Why is racism pointed only towards white people?
351840
i agree with u ...cause i live in new orleans which is like 60% african american and about 30% white and everytime a white person is rude to a black person they always claim the white ppl racist
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 !!!
89093
It's only racist if you chosse to make it racist. \n\nUnfounded racial hatred is deplorable, but the looney left have reclassified perfectly innocent phrases as racism.
838797
Forget whites.  Why do some BLACKS not admit that they are racist?  In my experience (and I apologize for generalizing) whites are the LEAST racist of all of the cultures.  It most definitely varies from region to region, but in my region (the very eclectic HOUSTON!) I do notice that white people focus less on race than the other cultures.  But it's not just true within my circle and region.  I see it in the media too.\n\nAnd please don't confuse my answer and think that I'm a white delusional racist.  Personally I haven't thought of people in terms of color since I was 10.  You are either polite or rude. Sweet or sour.  Smart or dumb.  Strong or weak.  I don't connect it to race.  Except for racism itself of course.
885319
You can say anything about white people, no matter how offensive it is and get away with it.  I find it offensive, just look at the first answer you got from that black guy.  All white people rat each other out and blacks and asians don't?  That's news to me, mate.  What nonsense.
963372
NO all of that comes from people who have a need to whine about something and be treated better because they are of a different racial background.  The people who accuse whites of being racist and greedy are the actual racists and are hypocrites.
139567
Good question, I noticed you said "some" white folks, thanks for specifing that. Not all us white people are a$$holes. I am sorry one of my "white" counterparts has done this to you or someone you know. It may stem from the INDIVIDUALS insecureness. However, I have been outcasted because I am white, and I haven't done anything wrong to anyone. Hell, I am married to someone of a different race, so why do black,brown,yellow,orange,red,green and or purple people instantley label all white people as racist slave owning hillbilly trailer trash? Same reason whites do it to other races, all races are racist, try this out, live in a homogenious (one race) country like I do, and then you will know what true racism is.
341159
Because white people are just as racist as every other race!
348173
honestly, \n\nI think white people are hated the most.  Ever notice that it is the white people who are accused of being racist?  You never hear of a minority being accused of being racist.  Don't worry about it, come on over here, everybody else is doing it.  Nobody will hurt you.  It's an exagerated idea in America.  Minorities declare racism to explain their failures or to better their chances of getting what they want.  It's called the race card and they all play it here.
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First of all let's be clear--the vast majority of people who talk of racism the most generally don't even understand what racism is.  By definition racism consists of one of three things:\n\n1.  Taking a specific example and applying it to all people of a particular race (a driver is cut off by a white driver and from then on claims that ALL whites are impolite or unware drivers.)\n\n2.  Assigning similar traits to ALL people of a particular race (all blacks enjoy basketball, all Asians are good at math, all whites marry their relatives, all Mexicans are lazy and inherently uneducated, etc...)\n\n3.  Placing the various races on tiers of some sore (the smartest race is _____, the best athletes are always _____, the dumbest race has to be ____)\n\nIf your attitudes or opinsion do not fall into this category they are not racist opinions or attitudes.  For example if one were to say, "The vast majory of crimes committed in America are commited by non-whites," that is NOT a racist statement, because it is a proven fact that can be verified with statistical information.  If one were to say, "A lot of whites are intolerrant of non-whites," that is a true statement, because they do not say, "ALL" whites, they simply state that a lot are--which is true.  There are many statements that uneducated and poorly read people claim are racist which in realilty are not racist at all.  Simply because someone says something about your race that makes you angry, does NOT make that statement racist in nature.  To say that most Asians are good students is a correct statement--the drop-out rate among Asians is the lowest in the United States.  Inversely, to say that Hispanics are the lest educated group in the United States is also correct--Hispanics drop out of school at a MUCH higher rate than any other race.  Because that statistics makes someone angry does NOT make it untrue or racist.\n\nSo in answer to your questions--I think that virtually everyone has some racist notions to one degree or another.  Those who claim to be totally unracist probably don't understand what racism really is.  Being a professional teacher for 20 years I have found more EXCEPTIONS to racial stereotypes than examples of racial stereotypes.
878735
No, racism involves believing that you are superior to another race and also inflicting some form of harm (whether) verbal or physical onto someone else because of their race.\n\nThere are, unfortunately enough of those types around.  You are not racist.
1036055
I think racism stems from:\n\nIgnorance\nFeeling inadequate and needing a scapegoat\nLack of education or worldliness\nJealousy\n\nIf more people learned more, traveled more and basically did the best they could to achieve their goals and become successful, they'd have less time, energy or reason to hate!
529473
Every culture teaches its self that it is superior, right, different, entitled, when compared to another culture.  It is very difficult to go outside ones self and view people/events/things from a completely objective perspective.  Some folks can do this better than others, but everyone is trapped by their own beliefs and that is what they use to observe and judge what they see.  \n\nYou're right in saying there is a level of racism here, sometimes subtle, sometimes not so subtle.  From my perspective, I don't see how that can be avoided, though it is distressing to me to see how some folks can revel in denigrating other people because of race alone.
404502
Double standards.\nAnd they can insult you for being white but then insist it's not racist.
1030716
racism is not innate, it is a learned response. no matter what color your skin you are racist against someone.  can YOU resist YOUR inate racism.  "this is asked to WHITES" give me a break
1179095
I think this is a good question that cannot be answered broadly.. It's not fair to say "a lot of african americans are racist toward white people" Just like it isn't fair to say "a lot of white people are racist toward african americans" .. granted it is easier to "name call" racism stemming from "white people" but from what I know about history african american people were opressed by whites for a very long time..\n\nContinue to open your mind and be friendly with people of all cultures, backgrounds, skin color, etc.  The world is a more interesting place with diversity, you can't change other peoples' minds, so do the best you can with your own.
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Kimmyisahotbabe says it : most people like to be polite to everyone who doesn't spit in their face, but it's only superficial.  At the nitty-gritty level we all like to be with our own kind.  The only way to break out of this is to get sexually hooked on someone of another race- most civil rights people are this way.  The people on top of the racial totem pole are the whites - and it is they who invented racism as an evil, when it's really a healthy and natural thing.  Strange, no?