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I wonder what it takes...

posted 9 years ago by joana-pedroso15
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I wonder what it takes for people not to consider me a racist.

I am a white female and it seems I always have to walk on glass when it comes to black people... Like in the movie, the guy is always complaining white people treat him like an inferior being, yet when he sees a white girl with a black man he criticizes the man for betraying the race an choosing white girls over black girls. The thing that disgusted me the most in the movie (besides the rape) was the skinheads, no doubt about it (just frustrated weak men who can't think for themselves and the only way they have to show they are worthy is to harm other people, always angry)... But it seems that when thinking that black people ought it to the race and must keep loyal to it, it looks a lot like the nazi ideology. I know it's different because it's a reaction of black community to defend themselves against years of abuse whereas white folks are like that for no reason... And I also know it is much more likely that someone white can harm a black person and get away with it than the other way around, no doubt about it.

I just think all that "stick loyal to the race" non-sense should go away and you should start looking at people ideas and not only skin colour or other caractheristics to put them into a box. I happen to think black men are attractive, why do they always have to think that I am going to harm them in some way, like use them as toys or something like that? By assuming that, you are accepting the premise that you are inferior than me, I am not responsible for building that (for me you are equal) you are the one who thinks you are inferior! Like the girl said to Malik, race is state of mind...

[–] scubadivingjr 8 years ago

there a girls who are out today claiming to use black men only for sex or as toys as you say and another thing about being a black male in society is that there are many things that go unseen to the eyes of outsiders. race might be a 'state of mind' but it's one that you can't escape because people judge based on physical attributes. even if we are the best or excel at something there will always be someone or something that will try to put us back in that 'box' and that's what racial tensions revolve around

[–] ACME_Horses 8 years ago

The answer to your question has nothing to do with race. It's quite simple. You keep closing unhealthy males. Why? You must be getting something out of it, right? Otherwise you would choose differently.

Do some work on yourself. Grow up.

[–] joana-pedroso15 8 years ago

I don't understand. Are you implying if I pick a black man to mate I'll be at biological disadvantage?

That has several problems: 1) I don't want to have kids, so it really doesn't matter; 2) we don't live in a primitive society anymore; 3) Black men are as fit and capable as a white men, actually probably more so. They have more melanin that protects against sun burns, there's of course that stereotype about their sex organ and them being more fertile, so they wouldn be at clear biological advantage. lol That is of course a stupid stereotype as science doesn't back any claims about the black race have phisiological differences.

[–] !!!deleted!!! (23399706) 8 years ago

Your quote:

"The thing that disgusted me the most in the movie (besides the rape)"

What rape?

She went back to that bedroom willingly, wearing a very sexy miniskirt, what exactly was the guy supposed to do?

He had every right to engage in sexual activities wit her on the bed.

[–] Emil308 8 years ago

Huh? Did you somehow miss the part where she asked him to use a condom, he refused, so she told him to stop and he wouldn't? Then told him to stop and get off screaming at him and he still wouldn't?

That right there was RAPE my friend. Any sex that is FORCED and against the will of one of the partners is RAPE. It's pretty black and white, and especially clear in the scene from the movie. Really?

[–] kartoon-1 7 years ago

I know it's different because it's a reaction of black community to defend themselves against years of abuse whereas white folks are like that for no reason... And I also know it is much more likely that someone white can harm a black person and get away with it than the other way around, no doubt about it.

You are SO naïve to believe that.
Many whites have reason too.
Once upon a time a young white boy went to school where he was bullied day in and day out by minority students and they were allowed to get away with it because the teachers attitude was to spin doctor it to make the boy at fault. They justified it with the whole '400 years of oppression' bit. But what they were really doing was just covering their own A$$es and laying the blame on a convenient scapegoat.

That boy grew up with all kinds of trust issues where minorities were concerned but had the strength to rise above it. Instead of becoming a racist he swore to respect his fellow man but he would not tolerate any asshats.

One could say that he was a rare case and it only happened to him briefly but when it comes to something like this whether its a thousand times or only once, once is one time too many.
It only takes once for the damage to be done.
All those kids succeeded in doing was making one more white person distrust them.
Any prejudices he had for minorities they taught it to him not white people.
But thankfully he was too strong for that.
Today that damaged boy has many ethnic mixed friends and co-workers and would stand up for anyone regardless of race.

That boy was me.