Let's just say...

Blackmage · Posted: Wed May 23, 2007 6:22 pm Post subject:

Dave Chapelles skits about racism were always the best...

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kei · Posted: Wed May 23, 2007 7:14 pm Post subject:

Jaena · Senior Otaku Gender: Joined: 09 Jan 2007

I have actually had an argument regarding race with someone at my previous job. His father was treated poorly because he had a darker skintone, and so this guy felt that racism is only against those who are not white. When I told him that everyone is racist (almost broke into song there.... everyone should hear "Everyone's a Little Bit Racist" from Avenue Q), he basically told me I would never understand because I had never been in that situation. Unfortunately for him, I HAVE been in a situation where I was not only the racial minority, but also the minority for other reasons. I was doubly discriminated against, and so know what it is liek to have to do things liek practically run throguh the hallways at school not talking toanyone because you're afraid of offending anyone.

I think it's ridiculous, but I also know it's not going to change. Only time I get worked up about it is when someone of another race from myself accuses me of beign racist, because then I get defensive.

Legend · Queen of Terabithia Age: 41 Gender: Joined: 14 Oct 2005

I don't think there's anything wrong with judging people-- it's functional. I don't think socializing children is necessarily a good thing, though. This is where we gender-ize them, tell them that because your daughter's a girl she can't do karate or play with trucks, but instead should wear pink and play with dolls and become a cheerleader. It's not -just- those things, but I think that moulding people to be a certain way because of their race or their gender is wrong. I should be able to enjoy pirates and transformers just as much as my brother does. Little black boys don't -have- to be tough gangsters, even if that's what society and the media tell them they ought to be. Boys don't have to be strong and not cry and beat up their girlfriends, even though they're told to toughen up when they do cry.

We create our own racist and sexist problems, guys.

Doot · Posted: Wed May 23, 2007 8:21 pm Post subject:

We should all buy this shirt

kei · Posted: Wed May 23, 2007 9:17 pm Post subject:

Akanari · Owns your reality Gender: Joined: 29 Sep 2004

Love the t-shirt Doot.

Threadless is wonderful.

Sperrit · Chosen of Earth Gender: Joined: 16 Oct 2002

Alright, I'll see if I can pick up the thread of what's going on here.

So... race. Right. I realize that with inflation two cents ain't worth much, but I'll give it a shot.

The real issue we're dealing with here has everything to do with the idea of DIfferent and nothing to do with the idea of Color. After all, if you start doing the research (and I have, don't remind me) into American history every single ethnic group that immigrated to this country was discriminated against. Irish, Italian, Polish, all the White groups were discriminated against in their time. The "Hispanics" (you're totally right, by the way, Akanari) are the most recent in a long line of groups that have been discriminated against due to mass immigrations into the country.
Now, on top of this we have to realize that, for some unknown reason, people are really territorial and they want to "defend" what is "theirs" from outsiders. The reason that Black people are able to fight for greater privilages is the fact that they have been accepted as members of this society. To the incoming masses of immigrants most of the people in power are just trying to get rid of them or marginalize them into the lowest economic segment in society. Really, 'racism' is just another form of the intense discrimination that plagues our country on a number of levels. It's just also the most visual.

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