Ethnic minority intraracial discrimination and elitism. Discuss.?
360748
If you read Howard Zinn you will see though out the history of our country the rich have always looked down on their own ethnic group..Rich whites looked down on the poor white as common trash. The big Rich business man exploited all poor  persons..they considered them lower beings..This can happen in any color, race and ethnic group. And yes i have never been rich and have experienced rich snobs thinking they were better than me.. This happens to anyone who does not have money. i have an education and never experienced any educated person looking down on me.. but i never make anyone feel bad if they are less educated because they can be as smart or smarter than me..I treat people the way i want to be treated.
470888
I think it's similar to "race discrimination" it's only the whites that do it.\n\nhttp://thebaldchemist.blogspot.com/
765192
why do you think Black,Pakistani,Asian,Chinese people get discriminated?\n\nI think people get discriminated against because the people doing the discriminating do not know enough about the person or race involved or they have had a bad experience with one or a few people which they project on the entire race.\n\ndo you think that in 4 years England will be 80% ethnic minority n 20% white people?\n\nI think what you mean to say is do you think that in 4 years England will be 80% non white and 20% white.  I don't think the numbers will be that high more like closer to 50% of each.  I think this because just like in the rest of the world people are getting over their prejudices and marrying and having babies with whoever they like.  Mixed babies are non-white.\n\nand why do Pakistani,,Chinese,Asians own more businesses then white people?\n\nI don't think this is true at all.  What I do find is you notice it more than you notice a white store owner.  You don't even give a thought to a white store owner but you notice what your brain thinks is not the "norm"
633218
Agreed. It seems like it's the "minorities" that sometimes keep the racism alive. I don't have a problem at all if someone is a different color or whatever, but it does bother me if they use it as a crutch. What really annoys me is when some people are so proud of being "black" that they emphasis the fact with the whole, "Mmm, girlfriend. I dunno wud up wit chew sistah..." kind of stupid accent. I mean, if they want to be treated like equals, they need to start acting like equals. Morgan Freeman was asked how we can end racism, and he replied, "Stop talking about it." meaning, stop talking about us vs them, or white vs black, anything like that.\n\nIt also kind of annoys me when some people get offended about getting called "black". I remember seeing a survey once in Time where they asked people some question and then had the answer by race. They had "African American" down, and then they just had "white". It just struck me as oddly ironic.\n\nBut yeah, mainly what bothers me is when people make themselves look ignorant when they start getting all ghetto or whatever.\n\nTo quote a friend of mine, "I don't have anything against people with different colored skin than mine, I just hate black people."
187546
i think that the white parents are coming off as being extremely ignorant and out of touch. i can however understand that until you have experienced racial discrimination on a real and regular basis, that it would be easy to see it as "over-reacting" (e.g., the situation in the clothing store). i think the truth probably lies somewhere in the middle. the white girl is the best so far. the black boy seems pretty indifferent on the whole thing.
571190
be accepted...From some of the talk I think this has slid race relations back twenties years. The legal hispanics will get dirty looks and receive the same resentment just because of their skin color. I've already heard hispanics this and hispanics that. Dirty, lazy, freeloadin, criminal, gangster, drug dealers and all the other cliched stereotypes.
398523
Yes, I must say that hearing African-Americans, or Black People (whichever they prefer to be called) complain of racism, has grown quite tiresome - like to the point where it's embarassingly laughable.  \n\nBeing of bi-racial ancestry (which includes an ethnic minority), myself, I have experienced all sorts of racism, but none has been so bitingly memorable as that I have experienced from A.Americans, or Black People.  \n\nIt is a little known fact that there are a lot of A.Americans/Black People who are doing their fair share to perpetuate all sorts of negative stereotypes, racism, hatred, and ignorance amongst THEMSELVES.  I find that completely deplorable. It's rather frightening, really, because a race that hates itself will, in all probability, eventually destroy itself.  There should be more strength and unity among this specific race of people, if for no other reason than the preservation of historical, traditional, cultural, developmental, educational, occupational, and spiritual values, instead of generating fodder for embarassing crime statistics.  \n\nThere are places in the United States, where crime in ethnically populated, or "urban" areas, is so out of control that the local law enforcement and/or government has little to no interest in taking any steps toward protecting those citizens or making any effort to reduce criminal activity in areas such as this because the residents of such neighborhoods are only menacing, terrorizing, stalking, molesting, assaulting, raping, robbing, and killing EACH OTHER.  \n\nI believe the self-destructive behavior, and INTRA-RACIAL HATRED of A.Americans/Black People is probably at the root of this problem in our society today...  \n\nSo yes, I DO feel that "the race card" (to use the parlance of our times) HAS been abused by A.Americans/Black People, because I know that as people, they cannot seriously expect anyone to respect their views, values, and ideas until they can begin to demonstrate solidarity amongst themselves.  It's unfortunate to say that, but I think it's true.
1117109
racism.. is same way .. they are all not equal opportunity employers or people in this world. People who defend themselves uppity like its because they go thru hell.. not all do tho.. so you can't categorize all of people .. Some contribute some don't. We are all unique individuals on earth some realize this some don't that's just the way it is ..
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
761772
Any one who thinks whites don't get discriminated against is VERY VERY ignorant! Any white person who has grown up as a minority in there area has felt discrimination as bad as any one else. The truth is that discrimination happens to all races. Just because we (yes, I'm white) are the (slowly declining) majority, minorities think that it's just a free ride or something. I get really tired of hearing all the sob stories about how "your ancestors" did this to "my ancestors". I personally haven't lynched, enslaved, stolen land from, or denied anyone, and if discrimination is going to get any better, all races need to focus on ways to better future instead of holding on to the grudges of a bunch of dead guys. The past is the past....I intend on moving forward!
931548
Come on....... I consider every one to be equalls.  You are the one dogging on other races.  That is one thing that gets to me.  How come certain races always imply their is racism?  And want special privileges.  All people have the right to work and to earn respect from others.  Don't expect handouts.    We all started from one race... then the fall of man.  We all need to take care of ourselves.
879435
1)Yes, we still live in a racist country.  I am a 46 year old Black woman who has experienced quite a bit of racism bcos of the color of my skin (caramel) without any knowledge of who I really am.  I have traveled quite a bit within the states as well as other countries & honestly cannot see much of a difference.  Point in case...I've even traveled to Africa & have been faced with questions like "what are you?".  I think that I offended the one asking the question bcos I said "I'm an American".  They responded "do you mean African-American?" to which I responded "sure if thats how you would like to phrase it".  2) Yes my parents had a hard time but they "dealt with it" by being active in the civil rights movement.  My great-grandmother would never let me work in the fields when I visited saying " no way, your Mom & Grandmama would have a fit & besides those days are over for your generation".  She was right, however there are others here who seem to forget that.  With regards to "us guys" still living in this country...this is our country & we'll fight for the right to live here....in peace.
786331
Racial discrimination is everywhere.
1106389
Racism, ethnocentrism.
1076277
I'll admit I am a little racist I have no problem admitting it, if its true than its true why deny it?  I agree its not so much the race that bothers me its the stereotpyes of those races that bother me, the one who walk around proud that they have horrid speaking skills, are uneducated, and live off welfare.  Or think they are cool because they can walk around while holding on to their balls or trying to keep their pants from falling all the way to the ground.
436458
That's a very good question. There are plenty of blacks and other minorities who discriminate against whites. I have actually seen workplaces in which there were black supervisors and mostly black employees. The racism is obvious, but no one bothers to address it.
893956
That is so sad.  I had an Uncle who was a member of the KKK for awhile.  Don't know how he ended up there, the rest of the family is not racist whatsoever.  I can't believe that people are still like that in this day and age.  Narrow mindedness is right!!!!