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Surprise surprise! Another film that portrays most white people as evil

posted 12 years ago by JohnnyBlades
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This movie made me sick with its ceaseless portrayal of whites as bad people. The blacks in the film were infinitely courteous, respectful and humble to white people, while the whites were always hateful, hostile, and completely rude to blacks. This is a far cry from what I have experienced in reality, and I have a very difficult time believing things were so dramatically different only forty years ago. Nowadays if you so much as walk into a predominantly black neighborhood as a white person, your life is seriously in danger. Blacks need to realize that the tables have now turned, and whites are now the persecuted, discriminated and hated against.

Good propaganda, horrible film.

[–] activista 12 years ago

@JohnnyBlades

FYI, this film was based on a true story,and ALL the white people in the film weren't evil---one of the main white characters was an anti-racist minister who worked WITH his black neighbors to alleviate racial tensions. SO don't even try it--the film wasn't even that stereotypical--I think you only saw what you wanted to see. And yes, it was like that 40 years ago in the South--if you don't believe me, read the book, which is even more explicit than the movie. The incidents both the movie and book depict took place only a couple of years after the Civil Rights Laws were past--unfortunately, those laws didn't automatically make white folks stop treating their black neighbors like s***, which is what they were used to doing. Just because YOU can't relate to the story this film tells dosen't mean it didn't happened, or that it was made up. Also, ALL black neighborhoods aren't dangerous and some white folks even live in them---all black 'hoods ain't ghettos, for your info. And of course you had to turn this into a oh-white-people-have-it-so-bad-now-that black-people-don't have-to-kiss-our-asses-any-more rant---please--I'm not even trying to hear that bulls***, because racism is STILL alive and well in our country today--you just proved it.

[–] JohnnyBlades 12 years ago

Um, no. Racism is alive and well in films like this. They propagate the notion that Whites are mean, hateful people that oppress people of color. Nothing could be further from the truth.

By the way, the Black community is hurting BIG TIME in modern day America. They are not even half as strong and healthy as they were back in the 50's or even the 60's. The Jesse Jacksons and Al Sharptons of the world have helped keep Blacks down. Anytime a decent person with a voice of reason dares enter into the dialogue (such as Bill Cosby), they get called race-traders.

All I can bear witness to is what I see with my own two eyes. I live in Chicago in a nice area and as a white male, the only place I am safe is predominantly white neighborhoods. I (and every other White I know) would not walk into a predominantly Black neighborhood for a million dollars. So which race is really racist?

Let's stop talking about the past - you're not getting reparations out of us. Let's talk about the present and the future. Black on white crime is staggering here in Chicagoo. White on Black crime is nearly non-existent.

[–] trailer_park_boy_420 12 years ago

Johnny blades had this to say on another board:

--Sounds just like America. Here we are being inundated by uneducated, criminalistic heathens from latin America, mainly Mexico. They come here illegally, have no respect for our laws or our culture, they have many more children than they can afford, and our generally very undesirable people. They also leach off all of our social welfare programs. In my mind they are the biggest threat to our national security, our economic health and our way of life.--

Its a shame someone like you is allowed to have an internet connection.

Ahh, the sweet sound of the ignore list.

[–] shonoffilm 12 years ago

So you suggest that films based on racial tensions in the United States should ignore the facts that many (not all) white's were the cause of racial issues? Yes there were White people that were not racists and that did not sit back and let what be be but actively tried to fight for what was right. But those white people couldn't overshadow the ones that intended to do and spread evil. Movies based on racial tensions that show the truth (whites causing problems for blacks) will continue to be made so that our children (children of every color) will never forgot the past, learn from it and never re-create it.

You say as a white male you are scared to walk into an all black neighborhood? Big deal. I'm pretty sure there are some non whites who are scared to walk into certain all white neighborhoods for the same reasons you claim. But ll black neighborhoods are not ghettos. You are obviously "not" traveling into the "hood" which I as a black person wouldn't step foot into either. If you believe all black neighborhoods are unsafe that just proves that you have never been very far. I've never been to Chicago but I am sure Chicago has its share of bad area's but blacks do not only live in unsafe neighborhoods.

You want to stop talking about the past? You are one of the dumbest people on the IMDB forums I've had the displeasure of coming across. If you refuse to talk about the past you are only setting yourself up to repeat the past.

[–] activista 12 years ago

@JohnnyBlades

The truth is, for at least damn near 400 years IN THIS COUNTRY,white people DID in fact oppress the hell out of black people, AND anybody else that wasn't white--stop trying to say that black people brought everything upon ourselves as if white people didn't have a hand in it,which they did,and you know it. Once again, the book the movie was based on was written by a white man, who grew up in the town where the incident took place, and he even said himself IN the book that this Southern town had a LONG history of threatening,lynching and killing black people that went back to slavery times. READ it, please---it's a damn good book. Also, nobody said a damn thing about reparations, so back up off of that BS.

When's the last time you actually walked through a black neighborhood? Like another poster said, ALL black neighborhoods aren't ghettos just because black people live here. You sound like you're watched WAY too much TV and news putting you in fear about black folks---probably because they only focus on black crimes,period. Hell, when's the last time you actually TALKED to a black person,besides at your job. Also, Jesse Jackson and Al Sharpton don't speak for ALL black people, but they damn sure are not keeping ANYBODY down. They bring attention to incidents that otherwise would be swept under the damn rug when it involves injustice against a black person---THAT'S what they do. So EVERY white person in Chicago agrees with you? You know them all? I seriously doubt that.

Also, here in Detroit, you have white folks who actually LIVE in black neighborhoods (the good and the bad) and BTW, most black folks in the really bad ghettos in ANY city are only there because some of them can't afford to move the hell up out of there. Black folks prefer to live in safe areas JUST like you do--and a lot of us WORK, go to school, and live everyday regular lives JUST like you do. Hell,NOBODY but young dumb teens think it's cool to live up in a 'hood where you have to worry about getting shot or robbed all the time. You honestly believe that EVERY where black people live is a damn ghetto? You know how stupid and racist that sounds? Please---I went with my stepdad to visit his relatives in Chicago about 15 years ago, and they lived in a pretty decent area--one with old brick houses and we attended a church service outside on the lawn and had dinner afterwards. I will say there are some places in Detroit I definitely wouldn't go to at night, but that dosen't apply to EVERY place in the D, just SOME places.

Anyway, stay locked up in your gated community and be imprisoned by your fears. Also, how do you know that white-on-black crime is less than black-on-white crime? I find that a little hard to believe,given the fact that white people are the majority,so therefore THEY would be doing the most crime. Do your research before you make claims like that. Hell, here in Detroit 3 of the biggest crimes in the recent headlines were committed by white folks--a drug-crazed teen broke in his father's house trying to rob him and beat him to death;another crazy white boy somehow got into his ex-girlfriend's home and killed this friend of hers for whatever the reason. A prominent businessman has been accused of having his wife murdered--her car with her body in it was found dumped in the city to make it LOOK like she'd been carjacked here, which,as it turned out, she hadn't. ALL there crimes took place in the nearby lily-white suburbs, BTW. So stop assuming that just because you're in an all-white 'hood that everything is so damn safe, because that's NOT always true--anything can jump off there too!

[–] crystyl1116 12 years ago

I live in Chicago too, Rogers Park area if I might add- and this black on white crime is a gross exaggeration my good sir. Rogers Park is one of the most diverse areas and 'safe' for the most part. You sound like a racist coward. If you're afraid to visit a black neighborhood, then it's just that- your fear and ignorance has crippled you. Cowardice is an affliction: you might want to see someone about it. Black on black crime seems to be more of a concern than poor whites being accosted in their 'safe' neighborhoods. White on white crime seems to be up too.

In regards to crime that is prevalent in poor neighborhoods- such has nothing to do with skin color but merely a system of things. Poverty breeds crime. And crime pays. Elitists profit from crime in ways you would not imagine. The poor keep the rich, rich. You're unlikely to see a world free of crime until you reign in those who profit from it- those being old evil whitey. You should youtube Tim Wise, who talks openly about white privilege and people like you who blame other people of color for the problems instated by rich, racist white people during this country's founding days. And if you look all over the world, you'll find that people, regardless of nationality, will commit criminal acts in order to survive. Environment and circumstance shapes who we are.

"The pain only reminds us that we are alive."

[–] JohnnyBlades 12 years ago

White people do not in any way coerce or persuade or encourage Blacks to commit crimes. Blacks, like Whites, have free will and they are responsible for their actions.

Black on White crime is a gross exaggeration?! What city are you living in again, my good sir? During the summer of 2011, Black on White crime in Chicago was endemic. Whites were getting beaten and robbed all over the lakefront path, in the loop, at L-stops, etc. Don't you remember all the 'flash mob' attacks, many of whom savagely beat and stole from elderly Whites? Recall how the turnout for the Taste was at a historic low thanks to most Whites being afraid to enter city limits for fear of being assaulted.

Avoiding Black areas of the city does not make me a coward, it makes me aware and intelligent. By 'Black areas' I am definitely NOT talking about your utopic, Rogers Park area, either. I am talking about Austin, East Garfield Park, areas those that are 90%+ Black. If you're honestly telling me that I am a coward because I as a White person would not be caught dead in those areas, it is YOU that needs to be evaluated by a mental health professional.

I look forward to your response.

[–] trailer_park_boy_420 12 years ago

And yet another issue of MAXIMUM TROLLING by your condescending neighbourhood racist, Johnny Blades.

Ahh, the sweet sound of the ignore list.

[–] capgpro 11 years ago

If you don't like blacks why do you watch movies, sports and shows that include them?

[–] cinsmith1 10 years ago

They were "were infinitely courteous, respectful and humble to white people" because they knew what might happen to them if they weren't. Hell, the guy who ended up getting killed got killed because some white guy thought that the comments the guy was making to two young black girls were being directed towards his white wife instead.

I have a hard time believing that you can't see that things were that dramatically different 40 years ago when less than 10 years before that it was illegal for blacks and whites to marry in some states, I actually have an old law book that said in one state anyone with more than 1/16th non-white blood (meaning black or american indian) was forbidden from marrying a white person and if they did their children would be illegitimate and 10 years before that the law of the land was "separate but equal".

I have been in neighborhoods where what you described went on; but it was the exception, not the rule.