do you think america is too "black" sensitive?
114479
Yes to black sensitive. If African Americans want to be treated equal it should be all around, and go both ways.
144716
Feedom of expression shouldnt be limited to basis of race, the way people feel about blacks wheather it be positive or negative should be freely expressed if not that would make America seem like a fake place why cover up or hide the fact that racism exist, its real, let the facts be known. In the real world racism is real but we can all pretend that its not real but we'de only be lying to ourselves.
681093
I can only speak for the white people that I know and from that I don't feel most white people hate blacks. If they did, blacks would not be in the positions many successful blacks find themselves in today. Does racism exist - absolutely, but that is a knife which surely cuts both ways.\n\nAgain this is from my perspective but I feel the difficulty many blacks have achieving in this country can be attributed to the following reasons:\n\n1) There is a small percentage of blacks, specifically young black males, which are responsible for a disproportionate percentage of crime in the country (particularly violent crime). I have heard but can not recall the sourse that attributes 75% of murder in the country to black youths. If that is correct, that would mean that roughly 3% of the population is comitting 75% of the murders. Reduce the murder rate attributed to young blacks in half and it is still an outrageous statistic.\n\n2) An extremely high percentage ( 60+ % ) rate of unwed black females giving birth into a system which will perpetuate their children into almost certain poverty and dependence on an ever increasingly resentful society.\n\n3) A significant portion of the black culture which appears to be incapable of fully integrating into a system which has proven time and time again that its rewards are directly proportional to the effort put into achieving within the system.\n\n4) An apparent broad based inability to accept that not all actions taken against blacks are because of skin color. Sandra McKinney is yet another recent prime example. Had a white person, congressional member or not, struck a white house cop in today's climate, that person would be under the jail, not appearing on 200 media outlets for a week playing the race card. \n\nI have to admit, it was refreshing that not a single member of the Congressional Black Caucus participated in her defense in any manner.\n\n5) Hold on to your hat for this one - I feel the single biggest reason blacks aren't as succuessful as everyone would want them to be is an inabilty to move forward despite the tragedy of slavery. \n\nThere absolutely has to come a time when that era in their history is remembered but not used as a crutch or devisive tool as it clearly still is today. \n\nThere IS NOT another single society on the planet that has not taken slaves, or conversely, has not been taken as slaves primarily as a result of war. It does not make slavery right.  It just makes it attributable to being a fact of history like the 1,000's of other atrocities committed by people upon one another. It makes slavery a fact of history experienced by every single race, society, culture, and country that ever existed prior to 1900.\n\nMy ancestory is Irish. I will not get into greta detail about the well documented torturous behavior the people living on what is now as Ireland have endured since seemingly the beginning of mankind. \n\nDo I fault, the Scandinavians, the Romans, the British. Each of these groups have taken slaves, ruthlessly murdered men, women and children and looted everything of value they could manage to carry and some they couldn't like the land itself. These are all well documented facts. But most importantly to me is that they are facts which did not happen to me, my parents, or grandparents just as no black person living today can claim. \n\nI accept this is how people of different origins treated each other during that period in history. Nothing more, nothing less. Just actions in the context of world history.\n\nThere must be some point in time when blacks living in the US accept their history in a similar fashion or they will never fully allow themselves to intergrate into the society. \n\nPick your magic number. Whether its 150 years, 500 years, or 5,000 years, it will disappear into history as all other horriffic tragedies have.  Only they can decide when it disappears in their history. \n\nJust as a point of reference, between 1841 and
822434
I think you are Americanizing a world issue...And I strongly disagree with it. I also believe it is obvious that their are vast differences in races and cultures. I also think its great that there are differences.
52894
No.\n\nAs of 2002, America was approximately 13% black.
259742
I could go on for hours but, until most people are educated in history, politics, respect and self worth. That goes for black, and any other race in this country. It's not so much that blacks should be upset with whites because our ancestors  bought them from their own people and now some want everything handed to them along with other financial reparations. It's that, if you look at factual history, all of us (every race) were slaves at one time to some great empire. Blacks were just the last! I do not think it is fair  that Americans should live in a fantasy world and show over 50% blacks in advertising campaigns, music, TV programing when they only make up for 16% of the US population of which that number actually about 11% due to incarceration.
90173
the term african american is one problem.  why use a prefix?  trying to divide us into little groups instead of just all being americans is stupid. Besides, what ties do you have to africa besides ancestors from 600 years ago.  Enough already. the only ignorance is those who cant take a joke, are hurt by words, who are so insecure about their own race they cant live with the fact someone else may have a problem with you.  So what?  - stereo-type?  can you blame anyone for them? open your eyes and you wouldnt and shouldnt wonder why...
1129803
not with me. I have about five black friends and only about two whites it doesn't matter to me about color...but is still happening around the world even in America...it's so sad...
587213
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.
1158875
I really think the indains should have more of an issue with white people than the blacks should. But it really wasn't that long ago that we whites where hanging blacks... and really that takes awhile to just get over it.   I just wonder how white people would feel if thier grandparents and great grandparents where taken out and hung because they wanted to vote or ride in the front of the bus.   We as whites and blacks need to remember the history behide this issue so that it will never repeat itself again.    As far as racism goes there will always be racism due to the fact that there will be always someone with feelings of being better than someone else.  It needs to be forgiven but never forgotten...and I myself am very sorry for what my past white americans done to the black americans.  I just wished that white americans would take care of their own like the black americans take care of theirs but then again we have never been taken out of our beds to hang because of our color.. while our children watched.   It really wasn't that long ago.
879022
definitley. they would probably do a better job. i think we should also have a black president one day. a little mix never hurt. it doesnt always have to be white men. = )
1148056
Only the American Blacks, my best friend from South Africa is quiet and unassuming, but he commented about how the American Blacks were different too...  We both figured it had something to do with the 'slavery' chip on the shoulder they carry around similar to the 'holocaust' chip on the should that the Jews carry around....
1041339
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!
575205
I couldn't agree more. Black people realize this too. But most will simply say you are ignorant for noticing what needs to be noticed, so that blacks have some motivation not to slip into the "N" category.
327143
absolutely yes. Think of it. a person burns an inanimate piece of colored cloth, and half the population goes ballistic; basically because of their insecurities. You want to burn a piece of cloth - what the hell do I care. to react any differently is to give you control over me, and I ain't about to do that. But most of you knee-jerk americans can be controlled in this way, because you do not have the gift of independent thought.
294659
I'm a black female in my early 20s and I was in Turkey a few years ago on vacation.  By the time that I traveled to the Eastern part of the country (towards Mount Nemrut) I think that by people's reactions it would be safe to say that most people had not seen many/ any black people before.  No one was rude but people did keep wanting to take pictures which was super weird.  I was completely surprised by the number of black people I saw living in Switzerland and Germany and Italy, but Turkey was not on that list.  \n\nIncidentally, I absolutely loved the time that I spent in Turkey and I keep trying to figure out a way that I can get back-- it was a great place.
631419
I prefer to be called Black. I am not African. I have traces of African in me, but that does not mean that I am of African nationality. People who are from Africa who become American citizens should be called African-American. I don't care to be called a Black-American because (and don't take this the wrong way) I am not exactly WANTED here in America (or anywhere else for that matter). Afro American is dated and Negro is just unnecessary given the Latin meaning of the term. I think the term Black American is a little offensive. Black is the least offensive to me.\n\nAt this point, there is no appropriate way to describe what I am. My great-great-great Grandmother passed for white for many years (she was the descendant of slaves). There are some Mexicans in the blood-line as well. Since the blood-line is no longer purely African, I cannot associate myself with a race of people. I am nothing but a Black person in America.