@Numpty,
Numpty;44166 wrote:Man you Americans really haven't gotten over the race thing. The hate that is fostered because of another persons skin really does astounds and saddens me.
I work on a daily basis with people from Iraq, Iran, Pakistan, India, Africa, Russia, Lithuania, Poland, Estonia, Brazil, South Africa, the list goes on. Each and Everyone is treated equally and respected Equally, they all work for me without fear of persicution and I will NOT have it any other way.
I am sorry guys I have been to America very recently and I saw it with my own eyes, it's not just about white racists but black and mexican and all the other wonderful nationalities you have there.
I tried to spark up a converstation a number of times, and boy did they think I just walked of the 'who the *** do you think you are talking to me' boat. Too many chips on too many shoulders from ALL nationalities over there guys.
Well that's my Limey piece over with, enjoy!
Numpty, you don't even have to tell me....For almost most of my adult life, I've been walking around with "blinders" on, "pretending" that racism is not that big a deal, and that if we just "kumbaya, my lord", we'll all get through....well, darn if someone close to me, who is from a European country, didn't open my eyes to the racism, in and around me, that I had been in denial of...I started to see things through his eyes, and what I saw was "ugly", and "painful".
So, perhaps, there is where my anger and resentment comes from...I can no longer deny that it's real...it's in my face...it's in your face, and folks are unwilling to admit it, let alone talk about it.
Only to have it underscored by the comments and postings on this board.
Some folks have even tried to minimize such hateful imagery as "a noose", or such a disgusting label as the "n" word, claiming that blacks, "as a rule", use it "daily", so why not them? Hell, I don't use the word...and I don't hang around people that use the word....contrary to popular belief, the black community is not monolithic... or "stereotypical"....we all don't eat watermelon, wear "do rags", are named Jamekia or Jamal, speak in ebonics, vote strictly Democratic, live with mama, can't find a job...sling drugs, rob, steal, lie, or cheat...and if you think so...you've been watching too much CW TV.
So, albeit "late', before anyone else judges me so harshly for my beliefs and my positions...try to think outside of your little "white" boxes, for a minute. And that goes for those brown boxes "passing" for "white boxes.