To WP: What Can Black People Do to Improve Race Relations in this Country?

[Anonymous]

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The definition of racism has always been tied to POWER

Get yourself a DICTIONARY.

+1
Besides, it's not like individuals are powerless. a black manager has the POWER to hire and mistreat employees based on race. A black male has the POWER to specifically seek a white victim to rape and kill, for instance.

White men have the power to rape entire villages of women, kill their men, destroy and pillage their land and then clean it up as if they rescued the people from bad living conditions. Then on the other side of the world, white men have the power to corrupt and destroy the entire financial system, start wars and profit off of them, make a killing off of their financial corruption, and then laugh about how you are so focused on the evil black man who shot his neighbor.

But you are right. Everyone has power.

Umm what about marion barry, rangal, waters, jessie jackson's son, pg county executive jack johnson, multiple elected dc figures. It's not a white thing it's power and money that causes corruption.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:This question is directed chiefly toward whites (though others may chime in):


What role would you say that African-Americans play with regard to improving race relations in America? In other words, what can we do?

Are there things that you wish people would say (but don't) when discussing race? In other words, what are some alternative ideas/viewpoints that you wish would get mentioned?

Why do you suppose that race relations continue to be tense--nearly 50 years after the civil rights movement?


BW here, btw.

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[Anonymous]

What I know about rural poor uneducated whites is scary. Poor health, drug addiction, bad habits, divorce, unwed moms, sagging pants (yes), pajama pants, lips pieced, eyebrows pierced, tongues pierced, incest, 37 year old grandma, obeeeese, periodontal disease, blue hair, purple hair, tats, you name it. And there are a lot of them.
Most whites (and blacks) who are tuned into DCUM would not want to have a thing to do with them, but they are mostly out of sight because they live behind god's back.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:I would like to be judged less. I feel like with AA women (rarely with men) that I am constantly being judged. My every word is being analyzed to see if I am racist. Did she buy that fried chicken for th team because we are black? Did she really just touch my child's head? Did she really just say "girlfriend" she would never do that with white chicks.

Stop telling me I don't understand, I know I don't understand anymore than I understand raising a girl (which I have also never done). I am sure there are things you don't understand, I don't point them out ever.

I feel like I am on egg shells].

I have many good friends that don't act that way and accept me for who I am.

But I feel like the interview process is tortuous.

This sounds like it's more your issue than AA women. You need to work on being more secure in your decisions and less worried about what someone is thinking/saying. In actuality, you have no idea if your perceptions are real or imagined.

I think the PP's perceptions are real. Definitely think that they have been "testing" her.

I think they are real because I will get a sanity check from my other AA Friends and they will confirm, oh she's really sensitive, you can not be real with her, etc.

Also, especially at work, they will go to somebody and "vouch" for me. She is one of the good ones don't be like that to her.

I am not a sensitive person. So for 20 year I have have said to myself, okay, I don't understand what they have had to go through and I am not going to scare off that easy. I think most people are just going to walk away from that situation.

We need to come together not push each other away. I care but I am getting old and have less energy.

But I know the right thing to do is to be companionate.

Again, this sounds like an insecurity issue. Because of some issues with black folks at work, you have attributed this behavior to other blacks and wonder if they similarly question you.

Not PP but I would feel insecure if I had to depend on being "vouched" for in the workplace in order to prove myself as "one of the good ones.'' And yes it does carry over from the workplace to the marketplace, etc.

[Anonymous]

God is omniscient, no?

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:Jesus isn't always in control of the wheel?

Not Ehen Satan is driving And heading this thread straight to hell!!!

When did Satan get into the car and start driving?

Round about the time Nutballs got on this thread And started talking about victims and affirmative action
And black people getting over it whatever that means

[Anonymous]

20:21, welcome to the world of many black people. As some of you are quick to say, quit whining.

[Anonymous]

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What I take away from these is spdiscussions is that we will have racial tension until the end of humanity.


I agree. Blame the white man. They introduced the concept of race and it's a bit difficult to erase hundreds of years of manipulation.

Everyone has a choice. You obviously are choosing to hate an entire race for something that only a few (and yes, in the larger scheme it was only a few) participated in. Sadly, slavery has been around since the beginning of time and was present in other cultures (e,g., African, Incan, etc.) long before the white man entered the scene. Perhaps people will eventually learn that hatred consumes its host. It doesn't harm the target.

+1. The white man did buy the slave, but it was fellow Africans who enslaved and sold the ancestors of AA. If AAs today can't stop the BS today...they have themselves to blame.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:What I know about rural poor uneducated whites is scary. Poor health, drug addiction, bad habits, divorce, unwed moms, sagging pants (yes), pajama pants, lips pieced, eyebrows pierced, tongues pierced, incest, 37 year old grandma, obeeeese, periodontal disease, blue hair, purple hair, tats, you name it. And there are a lot of them.
Most whites (and blacks) who are tuned into DCUM would not want to have a thing to do with them, but they are mostly out of sight because they live behind god's back.

Yap. By now it's mostly not about race, it's about behavior.

[Anonymous]

I quit
I quit
I quit again
There are some IGNANT mofos on this thread
Including the trolls posting ridiculous s*** I don't think even they believe
You got me, you win
I got caught up
If I smoked weed I would need a joint right now
Lawdddd!

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I would like to be judged less. I feel like with AA women (rarely with men) that I am constantly being judged. My every word is being analyzed to see if I am racist. Did she buy that fried chicken for th team because we are black? Did she really just touch my child's head? Did she really just say "girlfriend" she would never do that with white chicks.

Stop telling me I don't understand, I know I don't understand anymore than I understand raising a girl (which I have also never done). I am sure there are things you don't understand, I don't point them out ever.

I feel like I am on egg shells].

I have many good friends that don't act that way and accept me for who I am.

But I feel like the interview process is tortuous.

This sounds like it's more your issue than AA women. You need to work on being more secure in your decisions and less worried about what someone is thinking/saying. In actuality, you have no idea if your perceptions are real or imagined.

I think the PP's perceptions are real. Definitely think that they have been "testing" her.

I think they are real because I will get a sanity check from my other AA Friends and they will confirm, oh she's really sensitive, you can not be real with her, etc.

Also, especially at work, they will go to somebody and "vouch" for me. She is one of the good ones don't be like that to her.

I am not a sensitive person. So for 20 year I have have said to myself, okay, I don't understand what they have had to go through and I am not going to scare off that easy. I think most people are just going to walk away from that situation.

We need to come together not push each other away. I care but I am getting old and have less energy.

But I know the right thing to do is to be companionate.

Again, this sounds like an insecurity issue. Because of some issues with black folks at work, you have attributed this behavior to other blacks and wonder if they similarly question you.

No I am saying all people act this way, I would never say all. If you,relate to this situation I ask that you give a person a break and not assume they are racist until they prove themselves otherwise. Don't be quick to read something into every awkward statement. You do not want to be judged based on your skin color. I do not want to be judged based on my skin color.

Maybe it has nothing to do with your skin color and they just don't like you. Maybe you are a nice person really, or maybe you come off like a bitch. Or maybe they don't care either way and they are just there to get a paycheck and go home- not to join a happy sister social circle. Stop worrying about what people think and just do your job.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:
What I take away from these is spdiscussions is that we will have racial tension until the end of humanity.


I agree. Blame the white man. They introduced the concept of race and it's a bit difficult to erase hundreds of years of manipulation.

Everyone has a choice. You obviously are choosing to hate an entire race for something that only a few (and yes, in the larger scheme it was only a few) participated in. Sadly, slavery has been around since the beginning of time and was present in other cultures (e,g., African, Incan, etc.) long before the white man entered the scene. Perhaps people will eventually learn that hatred consumes its host. It doesn't harm the target.

+1. The white man did buy the slave, but it was fellow Africans who enslaved and sold the ancestors of AA. If AAs today can't stop the BS today...they have themselves to blame.

Newsflash: many blacks know this.

Newsflash: there was no concept of "black" to Africans then. There was no sisterly/brotherly bond. These were tribes at war with one another. Not to mention, the concept of slavery changed once it reached the US.

By your rationalization, the white man has slaughtered his own people since the beginning of time (the Holocaust comes to mind).

[Anonymous]

By your rationalization, the white man has slaughtered his own people since the beginning of time (the Holocaust comes to mind).

You are absolutely correct. Man's inhumanity to man is boundless, but it is not limited to one race, or ethnicity, or religion, or culture. It isn't just a U.S. thing or a white thing. It is a human thing.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

By your rationalization, the white man has slaughtered his own people since the beginning of time (the Holocaust comes to mind).

You are absolutely correct. Man's inhumanity to man is boundless, but it is not limited to one race, or ethnicity, or religion, or culture. It isn't just a U.S. thing or a white thing. It is a human thing.

Has anyone suggested otherwise?

BTW, you gotta admit the white man has truly effed over many.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I would like to be judged less. I feel like with AA women (rarely with men) that I am constantly being judged. My every word is being analyzed to see if I am racist. Did she buy that fried chicken for th team because we are black? Did she really just touch my child's head? Did she really just say "girlfriend" she would never do that with white chicks.

Stop telling me I don't understand, I know I don't understand anymore than I understand raising a girl (which I have also never done). I am sure there are things you don't understand, I don't point them out ever.

I feel like I am on egg shells].

I have many good friends that don't act that way and accept me for who I am.

But I feel like the interview process is tortuous.

This sounds like it's more your issue than AA women. You need to work on being more secure in your decisions and less worried about what someone is thinking/saying. In actuality, you have no idea if your perceptions are real or imagined.

I think the PP's perceptions are real. Definitely think that they have been "testing" her.

I think they are real because I will get a sanity check from my other AA Friends and they will confirm, oh she's really sensitive, you can not be real with her, etc.

Also, especially at work, they will go to somebody and "vouch" for me. She is one of the good ones don't be like that to her.

I am not a sensitive person. So for 20 year I have have said to myself, okay, I don't understand what they have had to go through and I am not going to scare off that easy. I think most people are just going to walk away from that situation.

We need to come together not push each other away. I care but I am getting old and have less energy.

But I know the right thing to do is to be companionate.

Again, this sounds like an insecurity issue. Because of some issues with black folks at work, you have attributed this behavior to other blacks and wonder if they similarly question you.

No I am saying all people act this way, I would never say all. If you,relate to this situation I ask that you give a person a break and not assume they are racist until they prove themselves otherwise. Don't be quick to read something into every awkward statement. You do not want to be judged based on your skin color. I do not want to be judged based on my skin color.

Maybe it has nothing to do with your skin color and they just don't like you. Maybe you are a nice person really, or maybe you come off like a bitch. Or maybe they don't care either way and they are just there to get a paycheck and go home- not to join a happy sister social circle. Stop worrying about what people think and just do your job.

Or what I am saying is valid, and you could learn something about race relations but are too close minded to do so. But I have faith that somebody read what I wrote, admitted to their self that they do it and will make an effort not to. Because I am an optimist.