Are black people really that bad?
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Hell, no one is going to give you an honest answer.  The fact is, black people have totally different values from Anglo/European people.  White people look for very specific kinds of status and beauty and language, and anything outside of that target zone is just plain ugly.  And there ain't nothin you can do about it except be yourself and hope that maybe a part of you is beautiful enough for the whiggers around you to take notice.  \n\nTruth be told, I hate most black people.  They want me to fear them, they expect me to respect them, and they don't have anything I need.  But I met a black guy who was so much smarter--at electronics and money and worldly things, more things than I could count--than anyone I knew (and I've known some of the smartest in the world)... that I just had to take my hat off and say, "you're a superior man".  \n\nBut look, even then, I took a look at his life - a fat wife who didn't give a damn about him and wouldn't let his friends stop by because it made her jealous... and he couldn't divorce her.  She treated him like utter crap, treated his kid like utter crap, and he was lonely... and it turned him to getting drunk every damn night.  Here's a guy with all the brains in the world, plenty of money in the bank, and all the motivation to be the best x y or z there ever was - he was a judge in the South decades ago -- black man, judge... business man... more than I could even say here.  But in the end, this man was UNhappy.  Why?  I blame the negro in him.  What did I just say??  It's not racial, it's cultural.  The negro in him just kept pulling him back - back to what?  The ground?  I don't know.  It pulled him down.  He couldn't break whatever he had spent his life trying to strive for.  \n\nAnd that's something that my race tries to be the opposite of.  We try to be the supreme.  We try to own and never be owned.  We try to be on top of things, and never let them be on top of us.  We try to not only be rich, but to invest that money.  We try to be number one, and nothing less than that will suffice.  \n\nSo to you I say, yeah... the negro in you has no honor in my book.  Out of the corner of my eye, if I don't have to get to know you for real, all I see is just another thug, waiting for the chance to swipe my wallet.\n\nI am truly sorry.  \nBut know this:\nI don't blame you, either.  \nFirst, white man brings your race here as slaves, \nthen we give you no place to go.\nYou can't go back to Africa, \nand you can't feel at home anywhere but the ghetto.\n\nLook, white man has been doing this to other white men for centuries.  The only way to get up from under it is to say, "ya know what?  F*CK YOU", and ride out the consequences.\n\nI guarantee you one thing... you do that, and *I* will tip my hat to you.
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It is not true that blacks are ugly. I am not a black but brown.\nFor your answer: Brain Lara
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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!
807388
That's racism in itself. Not all black people have to act a certain way in order to be "black" It's their heritage that makes them black, not that they listen to rap music, wear huge baggy clothes and all of those stupid ethnic stereotypes. You can't act white if you're black, you're only acting like yourself and to even characterize how a person acts to the color of their skin is just wrong, wrong, wrong, wrong, wrong.
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inferiority complex ?\n\n(some whites make fun of blacks.  whats curious is why blacks making fun of whites is so accepted and promoted in pop culture)
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I agree. I for one, am even more offended when black people use it, because the worst kind of degradation is self degradation. Certain black people need to show more respect for themselves and their people.
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Bad people is how the way people think and it can be influenced by many factors. So, no matter how we elvolve, there will still be people who will be bad.
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I think that black people too often look for an issue when there isn't one.  They often blame people for looking at them wrong, giving them bad service, etc. because they are black but there is no proof of that.  Watch the TV show Black White and you'll see some good examples of that.\n\nI also agree with the first person who answered.  Do you have any idea what it is like to be called a racist simply for walking into a room?  It's disgusting.  You don't even have to do anything to be accused of such a bad thing. \n\nI have a good example of what I'm talking about.  My husband and I were at a Denny's restaurant one night.  The waitress was horrible and didn't pay any attention to us.  It took us nearly 20 minutes to get our drinks and we got our food about an hour after we got there because I complained to the manager.  Towards the end of our meal a group of black teenagers came into the restaurant.  They too were ignored.  After about 15 minutes they got up and started yelling, cussing, and making a scene accusing the Denny's staff of being racist for not serving them.  I told them that we waited even longer for drinks and they called me a bitch and left.  They were completely unwilling to believe that they were being treated just like every other person in the restaurant that night.  Those teens were biased and went looking for things to prove their biases. \n\nI'm not saying that racism or bias doesn't exist but I am saying that someones people are way too sensitive and look to put a racist spin on things that just aren't racism.
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You're right. Do you want the honest truth?? We're scared. We figure one of them has a gun, or they're going to start a fight, or they're going to try to grab someone's purse. I'm sorry, I don't think anyone wants to feel that way, but we've been socialized by the media to think that black men are dangerous. The violent lyrics of rap music that glorify crime don't help that stereotype either. Another possibility for why they might look disgusted is that whenever I've been on the subway, groups of black youth talk so loudly and use offensive language that is inappropriate, so it is disappointing when a group of them come on the train because then you know that's the end of the conversation you were having with your friends. I don't mean to be offensive, I'm just trying to be honest since I think that's what you wanted.
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When people think of black people, they think about the majority of blacks they have seen in person or in the media: they are ghetto, loud, rude, use slang, act hard, etc.\n\nThese are the images that are out there in the mainstream. These are the people that some see when they go to the mall or to the movies. They see blacks being loud and talking on the cell while people are trying to watch the movie. They see blacks speaking heavy ghetto slang and wearing clothing that hangs below their butts.\n\nWhen they see a black who does not fit that stereotype, they see that as an except and not as the norm. They see that as a black, trying not to be "black". They have a hard time understanding that there are different classes and types of blacks and that being black does not mean just acting one type of way. They just see someone not following the norm or trying to be "white".
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yes.  i believe everyone is racist, including me.  we live in a world that tells us since childbirth that dark people are bad.  if u are in a family of dark-complected people, chances are they tell u the opposite- that white people are evil.  society is setup this way, so I'm wary of anyone who says they have totally escaped this conditioning- don't trust them on that. \n\ni realize that i contain this bias and I'm always trying to improve it... rather than most people who deny they have any racism in themselves, and never try to improve it, since they won't admit they have a problem. \n\nit's a worldwide problem.  I'm American but a friend from India once told me that "anywhere i go, I'll catch hell" because of my dark skin.
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The idea that slavery was bad was invented by americans.  Up until that point, the opinion of the entire world was that slavery was OK because blacks were not human.  At the time, the idea that blacks were human and should not be slaves was extremely radical.  Most people saw it as a lowering of the dignity of the human race.  You weren't recognizing that slaves were on the same level, nor even elevating them to that level.  You were degrading humanity to the level of the slave.  That idea was violently resisted and took generations to become fully accepted.\n\nBut the idea started here.
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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.
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I don't 'hate' black people.\n\nBut I could say that I dis-like the priorities and behaviors that are stereo-typical (falsely or otherwise) of blacks.\n\nGhetto rap, bum dressing, lower work ethic, style over and above substance, poor english skills, blaming others, etc.
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Yet another whitewashed fast-forwarded version of black history. \n\nBlack people as a group are not 'angry'.  Some are angry; some don't care. My God...  And at this point I'd like to point out that we do not all mindlessly follow the lead of anyone put in front as some of you have stated. Don't beleive everything you read in the media ok?  Nobody whips black people up into a frenzy. Personally I don't know anyone who pays any attentiont to Al Sharpton.  Some of you are so insensitive and out of touch, it's ridiculous. \n\nTopics like this make me angry. People are just talking all out of their a_sses. How can people outside of a community speak for what goes on inside of it? I don't tell white people that black people have not discriminated against them. Why tell us that racism against us is a thing of the past?  You don't even know what being black in this country is or even means...\n\nAlso the black experience in this country is above and beyond slavery. What did you think?  Slavery ended. Slave and slave master just skipped off into the damned sunset, hand in hand singing  'Shiny Happy People' ? \n\nGive me a break.\nDisparities and negative atttudes about race do exist. For instance, black people are less likely to be hired. Did you know that? If not I don't know why because there have been several studies on the topic. It's the truth. I have a friend who was discouraged by the receptionist of a company from putting her more 'black-sounding' name on the application because the manager 'would be less likely to hire her'.   What do you think of this? \nEven black latinos in this country catch hell. For merely looking black. They are worse off than their whiter-looking counterparts.  They are subjected to the same economic and social treatment as us. The sad thing is some of them just got here and had no idea things were this f****ed up!   \nThis is a direct reflection of your so-called colorblind society. Because if black looking individuals who have nothing to do with the black experience can claim the same amount of injustice that black people supposedly whine about what does that really say to you about the progress of this country?  \n\nLet's end it here.  \nYou just don't get it; I will not even try to go into it with you. \n\nCan all of our problems be blamed on racism.  Yes (historically speaking) and no. The black community is at a crossroads. I won't get into it but we cannot let go of the past because the past still affects them.  However despite the institutionalized racism kept in place for decades black folks have got to come to terms with it.  We must get out of the victim role loop. No matter what has happened we must push forward.  We have no choice . The governement doesn't care. In truth it never did. \n\nAnd you say we should be thanking white people for enslaving the African to begin with? You deserve a good hard slap for that.\n\nThis country has completely f****d over an entire race of people.  My grandmother was begat out of rape--a product of her mother's white captors. The same is true for many blacks although racist propaganda will tell you different. Why else do you think we come in so many different hues?  I don't care if you're grandaddy was Thomas Jefferson, Washington or Roosevelt--who would be proud to claim that kind of legacy? \nThe denial of education, of voting rights, owning land, the rights of a black woman to her own body, of a black man to protect her and his family...  What the hell does THAT tell you?  Black people were never meant to progress as a people in this country; We were never supposed to succeed.\n\nSuppose you'll tell me to go back to Africa if I don't like this country?  Well, Africa is not my home. The African lost his cultural identity and had his native tongue and religion beat out of him once he was shipped here. \n\n...and I'm not going any damned where. My
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I don't think that they are "evil". I have never got the impression that other people thought that either. \nThe stereotype that they are stupid is often correct though.
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Not all black people act "tough" as you say it. That is another stereo-type and it's wrong. Seems to me like you're then one acting tough. In your details you mention that you've fought a lot black guys. Do you go around looking for fights to get in? I mean I know that black people just don't come up to you and try to pick a fight with you everywhere you look. Lets be honest with ourselves instead of twisting reality into a story that's not true.