Why do white people offend browns like srilankans/indians?? HELP?
463101
stand in line behind the mexicans. we were being discriminated against first.
882071
I get what you are saying, but I don't think white people are the only ones working at yahoo.\n\nThey removed one that was out of control.  All the questions basically had the N word.  \n\nSo they are responsive.  I'm going to check out the guy you mentioned though.\n\n. . . .Yeah, that guy is annoying.  What can you do, he 's a jerk, just report him. It looks like he just signed up for Yahoo answers. So give them time to respond.\n\nBut to respond to your original question.  I don't think it should bother you even if they do, and I think most are over that taboo by now but there is no harm in asking.
826736
Anytime that you make an assumption about a group as a whole by the choices of a select few, you are generalizing. I am black and I hate basketball, Nascar aand especially Sushi. Celebration of diversity comes when you realize that people are different because of thier culture and not the same because of it. Good question. Not offended at all
774775
Sad to say but yes...some white people are very racist
864569
You are insulting them and implying that you are their master at the same time. Coming from a white man, it represents their feeling of being oppressed and. It also embodies the hatred for them by the man.
480133
Most 'Pakis' I know are not offended by the term itself because they are smart enough to realise it is just an abbreviation... what tends to offend them is the nasty way in which some racists use the term.
458042
it depends what area you in.\nyour question should be why do white people are so mean to black people...and i say they are jealous because they ain't me!
489262
Good Point FCUK!!! Many Americans hate everyone who's not white, blond and blue-green-eyed. Some Argies live illegally in the US, but they're not EVER inconvenienced by the authorities. I've been "randomly" searched at least 11 times in the same number of American airports. Maybe that's because they find my skin colour disturbing. By the way, I'm what Americans call a Browny Beaner. Oh, and I teach English. I hope Imperial Authorities won't think I'm soiling their "pure" language (ever heard about the "anti-Spanish-English-Only" campaign?)
425660
I see this all the time. A white cashier is all chatty and nice to a white customer, but as soon as they start dealing with someone of a different race, they clam up and become all wooden. I'm white, but I watch people a lot, so I can verify that you aren't alone in recognizing this phenomenon. It's sad and probably says more about race relations than bigger situations do.
1011743
unfortunately i think this is a problem between all races/colors/religious groups/political groups/ethnic groups etc.  i was once called a "racist white b***h" because i walked up to a guy and said "i had your paycheck ready but i screwed it up and shorted you so give me five minutes to fix it and i'll bring you your new check".  he said i shorted him on purpose because i was a racist.  there are angry jerks in every group.
767570
i agree with you...to a point, but, rather, I believe it is the black people who HATE the white people; I'm a very nice, welcoming, happy person who likes EVERYONE...unless they give me a reason not to. And most often, i find the majority of black people doNOT like white people; they don't smile back--they glare. Or they just look at a white person with hatred on their face. This happens every week, at the least. It also bothers me that I live in a white upper middle class neighborhood and...suddenly, a few black people have moverd around there...i always smile at them, especially because the most often put their heads down, like they don't want to be noticed, or anyone to, i dunno, burn a cross on their lawn...i say people are people, i don't care whWHAT color you are!
618581
Back to sqaure one, my oft repeated answer to such q's (apt, and anyway  it does get me two points) \n\nI wonder if the original native Americans (Red Injuns as you called em) had a say in the matter when the whites from across the ocean invaded their country and all but exterminated them.\n\nYou, dear person are also a descendant of immigrants yourself, I'm sure, as are most of the white and black American folks replying to you, unless you are of Native American descent (which I am sure you would not be proud to proclaim, if you were). Even the guys who came over on the Mayfair, they initiated the unjustness by being the harbingers of terror that culminated in the annihilation of native Americans\n\nI wonder when the Caucasian will ever get over the white 'massa' superiority complex?\n\n\nAmerica has been drawing people from all over the world, right from the days of it's discovery as a land with the fabled pot of gold at the end of a rainbow. Give it some more time, you'll end up with an exodus of people, as is happening among the immigrants from India which is gaining from the Brain Gain as opposed to the earlier brain drain.\n\nI remember when my cousin migrated to the US in the seventies, people had similar complaints about the Indians.\n\nTh reverse is happening now, a number of western countries have their top people insisting on an India stint, and the Indians, well they wanna come back to their roots.\n\nSo this is gonna happen with the 'greasers' as you seem to allude to the people of Mexican descent in your polite, but hard hitting questions in the immigration section of Yahoo Answers!
557889
Them white boyz... ha ha ha\nWhy are you so worried about bashing white ppl all the time? This happens all the time, in any race, skin color, religion, ethnicity whatever, ppl will associate together if they have something in common and can all relate to. And even if they do that does not mean they're racist, or anti-religious, or anarchist or any other crap. You can be different ethnicity and still be white! This is just a typical stereotypical bashing. Seems cool lately, so you decided why not right? You just sounded more racist and condescending towards others than them white boyz you just described.
978911
Well, I am neither bi-racial or multiracial, but I notice being white I still face discrimination sometimes.  Some people automatically assume I am racist, even though I am so far from it.  For example, the other day at work a Hispanic couple (their race doesn't matter to me, but it illustrates the point) came up to pay for their dinner with a credit card.  Our policy is that we ask everyone for I.D. when they are paying with a card.  It's for their protection, but also because we have seen cases of fraud.  Anyhow, he seemed a little irritated, but he showed me, finished the bill and left.  About 20 minutes later his wife called and spoke to my manager and said that I was being racist asking for I.D. because they were Hispanic.  My manager explained that asking for I.D. is a company policy and that I was only doing what I was told.  She told them next time they came in that they would receive a free dinner.  However, when she hung up, she came and told me she had watched me when they were paying and that I had done absolutely nothing wrong, and that if those people ever came in again to let her know so that she would ask them to leave.  It kinda bothered me because I know I am not racist in the slightest, but I just laughed it off because I knew it was their ignorance and not mine.  Gosh, sorry for making this so long.
1031274
They feel bad about themselves in some way.\n\nI applaud you -- I hope you speak up and out when the conversation turns racist.  Then you are really shedding light on the problem.
477913
Thats because it is only acceptable in Americe to insult white, male, christians.  They are the only ones with enough class and testicular fortitude to not run to the media and cry when someone says something they don't care to hear.
887086
I am white, but I can tell you that any kind of hate hurts. \n A few years ago, I was working at a fast food restaurant. I had a problem with a black female customer who started calling me prejudice (among a few racial slurs). The entire crew laughed so hard, they had tears in their eyes. A few minutes later, my black husband walked in the door! The customer was so embarrassed, I bet she learned her lesson.\n People know that racism still hurts, why do you think that customer started yelling the racial slurs? She damn sure wasn't trying to tip me! It did hurt me until the store crew pointed out the humor in the situation by laughing at her.