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September 11, 2008, 4:25 am PDT
 Quote From: cornell74 Thank you for your kind reply. I am angry. I am angry because it upsets me so bad that this fight continues. It angers me that whites have to fight to prove they are not racist. There are allot of racist whites in the world but there are allot of whites that are not and I have felt my entire life that I have to prove I'm not racist. I like blacks have been beat up by blacks and abused by one while laying defenseless after a major back surgery and instead of looking at them like their racist I looked at them like they were just evil. If I looked at them like it was racism it could easily of made me hate all blacks. Its like this, If a dog bites a child and we tell that child stay away that is a dog and it will bite you, that child will fear all dogs. However if we tell the child that was just a mean dog to stay away from that one they will know how to separate a good dog from a bad. Every time a black is mistreated by a white they automatically say its racism. Why can't it be that maybe that white person is just a mean person? By always yelling racism makes whites look bad. I want a black person to yell "Nice white person " every time a white is polite and fair to a black that way maybe people will see its not as bad as it looks. If whites didn't care about blacks would I be here busting my butt and wasting my time with this discussion. A real racist would make a crude remark on the board and then go away and say I'm not wasting my time with that crap. Dr Phil is having this debate because the word is being used by people in a friendly way now and most people think its wrong. I think its wrong if its being used to hurt another. You know what, I live right outside of Detroit and Detroit is pretty much emptying out because there are just no jobs there. Now where I live is pretty much 45% black. I told my husband that I was so happy to see that blacks and whites are starting to live together. I feel the world has come along way and it gets better and better but every time a black yells discrimination it puts us another step back. I am voting for Obama, I think he has what it takes to make a real change. However I feel most blacks are voting for him because his skin color, that bothers me allot. I agree there are not enough blacks on t.v. I noticed now when I turn the channel there are tons of whites and not enough blacks but I also believe if we all stop yelling about discrimination and just learn to separate the good from the bad, we will then be acting as equals and get along better. Because we won't feel that sense of separation. I have no clue why t.v and magazines have mostly whites in it. I do know that this white neighborhood never said blacks couldn't live in it. Then were forced to because there are no jobs and the mayor trashed the city and so they move into the white neighborhood and everyone is getting along fine. I think blacks have more options then they realize or are willing to admit. No one is holding them back but themselves. Some of the most famous people in the world are black. I just wish we would learn to understand one another. I feel blacks need to take a moment to listen to how we feel and whites need to listen more to how blacks feel. Blacks are not going to get what they want completely until they too learn to understand whites and get along, it is then and only then that we will be equal. Once we are on a level where we are past yelling racism then I believe I will turn the channel and see both blacks and whites. Not just black shows or white shows but black and white shows. If you noticed whenever there is a black show they do the same whites do, its all black with a sprinkle of white. If they truly wanted to be and equal why not start by being the bigger race and showing that they can have a show with both races or creating a magazine with both races instead of ebony. In doing that they would be the better person. That would create all the progress in the world. They have more power then they think. I'm finished. Oh one more thing, I do not speak for whites I don't know nor do I speak to all blacks, we all know if we relate to something or not. If you can't relate or don't feel the same way, thats expected. No one could ever ever speak for everyone only through experience and we all experience different things therefor we all look at the world differently. So don't write back yelling "I'm white and I don't feel that way", if you don't then don't worry this doesn't refer to you so move on to something that does. To the crazy lady that loves to chop up and grind my words in the ground. Have at it, child. I agree with a lot of what you're saying. But as far as racism, I wonder sometimes what some people think racism really is. (I'm not referring to YOU, your post just got me to thinking about some of the people I know) For example, I have a brother-in-law who told me years ago that the worst thing that the white people ever did was to bring the black man up to our "level"-referring to civil rights in the 60s. Then he turned right around and said,"Now, don't get me wrong, I'm NOT racist." Then another BIL said,"I'm not racist, I just don't like N-word." Now to me, both of these men ARE racist. If they're not, then what exactly IS racism? My greatest shame is that when people say things like this, I just let it go and don't say anything back because they are family and I am a coward. I live in an area where a lot of people think the way these 2 men think. I sometimes wonder if it's possible for things to ever be any different. |
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