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If you take "pride" in something you were born with and have no control over, isn't that kind of silly? Why is anybody "proud" of something they had no hand in whatsoever?



Like "proud to be American"? :)



Great! Now read the rest of the thread. We've covered that.
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Some stuff there I agree with and some I don't.. The reason we cannot have white histroy month is because most 'American History' was made by white people. So in reality white history is being taught through most of the year.

One thing I do not get though is that blacks / african americans .. whatever.. want equal rights and to be treated like everyone else yet they keep segregating themselves and drawing attention to their race.
Just my $0.02 (But not worth spending anywhere)

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"Everybody's a racist, except me cuz I'm black"
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Like "proud to be American"? :)


Great! Now read the rest of the thread. We've covered that.



Sorry, I didn't make myself clear enough. "Proud to be American" in my interpretation sounds different comparing to "proud to be black". The first one does not sound to me like someone is really proud just by the fact he was born in the USA, but more like you said it - being proud of the country accomplishments and being somehow associated with them through ancestry. Even though this is something you do not have any control over, and therefore could be considered "a little silly".

"Proud to be black" definitely sounds different.
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The following was sent to me by my mom




So this is what you've been taught. obviously your mother feels a certain way and that is how you were raised. i find the email to be complete bullshit-- sorry that i'm not being as eloquent as others but that's just cutting to the point.


I am not surprised but you are wrong.

I am not bigoted or racisit. I have been at the recieving end of racist driven bullshit and I am white.

I lived with non whites in CO and in college.

So, I now understand that you think it is ok for a black to call whites bigoted racist names but the other way around is a crime or worse.

Your consistancy is disgusting

I guess I cut to your bullshit statements point as well huh?>:(
"America will never be destroyed from the outside,
if we falter and lose our freedoms,
it will be because we destroyed ourselves."
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By the way, I think it is wrong either way. sorry that the hypocrisy of this issue does not bother you......
"America will never be destroyed from the outside,
if we falter and lose our freedoms,
it will be because we destroyed ourselves."
Abraham Lincoln

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Some stuff there I agree with and some I don't.. The reason we cannot have white histroy month is because most 'American History' was made by white people. So in reality white history is being taught through most of the year.

One thing I do not get though is that blacks / african americans .. whatever.. want equal rights and to be treated like everyone else yet they keep segregating themselves and drawing attention to their race.
Just my $0.02 (But not worth spending anywhere)

For those of you who know "Foamy the squirrel" he said it best.
"Everybody's a racist, except me cuz I'm black"



Kind of like a comment in another thread. Seperate but equal ....
"America will never be destroyed from the outside,
if we falter and lose our freedoms,
it will be because we destroyed ourselves."
Abraham Lincoln

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I guess I cut to your bullshit statements point as well huh? ***


ummm no, not really.


I lived with non whites in CO and in college.
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wow.. that's amazing. :|


See, I knew you would not get it

wow .... thats amazing:S
"America will never be destroyed from the outside,
if we falter and lose our freedoms,
it will be because we destroyed ourselves."
Abraham Lincoln

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Seems to be a popular thing on this site today. The following was sent to me by my mom. I dont know or care if where it came from is true or not. That fact does not take away from the point made. And it is a good one.


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TO BE WHITE!







This is great. I have been wondering about why Whites are racists, and
no other race is.....

Proud to be White



Michael Richards makes his point.....................Michael Richards
better known as Kramer from TVs Seinfeld does make a good point.



This was his defense speech in court after making racial comments in his
comedy act.. He makes some very interesting points...



Someone finally said it... How many are actually paying attention to
this? There are African Americans, Mexican Americans, AsianAmericans,
Arab Americans, etc.

And then there are just Americans. You pass me on the street and sneer
in my direction. You call me 'White boy,' 'Cracker,' 'Honkey,'
'Whitey,' 'Caveman'... and that's OK.



But when I call you, Nigger, Kike, Towel head, Sand-nigger, Camel
Jockey, Beaner, Gook, or Chink .. You call me a racist.



You say that whites commit a lot of violence against you... so why are
the ghettos the most dangerous places to live?



You have the United Negro College Fund. You have Martin Luther King Day.




You have Black History Month. You have Cesar Chavez Day.



You have Yom Hashoah. You have Ma'uled Al-Nabi.



You have the NAACP. You have BET... If we had WET (White Entertainment
Television), we'd be racists. If we had a White Pride Day, you would
call us racists.



If we had White History Month, we'd be racists.



If we had any organization for only whites to 'advance' OUR, lives we'd
be racists.



We have a Hispanic Chamber of Commerce, a Black Chamber of Commerce, and
then we just have the plain Chamber of Commerce. Wonder who pays for
that??



A white woman could not be in the Miss Black American pageant but any
color can be in the Miss America pageant.



If we had a college fund that only gave white students scholarships
...You know we'd be racists.



There are over 60 openly proclaimed Black Colleges in the US . Yet if
there were 'White colleges' That would be a racist college.



In the Million Man March, you believed that you were marching for your
race and rights. If we marched for our race and rights, you would call
us racists.



You are proud to be black, brown, yellow and orange, and you're not
afraid to announce it. But when we announce our white pride, you call
us racists.



You rob us, carjack us, and shoot at us. But, when a white police
officer shoots a black gang member or beats up a black drug dealer
running from the law and posing a threat to society, you call him a
racist.



I am proud... But you call me a racist.



Why is it that only whites can be racists??



There is nothing improper about this e-mail. Let's see which of you are
proud enough to send it on. I sadly don't think many will. That's why
we have lost most of OUR RIGHTS in this country. We won't stand up for
ourselves!


BE PROUD TO BE WHITE !

I t's not a crime yet ... but getting real close!



Dude...rich, but then again what am I to say? You just can't argue with:

1. A box of hair...or,
2. A bag of hammers...or,
3. A pile of manure...or,
4. A heap of of bricks...or,
5. A lemur's ass...or,
6. Stack of hay...or,
7. Sarah Palin...or,
8. An elefant's burp...or any other thing thak has no ability to think. Just can't argue with that. Have to accept it's exsitence, have to acknowledge it's presence, may use it for some purpose sometimes, but can't argue with it.
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See, I knew you would not get it

wow .... thats amazing




I don't get it? it's you that doesn't get it-- to tear apart the email line by line would be futile. Sometimes you have to look at the sum of the parts and it just doesn't quite add up.


Only if you dont open your eyes. I threw the same crap (like you posted ) back at you. You dont like it. Imagine that:S
"America will never be destroyed from the outside,
if we falter and lose our freedoms,
it will be because we destroyed ourselves."
Abraham Lincoln

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I threw the same crap (like you posted ) back at you. You dont like it. Imagine that



you did? wow.. you're a smart one, aren't you.

And what you said to me directly doesn't bother me at all. The fact that you even posted the email to begin with speaks volumes.

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And by the way my man...going in the direction you were taking it:

Barack Obama is neither black nor white, Asian or Native American. He is not catholic, baptist, jewish or muslim. He is Mr. President. That is what he is - MR. PRESIDENT. Get used to it.
jraf

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And by the way my man...going in the direction you were taking it:

Barack Obama is neither black nor white, Asian or Native American. He is not catholic, baptist, jewish or muslim. He is Mr. President. That is what he is - MR. PRESIDENT. Get used to it.



Yes, he is. and I will show him more respect than you and yours showed President Bush
"America will never be destroyed from the outside,
if we falter and lose our freedoms,
it will be because we destroyed ourselves."
Abraham Lincoln

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The whole premise of the original message is bullshit and racist.

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You pass me on the street and sneer
in my direction. You call me 'White boy,' 'Cracker,' 'Honkey,'
'Whitey,' 'Caveman'... and that's OK.



Who is you? The black man? I've talked to 4 black people today and none of them sneered at me. None of them called me names. And none of them said it was "OK" for anyone else to do so. So for the fuck who wrote this email to imply that is how all blacks behave, or is even a normal occurrence... that's racist. He is generalizing about a whole group of people based on what has obviously happened to him from a few individuals. That's pretty much the definition of racism.

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But when I call you, Nigger, Kike, Towel head, Sand-nigger, Camel
Jockey, Beaner, Gook, or Chink .. You call me a racist.



Yes, and I'd call him a racist too.

If this guy has a problem with somebody who called him a name, his proper response would be to take it up with them. Now, if they happened to be black, and he instead goes on the internet and writes a long message about how blacks are racist to him... that is going to make him look like what he is: a big fat fucking racist. Because again, he is generalizing about their whole race based on how a few of them have treated him.

Yes, of course there are racist blacks out there. Does this guy honestly think this essay will make them less racist? By condemning the whole black race for the racism of a few, will it make those few wise up? Or will it just make the rest of the black race (and me, and anybody else with a brain) disgusted by him?
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The whole premise of the original message is bullshit and racist.

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You pass me on the street and sneer
in my direction. You call me 'White boy,' 'Cracker,' 'Honkey,'
'Whitey,' 'Caveman'... and that's OK.



Who is you? The black man? I've talked to 4 black people today and none of them sneered at me. None of them called me names. And none of them said it was "OK" for anyone else to do so. So for the fuck who wrote this email to imply that is how all blacks behave, or is even a normal occurrence... that's racist. He is generalizing about a whole group of people based on what has obviously happened to him from a few individuals. That's pretty much the definition of racism.

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But when I call you, Nigger, Kike, Towel head, Sand-nigger, Camel
Jockey, Beaner, Gook, or Chink .. You call me a racist.



Yes, and I'd call him a racist too.

If this guy has a problem with somebody who called him a name, his proper response would be to take it up with them. Now, if they happened to be black, and he instead goes on the internet and writes a long message about how blacks are racist to him... that is going to make him look like what he is: a big fat fucking racist. Because again, he is generalizing about their whole race based on how a few of them have treated him.

Yes, of course there are racist blacks out there. Does this guy honestly think this essay will make them less racist? By condemning the whole black race for the racism of a few, will it make those few wise up? Or will it just make the rest of the black race (and me, and anybody else with a brain) disgusted by him?



The whole point I was trying to a point that was lost/ignored in the very first post

I am not trying sterotype or link and groups in bunch. However, it is done to some extent the other way around.

As being disgusted by the writer? Not at all. His point are very valid. It IS that way in many respects, maybe just not to the extreem written.

People feel too much and not think. that is what I feel has happened with this thread.
"America will never be destroyed from the outside,
if we falter and lose our freedoms,
it will be because we destroyed ourselves."
Abraham Lincoln

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The whole point I was trying to a point that was lost/ignored in the very first post


I would suggest then that it wasnt a very effective way to make a point... whatever point it was.



Maybe, but the viseral comments were way over the top for what this was........
"America will never be destroyed from the outside,
if we falter and lose our freedoms,
it will be because we destroyed ourselves."
Abraham Lincoln

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Trust me on this....



Those who have lived a lifetime of being discriminated against because of their race or gender or sexual orientation...... can spot or hear the words of a racist or misogynist or homophobe in a heartbeat







When its a waddlin and a quackin....

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