Why do White People seem so happy most of the time?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:White people, please address-

1. low self-esteem
2. high rates of eating disorders
3. high rates of depression
4. high rates of antidepressant use
5. high suicide rates (one of the leading causes of death for whites)
6. weaker interpersonal bonds
7. tendency for white American males to commit mass murders

And then tell me that as a race, you're happier.

I don't have to tell you much, other than I find your post pretty funny for its absurdity

But, no worries. I don't feel disrespected, and certainly won't kick your bike.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Because us whiteys have all of the advantages. It is like a secret club. Didn't you see that SNL skit that Eddie Murphy did way back when?

I love that one! the one where he dresses up like a white guy? the best scene is on the bus! lOL

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:White people, please address-

1. low self-esteem
2. high rates of eating disorders
3. high rates of depression
4. high rates of antidepressant use
5. high suicide rates (one of the leading causes of death for whites)
6. weaker interpersonal bonds
7. tendency for white American males to commit mass murders

And then tell me that as a race, you're happier.

First of all, are there white people on here claiming they are happier, or better, or anything else??? Second, to start thowing blanket negative statements about a race around is just wrong. I'm sure there are MANY people could come up with about the AA race, and every other race for that matter. Please, I won't even go there. YOU sound like you have a chip on your shoulder.

No, I'm quite happy. I'm one of those smiley folks many in this thread think everyone should be.

OP asked why white people were happier. I pointed out that they're not. Of course there are negative things to be said about AAs- there are PLENTY of threads on DCUM that do just that.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:The Texas A&M shooter is also a white male.

Perhaps he would have nicely asked the man on the Metro to move his bicycle.

This is actually an interesting point. Many white people bottle their emotions until they erupt...usually with dire consequences. So while they may not spank their kids, they might one day get fed up and kill them. And while they might not have a good old-fashioned fist fight in school, they may plot to blow the bldg up.

Are you advocating for spanking kids and for more fist fights to reduce shootings?

If you are, you know who the most common perpetrators of violent crime are, correct?

Did you really think what you wrote?

More arrests does not equal more violence.

[Anonymous]

OP I thnk you are totally wrong abnout white people. I think white people come from a European background and tend to be very cynical, esp. the brits and irish and rather depressed. But they do appreciate humor, but it's usually sardonic. I think of Morrissey as a typical depressed, yet humorous white person. I think that's how most whiteys are! LOL

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:White people, please address-

1. low self-esteem
2. high rates of eating disorders
3. high rates of depression
4. high rates of antidepressant use
5. high suicide rates (one of the leading causes of death for whites)
6. weaker interpersonal bonds
7. tendency for white American males to commit mass murders

And then tell me that as a race, you're happier.

I don't have to tell you much, other than I find your post pretty funny for its absurdity

But, no worries. I don't feel disrespected, and certainly won't kick your bike.

You find it absurd, but it's factual. And I would apologize for hitting someone with a bike, so hopefully you wouldn't have the urge to kick my bike. Unless you'd skipped your meds that day.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:OP, if you are talking about security and comfort, then maybe whites are more comfortable and confident that things will work out.

WRT suicide rates, they jump for elderly whites and some say that it is because this is the first time in their lives that they have to handle being a second class citizen with little control over what happens and loads of discrimination.

You have a point. When Whites find themselves in a position to get a taste of life without "white privilege", they do desperate shit (suicides, mass killings, etc). To some extent, there is an advantage to working against the odds and overcoming. When bad shit happens, you shrug your shoulders and move on to start again.

And many white suicides have to do with things like financial collapse. When the going gets tough...I am not saying white people are weak. Rather that society might be breeding weakness with increasing wealth and prosperity. People who crack with stress might have been bred out before they even get a chance to have kids in the old days. Few whites today (anywhere in the world) have to deal with tremendous day to day stress. Buoyed up by privilege, which might not work as well in the winter of our lives.

[Anonymous]

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I would never say I would kick ANYTHING, a bike, a person, an ant on the ground. Nothing in this world would make me say, "I am going to kick some of your personal property." Outlandish!

I find it outlandish to dismiss someone's feelings by saying "calm down" instead of a simple, polite sorry. The bicycle owner sounds like the one carrying around hostility to me.

So it would be fine then to kick his bike?

No. But I also don't think it's fine to tell someone to calm down when I've (inadvertently) done something wrong to them. A rude response like "calm down" is one that I would expect to elicit a rude response in reply.

I don't think someone who has threatened to kick someone's belongings has any manners-based ground to stand upon. She lost her battle at this point. You cannot insist on manners and point to the other person like a crazy maniac if you have just lowered yourself to say, "I will kick your belongings." Your credibility is gone and you are now the crazy one. He may have been in the wrong and you may have had a very strong case, that is for sure. WE may now never know! But she lost it the second the words, "I will kick your belongings," came out of your mouth.

You would have a point if the woman had said that first. Based on the OP's story, she didn't.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:White people, please address-

1. low self-esteem
2. high rates of eating disorders
3. high rates of depression
4. high rates of antidepressant use
5. high suicide rates (one of the leading causes of death for whites)
6. weaker interpersonal bonds
7. tendency for white American males to commit mass murders

And then tell me that as a race, you're happier.

I don't have to tell you much, other than I find your post pretty funny for its absurdity

But, no worries. I don't feel disrespected, and certainly won't kick your bike.

Or do you not trust the CDC and their studies? Perhaps you have conspiracy theories and think they're lying?

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:White people, please address-

1. low self-esteem
2. high rates of eating disorders
3. high rates of depression
4. high rates of antidepressant use
5. high suicide rates (one of the leading causes of death for whites)
6. weaker interpersonal bonds
7. tendency for white American males to commit mass murders

And then tell me that as a race, you're happier.

First of all, are there white people on here claiming they are happier, or better, or anything else??? Second, to start thowing blanket negative statements about a race around is just wrong. I'm sure there are MANY people could come up with about the AA race, and every other race for that matter. Please, I won't even go there. YOU sound like you have a chip on your shoulder.

Not the pp, but you actually sound very defensive and like the one with the chip on your shoulder.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:White people, please address-

1. low self-esteem
2. high rates of eating disorders
3. high rates of depression
4. high rates of antidepressant use
5. high suicide rates (one of the leading causes of death for whites)
6. weaker interpersonal bonds
7. tendency for white American males to commit mass murders

And then tell me that as a race, you're happier.

First of all, are there white people on here claiming they are happier, or better, or anything else??? Second, to start thowing blanket negative statements about a race around is just wrong. I'm sure there are MANY people could come up with about the AA race, and every other race for that matter. Please, I won't even go there. YOU sound like you have a chip on your shoulder.

Not the pp, but you actually sound very defensive and like the one with the chip on your shoulder.

Yes - reading some of these posts did make me feel defensive quite frankly. I really can't imagine if someone were to ask why black people seemed happier, coming up with a list with all that's wrong with the black culture and posting it here. It just seems wrong and like a double standard.

[Anonymous]

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I would never say I would kick ANYTHING, a bike, a person, an ant on the ground. Nothing in this world would make me say, "I am going to kick some of your personal property." Outlandish!

I find it outlandish to dismiss someone's feelings by saying "calm down" instead of a simple, polite sorry. The bicycle owner sounds like the one carrying around hostility to me.

So it would be fine then to kick his bike?

No. But I also don't think it's fine to tell someone to calm down when I've (inadvertently) done something wrong to them. A rude response like "calm down" is one that I would expect to elicit a rude response in reply.

I don't think someone who has threatened to kick someone's belongings has any manners-based ground to stand upon. She lost her battle at this point. You cannot insist on manners and point to the other person like a crazy maniac if you have just lowered yourself to say, "I will kick your belongings." Your credibility is gone and you are now the crazy one. He may have been in the wrong and you may have had a very strong case, that is for sure. WE may now never know! But she lost it the second the words, "I will kick your belongings," came out of your mouth.

You would have a point if the woman had said that first. Based on the OP's story, she didn't.

Let me tell you something which I used to tell my daughter, when she was about 2. She has internalized it now and at age 4.5 I never have to tell her anymore, but apparently there are some adults who never got the message!

"IT IS NEVER OKAY TO KICK."

Here is another way I used to phrase it with her:

"WE DO NOT KICK."

[Anonymous]

^ Not really a double standard. There are several negative threads about black people on DCUM.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:White people, please address-

1. low self-esteem
2. high rates of eating disorders
3. high rates of depression
4. high rates of antidepressant use
5. high suicide rates (one of the leading causes of death for whites)
6. weaker interpersonal bonds
7. tendency for white American males to commit mass murders

And then tell me that as a race, you're happier.

First of all, are there white people on here claiming they are happier, or better, or anything else??? Second, to start thowing blanket negative statements about a race around is just wrong. I'm sure there are MANY people could come up with about the AA race, and every other race for that matter. Please, I won't even go there. YOU sound like you have a chip on your shoulder.

Not the pp, but you actually sound very defensive and like the one with the chip on your shoulder.

Yes - reading some of these posts did make me feel defensive quite frankly. I really can't imagine if someone were to ask why black people seemed happier, coming up with a list with all that's wrong with the black culture and posting it here. It just seems wrong and like a double standard.

You cannot be happy if you let anonymous people make you feel defensive.

[Anonymous]

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Let me tell you something which I used to tell my daughter, when she was about 2. She has internalized it now and at age 4.5 I never have to tell her anymore, but apparently there are some adults who never got the message!

"IT IS NEVER OKAY TO KICK."

Here is another way I used to phrase it with her:

"WE DO NOT KICK."

Not the PP you're responding to, but what's up with the obsessive focus on the young woman's response to the bicycle owner's rude comment and behavior? Yes, it's wrong to threaten to kick someone's bike. It's also wrong to bother someone without an apology.