News Why It's So Hard To Talk To White People About Racism

[Ronin]

Let's not even get started on Latin America--- Do you think that I'm ignorant?

Yea, it's never or rarely ever people of those populations it concerns bringing these forms of racism up in that fashion.
Because it's hurtful histories all f*cking over and most often not a source of pride at all.
But then white folks come with 'Oh, lookit, people pushed to the edge of extinction massacring each other! Anybody got popcorn to this?' pointing fingers and serious talk's over. Sigh.

 

[Ed Norton]

@Lionheart777 if you mean Blacks-lemme tell you not one white person in my school had the fortitude for the ACS certified BS in Chemistry- they weren't White then they were all 'Yellow' lol

No not Asian-Yellow as in weak pussies, the could NOT do 3 semesters of calculus, differential equations,Calculus Physics for Engineers and Scientists, Electives (spectroscopy and advanced inorganic chem with lab or advanced organic) Physical chem 1 and 2 Biochemistry, Analytical Chemistry and instrumentation of course Gen Chem and Organic Chem-they All dropped like flies I guess they were weak, stupid and lazy---am I being racist again?

Oh in biology not many Whites if any did dual concentrations in biology, in fact, was the ONLY one with one Biochemistry and Molecular Biology and except for Developmental, Transmission and Scanning Electron Microscrospy---I found Bio to be a Joke but then I again I completed Harrison's before I finished high school.

 

[Ed Norton]

I will NEVER hate any group people due to race, ethnicity, sex, age, sexual orientation or religion or non religion-I will hate them if they are evil---that content of character what would Jesus do, do into to others-bullshit I naïvely believe in.

 

[LuckyDuck]

@Ed Norton, yes, I have. Sarcasm isn't the word you're looking for. Condescension is.

I do hope you realize that your big words don't impress. And it's sackcloth. Not sack cloth.

LD

 

[Ed Norton]

Lucky I don't care I write how I wanna and furthermore --yes This thread is condescenscion--but again Indont care. I'm a pretty smart guy though

 

[Ronin]

I do hope you realize that your big words don't impress.

Ed doesn't need 'big words' to impress, for he is eloquent and a decent person with one liners just fine.
Besides, impressing cruel morons isn't a goal.

 

[Ed Norton]

And if you think I'm using 'big words you need to go back to eighth grade

 

[LuckyDuck]

How often do you use the word 'elucidate' in conversations with friends?

 

[LuckyDuck]

Ever heard of Poe's Law? That unfortunately was what happened with that other post I was commenting on.

http://rationalwiki.org/wiki/Poe's_Law

LD

 

[EveHarrington]

Lack of real life experience can indeed breed ignorance and speaking out from a narrow viewpoint, believing things to be true based on only what you know.

However there are those out there who strive to be open minded. This group of people has no qualms about accepting truths beyond their limited range of experience.

I don't have a lot of firsthand experience with racism. Definitely not toward me, only around me, primarily through the racist/ignorant comments made by others. (Caucasian female, grew up in a very small/rural community with little diversity.) Like I said, very limited experience. Do I doubt the racism experienced by others? No. Why would I, why should I?

Annoying to know there are small minded sorts of people who don't believe in anything they can't see/experience/whatever for themselves. As if something isn't true without irrefutable proof.

Where was I going with this? Oh, right. The danger isn't in lack of experience with racism. The danger is in lack of experience coupled with a very closed mind.

Peace out, and above all, BREATHE!

 

[LuckyDuck]

Yeah, breathing definitely helps.

LD

 

[Ed Norton]

I use it a lot---It was in my senior thesis, in fact. I actually speak two distinct dialects in English. I also, like rubric and militate against. If elucidate is a big word then really you should hit the 8th grade vocab books again.