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Posted: Mon Aug 4th, 2008 12:45 am |
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| That's not racism, that's just wrong. Why do you always have to play the race card? Didn't you learn anything from MLK Jr. and what he tried to teach us?
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Posted: Mon Aug 4th, 2008 12:42 am |
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Playing the Game wrote: There you go assuming racism from the start again...............................
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As to who was the racist in the story - take your pick.
Yeah, I'm guilty. Several guys beating up someone because of the race of the person they dated - what was I thinking? I guess I was distracted by thought of all that money you have and how I would get to spend it.
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Posted: Mon Aug 4th, 2008 12:36 am |
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There you go assuming racism from the start again...............................
Terrance wrote:
As to who was the racist in the story - take your pick.
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Posted: Sun Aug 3rd, 2008 10:28 pm |
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Footloose wrote: So you knew someone who was a racist.I'm missing something here Terrance. Who is the racist that Boo knew and why? Is the friend a racist because he dated a white woman and got beat up by other blacks? Is he a racist because he ultimately decided to wed someone from his own race? Is he a racist because he refused to stand up to other blacks and continue to date white women?
Is the preacher a racist because he admonished the guy to stay with his own kind? Maybe but Boo did not know the preacher, or at least he did not mention it. Dislike for race mixing is not exclusive to whites. Blacks do not like it either. Why is anyone a racist because he defends his own race, black or white? Remember what Cecil Rhodes attempted.
No one should have to defend any race. I tend to see us all as belonging to the human race. I only responded on this topic because of the list that was printed and the explanation that was given for what it meant.
As to who was the racist in the story - take your pick.
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Posted: Sun Aug 3rd, 2008 08:54 pm |
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Terrance wrote: Boo wrote: I don't know much about polls but I can cite something from personal knowledge. It may not be any kind of scientific but at least applies to this one circumstance. Back down Tennessee way I had a real good friend that I went to high school with and 2 years at a community college with. He went to the Marines and I went to the Army so we kinda parted company. He one time started dating a white woman. He was a black man. One day after a while he got beat up, but not by white guys but by black guys. They told him to saty with his own kind. I asked him why do some black guys date white women? He said that is a lot of cases he knew of, it was the ultimate slap in the face for whitey to take one of his women. I asked him, if that was so, how come the black guys beat you up? He said that "as colored folk they are in the minority enough as it is and to take up with white women and marry up with them and have kids dilutes the black race." He says that the dudes said that in time it will destroy the black race. He even quoted his preacher who said the Bible says, "like kind after like kind." The preacher said more like, "do not be yoked unequally." Anyway, in time he married up with a beautiful black girl and got a couple few nice kids. I have'nt seen him in a year or so but he is doing ok. Now there are you who is going to paint this as racist but its the truth, like it or not. Its a fact, at least for my friend, and he is no one to be painted as politically correct.
So you knew someone who was a racist. I'm missing something here Terrance. Who is the racist that Boo knew and why? Is the friend a racist because he dated a white woman and got beat up by other blacks? Is he a racist because he ultimately decided to wed someone from his own race? Is he a racist because he refused to stand up to other blacks and continue to date white women?
Is the preacher a racist because he admonished the guy to stay with his own kind? Maybe but Boo did not know the preacher, or at least he did not mention it. Dislike for race mixing is not exclusive to whites. Blacks do not like it either. Why is anyone a racist because he defends his own race, black or white? Remember what Cecil Rhodes attempted.
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Posted: Sun Aug 3rd, 2008 05:21 pm |
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Gallup poll did the survey and it was posted during the W2K scare days. I looked for the poll so I could copy and paste but was unable to find it. I quess it is not politically correct now.
The terms come from my memory but the results are as I remember them. At the time I remember a lot of critizism because they only allowed 3 races to be used and did not include others like latino. It recieved quite a bit of critizism back them which is why I quess they took it off the web.
I posted it to show there are some who have other agendas and may have hidden views. In this case the discussion could have been one sided. Personally I think to each his own regardless of color of skin. Somehow we must get past color and move toward true equality.
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Posted: Sun Aug 3rd, 2008 05:01 pm |
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| Let me start off by saying, that if we are going to bring quotes from the bible and God into this, WE are all God's children! In God's eyes he loves us all the same. He does not love one color more then the other, Why should we? The bible is a book of STORIES. Rewritten by many different people from different languages! What happened to your friend happened years ago. My point is that we should all be working towards making a world without racism. Too many people have already been victims of racist acts, why should we allow this to carry on through our children?
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Posted: Sun Aug 3rd, 2008 04:04 pm |
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Boo wrote: I don't know much about polls but I can cite something from personal knowledge. It may not be any kind of scientific but at least applies to this one circumstance. Back down Tennessee way I had a real good friend that I went to high school with and 2 years at a community college with. He went to the Marines and I went to the Army so we kinda parted company. He one time started dating a white woman. He was a black man. One day after a while he got beat up, but not by white guys but by black guys. They told him to saty with his own kind. I asked him why do some black guys date white women? He said that is a lot of cases he knew of, it was the ultimate slap in the face for whitey to take one of his women. I asked him, if that was so, how come the black guys beat you up? He said that "as colored folk they are in the minority enough as it is and to take up with white women and marry up with them and have kids dilutes the black race." He says that the dudes said that in time it will destroy the black race. He even quoted his preacher who said the Bible says, "like kind after like kind." The preacher said more like, "do not be yoked unequally." Anyway, in time he married up with a beautiful black girl and got a couple few nice kids. I have'nt seen him in a year or so but he is doing ok. Now there are you who is going to paint this as racist but its the truth, like it or not. Its a fact, at least for my friend, and he is no one to be painted as politically correct.
So you knew someone who was a racist.Last edited on Sun Aug 3rd, 2008 04:43 pm by Terrance
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Posted: Sun Aug 3rd, 2008 04:01 pm |
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I don't know much about polls but I can cite something from personal knowledge. It may not be any kind of scientific but at least applies to this one circumstance. Back down Tennessee way I had a real good friend that I went to high school with and 2 years at a community college with. He went to the Marines and I went to the Army so we kinda parted company. He one time started dating a white woman. He was a black man. One day after a while he got beat up, but not by white guys but by black guys. They told him to saty with his own kind. I asked him why do some black guys date white women? He said that is a lot of cases he knew of, it was the ultimate slap in the face for whitey to take one of his women. I asked him, if that was so, how come the black guys beat you up? He said that "as colored folk they are in the minority enough as it is and to take up with white women and marry up with them and have kids dilutes the black race." He says that the dudes said that in time it will destroy the black race. He even quoted his preacher who said the Bible says, "like kind after like kind." The preacher said more like, "do not be yoked unequally." Anyway, in time he married up with a beautiful black girl and got a couple few nice kids. I have'nt seen him in a year or so but he is doing ok. Now there are you who is going to paint this as racist but its the truth, like it or not. Its a fact, at least for my friend, and he is no one to be painted as politically correct.
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Posted: Sun Aug 3rd, 2008 01:22 pm |
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That poll makes absolutely no sense, and even some of the terms are blatently racist by those members.
I call BS.
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Posted: Sun Aug 3rd, 2008 12:27 pm |
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Skjuda wrote: I got that from a poll I saw done back in 1999. The page has been removed since so I can not post a link.
Who conducted the poll? Who did they interview? Does this list appear sexist and racist to you? It could have been done at the annual convention of white, lesbian, Nazis who want the right to own slaves.Last edited on Sun Aug 3rd, 2008 12:34 pm by Terrance
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Posted: Sun Aug 3rd, 2008 06:27 am |
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| I got that from a poll I saw done back in 1999. The page has been removed since so I can not post a link.
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Posted: Sun Aug 3rd, 2008 04:50 am |
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Skjuda wrote: I do not find it strange that a black women would try and demean black men who date out of thier race. All we need do is look at the popular meter to find out why.
Race category of most wanted in the world
1 - Cacausian women
2 - Black men
3 - Oriental women
4 - cacausian men
5 - Oriental men
6 - black women
As you can see black women are the least wanted in the world. It is no wonder they are trying to undermind black men and make it seem "bad" to date white women. How many black women are starting to dress and appear like thier white counterparts? In this date and age we should be concentrating on character and not the color of the skin. The old adages have been proven false many times over.
This listing is racist and sexist. Where does it come from?
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Posted: Sat Aug 2nd, 2008 11:15 pm |
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I do not find it strange that a black women would try and demean black men who date out of thier race. All we need do is look at the popular meter to find out why.
Race category of most wanted in the world
1 - Cacausian women
2 - Black men
3 - Oriental women
4 - cacausian men
5 - Oriental men
6 - black women
As you can see black women are the least wanted in the world. It is no wonder they are trying to undermind black men and make it seem "bad" to date white women. How many black women are starting to dress and appear like thier white counterparts? In this date and age we should be concentrating on character and not the color of the skin. The old adages have been proven false many times over.
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Posted: Sat Aug 2nd, 2008 10:06 pm |
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This morning while in the car, i tuned in to a radio broadcast on Kiss 101.7. The topic of discussion was interracial relationships and why black men date white women. The author of a recently published book was speaking with Wendy Williams. I found the discussion to be extremely offensive and so i called in when they requested to hear from a white woman. Unfortunately, I was not put on the air and allowed to voice my opinion. I have composed and sent the following in an email to Russ Parr, another Dj for the station. However, I think it is important that we do our part in eliminating offensive racial conversation. Therefore, I am requesting that this be posted as an editorial in your newspaper.
Dear Russ Parr,
I am writing in reference to a broadcast that aired 8/02 around 11:30 am with Wendy Williams. The topic of conversation was interracial relationships and the reasons why BLACK men date WHITE women. I unfortunately was unable to speak on this topic. However I have a strong opinion on this subject.
Allow me to begin by saying that I am a white woman that dates black men. Ms. Williams and the author of the book they were promoting had many views on the situation, which I find a little odd since they both stated that neither one of them have ever dated outside their race. Ms. Williams made a few very bold statements and I could tell the topic was not one of her favorites, In fact, she reminded me of the women portrayed in the movie "Jungle Fever".
Now with that said, one caller stated that she was the proud Mother of a 29 year old BLACK male who would never date a white woman. My question to this mother is, how do you know for sure that he has not already? I know many black men who hide the fact that they are interested in WHITE women because of the reactions their friends and family may have. This is not to say that white women do not act in the same way.
My point is that it is 2008, and here we are still focusing on the color of someone’s skin. How many people in the black culture or black history spent their entire lives on working to make this world about more than the color of someone's skin? Dr. Martin Luther King J.R. died for this purpose. I would like to remind Ms. Williams and the callers and listeners who sided with her opinion of Dr. King's legendary "I have a dream" speech - "I have a dream that my four little children will one day live in a nation where they will not be judged by the color of their skin, but by the content of their character.” And yet today on the radio I hear a black man and black woman not only judging white women but black men as well based solely on the color of their skin.
One statement made by Ms. Williams that I found to be particularly offensive was that all black men that date white women are weak. She went on to say that the reason they choose white women is because white women will lie down and allow the black man to walk all over them. Here are a few examples of strong black men who have committed to an interracial relationship with a strong white woman: Frederick Douglass, Montel Williams, Seal, Taye Diggs, and Tiger Woods. The attraction between two people should be based on character, values, and common goals, not the color of their skin; and the color of your skin does not determine how strong or weak you are.
If we truly are sincere in our quest for total equality and equal rights and consideration, voices that express racist views and opinions should not be heard. Conversations such as the one broadcast today only add fuel to the fire of racism and promote the hate and anger felt by parties on both sides of the issue.
In conclusion, "Darkness cannot drive out darkness; only light can do that. Hate cannot drive out hate; only love can do that", a quote from the late Dr. King!
Jennifer Piet
Last edited on Sat Aug 2nd, 2008 10:06 pm by Jennifer Piet
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