Can a White person say anything about any Minority?

Playing the Race card.

Published on October 24, 2005 By Moderateman In US Domestic

Just a observation, Lets imagine a million man march with nothing but white people.
Lets form a congressional white caucus, How about a national association for the advancement of white people?
How about a miss white America contest?

How about scholarships for white minorities? How about white people getting the inside track for jobs only because they are white?

How about Bill O'reilly pointing out that he thinks Sean Penn, Tim Robbins and Danny Glover should be ashamed of themselves and being called a racist by Glover.

Can any white person say anything to a minority and not be called a racist? Can I write this article and not be thought of as a racist?

How about a white coach being fired from his job for saying blacks are better athletes because of there blackness, and a black coach saying the same thing and not being fired?

There seems to be too damn much INEQUALITY these days, with the deck heavily stacked in favor of minorities.
How about Louis Farrakhan putting for the premise that whites tried to kill blacks by sabotaging the levees in New Orleans? now turn that around and have a white leader say the same thing, that blacks tried to kill whites by sabotage.

How about a major white leader calling Detroit or Cleveland "nigger town" like Jesse Jackson called New York City "Jew York City and Hymie town"

These are just some things I would like answers to.

Comments (Page 5)

cityguy

on Oct 27, 2005

We need to let them, these leaders know that enough is enough! We can do so by living our lives as examples and be what they can't seem to be. We can each make a difference in our own lives and the life of someone else who is not like us. Small steps is all it takes to enlightenment.

I agree. By the way, most Black people have poor opinions of Sharpton and Farrakhan. We don't identify with those guys at all. For a great deal of us, our local Reverands are our leaders.

foreverserenity

on Oct 27, 2005

I agree. By the way, most Black people have poor opinions of Sharpton and Farrakhan. We don't identify with those guys at all. For a great deal of us, our local Reverands are our leaders.

Amen to that! And I for one can say this is true! Somehow I think they're just tolerated out of respect for what they once were. Now they just spew the same rhetoric and blacks that are more progressive in thinking has moved beyond those rhetorics!

foreverserenity

on Oct 27, 2005

truth, unvarnished truth, and I think it's going to be level headed clear thinkers like you that will bring this about.

{{{{{{{donna}}}}}}

And amen to this too! Yeah for positive thinkers!

Moderateman

on Oct 27, 2005

Reply By: cityguyPosted: Thursday, October 27, 2005We need to let them, these leaders know that enough is enough! We can do so by living our lives as examples and be what they can't seem to be. We can each make a difference in our own lives and the life of someone else who is not like us. Small steps is all it takes to enlightenment.I agree. By the way, most Black people have poor opinions of Sharpton and Farrakhan. We don't identify with those guys at all. For a great deal of us, our local Reverands are our leaders.

would be nice if some leaders spoke out against the unholy 3 sharpton, jackson and farakan.

Moderateman

on Oct 27, 2005

Reply By: foreverserenityPosted: Thursday, October 27, 2005I agree. By the way, most Black people have poor opinions of Sharpton and Farrakhan. We don't identify with those guys at all. For a great deal of us, our local Reverands are our leaders.Amen to that! And I for one can say this is true! Somehow I think they're just tolerated out of respect for what they once were. Now they just spew the same rhetoric and blacks that are more progressive in thinking has moved beyond those rhetorics!

thye all get so much press and so little condemnation it's hard to believe that MOST blacks disapprove of them.

Moderateman

on Oct 27, 2005

#69 by little_whip
Thursday, October 27, 2005

You have no idea what's it's like to have everything you do, good or bad, be attributed to being Black

By the same token, cityguy, you have no idea what its like to have everything wrong with this world blamed on you because your white.

Notice I didnt say "good or bad" like you did. It's not cool these days to aknowledge that white people have ever contributed anything good or worthwhile to this world of ours.

The explorers we once honored for their achievements are now denigrated as land stealers, murderers and theives. The hardy folk who settled the west are portrayed as Indian killers, never mind that they were being attacked too. No, to hear today's version, all Native Americans were just peaceful souls that never bothered anyone until the white man came to slaughter them.

Never mind that mankind has fought over land and resources since the beginning of our species, everything bad thats ever happened is the fault of whites.

The framers of the Constitution that we all benefit from to this very day, black and white alike, are smeared as slave owners, yet there exists today many nations that still allow slavery and they're all black ruled. Slavery was the white man's invention and we are the only people who ever engaged in it.

If a black person is unemployed, its whiteys fault.

If they are in trouble with the law, its because whitey's justice system is prejudiced against them.

If they have piss poor credit because they haven't paid their bills on time, its the fault of the racist banking system in this country.

If they get fired from a job for being incompetent, ignorant, or just dont bother to show up half the time, its because their boss is a racist.

If they dont get the rental they apply for, its not because their last landlord gave them a bad reference, or because they want to put 5 kids and 2 adults in a two bedroom apartment, its because the landlord wont rent to blacks.

Need I go on?

As much as you dont like being judged for the sins of your racial brethren, neither do I.

I keep wanting to respond with "you have no idea cityguy what its like being a jew, accepted by no one but other jews" but that is just too lame for words.

Moderateman

on Oct 27, 2005

71 by little_whip
Thursday, October 27, 2005

I accept you, MM.

I know sabrina, I just wanted to point out how easy it would be for others to cry wolf all the time.

Rightwinger

on Oct 27, 2005

Can you say something bad against minorities without being racist. Nope. The very definition of the word has to do with generalization against a person or people based soley on race.

This is so unfair that I have no idea even where to begin; but at least you own up to it. That's more than I see from a lot of posters around here.

It's ridiculous to be unable to say anythingat all negative about a black person without being considered racist. So, we're to simply give them an utter and complete pass on everything bad they do or say, just because we don't want to be seen as racists. How come we're not accorded the same honor?
Why, for that matter, are blacks allowed their own magazines, TV networks, even their own schools and fraternal organizations?
But just try keeping a black out of a country club or college, or announce that you're going to publish a magazine geared toward the "white experience", and see where it gets you.
And people wonder why there are still problems with racial tensions in America.

We're not in the 60's anymore so please, let's all move beyond the attitudes that persisted then.

But much of those attitudes persist because they're coming now from the opposite side; it used to be that a black man who said or did anythng against a white could be lynched for being an "uppitty nigger".
Nowadays, if a white says anything against a black, he/she risks the same thing, figuratively speaking.
Which is worse, for that matter; having your life ended by a violent hanging, or having your life torn apart and devastated by allegations and lawsuits?

RW, when see a person do you them or do you see thier race?

I make the effort to see them. I try very hard to treat everyone with equal respect until I know for sure how they treat me and others. Then I make my judgement on how I'll respond to them. Some of the people I've respected most in my personal life have been non-whites. Not many, I'll grant you. But, truth be told, that's because I've found less to respect in many blacks I've encountered in my life. One black girl I worked with, for an example, was one of the laziest, whiniest and most RACIST people I ever met. Whitey was out to get them and was the bane of all existence. So annoying.
If personal experience makes me a racist, then yes, I guess I'd have to wear that title. Not proudly, by any means, but I'd have to wear it to be honest with myself.

You have no idea what's it's like to have everything you do, good or bad, be attributed to being Black. I have live my life this way and I long to live in a place where my kids won't have to deal with the same crap.

LW answred this best in her post. Well said, LW, as usual.

Moderateman

on Oct 27, 2005

73 by Rightwinger
Thursday, October 27, 2005

damn insightful rightwinger, give your self kudoes from the modman

Rightwinger

on Oct 27, 2005

damn insightful rightwinger, give your self kudoes from the modman

Thank you, Elie. I accept you too, you ole Jew, you.

Rightwinger

on Oct 28, 2005

We don't have the flag of racism to wave in order to detract from the real reasons for our failures.

---LW

Or to threaten and beat others with unless they give in to our demands.

You can only blame whitey for so long, folks, before we start to call it what it is...bullshit.

---LW

But when will that happen? When it does, maybe then we can get past our race problems. Until then.......?

Moderateman

on Oct 28, 2005

Reply By: little_whipPosted: Friday, October 28, 2005I hope ya don't mind, MM, but I wrote an article based on my response above, so many people seemed to like it I felt it was a tangent worth exploring on its own.LinkI'd appreciate your input!

nope do not mind at all glad I couyld give you some food for thought and material.

Just remember I am still your number one fan.

Moderateman

on Oct 28, 2005

Reply By: little_whipPosted: Thursday, October 27, 2005

You can only blame whitey for so long, folks, before we start to call it what it is...bullshit.

amen sista!!! time to start taking responsibility for their own actions and situations and stop blaming others for their own failures.

Moderateman

on Oct 28, 2005

Reply By: RightwingerPosted: Thursday, October 27, 2005damn insightful rightwinger, give your self kudoes from the modmanThank you, Elie. I accept you too, you ole Jew, you.

dats right!! all 6 ft2 inches, 240 pound of big Jew. heh heh

Rightwinger

on Oct 28, 2005

And the reason why a big fuss is usually made over a black person who goes into any position that none has ever been in or is allowed to be is because..........do I need to spell that out?

---foreverserenity

I've been chewing this one over for a couple of days, wondering exactly how I should reply.
FS, I wonder....which would you rather have? A black man being celebrated as a great quarterback, or a mediocre quarterback celebrated only because he's black? Look at the past; Fredrick Douglas was a talented speaker, writer and thinker...who happened to be black. Joe Louis and Muhammad Ali were talented boxers....who happened to be black.....Jackie Robinson was an exceptionally talented baseball player....who happened to be black. These men were celebrated, and rightly so, for their abilities in their chosen fields, rather than for their skin tone.
Donovan McNabb is a fair to middling QB, but the NFL was talking about him like he was the second coming of.....well, everybody has a favorite team, and therefore a favorite QB....I'd say Terry Bradshaw..... but they were playing him up simply because of the color of his skin. That's not right. On so many levels.
I mean, should failing students be passed with flying colors simply on the virtue of their race? No, of course not. That wouldn't be fair, to them or their world.

And by making a big deal out of him in spite of his lack of ability, they do a great disservice to blacks in general, who too often, I have to say, seem to feel that they deserve more than they should fairly get, simply because they're black. Problem is, like McNabb, they get it, and it does them no good. It sends them (and not just them, but society in general) the message that mediocrity is something to be tolerated, celebrated and perhaps even rewarded. And that's not a message anyone needs to hear.

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