What? It’s a bad thing that schools were forced to integrate?[/quote]
Show me where I said that it was a bad thing that American shools were forced to integrate. I said no such thing.
[quote]malonetd wrote:
That white racial group you are referring to is the same one that spit on blacks as a whole, literally and figuratively. Of course most rational thinking people are going to choose individualism over that racial identity. What the hell are you getting at?[/quote]
You were the one asking when white people dropped their group identity and I gave you an answer.
The New York Times article stated the same thing that I said, that whites are a minority in major American cities. It’s a quite simple concept actually. I thought that the phenomena of white flight was common knowledge.
What? It’s a bad thing that schools were forced to integrate?
Show me where I said that it was a bad thing that American shools were forced to integrate. I said no such thing.
malonetd wrote:
That white racial group you are referring to is the same one that spit on blacks as a whole, literally and figuratively. Of course most rational thinking people are going to choose individualism over that racial identity. What the hell are you getting at?
You were the one asking when white people dropped their group identity and I gave you an answer.
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Lol. OK this is getting silly. If you want to run around in a conversational, go ahead. I’m not playing your game. You’re the one that brought up the white racial identity.
The New York Times article stated the same thing that I said, that whites are a minority in major American cities. It’s a quite simple concept actually. I thought that the phenomena of white flight was common knowledge.
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Ok, they may be a minority vs. non-whites, but they’re still the largest population group in almost every large city.
Whites versus everything else is a slanted way to look at the world.
The New York Times article stated the same thing that I said, that whites are a minority in major American cities. It’s a quite simple concept actually. I thought that the phenomena of white flight was common knowledge.
Ok, they may be a minority vs. non-whites, but they’re still the largest population group in almost every large city.
Whites versus everything else is a slanted way to look at the world.[/quote]
I would have used a different word than “slanted”.
[quote]Standard Donkey wrote:
streamline wrote:
Why do so many people view Black Pride as racism. Blacks have had to fight for everything they have gained. Yet the pride they show in being Black is racist.
The Obama’s are a proud family. One that has had to struggle harder than most to gain the accomphishments they have. They are proud to be of African heritage. They stand up tall and speak their minds so you will know who and what they are. They are not trying to be white. They are struggling to be equal.
To be equal one must stand on their own feet. They must first know who and what they are. Second they must let everyone else know who and what they are.
One can not successfully run a country without the strength of character required to be the person you are. Yet when a Black person expresses who they are they are viewed as being racist against others.
Exactly, try having a white pride rally and see what the hell happens, hahaha!
To your question: the same reason that white pride is considered racist…cmon now.
and to the rest of your post: what is your point? and are you like…totally blazed?[/quote]
[quote]RyanBrown0311 wrote:
streamline wrote:
Why do so many people view Black Pride as racism. Blacks have had to fight for everything they have gained. Yet the pride they show in being Black is racist.
The Obama’s are a proud family. One that has had to struggle harder than most to gain the accomphishments they have. They are proud to be of African heritage. They stand up tall and speak their minds so you will know who and what they are. They are not trying to be white. They are struggling to be equal.
To be equal one must stand on their own feet. They must first know who and what they are. Second they must let everyone else know who and what they are.
One can not successfully run a country without the strength of character required to be the person you are. Yet when a Black person expresses who they are they are viewed as being racist against others.
1st off get one thing straight Obama is not black, or more the point African, yes his father worked for the Kenyan Govt. and he lived there for a min or two before being rushed off to Hawaii to live with his White Grand parents. His Father is 7/8 Arab and 1/8 African negro according to his birth certificate. so doing the math with Moms being 100% white and dad 1/8 “black” and 7/8 Arabic Obama would be 1/2 White, 7/16 Arab and 1/16 “Black” Calling Obama black is like calling a lemon an orange because it’s part citrus. At only 1/16 blood most native American Indian tribes won’t let you claim to be a member.[/quote]
Jesus. I’m rapidly reaching my stupid post quota for the day. I’m gonna have to log off soon if shit keeps up this way. In case anyone who cares about the facts is wondering: this kid is completely wrong. 100% No truth to this whatsoever, nothing to see here, move along.
And this forum is obsessed with race and racism. I mean… wow. It’s interesting to talk about race but you’d think this forum was called Race and Partisanship not Politics and World Issues. Sheesh.
[quote]Professor X wrote:
phil_leotardo wrote:
Professor X wrote:
phil_leotardo wrote:
Houston is also less than 50% white even when you don’t factor in the ~400,000 illegal Mexican immigrants living there.
LOL!!
49.27 percent White.
Houston is filled with ALL nationalities so the fact that it is STILL damn near 50% white means whites still make up the largest racial group in the city. I fail to see the point you are even trying to make. It wouldn’t matter if the majority of American whites do not live in cities anymore(if that were even true which you have not shown it is) because there are more than enough who DO still live in the city. Whites are not the minority even if they make up “49%” of the population because it isn’t like any other one race is matching that as a whole.
The 49% figure is actually a joke considering the fact that no one really knows how many illegal Mexicans actually live there.
The wikipedia quotes 400,000 illegals there. So what would that do to that 49% number?
Less than 50% in a city means that there are more non-whites there than there are whites.
The majority of white people in America percentage wise live in suburbs, not the city.
You are confused. It does not matter if whites don’t make up more than 50% of the population. No other one race is making up 50% of the population so they are NOT the minority.
Also, as far as Houston, this city has to be one of the fastest growing ones in the entire US. Those “suburbs” that used to be way out in the middle of nowhere are now surrounded by commerce bringing them more into the city than ever before. As the city continues to grow, those “distant suburbs” won’t be distant at all.
Get over it. Whites are not the minorities in most cities.[/quote]
The word you guys have been frantically avoiding for the past few posts is: plurality. You’ve desperately needed it and noone is using it. Please do. It will make this discussion much clearer. Plurality Definition & Meaning - Merriam-Webster
To clarify: phil is right, whites are a minority (less than 50%); but the rest of you are right in indicating that they are a larger group than any of the others. Hence, whites constitute a plurality in the populations of the cities previously indicated.
[quote]valiance. wrote:
RyanBrown0311 wrote:
streamline wrote:
Why do so many people view Black Pride as racism. Blacks have had to fight for everything they have gained. Yet the pride they show in being Black is racist.
The Obama’s are a proud family. One that has had to struggle harder than most to gain the accomphishments they have. They are proud to be of African heritage. They stand up tall and speak their minds so you will know who and what they are. They are not trying to be white. They are struggling to be equal.
To be equal one must stand on their own feet. They must first know who and what they are. Second they must let everyone else know who and what they are.
One can not successfully run a country without the strength of character required to be the person you are. Yet when a Black person expresses who they are they are viewed as being racist against others.
1st off get one thing straight Obama is not black, or more the point African, yes his father worked for the Kenyan Govt. and he lived there for a min or two before being rushed off to Hawaii to live with his White Grand parents. His Father is 7/8 Arab and 1/8 African negro according to his birth certificate. so doing the math with Moms being 100% white and dad 1/8 “black” and 7/8 Arabic Obama would be 1/2 White, 7/16 Arab and 1/16 “Black” Calling Obama black is like calling a lemon an orange because it’s part citrus. At only 1/16 blood most native American Indian tribes won’t let you claim to be a member.
Jesus. I’m rapidly reaching my stupid post quota for the day. I’m gonna have to log off soon if shit keeps up this way. In case anyone who cares about the facts is wondering: this kid is completely wrong. 100% No truth to this whatsoever, nothing to see here, move along.
And this forum is obsessed with race and racism. I mean… wow. It’s interesting to talk about race but you’d think this forum was called Race and Partisanship not Politics and World Issues. Sheesh.
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You haven’t seen anything yet. Even though you aren’t the one making all of these threads, they will accuse you of keeping racism going by responding AGAINST them.
[quote]Professor X wrote:
valiance. wrote:
RyanBrown0311 wrote:
streamline wrote:
Why do so many people view Black Pride as racism. Blacks have had to fight for everything they have gained. Yet the pride they show in being Black is racist.
The Obama’s are a proud family. One that has had to struggle harder than most to gain the accomphishments they have. They are proud to be of African heritage. They stand up tall and speak their minds so you will know who and what they are. They are not trying to be white. They are struggling to be equal.
To be equal one must stand on their own feet. They must first know who and what they are. Second they must let everyone else know who and what they are.
One can not successfully run a country without the strength of character required to be the person you are. Yet when a Black person expresses who they are they are viewed as being racist against others.
1st off get one thing straight Obama is not black, or more the point African, yes his father worked for the Kenyan Govt. and he lived there for a min or two before being rushed off to Hawaii to live with his White Grand parents. His Father is 7/8 Arab and 1/8 African negro according to his birth certificate. so doing the math with Moms being 100% white and dad 1/8 “black” and 7/8 Arabic Obama would be 1/2 White, 7/16 Arab and 1/16 “Black” Calling Obama black is like calling a lemon an orange because it’s part citrus. At only 1/16 blood most native American Indian tribes won’t let you claim to be a member.
Jesus. I’m rapidly reaching my stupid post quota for the day. I’m gonna have to log off soon if shit keeps up this way. In case anyone who cares about the facts is wondering: this kid is completely wrong. 100% No truth to this whatsoever, nothing to see here, move along.
And this forum is obsessed with race and racism. I mean… wow. It’s interesting to talk about race but you’d think this forum was called Race and Partisanship not Politics and World Issues. Sheesh.
You haven’t seen anything yet. Even though you aren’t the one making all of these threads, they will accuse you of keeping racism going by responding AGAINST them.[/quote]
Yall forgot religion. Religion and race make the forum go round. Or is that just my head spinning?
[quote]valiance. wrote:
RyanBrown0311 wrote:
streamline wrote:
Why do so many people view Black Pride as racism. Blacks have had to fight for everything they have gained. Yet the pride they show in being Black is racist.
The Obama’s are a proud family. One that has had to struggle harder than most to gain the accomphishments they have. They are proud to be of African heritage. They stand up tall and speak their minds so you will know who and what they are. They are not trying to be white. They are struggling to be equal.
To be equal one must stand on their own feet. They must first know who and what they are. Second they must let everyone else know who and what they are.
One can not successfully run a country without the strength of character required to be the person you are. Yet when a Black person expresses who they are they are viewed as being racist against others.
1st off get one thing straight Obama is not black, or more the point African, yes his father worked for the Kenyan Govt. and he lived there for a min or two before being rushed off to Hawaii to live with his White Grand parents. His Father is 7/8 Arab and 1/8 African negro according to his birth certificate. so doing the math with Moms being 100% white and dad 1/8 “black” and 7/8 Arabic Obama would be 1/2 White, 7/16 Arab and 1/16 “Black” Calling Obama black is like calling a lemon an orange because it’s part citrus. At only 1/16 blood most native American Indian tribes won’t let you claim to be a member.
Jesus. I’m rapidly reaching my stupid post quota for the day. I’m gonna have to log off soon if shit keeps up this way. In case anyone who cares about the facts is wondering: this kid is completely wrong. 100% No truth to this whatsoever, nothing to see here, move along.
And this forum is obsessed with race and racism. I mean… wow. It’s interesting to talk about race but you’d think this forum was called Race and Partisanship not Politics and World Issues. Sheesh.
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[quote]valiance. wrote:
The word you guys have been frantically avoiding for the past few posts is: plurality. You’ve desperately needed it and noone is using it. Please do. It will make this discussion much clearer. Plurality Definition & Meaning - Merriam-Webster
To clarify: phil is right, whites are a minority (less than 50%); but the rest of you are right in indicating that they are a larger group than any of the others. Hence, whites constitute a plurality in the populations of the cities previously indicated.
Well, one of the definitions here for majority is “the greater quantity or share”.
But yes, plurality is the superior word.
However, it really doesn’t matter when you learn that the other party in the discussion happens to lump everyone who is not of European ancestry into one category.