How come Blacks can be proud to be black, but white people are racist if they're proud to be white?
108516
I'm black and I see nothing wrong with being proud to be white or black.  You should be proud of who you are.  But yes, it is a double standard in society.  I think that if more whites did not worry about being politically correct and say what you feel, sooner or later blacks would just "get over it".  But since we rarely hear whites show their pride, it's received the wrong way.  Any type of racial double standards are based on our own ignorance.
1104090
i agree with you on this subject 100%. i am deffinatly FAR from racist, but you are totally right! if a white person were to shout out im proud to be white than we are looked at as racist. if this racist thing has to do with slavery. many white women/girls were also inslaved during that time. i think everybody shouldd just be happy to be alive than worry about what color their skin is. EVERYBODY is diff. an has their own unique look to them. \n\n-stephanie
1140657
racism is wrong no matter where it comes from. Blacks can be just as racist as whites. You would think that those who have endured racism  would understand, but they don't. Not all blacks are racist, just like not all whites are. Some black women get all bent out of shape when black men date white women. They come out and openly state it. If the revers were true, it would be socially unacceptable for a white woman to complain publicly about it. Anyway, it's the yr2006, I wish racism would go away once and for all.
353476
The answer is that it is not ok. An average black person is as racist as a KKK member, and their language, attitudes, and actions are remarkably similar. Black people find strength and affirmation in their own racial identity by being offensive to people whom they perceive as the eternal aggressors, which is completely false. Africans, Arabs, and Asians pillaged and enslaved Europe without pity or cessation for hundreds of years.
1143677
I am white. I have an equal amount of friends that are black and Mexican. I was racist though at about 15. It was a very determined wonderful strong minded black woman who brought me out of it. I was like that because people of other races besides yours ARE somewhat different. It was hard for me to understand and at that age my family, my mentors, told me this is how you should be and I believed that. There is racism of every color and it is all a matter of ignorance. What needs to be understood is that it is our differences that make us special and wonderful and should be celebrated, not hated.
1165006
I kinda agree with u, but u cant expect that every white person is going 2 like Blacks.Sure it would be great 2 have no racists in the world,but be realistic,there always will be.So there will be some who will defend racial comments but we all know that there will be others who will make them & support racism.We just have 2 accept that there are all sorts in this world.There are also a lot of stupid,  black people (not all, just a lot) who perpetuate this stigma that Blacks are judged by.But minority though they might be,most people are judged by the negatives than by the positives.If u meet 100 Whites & 10 are racists we are more hurt by the racial comments of those 10 & judge Whites by them rather than by the positive comments of the other 90. However dont expect any major changes no matter how frustrated u may feel.Its just life & Whites will never understand because its not part of their life. Some may relate but others will not. Still, I do support u in that call for change.
637172
That bothers me to. I am white & honest to goodness most black people have been better to me than whites have. i am good to people that deserve it regardless of their race,age,size or sexual prefrences. But I also had a great Mother & Father that taught me that ! Alot of racism is from people not being taught that everyone is equal !!!
1146190
I TOTALLY agree! A few Christmases ago, the Black merchants in a local mall had signs in their windows like "owned by African Americans." If the whites had put signs in THEIR windows that said "owned by Whites," there would have been protests. Why is it that people don't think that Blacks can be racists, too? Why do people think that the pendulum has to swing to the opposite side before we can be equal? Seems to me it just divides and creates tension.
14819
everyone is racist to some degree. the very fact that we call whites white and black black shows that there is a difference between the two. so yes, i am racist. but i don't burn crosses and wear a white suit. i am kind and polite to ALL people. and i only expect kindness from others.
1132619
This is a naive and childish question.  If you could, even for an instant, imagine what it's like to be, to have been, or to know that your family has been historically discriminated against, you'd realize how unfounded  your question is.  There has never been racial equality between blacks and whites, and, arguably, there never will be.  But whites have always been on the oppressor side, and blacks on the oppressed-- so for you to get offended about inequality is ridiculous and absurd.\n\nI don't give a $hit if you've never been racist, just like blacks don't give a $hit about whether or not I am-- what matters is the $hit happened and continues to happen, and blacks aren't sticking it to whites by having black colleges.\n\nSeriously, how dare you try to play the equality card.  Whites have always enjoyed things blacks can't, and since they have black colleges and say ni&&a, you get all high and mighty about equality? \n\nYou're a toy.
104260
>>>Why is it when asking a question about Blacks, it is thought to be RACIST? \n\nBecause it almost inevitably is. Racism is simply an assumption that characteristics are caused by or correlated to race. Asking “Why do black people do X” IS inherently racist. It can’t be otherwise. There are certainly questions about blacks that aren’t; racist, but they are rare around here.\n\n>>>>>Is this question racist in nature?\n\n\nNo, because it doesn’t assume any characteristics are linked to race. For example you haven’t assumed that Black people will all answer the same way. Had you made such an assumption then it would be racist.
101287
I blame this on groups like the "neo nazi's" and "kkk", they have masked racism with what they claim is white pride. I am white and am proud of my european heritage, but I understand peoples feelings about these groups. They are not standing for anything good. If a group wants to come together and celebrate white pride (or northern european pride) I am all for it, as long as no one is claiming superiority or belittling other races.
500567
Some peoples are borow-minded or tink like peoples in 15-17 century who divised the world by races... Sometime people don't find emselfes qualities so they try to persuade everyone their race is the best for keep confience in oneself. The are certainly scared that people could find them ''weak'' or stuff so they say: ''Ah! I'm white/black so I'm the best'', non-sense argument.
223020
First I will focus on just your question. I would say that Black people are more racist for a few reasons. \n\n1) Black on Black crime\n2) Light-skinned against dark-skinned and vice versa\n3) Blacks vs. whites (or anyone else)\n\nSecond, I think that although some of your points are valid, you are generalizing. Black Expos don't mean that people of other races are excluded, it just means that culturally the vendors will market to Blacks (Afrocentric styles and products), topics will deal with Black issues (for example, the diets the Blacks choose may contribute to us being the leaders in having Diabetes, etc) . . . I could go on. I feel bad that people of other cultures don't understand that. I'm sorry, but Whites don't need a special month for accomplishments of their anscestors to be acknowledged-- we hear about it every day at school, at the workplace, even in churches, etc. Are men upset that March is Women's History month? I don't think the accomplishments of WOMEN (and I mean of ALL colors) are stressed enough. Any Black American who knows their history knows that most Africans could care less about us. Yes, many slaves were sold out by Africans. Trust me, find out you have an inheritance owed you and your family from generations ago and I'll bet you would pursue it too.\n\nI am not originally from America, but I was raised here. I think race relations in this country are pitiful. This is supposed to be the land of opportunity, and I think more people spend their time putting down other cultures. How many whites came over on Ellis Island, wanting to be respected? Wanting a chance at a fair life?Wanting equal opportunity. In a country where there is Hispanic pride, Irish pride, Italian pride, even Gay pride, why does it always come back to a black or white issue??!?!?!? Have we truly progressed so little?
294446
im not racist either - im white with 2 kids and their dad is black but i dont like white people music. and i love black men! so im sure there are black people that dont like rap music. but how come blacks have a black history month, the negro college fund, and black entertainment tv (bet) the white people dont have a white history month, a whity college fund, and no white entertainment tv. hmmm
1079034
it is the governments way of trying to make things right for what the blacks were put through many years ago. \n i don't think it is discriminiation. i do think though that it is sad that every nationality can have their own organizations, except whites. because if we were to have a group or organization to celebrate the fact that we are white, people would think we were some hate group or something.
946447
Honestly, you could turn that question around. Blacks are just as prejudice towards whites as whites are too blacks. Just something for everyone to ponder. No offence, but it's true.