I would agree this is one aspect in addition to many more. I would like @Grool to answer that question.
Also, trust me, racism is being addressed. I opened yahoo and the first article, top hit, is about a racism white woman calling names. As if that’s the most important thing going on right now.
Meanwhile…
New York is being flooded with teens breaking the law.
It’s a thought buzzing through peoples’ heads. Whether it’s right or wrong, how can a thought possibly harm people?
At an individual level, have you never met a man who thinks he’s better than you?
Implicit bias can definitely influence the actions of an individual.
I recall you saying you believed in “shaming”. Is racism just one of those things you don’t think requires “shaming?”
Keep in mind that the civil rights movement was led by black men like MLK. Now, this anti racism movement is led by women, black and white. So of course their biggest concern will be feelings and how people think. And because there isn’t enough tangible racism around to fill the demand for racism, they have to call everything racist (math is racist, punctuality is racist, proper grammar is racist) and every white person a racist (hence the need for them to be ever vigilant and anti racist). MLK, and even Malcolm X, would have lost their minds had they lived to see this.
Most white people don’t give two shits about black people; they are too busy trying to pay their bills and raising their kids.
I believe actual mistreatment is not good. Some thought buzzing around some guys head, no.
Agreed. I sometimes think women half my age are attractive. I’m married, happily. Do I hit on those women? No. Point being is you can think however you want despite how disgusting that may be to individuals. You can only act within the confines of the law.
I’ll give you another example. I’m think male to male sex is gross. Yet I’m friends, close friends, with two gay males. So what? That’s them, not me. My actions are not influenced by my thoughts to be detrimental to others… self control
Regardless of their race, but only one group needs to worry about it.
Are you pretty much trying to say that humans aren’t perfect or something?
Lol precisely. We agree!
I think if we look hard we all have faced adversity in our life, some worse than others. At 14 I was 4’10” tall. I got picked on in grade school, middle school, and high school. I got passed over for sports. I was pretty much overlooked by half the female population. I’m not parading down the road with a sign saying short males matter too. I got over it and worked on the only thing I could…. My physique. I still get comments sometimes about my height, less so now that I can crush most people with ease.
I can’t say that I have or ever will experience racism. I simply can’t put myself in the shoes of a POC. But I would hope that person takes the high road in the face of adversity and show what can be done against the odds.
I have and the level of your reaction will be relative to the value you put on the person who is racist. If it’s someone you thought was a friend or a family member, it will hurt. If it’s some douchebag, who cares what he thinks. The problem is these feminized activists care about what random, insignificant people think.
Very good point. Since I don’t give to shits about what most people think my reaction is very little. For example, I was at the local Dollar General recently and a black woman was with her family heatedly conversing with a white worker. I didn’t catch the argument except for the women walking away and yelling. “I hate white people”. This is the only time I’ve ever heard that in my life from a POC. Did I get my panties in a wad? No. I thought it was interesting but couldn’t give two shits about her opinion.
My favorite slur used against me is “That toilet paper skin motherfucker” back when I worked bar security.
I found it to be original, sufficiently derogatory and fairly accurate, all rolled into a single slur.
That’s funny. I’ve ever had a racial slur directed at me , mostly for obvious reasons. I have been beat up for my size, had my clothes pissed on in the locker room cuz they didn’t want the small dude on the team, and many other disposable actions taken simply for being short and a late bloomer. Can you sense why bullying would be a bigger issue to my conservative white ass than racism?
Sure, and “bullying” is probably the best way to understand people who think that hurling racial slurs gives them some kind of power over other people.
It doesn’t, unless you let it.
Aside from the physical aspect I’ll give you that. Hard to defend yourself as a kid from guys twice your size. I made sure that even while losing I got my pound of flesh which pretty much stopped the direct physical bullying.
Sorry I’m detracting from the thread. Point being was we all face adversity. Show what you’re worth, don’t ask what can be given to you.
Sorry for being unclear. I’ve been bullied too, even beaten severely without provocation. Physical power over another person is a whole other subject.
Someone tossing a slur your way, on the other hand, only has power over you if you choose to grant it to the person sending it.
Sorry to hear that. Truly. Ironically at 41 I was just asked to model for a local restaurants advertisement needing a muscular manly guy. The owner saw me at the gym and offered a paying gig. I was like wow, hard work and life can come full circle. He’s 6’4” btw and thought I was the manly dude (5’7”). I was flattered.
This is spot on.
I think you should’ve apologized on behalf of your race.
Apologize? That’s so 2020. He should have said, “we hate ourselves too.”
I think that is supposed to be how you become an “advocate.”
…if I remember correctly.
