Quote From: rudeyjudyJust watched the show on my DVR. I’ve read 15 of the 20 pages of messages and cannot restrain myself from my keyboard any longer!
Did it occur to anyone else that Cene’s mother is very light skinned (not 100% “black”) ???
Did I miss the part where Dr. Phil says: “We contacted the baby’s father but he declined to be on the show”??? It seemed odd to me that George Wallace is the honorary Godfather. Perhaps he should be the honorary Father. I look forward to the show where Charlie spends a day with the biological father.
I must be a conservative – I got married to have my baby.
Black slaves helped to build the “modern” world 200 years ago – but what have free blacks done for themselves in their own third world countries such as Africa, Haiti, and the Caribbean “sugar” islands? For that matter, what have they done for themselves in America??? My impression is that most are unpatriotic, unmotivated, and our weakest link. I don’t think America should bend over backwards for this subversive 12.2% of the population. It seems African Americans are losing ground as a subculture in America with 2004 Census figures at 12.2% and the peaceful, hard-working Hispanic/Latinos at 14.2%. I foresee that one day, Hispanic/Latinos will be considered “white” Americans, just as the Irish, Italian, Jewish, and German people are today, due to the bad behaviors and choices made by some blacks.
Thank you for telling me how I should think. However, statistics tell me that blacks live very different lives than whites. It is absurd to say, “We are all the same” because we have the same blood types. This is not a figment of my imagination – for every good example you could cite here, I could cite a hundred very different examples. I could share my hundreds of personal experiences, but that would take too long and bore you. In a nutshell, my parents believed in desegregation until they experienced it firsthand as my junior high school began busing. That’s when we moved. As an adult, I was very proud of myself for being open-minded and accepting the beauty of other cultures. I am educated and well traveled. It is becoming more and more difficult to be open-minded when I see what happened after Hurricane Katrina. Instead of thinking, “What can I do to help,” those who refused to get on the mandatory evacuation buses were thinking, “What can I steal.” It also bothers me when blacks rally behind a criminal who is apprehended by all white cops. But then, whom do they really have to be proud of in their own neighborhoods?
I have been trying for years to de-justify what I have learned about African Americans, but the statistics I uncover only strengthen my suspicions. If you would like to point me to some credible sources in an attempt to change my beliefs, I will whole-heartedly research your suggestions. Otherwise, would you like some cheese with that?
Thank you for answering a question that has been on my mind for many, many years. I have always wanted to know why racists hated blacks more than other races. In your message, you stated that "It seems African Americans are losing ground as a subculture in America with 2004 Census figures at 12.2% and the PEACEFUL, hard-working Hispanic/Latinos at 14.2%. I foresee that one day, Hispanic/Latinos will be considered “white” Americans, just as the Irish, Italian, Jewish, and German people are today, due to the bad behaviors and choices made by some blacks." Does this mean that because Blacks fought for their rights they were not "peaceful?" Or that you felt tha the other races you mentioned blended in and did what YOU wanted them to do, acted the way YOU wanted them to act, thus making them more peaceful? Now since the illegal immigrants (which mostly means Mexicans) surge is out, does that mean that the Mexicans can't be good American citizens. But also remember - whites don't own America. Native Americans are called "Native" for a reason. Also, a lot of the races you mentioned were BORN here - they did not come here for charity or to make a better living. They and their ancestors were here surely long before you were. And if you study your history, many of them are so mixed, their original culture is not known. That is why most of judged by the color of their skin, which is IGNORANT! Many are proud of their mixed heritage.
Charlie, a self-described racist, struggled with the fact that his daughter was going to have a biracial baby. His insensitive, hate-based thinking tore apart his family. After speaking with Dr. Phil, he agreed to spend some time learning about African-American culture. How did he do when Dr. Phil set him up to live with a black family for two days? And, Dave grew up believing he was white, but found out the family secret when he was 26 - that he was actually biracial. In an effort to heal the pain of being deceived his whole childhood, Dave went public with his story, with disastrous consequences. How can he heal and move on? Plus, Cene is biracial and says her mother accuses her of acting "too white." Should Cene have to choose a race? Share your thoughts.
