Oh, the irony!

[lamberts-lost-tooth]

Originally Posted by Livinginthe past

Well sure, i'd use the term 'ignorant' (in the proper sense) rather than uneducated.

I guess that people with a lack of money, tend have a less varied experience of what life has to offer and are therefore basing their opinions on what others have told them to believe.

....or those who have nothing to be proud of due to lack of effort...will grab a hold of ...and glorify something that is beyond their control...i.e. the color of their skin.

[MasterOfPuppets]

Originally Posted by Livinginthe past

Well sure, i'd use the term 'ignorant' (in the proper sense) rather than uneducated.

I guess that people with a lack of money, tend have a less varied experience of what life has to offer and are therefore basing their opinions on what others have told them to believe.

i disagree. how many wealthy people take the oppurtunity to experience life in a ghetto? after all isn't that where racial diversity is the most prominent? do you think the wealthy white guy living in beverly hills has a family of blacks living on one side,and a family of hispanics on the other?
i guess you could say
having a black maid ,and a mexican gardner ,would qualify as a "varied experience" on different races....

[Aussie_steeler]

Hip hop culture has to accept a large part of the blame for the proliferation of the N word globally.

In Australia our youth gravitate towards american trends, as that is the predominant image broadcast on our television stations. It is sad to see our Indigenous aboriginal youth use this word as greeting to each other. It is equally as sad to see the rest of our multicultural youth try to use the word as well. It sounds ugly no matter what context it is used in.

We have battled for so long to end racism in this country but our youth keep inflaming the situation with hip hop associated rebellion. The history behind our colonised country still plays an equally big part in battle with racism.

Remove the use of these derogatory terms from our television and music, and our next generation of youth will hopeful be free of these unacceptable terms. Add to that the need to remove the endless put downs to females in rap music and we might make some progress for our children.

Glad to see the end of the word, personally. Lets hope it filters down to the youth and in 20 odd years it may begin to disappear.

"One Race --> The human race"

[Livinginthe past]

Originally Posted by MasterOfPuppets

i disagree. how many wealthy people take the oppurtunity to experience life in a ghetto? after all isn't that where racial diversity is the most prominent? do you think the wealthy white guy living in beverly hills has a family of blacks living on one side,and a family of hispanics on the other?
i guess you could say
having a black maid ,and a mexican gardner ,would qualify as a "varied experience" on different races....

I wasn't referring to 'wealthy' people when I made that comment, just people who are 'not poor'.

Then again, I wouldn't regard myself as wealthy but i've never lived in a ghetto, but I have experienced poverty to some degree in different parts of the world.

People with money at least have the means to experience more diverse situations - of course it doesn't mean they are all going to take that opportunity.

[silver & black]

Originally Posted by X-Terminator

You know what I did when I saw footage of this "ceremony?"

I chuckled.

Why? Because they're burying a word that should have been dead and buried long ago. Or, at least it would have been had black folks not created one huge double standard by using the word in a "different context" and try to justify it, then turn around and persecute a white person for using it because it's offensive and racist. I don't give a damn what context it's used in - I don't like the word, it's a disgusting and derogatory word, and it should not be used by anyone, anywhere, at any time. It's amazing, and sad, that it took a pissed off stand-up comic and a shock jock for the NAACP to finally come to that realization and speak out against it.

The media and especially the entertainment industry should also take their fair share of the blame for the double standard taking hold.

Not much more to say after that post... well said.

[MasterOfPuppets]

Originally Posted by Livinginthe past

I wasn't referring to 'wealthy' people when I made that comment, just people who are 'not poor'.

Then again, I wouldn't regard myself as wealthy but i've never lived in a ghetto, but I have experienced poverty to some degree in different parts of the world.

People with money at least have the means to experience more diverse situations - of course it doesn't mean they are all going to take that opportunity.

the poverty isn't what i was refering to. my point was there's usually more different races to be found in a poor neighborhood than in a non financial challenged area. thus giving unfortunate people more oppurtunity to experience different races and cultures on an up close and personel level.

[revefsreleets]

X-terminator got it.

[Steelerstrength]

Originally Posted by X-Terminator

You know what I did when I saw footage of this "ceremony?"

I chuckled.

Why? Because they're burying a word that should have been dead and buried long ago. Or, at least it would have been had black folks not created one huge double standard by using the word in a "different context" and try to justify it, then turn around and persecute a white person for using it because it's offensive and racist. I don't give a damn what context it's used in - I don't like the word, it's a disgusting and derogatory word, and it should not be used by anyone, anywhere, at any time. It's amazing, and sad, that it took a pissed off stand-up comic and a shock jock for the NAACP to finally come to that realization and speak out against it.

The media and especially the entertainment industry should also take their fair share of the blame for the double standard taking hold.

The NAACP obviously thought it was time for ANOTHER display of their disgust for the word! For too many years have they been denouncing the use of the word, especially by the younger generation of rappers within hip-hop culture. It has, and always will be offensive for anyone to use the term, especially if your from another race, because it is more offensive. Their disdane for the word has never subsided, it's just what our media chose to report as the latest news, or not. We are fed what the media chooses. Michael Richards bullshit rant, and Imus' idiotic comment, were just another wound brought into the light by the media. The NAACP took the opportunity, once again, to display the same message, but in a different eye-catching way, so they can attract and use that same predictable media for their cause. It is not ironic, it is a necessary way to convey a message when you feel it is once again required.

[Preacher]

The problem is that there is way to much symbolism, and very little substance to what is done on the racial front these days... and politics are completely at the core of it.

I have a unique perspective, as I grew up in a very white area. There was one black kid in my grade school and 3 in my highschool. Interestingly, they were all treated very well. This I know, because they were some of the most popular people at school.

However, as I stated in other threads, I have pastored in inner-city black neighborhoods, now pastoring in a predominantly Latino neighborhood, married a Jewish woman (who believes in Jesus), etc. etc.

What I have found is that racism is an untamed extension of every humans xenophobic tenancy. Xenophobia (in its proper understanding, not as a euphemism for racism) is useful, in some places good as it keeps humans safe in circumstances they are not aware of. The fear of others and other cultures often will keep a person quite and observing. However, there are a number of times when Xenophobia back-channels into what could be best described as a "reverse culture shock." This happens when the culture that is surrounding a person is being changed by another race that is coming into the community, changing the dynamic of the community. The original race thus reacts to the changes with fear and strikes out verbally, physically, or harbors much resentment. This phenomenon is seen in the words WOP (W) ith (O) ut (P) apers (or passports). It was a reaction to Italians coming over and bringing a culture with them that was distinctly different the culture in the surrounding community. The same can be same for the Asians, Irish, etc. etc. However, EVERY community deals with these problems. Watc ANY community of ANY race deal with the changing culture of that community as it involves another culture, and you will have the same issues.

In other places, racism is blunt and open. In the United States, the issue of racism and blacks is, HAS TO BE, distinctly different then the issue of racism for any other race, and thus solved differently. The black community was the only community that was literally enslaved for centuries, freed, and then re-enslaved by our government into the social welfare system destroying families... If you don't believe me, ask a single mother what happens if she marries the father of the child.

Now that happens in all races, however, in the U.S., we have tilted the scales. We have created public schools which fail to teach the children, but not given the inner-city children the rights or ability to go to private schools through vouchers if their public schools fail them. Then, We tell them that they are not good enough to compete with other races and add "bonus points" for their color in college entrances... and YES.. that absolutely happens. Then, in college, we have created a whole department for black people to study "African studies." Now while that is nice, it provides for a GREAT MINIMUM WAGE JOB when they graduate. THen, politicians come along again and blame it on these people, those people, history, etc.. and here is a a few more dollars if you keep voting for me. Thus, there goes another generation. It is SO BAD now that in many places, if a black child gets good grades, he gets jumped after school and is told to stop selling out the race. Yes, I know second-hand about this, as I have spoken to people who have seen or participated in it. Why does it happen? Because young childrne are now believing the lies that excelling in education is for white and asian kids, not black kids.

That is why I look at the NAACP, and shake my head. Because they don't have the intestinal fortitude to deal with the real problems at hand, lest they lose some of their own political power. Instead, they attack a word, instead of the institutional prejudices that are behind the word.

Racial tensions will always exist. All it takes is another culture moving into the area. However, what needs to change is the institutionalized lies that are now sold to the black community.

Of course, the organized intelligentsia that is driving the racial discussion now is the same group (Media heads, politicians, university heads, and profs, etc), that was driving Eugenics in its hey-day.

Now that I have thoroughly ticked off 80 percent of the board... I will go back into hiding!

[lamberts-lost-tooth]

Originally Posted by Preacher

The problem is that there is way to much symbolism, and very little substance to what is done on the racial front these days... and politics are completely at the core of it.

I have a unique perspective, as I grew up in a very white area. There was one black kid in my grade school and 3 in my highschool. Interestingly, they were all treated very well. This I know, because they were some of the most popular people at school.

However, as I stated in other threads, I have pastored in inner-city black neighborhoods, now pastoring in a predominantly Latino neighborhood, married a Jewish woman (who believes in Jesus), etc. etc.

What I have found is that racism is an untamed extension of every humans xenophobic tenancy. Xenophobia (in its proper understanding, not as a euphemism for racism) is useful, in some places good as it keeps humans safe in circumstances they are not aware of. The fear of others and other cultures often will keep a person quite and observing. However, there are a number of times when Xenophobia back-channels into what could be best described as a "reverse culture shock." This happens when the culture that is surrounding a person is being changed by another race that is coming into the community, changing the dynamic of the community. The original race thus reacts to the changes with fear and strikes out verbally, physically, or harbors much resentment. This phenomenon is seen in the words WOP (W) ith (O) ut (P) apers (or passports). It was a reaction to Italians coming over and bringing a culture with them that was distinctly different the culture in the surrounding community. The same can be same for the Asians, Irish, etc. etc. However, EVERY community deals with these problems. Watc ANY community of ANY race deal with the changing culture of that community as it involves another culture, and you will have the same issues.

In other places, racism is blunt and open. In the United States, the issue of racism and blacks is, HAS TO BE, distinctly different then the issue of racism for any other race, and thus solved differently. The black community was the only community that was literally enslaved for centuries, freed, and then re-enslaved by our government into the social welfare system destroying families... If you don't believe me, ask a single mother what happens if she marries the father of the child.

Now that happens in all races, however, in the U.S., we have tilted the scales. We have created public schools which fail to teach the children, but not given the inner-city children the rights or ability to go to private schools through vouchers if their public schools fail them. Then, We tell them that they are not good enough to compete with other races and add "bonus points" for their color in college entrances... and YES.. that absolutely happens. Then, in college, we have created a whole department for black people to study "African studies." Now while that is nice, it provides for a GREAT MINIMUM WAGE JOB when they graduate. THen, politicians come along again and blame it on these people, those people, history, etc.. and here is a a few more dollars if you keep voting for me. Thus, there goes another generation. It is SO BAD now that in many places, if a black child gets good grades, he gets jumped after school and is told to stop selling out the race. Yes, I know second-hand about this, as I have spoken to people who have seen or participated in it. Why does it happen? Because young childrne are now believing the lies that excelling in education is for white and asian kids, not black kids.

That is why I look at the NAACP, and shake my head. Because they don't have the intestinal fortitude to deal with the real problems at hand, lest they lose some of their own political power. Instead, they attack a word, instead of the institutional prejudices that are behind the word.

Racial tensions will always exist. All it takes is another culture moving into the area. However, what needs to change is the institutionalized lies that are now sold to the black community.

Of course, the organized intelligentsia that is driving the racial discussion now is the same group (Media heads, politicians, university heads, and profs, etc), that was driving Eugenics in its hey-day.

Now that I have thoroughly ticked off 80 percent of the board... I will go back into hiding!

Perhaps one of the best posts ever!!!!...thanks Preacher!