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Discussion: Share Your Racist Experiences
Member Since: 6/15/2011
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This thread should be closed because few people here have the maturity or the knowledge to discuss racism.
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Member Since: 3/4/2011
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Originally posted by .:Allen:.
I literally can't at this thread. This mindset that minorities have about 'the man' keeping them down
We all know that people aren't treated equally, and do I feel bad? Yah I do. But I do nothing to contribute to it. I've learned from my Sociology class (taught by a black man, one of the best teachers I've ever had), that minorities are discriminated more against because their upbringing is different and their parents are usually less present. And that leads to behavior/school problems. And that leads to stereotypes.
I'm not trying to discredit anyone's stories here. many of them are sad, especially in 2014 and the 21st century in general. I'm not trying to be condescending, I'm just trying to make race a non-issue. Who cares at this point? Race is a non-factor for me in just about everything. I don't care if my friends are black, if my teacher is Asian, if my boss is Hispanic. I'm seeing an African-American girl for crying out loud. You know where I see racism? From her mom. I know she thinks less of me because I'm white and her daughter is dating a white guy.
I'm just saying we need to move past these 'racial barriers' because it's keeping our society from evolving.
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Member Since: 8/19/2013
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Originally posted by SlayingOnTheEarth
It's actually sad reading this topic and seeing people [who also disapprove of racism] fighting with others for no reason other than they aren't a minority/their own race, which IS racist in itself. Believing/Ranking a certain race's opinion lower than yours because of their race is racist. So everyone saying, "You would think that, you're white" - you're being the very thing you hate/are writing paragraphs against. So you can go on Tumblr and post all you want, but at the end of the day, you're not helping anything. You're only amplifying the negativity, just from a different perspective is all. Like....
Get the doritos off your shoulder gorls. They're weighing you down, not pushing you forward
Tbf he/she's right, but it wasn't racism (Irish isn't a race ) so this is all off topic. The Irish were treated as poorly as black people though. They were categorised the same as them. This was a common sight in England in the 60's
But like I said, that's anti-Irish and more xenophobic/prejudice if anything, so it has 0 to do with racism.
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Woo
Hopefully some people will read this
& I'm aware of how the Irish were/are mistreated and misrepresented,
but it doesn't fall under racism
It would be more xenophobic, like you said
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Member Since: 5/4/2012
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Originally posted by ECNEICSNOC
1. I never said otherwise.
2. But racism IS institutionalized. It's seeped into nearly every aspect of modern day society (at least in my country). Politics, education, sex, housing, money, ect. They've all been affected by racism and they all benefit White people at the expense of racial minorities.
3. Both sides seem to fail to understand the other side's point of view. Let's not act like it doesn't go both ways.
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Youre talking about America, right?
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Member Since: 4/27/2011
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If half of you would stop feeling personally attacked, then maybe everyone could have an actual discussion. I can see some of you are too young for that though. *khia shrug*
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Member Since: 1/25/2012
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This thread is a mess.
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Member Since: 2/23/2012
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Once again, so much "us & them" in here
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Originally posted by Newt
I honestly blame the internet and the emergence of pseudo-activism. It's so easy to just throw around the phrase "check your privilege" and whine than actually understand these things and do something. Now we have a bunch of half-assed activism attempts by 20-somethings who have taken an Africana Studies class or two that are spewing their own special brand of hate. The spread of awareness is VERY useful and great things have come about because of it. People are just taking it too far and making a mockery of it.
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Originally posted by SlayingOnTheEarth
It's actually sad reading this topic and seeing people [who also disapprove of racism] fighting with others for no reason other than they aren't a minority/their own race, which IS racist in itself. Believing/Ranking a certain race's opinion lower than yours because of their race is racist. So everyone saying, "You would think that, you're white" - you're being the very thing you hate/are writing paragraphs against. So you can go on Tumblr and post all you want, but at the end of the day, you're not helping anything. You're only amplifying the negativity, just from a different perspective is all. Like....
Get the doritos off your shoulder gorls. They're weighing you down, not pushing you forward
Tbf he/she's right, but it wasn't racism (Irish isn't a race ) so this is all off topic. The Irish were treated as poorly as black people though. They were categorised the same as them. This was a common sight in England in the 60's
But like I said, that's anti-Irish and more xenophobic/prejudice if anything, so it has 0 to do with racism.
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After reading this whole thread I'm gonna cosign.
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A member on Buzzjack.com told me I wasn't welcome there when I said I was black
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Originally posted by Moonage Daydream
This thread should be closed because few people here have the maturity or the knowledge to discuss racism.
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Well first of all, in order to do so, we need to set a definition or racism: discrimination based on RACE.
I don't care if your Black, White, Asian, Middle Eastern, you can also experience racism.
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Member Since: 1/1/2014
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Originally posted by primo.
I actually clutched my purse while reading some of the posts in here because I could just feel the passion and anger coming from the black users.
This is all so compelling.
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you are the problem.
good f******* bye
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Member Since: 8/4/2012
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Originally posted by Big Smoke
Youre talking about America, right?
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Yeah. I've never left the country I'm in now.
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Member Since: 1/4/2014
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Originally posted by aphextwink
you are the problem.
good f******* bye
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The reason I left. The children got out of school and started posting.
Anyways. Time to put the thread back right. Back on topic:
People have told me to show up an hour early, just because they think I would be late.
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Member Since: 4/10/2012
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Originally posted by SlayingOnTheEarth
It's actually sad reading this topic and seeing people [who also disapprove of racism] fighting with others for no reason other than they aren't a minority/their own race, which IS racist in itself. Believing/Ranking a certain race's opinion lower than yours because of their race is racist. So everyone saying, "You would think that, you're white" - you're being the very thing you hate/are writing paragraphs against. So you can go on Tumblr and post all you want, but at the end of the day, you're not helping anything. You're only amplifying the negativity, just from a different perspective is all. Like....
Get the doritos off your shoulder gorls. They're weighing you down, not pushing you forwar
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Originally posted by aphextwink
you are the problem.
good f******* bye
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Originally posted by primo.
I actually clutched my purse while reading some of the posts in here because I could just feel the passion and anger coming from the black users.
This is all so compelling.
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I am so WOW at the things these people are saying.
I got warned for being insensitive, but guess what, I got some MORE insensitive **** to drop, because evil is upon this thread and all of your minds.
YOUR thinking, White people, has the power to kill me and it has already killed plenty like me. Change now. My life and safety is more important than your hurt feelings and political correctness. RELINQUISH ye that ignorant mindset THIS day.
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Member Since: 3/8/2012
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Originally posted by SlayingOnTheEarth
[CENTER]It's actually sad reading this topic and seeing people [who also disapprove of racism] fighting with others for no reason other than they aren't a minority/their own race, which IS racist in itself. Believing/Ranking a certain race's opinion lower than yours because of their race is racist. So everyone saying, "You would think that, you're white" - you're being the very thing you hate/are writing paragraphs against. So you can go on Tumblr and post all you want, but at the end of the day, you're not helping anything. You're only amplifying the negativity, just from a different perspective is all. Like....
Get the doritos off your shoulder gorls. They're weighing you down, not pushing you forward
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Omg slay Gather these members and clock them
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I go to a school with mostly white kids and they just cannot go without making a joke about my skin color. **** off
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Member Since: 8/24/2008
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Originally posted by BLaCKPoWeR
I am so WOW at the things these people are saying.
I got warned for being insensitive, but guess what, I got some MORE insensitive **** to drop, because evil is upon this thread and all of your minds.
YOUR thinking, White people, has the power to kill me and it has already killed plenty like me. Change now. My life and safety is more important than your hurt feelings and political correctness. RELINQUISH ye that ignorant mindset THIS day.
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r u okay?
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Member Since: 10/28/2011
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Originally posted by .:Allen:.
How am I guilty? What did I DO as a white male PERSONALLY to keep them down?
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You are diminishing a huge problem, and in turn making it worse.
You are diminishing the importance a fighting against a system that endangers my life.
You are not acknowledging the continual effects of racism against me and in your favor.
You don't have to hate me. But your opinion is trash and the collective opinions of White America are deadly to me.
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