What's it like to be White person?

Originally posted by Kinneary
Okay, let's go ahead and get a few things straight.

White people are no longer priveleged. We are no longer special. We get no benefits. At least, the white heterosexual male (referred to as the WHM for the rest of the post) doesn't.

Do you want to know the truth? Honest-to-god statistics you can look up for yourself? A black or latino man is more likely to commit a crime than a white man. Why is that? Because generally blacks and latinos are in a lower economic class than whites are. This is not a racist situation, it's one of class that was transferred OVER to race. Blacks are more likely to attack a white man than a white man is to attack a black man. More blacks get attacked by whites, this is true, but the [b]percentage of blacks who attacks whites is much, much larger.

Whites often have to deal with idiocy such as this thread, where we're assumed to be priveleged and well off just because we're white. In the military, I come across a lot of people from different backgrounds, including those who think that reparations should be paid to them by white people because of slavery. I'm told that I'm responisible for all that is wrong with the world because I'm white. I'm told of white oppression of native americans, of blacks, of asians, and the list goes on.

If you want the truth about Affirmitive Action, then here it is: It's just another racist law on the books. It's looking at whites as a whole and blacks as a whole and saying "How can we make them equal?" And this is a very, very racist thing to do - it's just a more subtle type of racism. What we should be focusing on is how to lift those in the lower classes out of it and get them into college, not just specifically blacks. There are more poor white people than there are black people period. Life is not a competition between races. It's a competition between individuals. You are not Black Man Joshua or White Man Eric. You're Joshua. I'm Eric. I don't play for the white team. I don't get a good job and go "Yes! Another one for whitey!" I'm my own person. The white race can go to hell. The black race can go to hell. Be your own person. Don't be your skin color.

In truth, I'm just a guy. I don't give a crap about my color, and I don't give a crap about yours, either. If people would stop making such a big deal about it then maybe we could move the hell on with our lives. [/B]

I completely concur with your post, Kinneary.

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Originally posted by botankus
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Are you gonna make it, bot?

"What's it like to be Milla"

😂 I think we all can agree that would make more sense than most of the other threads.

Thanks bot!

Its great being me, by the way. I promise you.flirt1

Originally posted by FistOfThe North
Seriously...I'd like to know with all jokes aside.

This is a really really really stupid question... 🙄

Oh yes, White people NEVER suffer, we all know that. They are never judged in a negative way, they are always happy and given special benefits, while the rest of us are kept in chains !

If you were white, you'd be happy ✅

But you're not, so you'll never amount to anything. ❌

Originally posted by Strangelove
Just the same as being a black person, except.... a lot whiter

Originally posted by D-Double
I bet it'd be nice to not get dirty looks (from both black and white people) for dating a white woman. shrugrin

you still get em... 😬 i meet a friend of mine once a week and we go out, watch a movie, eat dinner etc. she just happens to be black (she's Somalian). i'm white, and most people who see us together tend to assume we're a couple... i get the bad looks from black men and woman, and white women... most white guys look at me with a 'i wonder what thats like' sort of look...

Originally posted by Akira99
What is it like to be a white person?
Or more specifically what is it like to be w white heterosexual male?
I'll tell you what. Quoting comedian Billy Connolly: White heterosexual men are the ONLY breed of animal you can say anything you like about and there won't be a f**king demonstration the following morning. We're the last one left.
I can understand his sheer outrage. For example in the UK [AH's site]:
For the past three decades white, hterosexual males have been the target of extremely powerful organisations which include being constantly being accused of racism by highly vocal racial activists and minorities and are having to pay for the actions of our grandfathers and before that - to an extent many racial activists are now demanding reparations for past slavery.
They have been continually portrayed as violent and oppressors of their women by vindictive and highly influential feminists and their gullible followers.
They have been represented by the gay community as being bigoted and fearful of their own sexuality.
They have been ceaselessly bombarded by children's welfare groups that seek funding and the growth of their empires by indoctrinating the population with the view that all men are the likely abusers of children.
The feminist - dominated mainstream media have consistently sought to demonise and humiliate the entire male gender - mostly white males
The legal profession and teh all-powerful government have almost disempowered them completely when it comes to their families, homes and relationships.
No wonder therefore that white heterosexual men dare not identify themselves as men. After all what type of man wants to identify himself with the type of person who is continously being portrayed as the lowest and most unpleasant form of human being [if that] that exists.
Being a white male sucks badly.

it sucks that alot of that can be true...

I'm not American, and i am not privileged... nowhere near privileged in fact...

Originally posted by docb77
That would depend entirely on how they were dressed. I know that I'd feel more comfortable in an elevator with a black guy dressed as a businessman than with a white guy with a do-rag and a bunch of tattoos showing and his pants so baggy they're almost falling off.

he shoots, he scores.

Originally posted by MJOILNIR
Same thing goes for state and federal jobs. Two people of equal qualifications, one white, one minority. The minority will get hired 90% of the time.

but saying that apparently makes you a racist if you're white...

Originally posted by Kinneary
Okay, let's go ahead and get a few things straight.

White people are no longer privileged. We are no longer special. We get no benefits. At least, the white heterosexual male (referred to as the WHM for the rest of the post) doesn't.

Do you want to know the truth? Honest-to-god statistics you can look up for yourself? A black or latino man is more likely to commit a crime than a white man. Why is that? Because generally blacks and latinos are in a lower economic class than whites are. This is not a racist situation, it's one of class that was transferred OVER to race. Blacks are more likely to attack a white man than a white man is to attack a black man. More blacks get attacked by whites, this is true, but the [b]percentage of blacks who attacks whites is much, much larger.

Whites often have to deal with idiocy such as this thread, where we're assumed to be privileged and well off just because we're white. In the military, I come across a lot of people from different backgrounds, including those who think that reparations should be paid to them by white people because of slavery. I'm told that I'm responisible for all that is wrong with the world because I'm white. I'm told of white oppression of native americans, of blacks, of asians, and the list goes on.

If you want the truth about Affirmitive Action, then here it is: It's just another racist law on the books. It's looking at whites as a whole and blacks as a whole and saying "How can we make them equal?" And this is a very, very racist thing to do - it's just a more subtle type of racism. What we should be focusing on is how to lift those in the lower classes out of it and get them into college, not just specifically blacks. There are more poor white people than there are black people period. Life is not a competition between races. It's a competition between individuals. You are not Black Man Joshua or White Man Eric. You're Joshua. I'm Eric. I don't play for the white team. I don't get a good job and go "Yes! Another one for whitey!" I'm my own person. The white race can go to hell. The black race can go to hell. Be your own person. Don't be your skin color.

In truth, I'm just a guy. I don't give a crap about my color, and I don't give a crap about yours, either. If people would stop making such a big deal about it then maybe we could move the hell on with our lives. [/B]

yeah... 🙁

Originally posted by Strangelove

in an ideal world... 😬

Originally posted by Kinneary

White people are no longer priveleged. We are no longer special. We get no benefits. At least, the white heterosexual male (referred to as the WHM for the rest of the post) doesn't.

... and this is what it's like to be white. To be all fuzzy-wuzzy in the thinking that we are all now treated equally. To turn a blind eye to injustice because of recent improvements in race relations. It's comfortable, but not the truth.

Do you want to know the truth? Honest-to-god statistics you can look up for yourself? A black or latino man is more likely to commit a crime than a white man. Why is that? Because generally blacks and latinos are in a lower economic class than whites are. This is not a racist situation, it's one of class that was transferred OVER to race. Blacks are more likely to attack a white man than a white man is to attack a black man. More blacks get attacked by whites, this is true, but the [b]percentage of blacks who attacks whites is much, much larger.[/b]

And so shall it be until the classes and races are even close to being equal. The "haves" and the "have nots".

Whites often have to deal with idiocy such as this thread, where we're assumed to be priveleged and well off just because we're white. In the military, I come across a lot of people from different backgrounds, including those who think that reparations should be paid to them by white people because of slavery. I'm told that I'm responisible for all that is wrong with the world because I'm white. I'm told of white oppression of native americans, of blacks, of asians, and the list goes on.

I honestly wish I didn't have to feel this way. But, I see these injustices everyday. Reparations would not even enter in my thinking if the government did their job and recognized the problem. Then, took action. I feel America is the greatest nation in the world. What's great is the potential. But if we don't think about what's going on and act like the three monkeys, we're f**ked...

... except for those who have already benefited since the nation was founded.

If you want the truth about Affirmitive Action, then here it is: It's just another racist law on the books. It's looking at whites as a whole and blacks as a whole and saying "How can we make them equal?" And this is a very, very racist thing to do - it's just a more subtle type of racism. What we should be focusing on is how to lift those in the lower classes out of it and get [b]them into college, not just specifically blacks. There are more poor white people than there are black people period. Life is not a competition between races. It's a competition between individuals. You are not Black Man Joshua or White Man Eric. You're Joshua. I'm Eric. I don't play for the white team. I don't get a good job and go "Yes! Another one for whitey!" I'm my own person. The white race can go to hell. The black race can go to hell. Be your own person. Don't be your skin color. [/b]

Red: I agree... How long should we work on and wait for this to happen before going to extreme measures like affirmative action?

Blue: Yep... White people have really good head start, though.

Green: My whole life I've honestly tried (with everything I'm worth) to do just that. And yet race is thrown in my face.

In truth, I'm just a guy. I don't give a crap about my color, and I don't give a crap about yours, either. If people would stop making such a big deal about it then maybe we could move the hell on with our lives.

... and things would stay the same. But, it sounds like you'd be alright with that. I however, think these issues should be addressed.

Originally posted by D-Double
... and this is what it's like to be white. To be all fuzzy-wuzzy in the thinking that we are all now treated equally. To turn a blind eye to injustice because of recent improvements in race relations. It's comfortable, but not the truth.

Oh please... its not about turning a blind eye to anything... we know that nobody is treated equally, but that doesnt mean its easy being white either... white people (where i live at least), get discriminated against plenty...

Originally posted by pr1983
Oh please... its not about turning a blind eye to anything... we know that nobody is treated equally, but that doesnt mean its easy being white either... white people (where i live at least), get discriminated against plenty...

I'm sorry. I should have said it's easy to turning a blind eye.

It's not easy to be white... It's just easier than being of color.

Originally posted by D-Double
My whole life I've honestly tried (with everything I'm worth) to do just that. And yet race is thrown in my face.

Really? I can honestly say that I relish in my skin color.

You're not proud of what you are, Double?

Originally posted by D-Double
not easy... just easier.

In some ways, not so in others... life is more divided by status and wealth than by race...

Originally posted by pr1983
In some ways, not so in others... life is more divided by status and wealth than by race...

and sexuality

Originally posted by FistOfThe North
Seriously...I'd like to know with all jokes aside.

its ok

Originally posted by Quiero Mota
Really? I can honestly say that I relish in my skin color.

You're not proud of what you are, Double?

I'm very proud to be black.

I've just always considered myself more of a spectacular human being than anything else. 😛

Originally posted by Inspectah Deck
and sexuality

It can be... its like what Akira99 said... in terms of society as a whole, noone cares about offending the straight white man...

'pologies for the double post...

Originally posted by D-Double
I'm very proud to be black.

I've just always considered myself more of a spectacular human being than anything else. 😛

Well yes, you are... doesnt mean you have to brag about it... 😛

Originally posted by pr1983
In some ways, not so in others... life is more divided by status and wealth than by race...

I could see it like that too...

... but then I see who has the highest status and most wealth.

btw, Pr. I'm not trying to one-up you. You make a good point.

Originally posted by pr1983

Well yes, you are... doesnt mean you have to brag about it... 😛

... my bad. blushing

Originally posted by D-Double
[B]... and this is what it's like to be white. To be all fuzzy-wuzzy in the thinking that we are all now treated equally. To turn a blind eye to injustice because of recent improvements in race relations. It's comfortable, but not the truth.

And so shall it be until the classes and races are even close to being equal. The "haves" and the "have nots".

I'll give you a hint, though. The richest race in this country is the one that doesn't complain about the evils of the white man all the time. It's the one that understands that in the past things were pretty crappy for them, but now through hard work and education they can have any life for themselves they want. The same formula the white man uses for his success.

Once you've actually delved further into this topic than just listening to Malcom X speeches and Jesse Jackson rhetoric, we can perhaps have a more informed conversation.

I honestly wish I didn't have to feel this way. But, I see these injustices everyday. Reparations would not even enter in my thinking if the government did their job and recognized the problem. Then, took action. I feel America is the greatest nation in the world. What's great is the potential. But if we don't think about what's going on and act like the three monkeys, we're f**ked...

And let me ask you, what is your plan to 'fix blacks'?

Once again, I'm going to say this. Blacks being unequal is a CLASS issue, not a racial one. Coming out of slavery, many blacks were not given the same opportunities and have felt those effects even to today. But then, many poor whites have also felt the same effects of discrimination early in the nation's history. They've also been caught in the same lower class spiral that some blacks have. So, my question again, why are poor blacks better than poor whites? Why do poor blacks deserve more opportunities to advance than poor whites? Isn't this discrimination?

I agree... How long should we work on and wait for this to happen before going to extreme measures like affirmative action?

Yep... White people have really good head start, though.

Which is what poor blacks should do.

My whole life I've honestly tried (with everything I'm worth) to do just that. And yet race is thrown in my face.

... and things would stay the same. But, it sounds like you'd be alright with that. I however, think these issues should be addressed.