Hawanja
black_wing_angel
Hawanja
scacchic
Just out of curiosity, how many of you believe whites face racism? Not just encountering people who are prejudiced and make stereotypical remarks about whites, but racism.
I know it happens all the time, however I don't think it does much to prevent white people from achieving their goals. It's a bit hard to complain the man is keeping you down when the deck is already stacked in your favor.
And that makes it almost worse. People are willing to turn a blind eye to it, because apparently the white man should just "deal with it".
Well when the "problem" isn't really much of a problem, well yeah.
Except that the "problem" causes whites with genuine claims of discrimination to fall on deaf ears and blind eyes. Specifically because of that mind-set. That's a pretty big ******** problem.
Racism in any capacity, should not be tolerated.
Quote:
I mean, when was the last time you saw a white man not get a job, specifically because he was a white man?
August, 2009. A local hotel was purchased by some yahoo from California. Within 3 months, every single white employee was either fired, or had quit to avoid it, and had been replaced with a black person, with the exception of 2 white employees who could not be fired, due to the nature of their jobs. Possibly also as token whites, to combat legal claims of racism.
Quote:
How about a cop arresting a white man on trumped up charges?
July, 2010. Not
arrested, specifically. But stopped, questioned sternly, patted down, and criminal history searched. Basically treated like a criminal who just hasn't been caught, yet. I believe we call this "profiling", correct?
And a little background information: Predominately black community, roughly 8:30AM, Saturday. Probably 65°F, not a cloud in the sky. Blue jeans and a short sleeve tee shirt.
Quote:
A store owner not letting a white person shop there?
I don't have any specific examples. But I do know a bar in my town where whites aren't specifically welcomed with open arms.
Quote:
A white man being denied for a home loan while a black or asian man with the same income is approved? Doesn't happen very often, does it?
Frequency shouldn't be a factor. This is not "your" problem, because it happens to you
more often. It's
EVERYONE'S problem, because it happens
AT ALL.
You yourself are feeding the problem, with you "it's alright if they're white, because we have it worse" mentality. That's the exact same mentality that was used in reverse in the 1940's and back. "Oh, it doesn't matter that that black man got patted down while walking the streets in broad daylight on a glorious Saturday morning. He's black."