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Discussion: 24 Questions Black People Have For White People
Member Since: 4/10/2012
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This American racial battle going on lately is so tiring. It's nothing but generalizations from both sides.
- White people this
- Yeah, but black people that
and viceversa
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Member Since: 5/28/2010
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Originally posted by JC_Arrow
oh wow and you're insensitive no offense
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He didn't lie tho. That was a white response.
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Member Since: 1/4/2014
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Nothing better to discuss ATRL?
Im assuming there's no music to talk about on this music forum
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Member Since: 4/10/2012
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Originally posted by TheLuckyOnes
Nothing better to discuss ATRL?
Im assuming there's no music to talk about on this music forum
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Do you realize that you're in The Lounge, the home of discussions about ATRL and general topics?
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Member Since: 1/4/2014
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Originally posted by Toya
Do you realize that you're in The Lounge, the home of discussions about ATRL and general topics?
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Member Since: 9/15/2012
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Okay, here's the real #25: Why can no one understand this is all in good humour? These questions weren't even made with the intention of people answering them, they were more supposed to be rhetorical. I mean it's a Buzzfeed video
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Member Since: 4/10/2012
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Originally posted by TheLuckyOnes
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I'll take that as a no.
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Member Since: 4/6/2014
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1. Because it creates drama and tension. If people actually got away then it wouldn't be scary.
2. I don't freak out. I honestly couldn't care less what the race is of some fictional person.
3. I don't see the deal. If he can land the role, good for him. I don't watch Bond or know him that well.
4. Don't know who you talking to girl but I love my women with the big goods white or black.
5. No, I do not think Miley created twerking. I actually knew the origins before that crap started.
6. Of course you don't know how to twerk. I can tell that by looking at you hunty.
7. Because white people are easily amazed. Also black culture isn't that known outside the black community.
8. I don't really recall a black woman ever getting grief about it. But I love natural hairs
9. I'd love to bro but I'm drowning in my own debt
10. Because percentage wise it seems like a higher rate.
11. You should. The vast majority of serial killers are white males
12. I'm not uncomfortable, I'm educated about what's going on
13. No, I do not. John Boehner looks at Obama as if he wants to say the N word to his face
14. Because I grew up surrounded by white people. Having them as the majority is my standard.
15. It's not my goal. I love races and cultures and think everyone should accept everyone else and learn.
16. I don't want to say it. However I'll say it if I get pissed off enough. I'll use it as an insult but not as a greeting
17. The only time I've touched a black guy's head is when I'm holding it down.
18. I have a multitude of friends of all kinds all over the world. However, I'm not a racist because I don't feel W>B
19. Because she's a cow and literally makes me sick. The other is thankfully dead.
20. Because he's my lover puppy and cleaner than any human I know.
21. Because I've heard the same black name said 4 different ways yet those names are only said one way.
22. I like animals more than people. Not even a race thing. Just hate people
23. It's not. Being white yields some advantages but I'm still part of the struggle
24. It feels kinda bad. I love speaking on behalf of others
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Member Since: 1/1/2013
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Originally posted by Bey_Rihstan
Here are the important ones:
Why is a big butt and lips considered attractive on a white woman. But not on a black woman
Cuz a big butt on a white woman would still be a small butt on a black woman
Why do white people act like they created trends that black people have been doing for years.
Because a custom is not trendy + the majority has to do it for it to be a trend
Why is it inappropriate for a black person to wear their hair naturally?
It is not, you have all made yourself believe that... I was shocked to find out Annalise Keating in HTGAWM was wearing a wig, WHY did she do that?!
Why is a white crime seen as a little incident, but a black crime reflects an entire community?
One black crime is not an entire community, going by statistics in my country it's that a minority that makes up like 3-5% of the population max is responsible for 60% of the crimes minimum.
Why does it make white people uncomfortable when talking about race?
Because a lot of white people don't care, but people of colour still think they all do and they hold people now responsible for **** that happened hundreds of years and several generations ago to family that lived hundreds of years ago.
Why do you notice when there's no black people, but don't notice when there's no white people in a room?
I'd say it's the other way around, I only notice if there's no other white person
Why do you wanna say the N word so badly?
it's the easiest/shortest word to refer to black people + you all use it
Why do you always want to touch our hair?
We don't
Why do you think having one black friend makes you a cultural expert or not racist?
If you're racist you have a problem with someone's skin/culture, if you have friends belonging to said race or culture you are not a racist, it just means you think the individual people you don't like are scum. Why do black people immediately consider that racism though? Do you know how many people of other races, including his own, he also doesn't like?
Why do you think Animal lives are more important than Black americans'
no one does, unless you're in the KKK
Why is it hard to not acknowledge your privilege?
Because only a small group is truly priviliged... you think white supremacists only judge on race? Class etc are still important + most people really don't care and do treat black/white equal
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answered, answer my questions too please
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Member Since: 8/7/2015
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The white people seething in this thread
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Member Since: 12/21/2011
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Originally posted by Jotham
The white people seething in this thread
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Literally. Instead of actually answering the otherwise innocent questions they're throwing tantrums about innocent generalisations.
Come back to me when you're KILLED for kissing dogs in the mouth and having limp hair lol.
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Member Since: 2/26/2012
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Let me list questions Asian have for American....
question #1 why do you think all Asians have small dicks?
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Member Since: 1/1/2014
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24 Questions White People Have For Black People would be heavily criticised and the uploaders would get so much backlash that it would be removed from YT.
At least think of better questions.
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Member Since: 9/1/2013
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Originally posted by ★NAOKI★
You're missing the point.
We KNOW not ALL white people are like this, they're just talking about the white people who do these things exactly and don't acknowledge their privilege.
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This.
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Member Since: 8/18/2013
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Originally posted by MillionLights
24 Questions White People Have For Black People would be heavily criticised and the uploaders would get so much backlash that it would be removed from YT.
At least think of better questions.
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White people have been questioning black people for years...
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Member Since: 9/1/2013
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Originally posted by Hugamari
Let me do the ones Bey_Rih highlighted:
Why is a big butt and lips considered attractive on a white woman. But not on a black woman I'm gay so I don't really know. The obvious answer here is an overall racist outlook of many men, but like I said, am gay.
Why do white people act like they created trends that black people have been doing for years. Because white people like claiming everything, and they really need to stop.
Why is it inappropriate for a black person to wear their hair naturally? Because it doesn't look like white people hair, which is one of the many different forms of racism still prevalent today. I personally think it's such a shame that people of my own skin color want to wipe out a part of a whole race's culture just because it doesn't remind us of ourselves. Just let them wear their ****ing hair how they want.
Why is a white crime seen as a little incident, but a black crime reflects an entire community? White people control media. Simple. It's not right at all, but that's why.
Why does it make white people uncomfortable when talking about race? Because they probably know they're ****ing trash for being racists, but know something will happen to them if they were to just out-right say it in front of the very people they hate.
Why do you notice when there's no black people, but don't notice when there's no white people in a room? I do not understand this question I tend to notice if anyone is in a room because I don't like being around a lot of people.
Why do you wanna say the N word so badly? I don't get why anyone wants to say it so badly, but I can understand why a black person does say it. It's not my place to tell them not to, just like it wouldn't be a straight person's place to tell me if I can use the F word or not.
Why do you always want to touch our hair? I actually asked a friend of mine if I could touch their hair once. Given I was like 7 or something, I just didn't know what it would feel like. I didn't know it carried such heavy implications, and I never asked anyone else to touch their hair after that.
Why do you think having one black friend makes you a cultural expert or not racist? There are people who think that?
Why do you think Animal lives are more important than Black americans' I personally do not get why people care about animals more than humans as a rule.
Why is it hard to not acknowledge your privilege? I didn't know how to answer this one, but then I read through the thread and, hey I found it! I've always felt like if I ever said anything about my personal struggles being a lower class person, or for being a homosexual, people would just go "lol white tears! cry more!", but I think that post made me realize that I actually didn't have the perfect life, and that's completely fine! Me being white doesn't invalidate anyone's struggles. I think that post, in complete honesty, made it really easy for me to admit that I do have a sort of unspoken advantage in society, and there's not much I can do to control that. I can accept that I have it, and work towards ending this tier system where whites are above everyone else.
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There, answered. Probably not going to do anything but
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Clock them
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i am powered by the tears of angry white gays
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Originally posted by Suede
Literally. Instead of actually answering the otherwise innocent questions they're throwing tantrums about innocent generalisations.
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It might have to do with the fact that most of these people SUPPORT BLACK RIGHTS. Most of these people are fighting on YOUR SIDE and find racists abhorent yet the same people they're trying to fight alongside are generalizing them as the thing they're both trying to fight!
I'm annoyed at this video because it "innocently" generalises white people as racist even though a lot of the questions that they ask generalise white people which is an ineffective way of trying to get more people on your side, AS WITH ANY OTHER ISSUE. I support women's rights yet I tell my female friends to stop saying things like "all men are pigs". I support gay rights yet I tell my gay friends that they shouldn't expect all straight people to be comfortable with you hitting on them. I support black rights but I'm telling the same people that I FIGHT FOR that very few people respond well to BEING GENERALISED, It is not difficult to put the words "most" or "some" in these videos to stop "white people" from acting the same way they're acting now.
It's not a case of "BOOHOO poor white people for being generalised as being racist whilst others are dying", it's just a stupid way of trying to get people to talk about these serious issues. This is also so stupid since no one's issues are in relation to others. I can be hungry even though people are starving. Women can complain about domestic violence even if there are some women getting raped. In the exact same vein, white people who are ON YOUR SIDE can say "hey please don't say all white people are racist" even though there's a very prevalent race issue for black people.
This video also annoys me as they ask things which detract from the serious questions. What kind of stupid question is "Why do you always make such horrible decisions in horror movies?". Trivialising this serious issue by putting it in the same video as questions about the treatment of black people is gross. Using student loans as a metaphor for appropriation is ridiculous.
And before anyone comes in saying "what a white person response", I'm not even a white. It's just that from another outsiders perspective, white people are not disregarding these issues entirely, they're saying do not classify them with the racist people that THEY are trying to fight against alongside you.
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Member Since: 8/7/2015
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Originally posted by Jonna Lee
i am powered by the tears of angry white gays
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it's hilarious
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