I think that there's a large lesson to be learned that was completely missed by the show, the people, and even the pychologist that was helping them. People view the world thru different eyes. But understanding comes from the acknowledgment and respect of each other's views and cultures. There was a few times during the show that the white family; however, unintentionally, completely offended the black family. But the white families refusal to apologize or acknowledge that they could have hurted or offended them. My point is this. It doesn't matter what you think, it matters how you have made others feel. If you have ever said anything that offended someone else, intentionally or unintentionally, you have to understand that others have a right to be upsad at you. What do you guys think?
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Curious. I could not have said it better myself. What is really sad is that in this day and age of eminence knowledge there are people who refuse to think that racism still exist. I remember from the first episode, the older white gentleman saying that he "keeps expecting someone to walk up to him and say 'hey ******'!" He had no idea and may not to this day, that it is much more subdued. \nAllot of people will bring the excuse that they were "raised that way", well I say there is no excuse, that is why we have educational television, libraries full of books the Internet, and people of all different races and cultures in every corner of the world.
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The fact that Michael Richards got upset about being heckled is not even the issue, it's what he said. I get mad all the time, but I never resort to using racial slurs. I might call someone jerk or an idiot. If a white person calls a black person a n***** then somethings up. Heckling is a part of the game. When people are at the Apollo and they are up there singing or doing comedic stand up, people are allowed to boo and cheer. The performer is there to perform for the people. If someone doesn't like it, then they aren't getting what they want. IF Mr. Richards was professional, he should've ignored the hecklers and showed them how funny he could be. He should use his talent to show them. Words have power and unfortunately, the black community and many others will never forget this. Was it all worth it???
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Do you think that there's more or less dislike or distain for white women in interractial relationships?  Or black men?  Or any other gender/race combination?\n\nRacism is commonplace, although a lot of people try to fool themselves into thinking it's not.  Also, there is no such thing as "reverse racism".  Blacks or mexicans hating you for trying to date their family member is the same flavor of racism as in any other case.\n\nBelieve it or not, everyone has the right to like or hate anyone else for any reason.  It's infuriating to see racism so drastically villified, when in fact it is the rule...not the exception.  Since when did the Thought Police start trying to tell us how we can feel towards others?\n\nWe are not this wonderfully open and accepting society that talk show shrinks like to make us out to be.  Many, many families do NOT want to see their family members date outside their race.  That is simply their cultural perspective, and it is not open to debate or judgement by others....whether the family is white, black, mexican, or any other race.
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People alive at the time and affected by the event often hold a grudge.  They teach their children to hold that grudge too.  It creates racism and anger.  You have the tight idea.  We can't forget the event or the lesson learned from it by we have to let go of the anger.
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I have a high threshold of tolerance for things. I watched this one white comediane spend half of her routine saying things that, being black, could have offended me, including the N-word. The first time I watched it I was a little upset then I re-watched it and she was making valid, legitimate complaints about every race and the jokes were VERY funny. I found that she was no worse than Richard Pryor or Chris Rock. \n\nSo no, it doesn't really bother me if anybody is doing it to make a legitimate and funny joke. Sarah Silverman, who is white and Jewish, can be quite "offensive" but the jokes are often funny and trying to make a point. \n\nWhat Michael Richards did was not funny though. He was clearly trying to be rude, mean and hateful to get back at the hecklers. He's a comedian and should know better. He didn't try to be funny or make a joke about the situation, he just went into this racist tirade and that's the difference. Also, lynching, no matter what race, is never really, you know, that funny. At All.
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I feel that racism is taught. Learning to accept all people should be taught in the home at an early age. People need to realize that this world would be a boring place if we were all the same!
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8:00 pm east coast, history channel. Maybe some people can learn a bit of truth about this holiday. Native Americans have gotten the crappy end of the stick more than any other race of people in America. If more people really knew their history, not the crap they teach about feel good history, they wouldn't write the kind of responses I have read. I guess it applies to all forums on here. Some people wouldn't believe the truth even if it was smacking them in the face. Demonize it, then kill it or pass a law to control it. Worked then, works now.
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While this situation has happened to me multiple times, you must realize to let it go; there are always certain people in different ethnicity's that are jerks about race matters. And anyway, people are hypocritical about everything, as  such is a mere reflection of their parents. \nI went to a school that had (literally) five African Americans and three white people, including myself, while the rest were Hispanics; by certain people, I was called a Nazi and chastised for having "Aryan looks", which was really upsetting to me because I have never considered myself to act in such a way, or hold those ideals. \nThen again, there were those who were indifferent and didn't see that way. \nThere are so many different instances where this same idea applies, and everyone is guilty at some point or another.
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I really do have to agree with you on this.  So many cultures had hard times. Some more than others.  Jews, Gays, Gypsies, Blacks, the list could go on.  I understand what happened to their people but its over, we have learned (or rather are learning) from the mistakes of the past. So why constantly through it in our face?  I feel we don't owe them anything any longer.  We have tried desperately to rectify it.  But it seems that nothing we do matters.  I personally sick of it (and I can see others are as well)  I am not racist, I don't hate people for reasons such as race, back round, religion whatever.  But enough is enough and I feel its about time some one voiced it.
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I disagree with the person that said move to Europe, I mean racism is everywhere no matter what country no matter what ethnicity. Yes us black folks get it thrown in our face everyday but F*** em' life goes on you know, "what they eat don't make us sh**. like jay z said, ain't no love in the heart of the city, ain't no love in the heart of town"  Did you know in the history of television, in europe 2 weeks ago, a news station hired a black broadcaster. Now how long has the tv been around. We may have a few more oppurtinities, but not much. Just do what we all do, keep ya head up and try to maintain, Like Donny Hathaway says " Take it from me someday we'll ALL be FREE!"
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I thought so too for a while because it seemed to me that finally we were over all of that racist stuff, but we both thought wrong there just as many racist now then there were a long time ago....Understand we live in a society that is mixed both ethnically and religioulsly and most of these cultures already had problems with each other long ago ...Not excluding our own America...We should have learned plenty of lesson over history about racism but that shows you that the old blind eye is closed again and now some of us are starting all over from the begining to rebuild a relationship of peace and understanding....For this to happen so late down in time it is truly a mess...As long as you have those in this world that preach and teach that junk it will never be over yet along the ones that has there own opinion of things...So as we live in the really messed up world all we really can do is deal with what it is.
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Hopefully one of the WHAT got voted off?!?!! What the hell is wrong with you? There arent any niggers on that program or any where else in the world for that matter. That is a term that only exist in the pea-brained, simple minds of people like you. I shouldn't even honor your ignorance with an answer to your question, but I'm relishing in the fact that you may be upset at who WAS voted off. It was ole snow-white, Gosh Darn it!, countrified Kellie Pickler. Aww, too bad for you. I guess the niggers are still in the running- hah! ;-)
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.As a black person i fell that we  must teach our children the sevenpence of this ugly word, that means the history and how it was used to demoralize us and how some of us died to eradicate this word in  association with our Race. It also has to do with self hater. we must at all cost  educate to never except this in our ever day conversation. I can't say the word either but my parents instill the important of it.  we come from the greatest civilizations.  Lets wrap ourselves in it we mustn't forget those that died for the right to definite ourselves. Great subject thanks for asking.
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yes I have been watching the show off and on and I think that the only person that is really getting anything out of the whole thing is Rose. It seems to me that she understands that we as people from different back around can't full understand why we feel, think or act the way you do.And not all groups of people are the same within or out of their group.\nJust like you I am half not just black and white; my mother and father like black but they are mixes. On my father side of the family just about everyone is light almost white skin-ed and me and two other of the grand kids are dark but from the two that is dark I am much lighter then them. And on my mothers side of the family we are all the same skin tone just about but I am the white girl in the family. Because I try to keep an open mind about things. I think if I was in the show I wouldn't know have I would feel trying to act white or black just because to me I am both and more and I like being who I am.
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Oh boy. This is a question most intelligent people try to avoid. Not me. And I guess that says something for me.\nHaving grown up and been an active participant in the civil rights demostrations and activities of the 60s, I have observed one very problematic concept that was adopted, early on. Black men and women of that era feel into and adopted the concept of a seperate identity and observance of customs of their original countries. There is nothing wrong with this except in a fight to be absorbed and accepted into American culture it has become impossible for Whites and other races to accept them since any moves to do so will be rejected.\nMany of the injustices done to Black Americans by those who pervert our way of life were, of course, wrong and horrible.\nIf you look at the European style of life and society you see that this hasn't happened, mainly because the injection of those of color in their societies happened over a very long period of time and gradually. We on the other hand forced the issue and moved ahead, perhaps, too fast.\nNow, something worse has happened. White Americans are adopting the culture of African Americans in a big way which makes the problem worse because they are recognizing the differences.\nThere is no easy answer and I am glad you didn't ask how we can fix it because, I have no answer to that question.
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Why don't they also teach if alot of them blacks that came to America wouldn't of come and been a slave, they would of probably starved do death or died with disease?\n\nNo I don't teach my kids this, I think the world got sick of all the racial crap to care anymore, It is sad..\n\nIt is sad it every happened in the first place, and it even more sad a 100 or more years later Racist crap still going on.
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Well As an African Americam Women/ BLACK, I will say you are right to think that we are one sided on some issues. I myself wonder why we have such double standards with other races but don't see the lack of respect that we have for ourselves and other races. But it is all a part of our education and surroundings. You can't judge all blacks as one and that is why many of us get offended because we are usually judge off what leroy or tasha down the street said. Just like with all races we have our bad seeds and we have our good seeds. Don't try to figure out the ways of my black people because we haven't figured it out yet. But it is not to different from whites and so on. Just get to know us and people in general as individuals and you will respect and understand that person much more.