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Racism to Prevent Rasism?

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Posted: 08/19/09 - 19:45
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Proud to be White

Michael Richards makes his point.................
Michael Richards better known as Kramer from TVs Seinfeld does make a good point.


This was his defense speech in court after making racial comments in his comedy act. He makes some very interesting points.....


Someone finally said it. How many are actually paying attention to this? There are African Americans, Mexican Americans, Asian Americans, Arab Americans, etc.

And then there are just Americans. You pass me on the street and sneer in my direction. You call me 'White boy,' 'Cracker,' 'Honkey,' 'Whitey,' 'Caveman'... and that's OK..


But when I call you, n****r, Kike, Towel head, Sand-n****r, Camel Jockey, Beaner, g**k, or Chink .. You call me a racist..


You say that whites commit a lot of violence against you.... so why are the ghettos the most dangerous places to live?


You have the United Negro College Fund. You have Martin Luther King Day.


You have Black History Month.. You have Cesar Chavez Day.


You have Yom Hashoah. You have Ma'uled Al-Nabi.


You have the NAACP. You have BET.... If we had WET (White Entertainment Television), we'd be racists. If we had a White Pride Day, you would call us racists.


If we had White History Month, we'd be racists.


If we had any organization for only whites to 'advance' OUR lives, we'd be racists.


We have a Hispanic Chamber of Commerce, a Black Chamber of Commerce, and then we just have the plain Chamber of Commerce. Wonder who pays for that??


A white woman could not be in the Miss Black American pageant, but any color can be in the Miss America pageant.


If we had a college fund that only gave white students scholarships.... You know we'd be racists.


There are over 60 openly proclaimed Black Colleges in the US . Yet if there were 'White colleges', that would be a racist college.


In the Million Man March, you believed that you were marching for your race and rights. If we marched for our race and rights, you would call us racists.


You are proud to be black, brown, yellow and orange, and you're not afraid to announce it. But when we announce our white pride, you call us racists.


You rob us, carjack us, and shoot at us.. But, when a white police officer shoots a black gang member or beats up a black drug dealer running from the law and posing a threat to society, you call him a racist.


I am proud.... But you call me a racist.


Why is it that only whites can be racists??


There is nothing improper about this e-mail.. Let's see which of you are proud enough to send it on. I sadly don't think many will. That's why we have LOST most of OUR RIGHTS in this country. We won't stand up for ourselves!


BE PROUD TO BE WHITE!


It's not a crime YET... but getting very close!


now what does the realpoor community think about this?


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Posted: 08/21/09 - 11:49
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if your embarrassed to post your opinion then feel free to submit your opinion in the poll(it's anonymous). =)

or even just pm me your opinion. i would just like to know for research sake the community's view on this issue.


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Posted: 08/21/09 - 21:06
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in my opinion, he's right.

It seems that only white/caucasion people are considered racist. There's african american kids at my school that walk down the hall and call eachother things like "n****r" and "blacky" and other kids things like "beaner" and "cracker" and they don't care. But if you say something back to them they flip out and call you a racist p***k.

What crimes have I committed against you to make it okay for you to be racist against me (but not the other way around)?

lets see:

Slavery- Not my fault, didn't effect you either.

Mexicans jumping the border illegaly and getting in trouble for it- Also not my fault, they either get in legally and stop mooching off social security or they'll get what's coming to them.

Minorities being poor- Agian, not my fault (see a pattern here?). you live in a slum because you choose to not work 2-3 jobs like most people (i'm not saying that white people don't live in slums, but people fail to notice that).

Minorities being considered trash- Believe it or not, alot of your people are in either the use or distribution of illegal materials and drugs, and are in jail/living in a slum for it. That is a personal choice, and not anyones fault but yours.

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Seether


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Posted: 08/22/09 - 00:00
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Woot! finally a reply! Thank You Seether for your contribution to this discussion. =)


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Posted: 08/22/09 - 17:45
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makes no sense


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Posted: 08/22/09 - 18:13
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well really what he is saying is that in society's opinion it is alright for minority's to be discriminatory towards other races where as if a Caucasian person were to do the same it would be viewed as racist and how that in itself is racism.

does this clear things up for you? I hope i helped =)


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Posted: 12/05/09 - 14:46
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Im still interested in knowing your opinions =)


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Posted: 12/05/09 - 20:20
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I think it is because of slavery. They assume that all white people are bad. Just like in my classes i will say like "no thats not right" i will get a reply "its because im black isnt it" i say "Yes" Razz


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Posted: 12/06/09 - 04:22
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I agree with "Michael Richard" I was in school African American guys would say the word "ni**er* to each other and everything is ok. But if a Caucasian or a Mexican they would be ready to fight or worse. It really seems that everything African Americans have worked for in the past have been for nothing now. But then again there still are racist people which I'm going to include African Americans, Mexican's , and Caucasian people in this category. But even now I really don't think most African Americans can change or for that fact will change.*Take note that I am "African American".

-Peeplover-


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Posted: 12/06/09 - 17:11
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Non-Caucasian people were treated like royalty for centuries. People who were different, including overweight, mentally unstable, etc, were all treated like outsiders.

White people will always be considered racist for how we treated others and most of us still treat others differently. Black people have the right to call us what they feel and white people shouldn't think of it as racism because white people are the most racist of them all.


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Posted: 12/06/09 - 19:31
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bloody baron wrote:
Non-Caucasian people were treated like royalty for centuries. People who were different, including overweight, mentally unstable, etc, were all treated like outsiders.

White people will always be considered racist for how we treated others and most of us still treat others differently. Black people have the right to call us what they feel and white people shouldn't think of it as racism because white people are the most racist of them all.

Things are different in Canada, eh? Razz

I just don't like that other races generalize it into EVERY single white person as racist. I'm not a bad person, yet someone generalizes me into a group of people that said person considers racist. <-- Unfair. Sad

please note that I'm not saying that everyone that's a difference race is either, it's just from what I've seen.


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Posted: 12/06/09 - 21:14
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Seether wrote:



I just don't like that other races generalize it into EVERY single white person as racist. I'm not a bad person, yet someone generalizes me into a group of people that said person considers racist. <-- Unfair. Sad



Everyone is a racist even if we don't think so. I'm sure even you have laughed at jokes about Asians. Or even jokes about religions. I'll admit, I do laugh at jokes about them and yeah, it does make me racist to do so.

But white people are more hard when it comes to putting down others.


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Posted: 12/07/09 - 15:53
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The African-American population here are treated like royalty compared to the black population in other countries such as France. Yes, we may have enslaved their race almost a hundred years ago. However by doing so they now have a better quality of life then they would living in Africa today. This in no way justifies what we did, however the African Americans alive today were not directly effected by slavery. I have no idea how many black students i have heard say "I was a Slave!" or something to that effect. no, no you weren't, your like 15. That would be like me saying "The Germans put me into a death camp! (1/16 Jewish) or "The repercussions after WW1 caused me to starve" (1/4 German) or even "the plague purring the middle ages caused me great trauma" (1/2 English).

The Germans still to this day are too afraid to celebrate their heritage because of the Holocaust. They will not even sing their own national anthem. This is what society is teaching us to do with our history of slavery. that it is something to be ashamed of, something we all have to repent for. no, i personally did not enslave anyone. there have been dark parts throughout our history, everyone history. But that is what shaped us to be what we are today. Without slavery this country would not be as strong as it is now.

We may have enslaved a race, but we are one of the only countries without a history of genocide. Even African Americans have a history to be ashamed of, genocide has been going on in Africa for hundreds of years. It was other Africans who caught and sold us the slaves.

Once again, im not justifying slavery. However im not ashamed of it either. its a part of my history. we wouldnt be who we are today if it werent for what happened. i say unless you personally are responsible for something, then dont worfry about it so much, history teaches us. We all have history to learn from, none of us have a clean history. Although all i do have to say about the Canadians is that they supplied the united States with an a*s load of alcohol during the prohibition and illegally transported it over the border, thats the only bad thing i can really find in their history.

just something else to think about.





I would also like to add that i believe laughing at a racist joke does not make you racist. if a joke is funny, it's funny. Laughing at a naughty joke doesn't make you a creep or a pervert, it just means the joke is funny.


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