I’d really like your input on this. There are so many things that are taboo these days of enlightened political correctness, that many things and words and ideas can no longer be uttered without one being labeled a racist.
If a black calls someone a nigger it’s cool, but if a non-black wants to use the “N” word they would be automatically be labeled a racist.
Why does almost everty commercial and movie and advertisement have to have a black or black family that looks to all the world like the typical all-American family? Blacks no longer are the largest minority race; hispanics are.
Why can’t blacks integrate into society like even the newest immigrant groups? Why are they so single minded and predjudiced? Why are there families, such as they exist, isn such disarray? Why is their crime rate the highest and their literacy the lowest? Why do most black “families” have no father? Why do the majority of black men spend at least some time in prison? Why is black on black crime so high?
Whites never ever vote as a block in the 90% range, but black always vote 90+% for another black or a democrat. Why?
Why is the black culture so appealing to the youth of today? Why do they copy the black gang clothing, the black music, the black sign language and so many other things associated with the lowest in black culture? Have you ever really listened to the words in rap music about police, violence, and their low opinion of women?
After thousands of years many are still struggling to find a name for what was called the negro race in the past. Negro means black in Spanish, by the way. Now that there are no longer any negro people we can choose to use the word black or African-American but what do you call a negro who doesn’t live in the Americas?
Is white or caucasian ok? Seems no one cares. How about honky or whitey as some blacks say?
Is it now correct to use hispanic or should it be latino?
This will be expanded on and other examples added soon. Please comment.
No, we as a nation can never have an honest discussion about race. Minorities, especially Blacks, are far to bigoted to even truthfully entertain the idea of an honest discussion on race. It’s not going to happen.
Blacks vote as block for Blacks out of pure racist solidarity. They vote for Democrats because Democrats have a better track record for giving them handouts. Heck, who doesn’t want a handout?
By: jonolan on May 9, 2008
at 5:12 pm
The reason white people (and anyone who isn’t black) can’t use the “n-word” is because of the way it was used in the past. It isn’t a word with friendly origins. My question is always this – why would you want to use that word?
As far as black people using the word, I think it is very ignorant on their behalf. If that word is to die (and it should, as should all words like it) then everyone, of all colors, needs to stop using it.
Why do black people vote in such predictable blocs? There are many reasons behind that. I think one of the biggest reasons is because those who think for themselves or break away are labeled as “Uncle Toms”, “Oreos” or something else by their peers. The (wrong) mindset is that if you don’t vote democrat then you really want to be white. The democratic party (headed mostly by white people) loves to reinforce that mindset. They sell the victim mentality. The peddle fear by insisting that Republicans don’t care about black people (see: West, Kanye) and that they’re going to try and keep the black man down. So far, the democrats have been excellent at selling black people fear of Republicans and tearing down black people who are republicans (like Secretary Rice and Justice Thomas).
By: coreydavis on May 9, 2008
at 5:39 pm
What no one is standing up and saying is that whether you are in the minority or the majority you can be a racist, and you don’t get a free pass for that attitude. Or shouldn’t anyway.
If a statement is given a pass for one person and not the other, and the trigger for the uproar is skin color, it’s racist. Sorry, it just is.
I grew up believing that there was no difference beyond skin color. That is why I get so uptight when blacks are telling me there IS a difference. What kind of bizarro world did I wake up in, anyway?
By: Lemur King on May 9, 2008
at 5:44 pm
I would like to pipe up one more time… the way I was brought up, I cringe when I hear the n-word used much like the c-word when it is used in reference to women. It just is too harsh.
That’s me, personally, I hate them (those words).
But this ridiculous idea that we’re going to get rid of a word? It’s childish and naive at best.
I was at a blog titled – stuffblackpeoplehate. it was amazing how much hate there really is, hate for whites who they don’t even know just because they are white. The topic I posted to was along these lines but implied that there’s a lot of “subtle racism”. The problem I have with this is two-fold: subtle leaves a lot open for misinterpretation, and secondly, it presumes I am racist even if I don’t know it. That is insulting.
But the most hate? It was reserved for non-American blacks who insist that there are lots of places one can go and get much much more racism and horrifying treatment for being black. It is these individuals that are ostracized, ridiculed, and given the leper/pariah treatment. It was mean-spirited.
By: Lemur King on May 10, 2008
at 12:16 am
You are painfully stupid.
By: Jen on August 24, 2008
at 5:12 pm