(to whites on here) have you personally been in racist situations?

[youngblackdude]

A checker? We might have different terms.in new York we call the cashier lines simply "lines".(I believe that's what you're personally calling a "checker"). But yeah when you're getting on the line & let's say you're skipping somebody of different race & then the person gets mad & call you a racial slur(that's just 1 situation I used for example )

Another situation could be you're walking in a neighborhood that may be mainly African american & they choose to make slurs or even try you solely for the fact you're white.those type of situations is my question

[Anonymous]

A month ago I was at an event honoring a basketball team that made a deep playoff run 50 years ago. One of the players, now close to 70, made a comment during his speech that one of the reasons they were overmatched was because the other team "had a couple colored boys on it." More than a few of us commented quietly and laughed it off. Thankfully, things have changed for the better but obviously, some people never change.

[Anonymous]

Also, as a white man in my 40s, I've had people assume I'm looking for drugs or a hooker when driving through primarily AA neighborhoods.

[youngblackdude]

Anonymous wrote:

youngblackdude wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I'm not sure I follow the question, but I'm white and have been in situations where people I am with that are minorities are treated by others in a way that I think is racist.

Example- you're out in public ,let's say a supermarket.& you may skip somebody in line whose of another race .& that person may call you a derogatory racial slur (not gonna say the racial slur for whites) .that type of situation is what I'm referring to

Yeah, occasionally black women give me grief for having a mixed-race child. Other than that, no, not really. I don't count white people jokes, because sometimes they're really funny.

See you don't take those type of jokes serious I commend you.I'm sure its some who would get offended & scream racism

[youngblackdude]

Anonymous wrote:Also, as a white man in my 40s, I've had people assume I'm looking for drugs or a hooker when driving through primarily AA neighborhoods.

Exactly.lol

[Anonymous]

I have been in multiple situations.

I have been verbally harrassed and threated multiple times while walking by groups of teens who threatened to rape me, rob me, spit on me, and threw rocks at me, while referring to me as a white B, cracker, etc.

In high school (predominantly black), I was jumped by 3 girls and beaten up while them calling me racial names.

In Memphis, I bought a house in an all black neighborhood, and my neighbors flat out told me I didn't beling in their neighborhood and to get out. Their campaign against me included:

Stabbing threatening notes to by front door with knives.

Shooting my dog with a BB gun.

Vandalizing my car countless times.

Constantly breaking into my backyard and stealing my lawnmowers.

Some of those events could have been unrelated, but who knows. I eventually moved. I never found out which neighbors were the responsible parties.

[Anonymous]

Yes, reverse racism at work. I realize that "racism" I experience as a white woman is not the same think as real racism. But being judged & attacked in part because of your race ... Well, nobody likes that, no matter your color.

[Anonymous]

youngblackdude wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Also, as a white man in my 40s, I've had people assume I'm looking for drugs or a hooker when driving through primarily AA neighborhoods.

Exactly.lol

However- do you think that most white men are looking for those things? I mean, there's a reason for some stereotypes, right?

[Anonymous]

Well, I worked with and then supervised a woman who had a lot of resentment toward white people and therefore me. She made lots of comments behind my back and mumbled them under her breath in front of me.

I tried to be understanding--she grew up on a very touristy Caribbean island where she was frequently stereotyped and mistreated by whites. It was irritating as hell though.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I have been in multiple situations.

I have been verbally harrassed and threated multiple times while walking by groups of teens who threatened to rape me, rob me, spit on me, and threw rocks at me, while referring to me as a white B, cracker, etc.

In high school (predominantly black), I was jumped by 3 girls and beaten up while them calling me racial names.

In Memphis, I bought a house in an all black neighborhood, and my neighbors flat out told me I didn't beling in their neighborhood and to get out. Their campaign against me included:

Stabbing threatening notes to by front door with knives.

Shooting my dog with a BB gun.

Vandalizing my car countless times.

Constantly breaking into my backyard and stealing my lawnmowers.

Some of those events could have been unrelated, but who knows. I eventually moved. I never found out which neighbors were the responsible parties.

Oh, me again. Also, in Memphis, I got lost in a neighborhood, and a man jumped off his porch and ran out in the street kicking my car calling me racial names and telling me to get out of his neighborhoo.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:When I was a new mom (read: young and only had one kid/still very green) I signed up for a "Mom and Tots" class. My very tall and big 2 year old snatched a toy out of a girls hand and swatted at her. I was mortified and had him apologize and took him out of the class for a time out. When we re-entered everyone was like "no big deal we've all been there" and it was ok. That night I got a call from the little girls father (keep in mind her mother was in the class and said nothing to me) telling me he didn't work hard his whole life just for his daughter to accept beatings from white men. He told me that he is sickened that I encourage my son to beat black women. I was literally dumbfounded. It made me feel terrible and horrible for YEARS.

What a complete moron. (Him, not you, clearly). I'm surprised you let him get that far. I would have hung up on him far sooner into that type of diatribe. You clearly are nicer than I am. Good on ya!

[Anonymous]

Yes, same experience at 12:42. Not sure if its really racism but my MIL started choking during our vows. My husband is American born Chinese.

[Anonymous]

I've lived in several countries where, as a white woman, I'm the minority. It can vary from just constant staring to being called names, having your hair pulled (or felt--I'm very blonde to top it all off), to being ignored in stores, etc.

Ignorance has no limits.

[youngblackdude]

Anonymous wrote:I have been in multiple situations.

I have been verbally harrassed and threated multiple times while walking by groups of teens who threatened to rape me, rob me, spit on me, and threw rocks at me, while referring to me as a white B, cracker, etc.

In high school (predominantly black), I was jumped by 3 girls and beaten up while them calling me racial names.

In Memphis, I bought a house in an all black neighborhood, and my neighbors flat out told me I didn't beling in their neighborhood and to get out. Their campaign against me included:

Stabbing threatening notes to by front door with knives.

Shooting my dog with a BB gun.

Vandalizing my car countless times.

Constantly breaking into my backyard and stealing my lawnmowers.

Some of those events could have been unrelated, but who knows. I eventually moved. I never found out which neighbors were the responsible parties.

Whoa.that's deep stuff

[Anonymous]

You cannot be racist against a white person, so this whole thread is kind of moot.