[quote]angry chicken wrote:
[quote]MattyXL wrote:
How can I get some of this White Privilege you guys are talking about?
White guy Jewish Father, grew up in a predominantly Black and Hispanic area, my experiences made me what I am today, basically for every black or hispanic scumbag who gave me good ass kicking because I was a white kid in “their” neighborhood there were just as many accepted me as their friend because they got along with me.
Media fucks up race relations more than anything, they like to fester on differences rather than talk about our similarities. I am just a softy though[/quote]
Same here. White guy that grew up in a black neighborhood in Baltimore.
-The first fight I got in was when I was jumped by two black boys in elementary school (I won that fight, BTW) but they were making racist remarks before and during. And I was the one who got suspended.
-When I got a basket ball for Christmas, I thought I’d take it to the local court. When I got there, my ball was taken from me by older black kids and I was told in no uncertain terms, “white boy, go home - this is OUR court” and he lifted his shirt showing me the handle of a gun… I was eight, being threatened by a black teenager with a gun after he stole my ball.
-when they showed Alex Hayley’s movie Roots in history class, the day the cut off Kunta Kinte’s foot, I was chased home from school by about ten black kids from my class because they wanted to kick my ass for what happened to Kunta Kinte. Seriously. I can’t make this shit up.
An interesting note was that earlier that month, we had traced our family tree, and all of MY ancestors immigrated from Scandinavia and Germany in the late 1800’s and early 1900’s - no one in my family tree EVER owned a black slave in the US. When I tried telling them this they didn’t care to listen, they just wanted to kick a white person’s ass. Not saying my Viking ancestors never raped, pillaged or had European slaves, just that I am 100% certain we never owned black American slaves.
-When I was 14 I was beaten and left for dead by 15 or 20 black teenagers. They broke my neck, my nose, my ribs, chipped teeth and swole both of my eyes shut. My own mother walked right by me in the hospital because she didn’t recognize me. The last thing I remember before I lost consciousness was, “lets kill this white mutherfucker”. None of them were ever brought up on any charges.
-When I was in prison, if I had a dollar for every racist remark directed my way by blacks, I’d retire. I was 18 and white when I went to the MD penitentiary. It was NOT FUN. I got stabbed twice my first night because when they said, “white boy, gimme them shoes”, I told them to fuck off. There isn’t enough space in this thread to describe every single racially motivated (black on white) conflict I’ve been subjected to.
-When I applied to the electrical apprenticeship, I was denied for two years in a row. My third year, I was accepted. When I made some comments to some of my fellow African-American apprentices like, “man, I’m glad I finally got in, how long did it take you guys?”. They looked at me like I was crazy because THEY didn’t have to wait at all. In fact, one of them had never done any electrical work before, he was just accepted into the program and the Union found him a job. I guess I didn’t have a “race card” to play on my apprenticeship application. Cuz I grew up with “white privilege” and all that…
BUT HERE’S WHERE IT GET’S INTERESTING:
I don’t hate black people. My first girlfriend was black and I’ve dated MANY black women over the years - almost married one. I did marry a Latina. Several of my close friends to this day are black. It was my friendship and relationship with an older black electrician that got me into the electrical apprenticeship and allowed me to succeed in my current career. I listen to hip hop music when I am in the mood, am completely fluent in “ebonics”, and know how to give a proper handshake in the hood.
I’ve never cried, “I’m a victim”.
I’ve suffered permanent physical damage as a result of racially motivated attacks against me, but I’ve never used that as an excuse to hold me back at anything.
And it’s not because I was “raised right”. My mother and my father are two of the most dysfunctional people I know. I mean they are truly awful people and I don’t speak to either one of them any more. My lessons in life were all learned “the hard way” because my parents really did not give a fuck about me or my brother at all. Sometimes my mom forgot to feed us when she locked us in the room for days at a time while she was out whoring around.
Every excuse (poverty, bad schools, bad parents, dad not around, criminal record, no high school diploma, racially profiled, discriminated against, beat by the police, ect…) that the Media promotes as inequality against black people, I’ve been subjected to and have lived through. Only I haven’t had the luxury of having the government or social programs catch me when I fell. When I had hard times, there was no organization for me to turn to. When I needed help to pay for school, there was no “Caucasian American scholarship” available to me, even though I was in the same boat as many under privileged African Americans - so I learned a trade instead of going to college. When I was subjected to racial violence (that on several occasions almost killed me) by black citizens, police officers and prison guards, there was no NAAWP for me to turn to.
But for some fucking reason, it hasn’t held me back. You know why? Because I learned to think for myself, to trust only myself, to count ONLY on myself and knew that I had absolutely NO safety net. So I was motivated. I tried a LITTLE bit harder than the next guy. I took responsibility for my life and I didn’t blame anyone for my decisions or circumstance (because if I had, no one would listen - I’m white!).
I’m tired of hearing black people say, “the white man is keeping us down”. It’s bullshit. Every individual has the power to change their own life for the better. It’s the collective “victim mentality” that is keeping many otherwise bright African Americans with tons of potential down. The “leaders” (if you can call them that) of the black community dwell only on the negativity instead of the opportunity. The MEDIA takes things like the Zimmerman trial and uses it to twist our nation’s integrity like a wet towel, wringing all the tolerance and common sense that is left out of it like dirty wash water.
There is absolutely NO reason why ANY person of ANY color cannot find a way to become moderately successful in today’s United States of America. There are SO many ways and SO many paths that one can take. From college, the military, trades, starting a business, the whole internet and social media thing… There is PLENTY of opportunity for ANYONE to take advantage of. You can be an online graphic designer and no one would even know WHAT color you are - you could be GREEN for fuck’s sake! The only think keeping an individual from becoming moderately successful is the lack of motivation inside that individual. And guess what? That isn’t a quality specific to ANY race!
So instead of preaching about all the discrimination (real or imagined) how about talking about opportunity? Stop giving people an excuse for being mediocre and demand that they find the best within themselves, whatever that may be? Instead of being a “victim”, how about using some personal power and claiming the success that is your birthright as an American?
I see PX and DN on here crying the loudest, yet they are two very successful individuals by ANY standard, white or black (according to themselves)… PX is a dentist (somehow being black, he managed to get a dental degree, must have been a miracle or something… or wait, maybe he joined the military, saved his money, got an education and became successful) DN is a self proclaimed fetish industry millionaire… I thought that was impossible if you were black… Oh, wait, you mean you actually had an original idea, saw a niche that you could fill, found a profitable vehicle (the internet) to sell your idea and made a shit ton of money doing it? Are black people ALLOWED to do THAT?
Oh wait. They are.[/quote]
Youve seen some shit, my friend. Im willing to bet youve had a lot more racially charged shitty experiences than PX and DN combined.
Unfortunately everything you just said is a clear lie because nothing like that ever happens to white people.
EVER.
Its impossible.
Have you read a thing that PX and DN have posted yet?
