I agree, but, so what if I chose not to date blacks, Indians, whites, and asains? They're all some variation of ****ed up, based on previous. experiences.

You generalize blacks all the time in every race thread, then think your opinion is fact because of your experience so why get mad when someone else generalizes based on theirs?

From my experience as a black gay male, I've sadly experienced racism from the gay community (mostly hispanics [mexicans (the nerve of them right? lol]) and homophobia within the black community.

But you would think since both groups have been discriminate against, they would be more embracing of others, but eh.

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Tell him.

Hate is hate. It doesn't matter where there's more of it.

I agree! Let's stop racism girls!

Really?

Here's my issue. If this discrimination and racism is so outright as people are claiming it to be, then why is no one explaining actual situations in which it is experienced?

Everyone says "it's everywhere", but when asked to back up the claim, they only mention anecdotal reports of a handful of whites on grindr specifying a non-attraction to certain minorities.

So basically, people are generalizing ALL of the LGBT community (which is much more than gay males on grindr) because of a few bad apples on a rather sleezy hook-up app (go figure).

I've actually experienced the gay scene of multiple cities beyond grindr (as in real life), and it's clear that many people making these claims of rampant racism have not. . You can go to any club in SF, NYC, LA, or Miami and see a ton of interracial hook-ups taking place right on the dance-floor. More in fact than you will see at "straight clubs".

So yea.

Racism exists everywhere to some extent, but the claims that it's somehow more prevalent in the gay community are flawed.

That's a huge generalisation. I, for one, don't only care for the white gay community. I only care about myself. For example, lately there's been a lot of momentum in Australia surrounding same-sex marriage ever since it was legalised in Ireland. But am I getting up early on Saturday mornings to go rally outside Town Hall in Sydney and help all my fellow white gays with their cause? No. It's freezing cold in Sydney right now. I'm not getting out of bed for that. Plus marriage is stupid. Why on earth would you promise someone half your assets because you assume you're going to love them for the rest of your life when you're in your late-20s? No thank you.

There's no "community", lbr. Nobody has each others back. Nobody works together. Heck, nobody even knows everyone's name. We're all a group of individuals. People need to stop blaming "a community" for the actions of some stupid prejudiced individuals.

Sorry, hunny, but the one common denominator in those examples is YOU.

I don't know your race, but it's very interesting how White people dislike the idea of being lumped in a group or "community."

Point out one negative aspect of the White community and its "But we're not all like that! It's unfair! I'm not like that! I have minority friends! I hang with marginalized people!". But they have (and have had) no problem lumping together minorities with a whole host of negative stereotypes. The successes of any particular minority are attributed to that person and that person only, but the failures of a particular minority are reflected on the minority group in general. All it really confirms to me is that White privilege is real and strong.

21. I am never asked to speak for all the people of my racial group.

The fact you are literally stereotyping all whites as a justification for you to stereotype white people and NOT be called a racist. I, for one, have never attributed any negative quality to any specific group/race. It's completely stupid to act like everyone is the same, it's counter productive, it pisses off the people who are NOT like that and turns them against you since you're attacking them. There is no need for it, and there is no excuse for it. And the excuse for justifying stereotyping one race certainly CANNOT be made through... stereotyping them. That's pretty much a total fail in logic.

I never lump any racial group together? And I'm sure many others... You're generalizing a biT much