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Originally posted by fed1943
If a black man have lots of money will he be oppressed in America?
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If a black man have lots of money will he be oppressed in America?
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Only if you are not after the money (which is probably worse...)."And so, my fellow Americans: ask not what your country can do for you—ask what you can do for your country. My fellow citizens of the world: ask not what America will do for you, but what together we can do for the freedom of man." -- JFK Inaugural, 1961
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Famous actors, in the 90s (and probably in the last two decades also) would not get picked up by taxicabs in NY and other such places. I know this still occurs now. Middle age blackmen still remember getting beat by white folks (for being balck), and this still occurs in areas.
So yes, black people are still oppressed, in areas.
And if they are oppressed in areas, aren't they oppressed by the whole nation?
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Well said.Originally posted by Jon Miller
And if they are oppressed in areas, aren't they oppressed by the whole nation?
"And so, my fellow Americans: ask not what your country can do for you—ask what you can do for your country. My fellow citizens of the world: ask not what America will do for you, but what together we can do for the freedom of man." -- JFK Inaugural, 1961
"Extremism in the defense of liberty is not a vice." -- Barry Goldwater, 1964 GOP Nomination acceptance speech (not George W. Bush 40 years later...)
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Originally posted by Pekka
Calgiasta, STFU. You have no right to say that or you are white supremacist. And that's a bad thing if you don't know, because you might be an idiot not to know that. Whites can't be oppressed by definition and law of God, man and the streets.
Then again, my ass has been pumped many times and I'm kind of stupid.
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The taxicabs don't pick them up because they tend to have bad experiences with Black men. To expect them to pick up Black men anyway is extremely unreasonable. If you were a cab driver and your experiences with Black male passengers was mostly very negative I bet you'd think twice about picking them up in future. Decent Black males only have their poorly-behaved 'bruthas' to blame when they get passed up by cabs.Originally posted by Jon Miller
Famous actors, in the 90s (and probably in the last two decades also) would not get picked up by taxicabs in NY and other such places. I know this still occurs now....people like to cry a lot... - Pekka
...we just argue without evidence, secure in our own superiority. - SnottyComment
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What are you measuring to determine the level of oppression directed against each group?Originally posted by DaShi
It's not entirely true that whites aren't discriminated against and prejudiced in America. However, when compared to the that of blacks, well, there's very little to compare. This is why black oppression is far more serious than white oppression in the US....people like to cry a lot... - Pekka
...we just argue without evidence, secure in our own superiority. - SnottyComment
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Why so?Originally posted by bipolarbear
but it's a little late for Something like 'Africatown'.I drank beer. I like beer. I still like beer. ... Do you like beer Senator?
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Yeah, Sociologists have twisted semantics around to fit their political scheme. They've redefined "racist"to mean something other than its vernacular usage; a group can' be "racist" unless its group is in control of the means of power (whatever that means). A white person who hates someone because of the color of their skin is "racist", A black person who hates someone because of the color of their skin is "bigoted", but not "racist". It's an academic distinction, but I think it's a disingenuous one, and is purposefully designed to confuse lay people and push a particular agenda.Originally posted by bipolarbear
My cousin has a prof at his uni who says that whites can't be opproessed and Blacks can't be racist.
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I'm talking about black people making money and then assimilating into the white culture, never to invest in the black neighborhoods that they came from.Originally posted by Wycoff
What are you talking about?I drank beer. I like beer. I still like beer. ... Do you like beer Senator?
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That only goes to show that blacks need to depend on each other more. So how is that racist?Originally posted by Caligastia
The taxicabs don't pick them up because they tend to have bad experiences with Black men. To expect them to pick up Black men anyway is extremely unreasonable. If you were a cab driver and your experiences with Black male passengers was mostly very negative I bet you'd think twice about picking them up in future. Decent Black males only have their poorly-behaved 'bruthas' to blame when they get passed up by cabs.I drank beer. I like beer. I still like beer. ... Do you like beer Senator?
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That's why I think it's a class thing, not a race thing. People tend to assimilate into the class that they're surrounded by. The racial/cultural group that dominates that class also dominates that culture. Poor urban whites assimilate into the black urban culture, because black culture dominates. Upper middle class blacks assimilate into the preppy upper middle class culture because that preppy culture dominates their class. People assimilate not because they're ashamed of their race, but because that's the environment in which their class lives.I don't see many whites donating money to poor urban whites.Originally posted by Kidicious
I'm talking about black people making money and then assimilating into the white culture, never to invest in the black neighborhoods that they came from.I'm about to get aroused from watching the pokemon and that's awesome. - PekkaComment
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Yes, they need to be able to depend on better behaviour from one other. Who says that's racist? Not me.Originally posted by Kidicious
That only goes to show that blacks need to depend on each other more. So how is that racist?...people like to cry a lot... - Pekka
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They're already established. It's not like many current blakc americans remember what it was like to live in africa.Originally posted by Kidicious
Why so?
in my mind they are not part of red blue patchwork quilt called america. I don't see the mas seperate. I don't think I'd fit in immediately if I was to suddenly be moved to the projects, but then again I don't really fit in in big cities anyhoo.
And JM. Just because they are oppressed in certain areas doesn't mean that they are oppressed everywhere. At least I din't understand how that makes sense. Could you please explain what you meant.Comment
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Originally posted by Caligastia
The taxicabs don't pick them up because they tend to have bad experiences with Black men. To expect them to pick up Black men anyway is extremely unreasonable. If you were a cab driver and your experiences with Black male passengers was mostly very negative I bet you'd think twice about picking them up in future. Decent Black males only have their poorly-behaved 'bruthas' to blame when they get passed up by cabs.
Yeah, because Black men are rude and will probably rob the taxi driver after dropping him off.
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1% chance of that, but an 80% chance he'll get stiffed on the tip.Originally posted by DaShi
Yeah, because Black men are rude and will probably rob the taxi driver after dropping him off.
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