We live in 2006 people! Why are people still discriminatory and racist?
821675
This is horrible! I have a no tolerance policy for racial hate crimes. This has been a debated issue for years gone by, but i believe that now we have moved on as a whole society. It is not as though we have warred against each other personally. \n\nI honestly believe it is the ignorant people and the stupid people of this world trying to drag us back to this time when it was an actual issue. \n\nYou did not deserve to be the victim of a racial crime! Unfortunately for you I do not believe this will ever really stop because ignorant and stupid people will always exist. Just try not to do what so many have done in retalliation and stereotype the person who committed this crime as being typical of their own race.\n\nHope you were not harmed too severely (mentally or physically)! And you never experience it again! Best wishes for you :)
252580
why should anyone be one - if not a fu.... racist!!!
121286
People that think like you are the reason racism still exists.  The next step should be forgiveness.  Stop blaming the white people of today for the things our ancestors did.\n\nI don't mean to be rude, but get over it.\n\n---Also my husband is black, I am white and we have a beautiful son.  We are all human, just love each other.\n\n---Sometimes I wish people were not so close minded.  History is important, but people of today should not be blamed for history or have to own up to our ancestors mistakes.
669091
I think that we are all racists - but some more than others. The main thing is to be aware of it, and try to work with it.\n\nI think the real problem humans have is with difference, because then we start making comparisons, and that's uncomfortable. Racism is another form of difference.\n\nAs a white european woman living in London, I try not to be racist, but I am aware of racist thoughts sometimes. And sometimes people are racist to me! (I have an Irish heritage) But I am trying to do my bit by bringing up my sons to be as aware as possible.
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.
251322
I really do have to agree with you on this.  So many cultures had hard times. Some more than others.  Jews, Gays, Gypsies, Blacks, the list could go on.  I understand what happened to their people but its over, we have learned (or rather are learning) from the mistakes of the past. So why constantly through it in our face?  I feel we don't owe them anything any longer.  We have tried desperately to rectify it.  But it seems that nothing we do matters.  I personally sick of it (and I can see others are as well)  I am not racist, I don't hate people for reasons such as race, back round, religion whatever.  But enough is enough and I feel its about time some one voiced it.
364305
What's new? It is a slippery slope when we tolerate other forms of racism and only get upsets when it visits us.\n\nLook, Americans have been attacking Arabs, Muslims, latinos, hispanics etc etc for years... people dont mind and let it pass because it doesnt affect them supposedly... until the racism comes visits them...
999083
It's because we're the majority and for years we could say or\ndo anything we wanted-no political correctness.\nNow the pendulum is swinging the other way and will for years\nto come.\n Maybe in time NOONE will be allowed to make racist comments\nand get away with it.
193536
I think racism is still a major problem in America.  It's just not as visible as it used to be.  Racism today is more subtle, and to me that's even worse.  I don't think it's really an issue of it being allowed.  There's nothing that can really be done about it.  Everyone should see the movie "Crash."
103781
YES OF COURSE THEY WERE! IT DOESNT SURPRISE ME ONE BIT...black people scream racism at every chance they get, but what they dont realize they are the racist ones! in the 2000s we shouldnt even be using the words black/white anymore. i just cant believe what i hear sometimes ..makes me sick
501387
I know that you are not being racist. I get exactly what you are saying. Thank you for not stereotyping and being general. There is violence in every culture, as well as racism and hatred. It is never going to end, until the world does. You are right about a FEW of them inciting the violence, like some people on this site who post questions using the N word(Black people, stop doing this too) that Incites violence because people get angry and start sending threats back and forth. To those who feel you are blaming white people or being racist, tell them to go fly a kite until they can learn to READ AND COMPREHEND!
471640
I think everyone is EQUAL! If American's see that the time has changed and it is not the 1900's anymore!! STOP THE RACISM!! God created everyone equally and he would not discriminate!!
484305
because they are ignorant racists
547321
there are so few racists(I'm assuming you mean white)that if people like you would stop looking for them and attributing to them racist remarks then you wouldn't ask.\nthe new racists are the minorities.
1146190
I TOTALLY agree! A few Christmases ago, the Black merchants in a local mall had signs in their windows like "owned by African Americans." If the whites had put signs in THEIR windows that said "owned by Whites," there would have been protests. Why is it that people don't think that Blacks can be racists, too? Why do people think that the pendulum has to swing to the opposite side before we can be equal? Seems to me it just divides and creates tension.
905180
it is a racist question!
909428
I'm not racist or anything like that but I strongly agree with you, I don't know what country you are in but here in the UK specially where I live near the bottom of the country. There is so many people, none of them care about helping the people back in their own countries, they just wanna come here and take over everything.. we have to give them respect but we aren't allowed to say Christmas lights.. now it's winter lights.. They are destroying our religion.. we use them for Christmas and so it's Christmas lights.. They're allowed to say whatever they want but we aren't, if they do something to us it's our fault, if we do it to them then we're racist.. stupid. I think we need to call get together and help their countries out.. then they'll have no reason or excuse to come over here.