Why is it when asking a question about Blacks, it is thought to be RACIST? Is this question racist in nature?
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>>>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.
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To be racist is to have intent.\nThe classic, Little Black Sambo never had the intent of anything except a writer constructing a wonderful piece of Americana. Other classics have been removed because of the political left wanting to appease persons they need to gain votes from. In America, we have a history. My black lady friend, who is a fellow PhD and from Alabama, has said it is sinful to drain history from America. She now questions the Black History Month issue, saying one-sided history is contrary to the intent of educators.\nThe issue is about Little Black Sambo being removed from the required reading lists of schools. This is not helping anything. When one side decides they don't like something, the will yell racism. But the factor nobody sees is a few black private schools making Little Black Sambo a part of their reading schedule. The intent is to never cheat the minds of the students from any pertinent material. A mind is a terrible thing to waste.\nThere are many universities that will use Little Black Sambo in their Sociology classes.\nIt seems we have gained Black History Month and are forgetting the entirety of American diversity. That is sinful.\nBy the way, some children would like to learn more about the Koran, but there is no room for the subject; schools want to appease too much.
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Shepard in the Land Of Sheep hit it right on the nose!\n\nI am racist because that is what fools lable me for be honest to tthat which I see.\n\nFor instance : If I say black people are loud and obnoxious while their walking by being loud and obnoxious, the person next to me would call me racist for the truht I spoke even though he hears  and sees the same thing I do.\n\nCalling someone racist is a trained response to silence someone from speaking the truth about a certain race or ethnicity. Calling someone racist does not make them a racist by definition but it does make them guilty of being truthful in the verbal or visual ( by what they see) sense.\n\nRacist is an old worn out word that has no more meaning or teeth considering  it only  lables someone for  speaking a percieved truth. In fact , calling someone racist would often today mean in a sense you are calling them a truthest whom has no fear of speaking that truth.\n\nBeing a racist is most often being closer to the truth than those who try to diguise it by being appeasers. \n\nBut the definition does not fit the word because it makes one believe that one is racist because he believes his race is superior to another.  Fact is that is not true. Most often people whom have been labled racist are often teling the truth. The word is desgned only to silence that person from speaking the truth. \n\nFact is , blacks are more racist than any group of people but that lable is  almost taboo to try and attach to a black person because of false diverstity and appeasement expected unto them .\n\nAnyone who says they are not racist or have never been racist is a liar. Fact is anyone who will not admit that blacks are most racist people on earth is a liar!\n\nWe are all racist. some of us are honest enough to admit it and hold no shame of the lable because it bares us as truthest who will not lie to ourselves or others out of trained appeasement and and fraudulent diversity . There is no such thing as diversity . As a white you are expected to be diverse to all other groups while yu are also expected to forget your own heritage and pride in order to bolster theirs. Diveristy is as fraudulent the alledged Civil Rights Movement. To admit the Civil Rights Movemnet is a failure would be to destroy your pretty little lables of white people and make them the word of truth and destroy the meaning of racist , diverstity and any of the anti's people love to lable whites with.\n\nTo hell with diveristy! being called a racist is confirming  your honesty and should be worn as a badge of honor that you speak the truth. To be diverse is to be controlled and phony, and untruthful to ones self and reality of perception of what one sees as truth.\n\nWE all hate something or some race, anyone who says they do not is a liar of the highest degrees. I love the racist who talk about other races and when in their company suck up and demean other people who are racist in front of them. They are the greatest of the hypocrits adn the greatest of the liars!\n\nQuit searching for answers. Deep in your soul you know who the real racist are so quit lying to yourself and others. The real racist are those who are first to lable you racist because they wish to shut you up about telling the truth about their race or another race they have been trained to protect  from the truth.\n\nBeing a called a racist means someone is trying to protect that race from the truth. That is lying and all liars go to hell. Be truthful, that is not racist. That is the only way you can help another race. By covering for them with stupid words to guard them against the truth , you are hurting them as a race and giving them the excuse to live the lie and to go on doing the racist things they do while calling others racist.\n\nRoyal" You are wrong that color comes from "UV" if that were the fact then all babies would be born "white" thereby letting the "UV" change them to their known race today. Do yo
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I know I see this everywhere. Blacks can make racist comments on whites and not be considered racist, but if some white kid says something to a black kid, it would be considered racist. It's horrible. I see this often on Nick Cannon's Wild N' Out.
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I prefer to be called Black, not African American. No, I'm not from Africa but of course my ancestors are. But given the fact that many African Americans from Africa have treated me like sh*t like any other racist idiot, I'd rather not be called that. I have heard from many of them that we (Blacks) are not pure Africans and that we are a disgrace to their people. The ones I've encountered looks at us and treat us like dogs. I'm cool on them. Don't want to ever be associated with them. Don't get me wrong, not all of them are like that. But the majority I've encountered are.
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as an educated muliracial woman, i am offended by such comments.  i think comments like this are ignorant.\n\ndoes the person who says this mean to say that black is a behavior and that white is a behavior?  and if so, then that means that to be black is to be stupid and loud and to be white is to be intelligent and proper.\n\ndoes the person who says this mean to say that black people can't be smart, and that white people can't listen to rap if they want to?\n\ni think it's a disgusting comment and the people who say it have no imagination.  anyone can be whatever they want to be.
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Sounds like someone pissed you off "alittle".I dont think like that and would never say any of those things-if you have a loud mouth then you just have a loud mouth isnt because your black thats ignorant!Whoever has got you feeling like this has accomplished their goal of pissin you off.And these type of questions actually promote more racism and problems ,you win by not letting it bother you in life(hard to do ,but once you do it you will never feel like this again because you are sure of yourself)By gettin upset and going off you are letting whoever is doing the hatin WIN!They want you to get upset ,mad and then hate and pass it on,and it goes on and on.Stop lettin them win ,and love no matter what and you are always going to com out on top.
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They pretend coz they don't want to be called racist. Coz that makes you feel bad when people say that. My friend called me racist once and i got so cut. So yeah no one wants to look like a predjudice pic. Yeah that's why. Also some people feel sorry for blacks coz they know that they get treated different. Yup that's the most honest answer your gonna get. By the way all you people saying she is rasist and all that I think yous are correct but that's kinda slack. Its her opinion and she should be able to express it and question it. hmph....
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That is a good question.  Most of you are looking at it wrong.  Yes there are racist people all over.  He just asked about one group of people, white people.  In your opinion why are white people so racist?  In my opinion most of the racist white people I have met are that way because of history.  History teaches us that the white man or Caucasian or what ever they want to be called accomplished everything.  Even to the discover of America, but how can you discover something that was not lost.  The Indians where there to greet them.  If society stop asking about a person race it would be a step toward stopping racism.  What does the color of my skin have to do with the knowledge I have.  I don't like being called an African American, because what do you call a white person from Africa, they are African descent but now lives in America.
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It is a throwback to the bad, old days when they used to claim that if someone has so much as a drop of black blood, they were black.  Yes, I think it's racist, but it's become so widely accepted that I think people have forgotten about that - until someone like you poses the question.\n\nWouldn't it be nice if we didn't think in those terms at all?
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Categorizing people by their heritage or race is not racist. There is a right way and a wrong way to refer to ones race. Common sense should tell you the difference between a racial slur as opposed to a description.
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You may not be a racist, but answering a question emotionally can make you sound like one.\n\nIf a question is obviously intended to bait or goad people you should move on to another question or try to lower the noise level by answering like an intelligent person.  Emotion and passion have their place--I suspect Yahoo Answers is not one of them.
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Many people are instantly offended when this question is asked, even in the most respectful way from a curious mind.  So now instead of getting information on your question people are attacking you for asking the question.  This is why this question and the word in fact remains a taboo, because most people will not talk about it openly with another race and automatically take offense to the inquiry.  \n\nI don't know why any race would refer to themselves with an offensive word or term.  But in the same sense a word only has the power to offend you when you allow it.  And in reference to this word it carries so much meaning historically, and not in a good sense, that Americans as a culture should make the decision to omit the word from our vocabularies.
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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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thats a loaded question, ill answer it in segments:\n\n1.  blacks can be racist because too many whites side with them and they cant get over the discrimination that happened to the blacks in the past.  we get blamed because our ancestors enslaved them, we are never thanked for freeing them and realizing our wrongs\n\n2.  i think we will accept this racism for a long time to come.  nobody wants tp be labeled a racist (blacks are immune from getting this label) because it would permanently damage your reputation\n\n3.  Yes, I am definitely sick of it\n\n4.  yes, i cant stand hip hop.  although its interesdting to note that hip hop was actually an asian american invention stolen by the black community*\n\n5.  dont count on this ending sometime during your lifetime
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I haven't see the users question .the fact that so many of you is offended means the question must be pretty bad..i don't think reporting him is the answer .it'll be far better to do as you are doing now and voice your displeasure.to their questions .when they see that they are not getting the response they want .in time they will stop and move on .thank you for apology.i'm black and i'm not a spokesman for the whole race .i can only speak for myself .and my view is this .someone saying hateful things on a computer site can't hurt me .if you read my name backwards that's what i think of people like that ...once again thanks for the apology but  there's no need .you can't be held accountable for the whole white race anymore than i can for the black race
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Let's see, a black person is seen committing a crime. Is it rational to stop white or Mexican people for questioning?\nOf course there is some rationale!!