Topic : Talk About the Show

I am going to start by saying in I am a white woman and in NO WAY am I am racist. I have been brought up not seeing color, and still to this day don't. I am baffled by how crucial people make this word out to be. The N- word, is awful, WHEN its used in an awful way. I am from Boston, MA. The diversity here is amazing.  I hear Asians, Africans, Caucasians, Mexicans, and Spanish, people say this word as a way to say "HEY BUDDY" or "HEY DUDE". What happened in the past was horrible. The way that white people talked to people of different color was horrible, but like I said, the past. People cannot dwell on one word, and continue to be offended like that. Now if its used in a racist manner, that's different. Racism is a BIG thing here in America. But lets not play victims anymore. Lets rise on up and leave that horrible past behind us. Continue to be the "MELTLING POT" and stop with the I'M THE VICTIM thing.  

 

I was anxious to see the show today & I'm sad to say it went pretty much as I expected.  I don't like the "N" word anymore than any other cultural slur for any race or deragoratory remarks regarding a persons "station" in life.  I believe most American's are totally frustrated with walking on egg shells trying to be politically correct.  Kindness & compassion for each other is really THE most important concern we should have.  

Black people aren't exclusive in being discriminated against or spoken down to.  Probably every immigrant, with the exception of the English, were also subjected to "hate" speak.  In working on our family tree I've found some of my ancestors declared themselves as mullato because it was better to have black blood than Native American. 

It is also unacceptable to hear people referred to as "white trash", "trailer trash", "dumb hillbilly", "stupid redneck",  & the list goes on!  It seems my race is a little bit of everything so am I Native American, Irish, English, Dutch, etc.  No; I'm an American period & very fortunate my ancestors chose to come here. 

Most everyone has their own sad story.  I've worked in the business world for 35 years & have been passed over twice for a promotion that I should have at least been offered.  However, I'm a female born & raised in Missouri with a very distinct southern drawl so it's assumed I lack in intellegence.  I found peace with that when I came to understand that God doesn't make mistakes & I'm exactly where he wants me to be.  I'm a personnel manager & was recently told by a supervisor that I have a God given gift for making people feel good about themselves.  See...God doesn't make mistakes; I'm where he needs me.

 

What I see as a huge problem is how everyone seems to want to put people in a group.  We all need to look at people as individuals.  The N word is negative and all my life I've never felt the N word described only one race of people.  I mean if you think someone is white trash does that mean all white people are white trash?  NO it's an individual thing.  If one woman is viewed as a B or a C does that mean all women are B's or C's? NO it's an individual thing.  If one man rapes a woman should she put all men in a group as rapist? NO we are ALL INDIVIDUALS.  Treat others the way you want to be treated.  If you don't like how an INDIVIDUAL treats you, stay away from them, don't keep them in your circle.  I try my best to keep good positive people around me, those that are not I stay away from.  We all weed out the good and bad but when you do that are you weeding the whole group or just the bad/negative INDIVIDUALS.  I think everyone needs to stop looking at the race or class of a person and just get to know each other for the person they are, you never know the person who looks or acts different than you may have a lot in common with you and may end up being your very best friend or soul mate.  Open your hearts, listen to each other, get to know someone from the inside out... don't judge a book by it's cover!

Oh, sorry... I don't like the N word at all.  Don't use it and don't like it when others use it. 

I looked forward to today's discussion, but was quickly disappointed.  I no longer care what black people call each other.  I am a Christian.  I do not believe different races.  There is only one...the human race.  I believe we are created equal by a loving God.  I do not hyphenate my nationality, I am an American.  I do believe that slavery is a terrible.  However, America no longer participates in it.  It is still going on in other countries though.  American has done quite a bit to overcome its sins of the past.  I know that in the early 1980s Affirmative Action was to act as "reparation".  I know that I lost out on a civil service position because the city needed to hire more blacks.  And even though I scored very high on the examination, I am white and therefore not needed.  Okay.  I got past that...I found another job through hard work and determination.  The thing that upsets me to is that no matter how nice and friendly I am to EVERYONE, I find I am still considered a racist by some just because I am white.  How open minded is that?  I refuse to explain myself any longer.  I have far more problems with having terminal cancer to worry about what other people think of me.

 

The most disappointing thing about the panel is that there was only one white guy on it and he barely got to say a word.  I was, however, pleasantly surprised by Rev. Sharpton's comments.

I don't believe anyone should be using the N word. This word  as well as NEGRO was created to lash out at blacks many years ago and now young black people are embracing it. Anyone not of color is dared to even think about the word too loud. Regardless of how it used or who uses it no one can assure another what their true intentions are. We all don't think alike. What offends 1 person may not offend another. And are we all forgetting that according to the dictionary the word is defined as idiot. Which I still believe belittles people because you may as well be calling them stupid out right to their face. I know we can treat one another (ALL MAN KIND) with more respect than that. We, as people. are always trying to act like good citizens in public but what about when we are behind closed doors, out of earshot (or so we think), our body language, our comfort zones that we choose to stay in keeping us from actually learning about a different culture or race. It's ridiculous and this is what we teach our children, the next generation. We are all AMERICANS especially when one is born in any of the states of this country called THE UNITED States of AMERICA. There are some things that even a rocket scientist doesn't have to figure out.      

 

JUDGE US BY THE CONTENT OF OUR CHARACTER AND NOT THE COLOR OF OUR SKIN.     

 

 

If the black community is going to hold the white people accountable for what our ancestors did to them, maybe we should hold the families of black criminals accountable for every crime they commit against the white people! Idon't know, it's just a thought (oh yea, and a double standard).

i am a racist and i do not agree tha tit shoudl be said to anyone see with racisim u guys expect disrespect and hate just becuase i am white and dont like otehr races does not mena that i wish them ill or think that they should be disrespected. should respect all people now if someone disrespects you from anotehr race then what happens after that happens until thne i will respect all people around me and if i dont like someone i will keep away from them what i say in my home its my home ot say it in and my family believes as i do as well so there is no problem. i did catch the show today and would like ot say this Mr. Moody or moon what ever it is is just as or more racist then me he come out and disrespected the mixican lady and then he tells a white chick she is an indangered species he is the true definition of the n word which was origanlly in america to mean ignorant person so recognize this guys not jus twhites are racist there are many forms of racists and moody is in same catagory as me only difference is the color of our skin and the people we hate becuase hes black and doing it. it isnt frowned upon becuase these forms of racial hate are new ot american society so many years of whites being the racial ones hard tio believe it when there is a "african man" that is filled with just as much hate just its reveresed we call that reverse racism thx guys for hearing this who i am or the beliefs i have doesnt make me a bad person it is how i act towards people regardless of color every one red bl;ack brown or white have that respect comming until they take that away by acting like this guy did on dr phli it makes me a lil angry to see a guy act hypocritical by saying hes not racist and all this and then turn around and make the rude and very racial comments he did make towards not one but towards three women in the crowd all of ethnic backgrounds unlike his i call it like i ee it not only that he attacked women he must also be a big tuff man right. no more carring on here have a plesent day and hope life grants u muhc happiness cuzz truely that is what its all about who cares what we are or who we are if ya leave others be regardless of what u may believe you will have less strss in life and alot more happiness

I am the mother of 2 bi-racial children.  I have listened to my husband, his family and friends used the N....frequently, however have never used it or even thought of saying it at anytime.  Not to my husband, not joking around,not intimately.  I don't like it to be used around my children and my husband feels the same.  However, I received a huge eye opener a few days ago.  My 14 year old daughter came home from high school very upset and could  hardly explain to me what was wrong.  She showed me a text message she received from a white boy that she refused to go out with.  He called her  f....... N.........! What kind of parents does he have? This was my first thought, I was so hurt, could not believe what I was reading, and was devastated for my daughter.  We did not know what to make out of the situation.  I am part American Indian and white and can understand a very small part of the racism, but can not under any means understand the issues that come from the racism against the black community.  To the lady with Mexican blood in her veins, advised Mr. Mooney to "get over it" !  How do I tell my children to "get over it"?  Slavery blood runs their veins just as Mexican runs through yours.  This is an important part of  their lives. We all have a story, How can we take back what was started so many years ago?  We all know what the word means when it is said by a selected race.  It can be endearing between two people, but it can be hateful when used by the wrong people.  How did this term become so powerful?

oh my gosh did you sleep through the whole show or what? I sure hope you were talking just about Dr. Phil!

OH MY I DONT EvEN KNOW WHERE TO BEGIN. THE SHOW TONIGHT HAS HAD SOME VERY INTELLIGENT THOUGHTS AND SOME GOOD IDEAS. THE N WORD TO ME JUST MEANS THE WORD IT IS JUST A WORD. YES IT WAS A POISIONOUS WORD BACK IN THE '60S BUT WE ARE NO LONGER IN THE 60'S. WE ARE AN INTERGRATED INTERRACIAL MIXED AMERICA. THAT MEANS BLACK,WHITE,MEXICAN,CHINESE,ENGLISH ARE ALL MIXED TOGETHER IN THE POT OF LIFE. WHAT EVER THE ORIGINAL NATIONALITY IN THE '60'S WERE THEY ARE NOT NOW. WE ARE ALL AMERICAN AND TO REPEAT WHAT A LADY SAID"GET OVER IT" I DONT CARE WHAT COLOR YOUR SKIN IS YOUR HEART IS STILL BEATING JUST LIKE YOUR NEIGHBORS. WE ARE THE SAME. BEFORE MANY YEARS GO BUY THERE WILL BE NO "AFRICIAN AMERICAN" OR "CAUCASIN" WE WILL ALL BE CONSIDERED INTERRACIAL FOLKS LIVING IN THE SAME WORLD LOVING THE SAME GOD.

RACISM IS OBSOLETE. GOD IS NOT.