow laws. Nobody seemed to be racist then either. Some just thought Martin Luther King was "moving too fast," or that "left-wing" agitators were "causing all the problems," and yet others were "sure" that blacks by and large were happy with their situation - and that "equal but separate didn't mean racism at all." \n\nI've worked for some of the most prestigious U.S. corporations, and I can guarantee you that racism is practiced in a myriad of subtle and not-so subtle ways. I have also watched as "white flight" changes the demographics (and value) of huge areas overnight. And that just covers jobs and housing.\n\nYes, progress has been made, very often against violent, even murderous resistance. But to say it's not there is self-serving wishful thinking. It's easy to point to the shrill nonsense of idiotic poverty-pimps and say, "See. They're just whiners and defenders of criminals!" etc. But when you do the research you will find the problem almost anywhere you care to look.
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they were just chosen. if race is such a menial issue then why did it matter what race they were? i tell you what would have been racist, if they had chosen the children, seen that they were all white and then gone out of their way to find a black/asian/hispanic child. tokenism should be discouraged.
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It's just like you can have all Latino clubs, all black clubs and schools, colleges, etc., but a mere mention of an All White club or College sends people into a tyrade as if it has to be Racist like the KKK.\n\nIts all a double standard supported by the Politically Correct crowd. I don't think there is anything wrong with an all black college or club or whatever and I see no reason why there cant be all white clubs and colleges and so on - AS LONG AS those groups (white or black) are not exercising or teaching dangerous racist ideas.
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I am a white woman in a relationship with a black man and we have talked about race many times before. Its not only whites that act like that. Alot of different races black, white, spanish, all races have some bad seeds. Narrow minded people like to put blacks in their own catagory when it comes to stuff like this but really think about it, all races have their own thing. Black people dont like white people and vice versa. Hate will always exist, its just up to you if you recognize it. Me personally, I dont feel that it is just one race doing harm, its all the people of the world coming together in hate that makes its stay. Black people are beautiful to me as all other races. If you look at a person and see their race before you see a person then you are probably one of the people I am talking about.  If you wanna talk about people living in the ghetto why dont you go to the ghetto and see how i really is not having food to eat or being a child yourself having to take care of siblings because your parents split, or having to share a bed with 2 other people, its hard and alot of these people black white or mexican go thru it everyday. Like I said people will always judge no matter what, and others answering this have said blacks dominate sports, well good observation because they just about do, so you mean to tell me that if a team is predominatley black you no longer like the sport? If you answer yes then you were never a fan.I could go back and forth with this all day so I guess its no point because ignorance will never die and people will always throw the race card out there when they get a chance.
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I think that some countries, such as Canada, no longer ask about race on government documents.  Since we're all members of the human race, I suppose it doesn't matter.
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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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Statistically there are far more white people online in the USA then any other race... so there should be more white jerks on too.  Of course you never know if the messages you see were posted by whites just because they said they were.  I think there are equal numbers of hateful people in all races.
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Okay...im black as you can tell. eh..hemm. But I think there is alot of pre judging out there. Very ignorant statements like teh one by SLICK 77 is it? Shows that there is still racism out there.  The fact is there are tendancies in all races  but to say that that is  the only color to do them is absurd. I find most racists are people who either havent grown up around other races or have grown up around them and got hurt by the situations. You also have teh ones who havent amounted to to much in society's eyes and they turn to the opposite race and say things that you would think hmmm....."are they looking in the mirror". I am married to a white man......and we both still have some pre judgements about each other "alil bit". but we have 3 bi racial childen been together 10 years met at a amusement  park (working there) He grew up in a mostly white town about 10.000 people(has used teh word nigger) when his girlfriend was liking a black guy(so again there is teh hater situation) hate can really bring the racism out in you. Think about it. Its a coping mechanism. a BIG FAT EXCUSE to make your self feel better. Because other wise you would have to say 'Oh..i am NOT smart of enough..or cute enough.....or have a good job....or enough money..I could go on and on. This subject is soooo complex. I know the struggle that blacks have went thru but SOME HOODRATS and REDNECKS/HILLBILLIES need to look at it how it is.  Take responsibility for YOUR own actions.My husband and i have grown over years he has never called me a nigger . if he heard that now he would whoop up on somebody Sooooooo... to answer your question yes its still here but I believe its all from ignorance and people can grow out of it and from it. we both never thought of being with each other but ...we met at work and it grew from there................racists=HURT PEOPLE......WHEW!
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I think it's similar to "race discrimination" it's only the whites that do it.\n\nhttp://thebaldchemist.blogspot.com/
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For those of you who call this questioner racist then you are obviously operating on sub-standard intelligence, or from a bigoted stand-point yourselves.  All the questioner has said is that it is about time for people to stop living in the past and to get on with their lives.  People who dwell so much on past atrocities are reinforcing an introverted racism.\n\nRacism is to treat someone of a different race to yourself in a different manner, many (not all) people with different colored skins treat white people very differently to people of their own skin color, forming groups that are explicit to that race and excluding all other races from the 'brotherhood' this is as much racism as when white majorities do it to colored minorities. So get a life and just be who you are not where you come from.  We are all human that's all that matters, anything else is racism.
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Nervy of them, I'd say...I live in Leimert Park (I'm 50 and white) and find it pretty racist for them to assume (and you KNOW what they were thinking) that because it was a white MAN with a black WOMAN that something suspect, and perhaps commercial, might be afoot.  I doubt the same approach would have been taken with a same race-couple, or even a black MAN with a white WOMAN.  But what can you do in this ignorant world?
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I'm white and I agree. It's just like the black college funds, colleges, television etc... Lord forbid there be a white college fund or white college or a white tv station. I agree with your boyfriend that because of the history looooooooooong ago it puts a damper on things now. But we shouldn't have to suffer for the actions of others. I am proud to be white and I am proud to be an American and I am pround to be from Oklahoma. Shouldn't I be allowed to flaunt it?  And it's also ok for other races to make fun of us in their comic gigs or whatever and say the work "Cracker" referring to us but we aren't allowed to say the word "Nigger" referring to them. I don't think either word should be used. I don't think any word like that  should be used to describe anyone. But I can't say I am upset about the slaves being brought over here. I am glad their offsprings are here. They are my friends. If it weren't for the slaves being brought over we may not have some of the great people we do have. I am disappointed in what happened to alot of them though. I feel for them. Though thank God that thinking is different now.\n\nOMGOsh!!!!!!!!!! \nI wrote out that so horrible "N" word to make a point and it got substituted with symbles but the word CRACKER is still there. See my point people. If we are supposed to be equal lets be equal.