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

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Anonymous wrote:POTUS is black and white, not just black.

The rationale of racists who just can't believe a black man is POTUS. He identifies as black and will go down in the history books as the first black president. Get over it.

He probably would not have become POTUS if not for his unique family and upbringing, including the fact that he is white.

You have no way of knowing that and to presume otherwise is idiocy. BUT, it's good to know that white people now embrace biracial folks as white. Look how far we've come!

Puhleese. You know he benefited from being biracial. And he is the type of black whites love because he is the child of a black African, not the child of a black African American.

Different poster here. Yes, I think that during the election it was Michelle who seemed threatening to some voters because she's homegrown and that a certain kind of voter was more comfortable with him because his father was not homegrown.

No-she was/is regarded as a regular American from a middle class fine Chicago area family. Smart person and smart siblings from a nice family. He is homegrown [except for living in Singapore]. At age 10 he went to live with his grandparents in Hawaii which last time I checked was a state not another country.

I don't think you saw the qualification in my statement "a certain kind of voter" but maybe I wasn't as articulate as I should have been. Personally I agree with you on everything you say in terms of my perception of them. But I think there are people out there whom, as the pp noted, are more comfortable with African immigrants than with Black Americans and that Obama had a certain appeal for them because of that. He was not seen as a stereotypical angry Black American man like Al Sharpton. However, during the election, Michelle got characterized by opponents as a stereotypical angry Black woman because of her senior (I think) thesis and her statement that she had never been proud of her country until now.

It's all bullshit of course but I think this is how it played out for those people who feel more comfortable with black immigrants than for native born blacks. It was impossible to shoehorn Obama into that stereotype of the Angry Black Man whereas Michelle could be shoehorned into the stereotype of the Angry Black Woman.

Again, please be aware that I am commenting on how I think some people saw them. I don't see them that way myself.

[Anonymous]

What can black people do? Remove the chip from their shoulders, as this thread so clearly illustrates is necessary.

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Black people need to stick together and stop trying to explain or prove things to white people. They also need to stop with the "I am not that type of black". You might not be, but the divide and conquer thing doesn't really help you out. Get some self esteem and stop airing your dirty laundry because it only comes back to bite you in the butt.

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Keep the "I'm angry and everyone around me has to make way for me and my problems" shit to yourself. Who gives a damn you are so damn mad all the time? Every freakin' person has problems. Go to anger management classes or something instead of being a shit head in public.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Black people need to stick together and stop trying to explain or prove things to white people. They also need to stop with the "I am not that type of black". You might not be, but the divide and conquer thing doesn't really help you out. Get some self esteem and stop airing your dirty laundry because it only comes back to bite you in the butt.

Twenty pages. And the first comment that makes sense and has meaning.

[Anonymous]

No - The point is that I'm sick and tired of the same old stereotypes. What applies to blacks can be applied to Italians but on a less damaging scale. We all look different. And while I'm glad you think "both are beautiful," if I were your fair-skinned son reading this, I wouldn't feel so beautiful.

So you logic is . . . well, not logical at all.

That is your problem. He does feel beautiful. He wishes he didn't get sun burned all the time but oh we'll, he is not a whiny little baby about everything. He has the good hair... and beauty is no the inside not the outside.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:Black people need to stick together and stop trying to explain or prove things to white people. They also need to stop with the "I am not that type of black". You might not be, but the divide and conquer thing doesn't really help you out. Get some self esteem and stop airing your dirty laundry because it only comes back to bite you in the butt.

Twenty pages. And the first comment that makes sense and has meaning.

+1000. One of the biggest downsides to integration was the view that successful AAs could no longer be created from within their own communities. As far as this topic, I strongly suspect this thread was created by a racist troll with an agenda. No self respecting black woman would seek validation from whites on DCUM.

[Anonymous]

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No - The point is that I'm sick and tired of the same old stereotypes. What applies to blacks can be applied to Italians but on a less damaging scale. We all look different. And while I'm glad you think "both are beautiful," if I were your fair-skinned son reading this, I wouldn't feel so beautiful.

So you logic is . . . well, not logical at all.

That is your problem. He does feel beautiful. He wishes he didn't get sun burned all the time but oh we'll, he is not a whiny little baby about everything. He has the good hair... and beauty is no the inside not the outside.

He has the "good hair?" wtf?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

No - The point is that I'm sick and tired of the same old stereotypes. What applies to blacks can be applied to Italians but on a less damaging scale. We all look different. And while I'm glad you think "both are beautiful," if I were your fair-skinned son reading this, I wouldn't feel so beautiful.

So you logic is . . . well, not logical at all.

That is your problem. He does feel beautiful. He wishes he didn't get sun burned all the time but oh we'll, he is not a whiny little baby about everything. He has the good hair... and beauty is no the inside not the outside.

He has the "good hair?" wtf?

See I can say that and it only means he has nice hair, not my stringy hair.

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No self respecting black woman would seek validation from whites on DCUM.

I disagree. OP was seeking "validation", but instead recognized that issues relating to race relations and tensions are limited to one race. By seeking understanding we have the opportunity to move forward. If all races are stuck with their own limited views and prejudices, there is not hope. Perhaps it is just easier for you when caucasians are asked to do all the changing?

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Ill continue to make up dances and music that you steal and make millions off of... Yea I see you Miley and Elvis.

[Anonymous]

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No self respecting black woman would seek validation from whites on DCUM.

I disagree. OP was seeking "validation", but instead recognized that issues relating to race relations and tensions are limited to one race. By seeking understanding we have the opportunity to move forward. If all races are stuck with their own limited views and prejudices, there is not hope. Perhaps it is just easier for you when caucasians are asked to do all the changing?[/quote
Self respecting. Nobody seeks validation on DCuM... I hope

[Anonymous]

I am a foreigner and I live in an area where there are not very many black people. I mostly see them in customer service, including state agencies.
If I have a choice I will go to an Asian customer service rep because:
I don't like walking on eggshells as to what I am saying
I don't want to meet this 1 in 100 stereotypical person
I don't understand what a lot of black people are saying a lot of times; while I cut Asian immigrants tons of slack, it is not so easy to do when you have an American born and bred person in front of you

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I am a foreigner and I live in an area where there are not very many black people. I mostly see them in customer service, including state agencies.
If I have a choice I will go to an Asian customer service rep because:
I don't like walking on eggshells as to what I am saying
I don't want to meet this 1 in 100 stereotypical person
I don't understand what a lot of black people are saying a lot of times; while I cut Asian immigrants tons of slack, it is not so easy to do when you have an American born and bred person in front of you

Bahhhhhhaaaahh, you left out Hispanics and middle eastern . Where exactly do you live that Asian and black people are the only customer service reps .

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:I am a foreigner and I live in an area where there are not very many black people. I mostly see them in customer service, including state agencies.
If I have a choice I will go to an Asian customer service rep because:
I don't like walking on eggshells as to what I am saying
I don't want to meet this 1 in 100 stereotypical person
I don't understand what a lot of black people are saying a lot of times; while I cut Asian immigrants tons of slack, it is not so easy to do when you have an American born and bred person in front of you

Bahhhhhhaaaahh, you left out Hispanics and middle eastern . Where exactly do you live that Asian and black people are the only customer service reps .

I am indifferent if CS reps are white, hispanic or whatever else. I just mentioned my preferences and avoidances.
I don't know if it qualifies as racist, as I don't have much experience other than what I have mentioned. Just trying to relay my experience.