Has racism towards african americans really gone?
928129
don't be mad at the use of a word, be mad at what their intention was behind the word. racism towards "african americans" is still here just as racism towards all the other races is still alive. And I am caucasion and have not heard the "N" word used by non "people of color" in probably 20 years.
335196
Although they have been the champions of blacks who have been oppressed and treated like dirt over the years in the United States, those days have pretty much gone by the wayside for the most part. Oh granted there are and always will be racisim and there is nothing tha can be done about it sadly. The unfortunate part of the NAACP is that because there are no more real hard core causes for them to mount, they have a tendency to go on crusades for asinine reasons, only to make themselves look even more foolish when you bring Jesse Jackson or worse...that simpleton Al Sharpton aboard. Of course the ACLU is the same way. Any cause just to let you know that they are still around. I think that if they re-evaluated their agendas and lobbied for real issues that may arise instead of pushing to make ebonics a second language they could once again be a moving force and one you could begin to take seriuosly once again instead of looking at everything they lobby for with a skewed eye.
199422
I disagree with the person that said move to Europe, I mean racism is everywhere no matter what country no matter what ethnicity. Yes us black folks get it thrown in our face everyday but F*** em' life goes on you know, "what they eat don't make us sh**. like jay z said, ain't no love in the heart of the city, ain't no love in the heart of town"  Did you know in the history of television, in europe 2 weeks ago, a news station hired a black broadcaster. Now how long has the tv been around. We may have a few more oppurtinities, but not much. Just do what we all do, keep ya head up and try to maintain, Like Donny Hathaway says " Take it from me someday we'll ALL be FREE!"
994776
racism will always be around as long as social classes are around and social classes have been around since mesopotamia. Im against racism but it wont stop.
589880
The only racism i see is the blacks expecting special privleges over whites.  And that is very common.  When do you think this racism will end?
1173110
I think it has definitely gone down a bit.  But it could still go down more.  I'm a minority and even though I go to a school that seems like it doesn't discriminate on the outside, it still does.  I'm waiting for the day that the outside of my school will match the inside.\n\nBut till then, racism can still go down a lot.
686271
I'm not sure about your idea that whites are now a minority race in America, I live in an ethnically diverse city(Seattle) and that's not what I see. I checked out the Wikipedia entry on ethnic demographics and it said that America is 81% white. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Racial_demographics_of_the_United_States\nI agree that the demographics are shifting and that the percentage of Americans that are white is going down. In which case it would make perfect sense that racism is increasing. If you think about arguments that racists make, how they think races should remain "pure", whatever that is, shifting demographics and more biracial couples would affirm their beliefs and confirm that their "purity" is in danger.\nNot only that but racists will act more and more out of fear that with the shifting demographic that they will soon be in the minority. \nI think it's important to note that racists have always been in the minority. It's not the size of the group that matters, it's the extremes to which people who are filled with hatred for others will go to try to further their twisted beliefs.
38346
How hasn't it... I am a 7th generation daughter of a slave and Looking back over the last 141 yrs, our people have went from being slaves of white owners to being slaves of themselves...like gangs and racial seperation among ourselves. We need to wake up and get our crap together.
474133
Yes, sadly, Skin Color is still an issue.  Racism and sexism is still a huge issue in America.  Think about it. How many huge-businesses can you think of... (like the Gap) that are run by women, Latinos, or African-Americans?  All racism, for all races is still there. Racism for African-Americans is very high in the South, sadly.  My advice to you is just fight against it as much as you can and be as understanding and compassionate as you can be. You may not be able to change the world, but you can change a few lives one day at time.  \nEmily
567544
Not really. I think people may be a little quieter about their opinons than before because people may feel they are racist, but I think most people still feel the same way about the situation.
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."
756904
Unfortunately self hate was one of the residues from the cruelty of our past.  I hate it too.  Some people have no idea how much Africans and African Americans have in common.
710795
...all those years of slavery, being treated less than animals, and discrimination has worn on us and have made us cold towards whites...\n\nThese emotions have been transferred down through the generations.
949200
i understand what you're saying... it's over for us(white) but it just keeps on goin for you. when my sister married a black man it became clearer to me how much prejudice there still is today..i've also had some black friends "educate"me about what they go through and i feel a little less ignorant than before, but there's alot of ignorance  out there and i hope for your sake there are more changes coming
916634
Yes, there maybe some issues here but alot of what you have said is true.  Why there is not an an admission of this is unknown to me....I think that in this era people are uncertain of thinking this way since the desegragation and the ongoing violence that race still provokes(Rodney King for ex.).  People that remember this violent time in our county (1960's) do not want it to be repeated and those that have mearly learned about it have been conditioned to ignore the white issues surrounding blacks because it has become "politically incorrect".  There is a seemingly new race "war" brewing...Black's vs. Mexicans.  Now that is ALL our great nation needs..............
1055706
Oh boy. This is a question most intelligent people try to avoid. Not me. And I guess that says something for me.\nHaving grown up and been an active participant in the civil rights demostrations and activities of the 60s, I have observed one very problematic concept that was adopted, early on. Black men and women of that era feel into and adopted the concept of a seperate identity and observance of customs of their original countries. There is nothing wrong with this except in a fight to be absorbed and accepted into American culture it has become impossible for Whites and other races to accept them since any moves to do so will be rejected.\nMany of the injustices done to Black Americans by those who pervert our way of life were, of course, wrong and horrible.\nIf you look at the European style of life and society you see that this hasn't happened, mainly because the injection of those of color in their societies happened over a very long period of time and gradually. We on the other hand forced the issue and moved ahead, perhaps, too fast.\nNow, something worse has happened. White Americans are adopting the culture of African Americans in a big way which makes the problem worse because they are recognizing the differences.\nThere is no easy answer and I am glad you didn't ask how we can fix it because, I have no answer to that question.
306233
Wow, can you be anymore racist??