Are All White People Racist?

[Hypatia_Alexandria]

That was not the point, Whatever suggested the Europeans instigated the slave trade in Africa, that was wrong. And you have no idea of the differing scales. And the fact that they are still practicing slavery.

I have a sudden feeling of déjà vu.

Slavery and human exploitation is not confined to that continent. It takes place all over the world.

[Whateverman]

So you admit that you are a racist?

I've seen racist tendencies in me, and have worked to stamp them out.

Living in Boston when I was younger, I worked at a lab in Quincy, and met the head of the shipping department, Alan. He played bass, I played drums, and after talking about music, we decided to jam. This eventually resulted in the formation of our band, Chrome.

Rehearsals took place in the projects in Green Hills, a suburb of Jamaica Plain. At that time, JP hadn't gentrified yet, and it had a large population of black people. The projects were somewhat low-income, and our rehearsals took place in the common area of a low-rise apartment building. I felt bad for the neighbors, but I never actually heard anyone complain.

I was the only non-black person in the band, a pasty white drummer. I definitely felt out of my element, and stuck out in that neighborhood like a sore thumb. And yet we had fun. Race was never really an issue, and after we'd played there a few times, the neighbors knew me well enough that I stopped getting suspicious looks.

It was just a band, but it was a good experience for me, sorta being on the opposite end of the equation. It helped me dispense with the bit or nervousness I'd had, which was really born of inexperience rather than an actual distrust of people who don't look like me.

No, I'm not a racist. I've worked to make sure of it, though I haven't stopped working, either.

[seanD]

Liberals are definitely self-deprecating about their own race, and it's bizarre. My theory is that it's a form of projection, it's some weird psychological knee-jerk reaction to their own inherent racists feelings. IOW, white liberals are racist against blacks, but this bothers them deep down inside, and so they become hypersensitive to it and lash out at everyone else for being the racist.

I've seen racist tendencies in me, and have worked to stamp them out.

I rest my case.

[seer]

I have a sudden feeling of déjà vu.

Slavery and human exploitation is not confined to that continent. It takes place all over the world.

What the hell is your point? Do you even know? I corrected Whatever then you had to stick your big nose in with information that was not relevant to that discussion.

[Mountain Man]

I've seen racist tendencies in me...

Like I said, that's your problem, not mine.

I actually lived in the inner city of Newark, New Jersey throughout junior high and high school where people with my skin color were a tiny minority, and it was really no big deal to me. I used to walk to work, and one day, a black guy on the corner stopped me and said, "What's it like to be a white boy like you living in the ghetto with all the [n-words]?" I shrugged my shoulders and said, "It doesn't bother me." He laughed, said a few expletives, and then resumed his conversation with his companion.

I honestly can't imagine what it's like to harbor racist tendencies to the point that you have to actively guard against them, but good for you that you're working to overcome your own racism. Next step is to overcome your liberalism, and then perhaps you can be a productive member of civil society.

[LeaC]

Liberals are definitely self-deprecating about their own race, and it's bizarre. My theory is that it's a form of projection, it's some weird psychological knee-jerk reaction to their own inherent racists feelings. IOW, white liberals are racist against blacks, but this bothers them deep down inside, and so they become hypersensitive to it and lash out at everyone else for being the racist. I also think there are some actual white supremacists that are only democrat in disguise because it allows them them to enact or support policy that actually hurts minorities (but that's a whole other subject). But for a white person to say whites want a race war is just so over-the-top bizarre to me for a white person to say that it just caught me off guard. I could understand if he's a black BLM advocate though. If not, then that's cult-like level mentality.

Completely agree with you. There's a great deal of race-obsession from the left that I find extremely disturbing and much of it unsubtle in its racism. The claims of White Fragility or All White People Are Racist are based on a foundation that those who are "oppressed" - always black, on the subject of race - can never do anything wrong or be in any way responsible for their own failings. It denies full humanity from anyone non-white, ironically. They are helpless to change their own circumstances, and we, the enlightened, graciously woke whites, are only to listen silently to their wisdom without question and do as requested. It's insultingly racist to both sides.

[rogue06]

Completely agree with you. There's a great deal of race-obsession from the left that I find extremely disturbing and much of it unsubtle in its racism. The claims of White Fragility or All White People Are Racist are based on a foundation that those who are "oppressed" - always black, on the subject of race - can never do anything wrong or be in any way responsible for their own failings. It denies full humanity from anyone non-white, ironically. They are helpless to change their own circumstances, and we, the enlightened, graciously woke whites, are only to listen silently to their wisdom without question and do as requested. It's insultingly racist to both sides.

It kind of reminds me of the quote from Macbeth, "The lady doth protest too much, methinks."

There is an awful lot of overcompensating going on there. Makes one wonder just what have they done that they are trying to make up for.

[rogue06]

Nope. Just him.

And really, you can only turn the other cheek so many times.

Who you disagree with and seek to dehumanize because of it.

[seer]

It kind of reminds me of the quote from Macbeth, "The lady doth protest too much, methinks."

There is an awful lot of overcompensating going on there. Makes one wonder just what have they done that they are trying to make up for.

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[Hypatia_Alexandria]

It kind of reminds me of the quote from Macbeth, "The lady doth protest too much, methinks."

Er there is a man called Will Shakespeare at the door.

He wishes to complain about people mis-attributing quotes from one play he wrote to another - the quote you have cited comes from Hamlet, not Macbeth. It is spoken by Gertrude [Hamlet's mother]in response to his question as to how she likes the play!

[Hypatia_Alexandria]

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James Woods? That old has-been. I am beginning to wonder if the part of Byron De La Beckwith was the part he was born to play.

[Sparko]

His user name gives the most sensible response to his posts.

and his avatar fits his posting style perfectly.

[Mountain Man]

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But didn't you know? Yesterday's Democrats morphed into today's Republicans!

[rogue06]

Er there is a man called Will Shakespeare at the door.

He wishes to complain about people mis-attributing quotes from one play he wrote to another - the quote you have cited comes from Hamlet, not Macbeth. It is spoken by Gertrude [Hamlet's mother]in response to his question as to how she likes the play!

Yup you're right. It's from Hamlet not Macbeth. Don't think I've misattributed the wrong play before when I cited it.

[Leonhard]

Like the Nazis did with Jews...

Or the homosexuals.