Quote Originally Posted by BanginJimmy View Post



I dont understand why race keeps popping up. You have the Gov of New Jersey claiming that he is losing the race there because the media hates blacks, and that the media will turn on Obama next. Yes, I am talking about the same media that cream their pants whenever Obama speaks.

I believe Rangle has brought up how anyone opposing Obama is a racist.

You had the guy on MSNBC that said socialist was a republican code word for he "n word".

When is it going to stop? Some blacks are using the claim of racism as a crutch. Until society as a whole refuses to accept that, it will never end.


I dont have the link and I am not looking for it again so dont ask. I read an article from Seattle yesterday that had to do with race. A black guy who I will assume is younger said that racism was everywhere in Seattle. He brought up a case where him and a few friends were talking down the street one night and a white lady crossed the street to avoid them.

To this guy I say, if you dont like the stereotype of groups of young black males, what are you doing to change that negative perception? The reason people avoid groups of young black males at night is because groups of young black males are about 10x more likely to commit a felony than a group of young white males. Need proof? just look at the robberies at GT downtown.
When you broil it down race is still there, it is an underlying issue and people seem to think because it is not in your face it does not exist. Is the perception that blacks are a certain way because of the robberies at GT or is it because you would be hard pressed to turn on the TV and see blacks represented in a positive light?

That question does not only pertain to blacks, it applies to hispanics being portrayed as Illegal Immigrants, the perception of interracial couples, the list goes on and on. I'd challenge anyone to take a course on Race and Ethnicity with an open mind, I'll admit even I overlooked a lot of social issues pertaining to race in our society.. and I figured myself to be quite aware.

I could sit here and explain a lot of things but it turns into an endless back and forth. This is no dig to you or anyone else but it is hard to grasp and kind of an uncomfortable subject if you are not the one who is subject to prejudice. It takes a level of objectivity that is far above the norm to sit down and really understand the issue of race rather than view the surface and nothing more.