Originally posted by Kinneary
White people oppress you, business won't hire you, police sexually harass you, etcetera. 90% of what is said in a thread like this is going to be bullshit from people with victim complexes or from people who don't want to accept responsibility for their actions, so what does it matter?
What is it like to be a black person?
Hmmm, I couldn't say myself, not being one, but I suspect it would be slightly like being a human of any color, with sociological matters being relative to ones location.
But anyway, now we have a "white skin" thread, a "black skin" thread - lets merge them into a "What's it like to be a *your color here* Person" thread.
Originally posted by spidey-dude
i enjoy being white. i dont care if some black guy says white boy or what ever. they dont like most of us cause we have more class in a way
I would have to agree with you. If you were black, and felt you wanted to distance yourself from black culture, you would find a lot of nasty people around you to try to "dominate" you somehow as you exit out. As a person who has lived around whites most of my life, I agree that whites communicate with people with respect and class. I feel that even when I was a recluse, and lived among whites, they didn't try to dominate me, I was left alone in my small corner of the world, reading my books and writing. I don't get that same peace with blacks. So, yeah, there are differences in being around black people, esp. if you look like one of them, consider this if you ever have kids with one, as your relations with blacks is totally different then the child you will bare, ESP. if that child looks mostly black. It's not cool at all, the dominance is done on so many levels, the inability to just let a person be...they don't know how to do this, and most reactions to others are based on the emotions, and although this is common, the negative reactions are usually emotional, or loud outbursts of laughter that makes no sense at all. And the laughs are sometimes very very loud and witchy sounding, like something you would hear in the wicked witch of the East...that annoyingly wicked loud laugh...and I have heard some of them do this in public and it just doesn't sound friendly.
Just look at traffic, in black areas, there are more accidents, why? Well, just try being nice around blacks, and you'll find that they will take your kindness for weakness, and try to dominate you somehow. It's like you can't have your defenses down around them, maybe not all of them, but this is my history with blacks.
Here's another example, while driving, if I let someone in, I usually flash my lights, well, that's fine in a white area. In certain other areas, flashing the lights is a sign of something negative, and the reaction is mostly negative in those areas, something as simple as flashing lights to let someone in the next lane.
There are serious problems within blacks, but once you disclose them, you will get harassed. And I grew up multicultural, my mom and grandmother do look like me (rather I look like them), but they are of different races, both of them look like they belong to different races, one looks Asiatic and my grandmother looks Hispanic (with Indian), but guess where I first heard the word "n_gger"? I heard it first from blacks. They thought I thought I was "too good" and needed to be put in my place. I never mistreated another person b/c I felt threatened that they were "out of their place", what place is that exactly anyway? Again, this happened in E. Brooklyn, when I was in school there for 3 years, they knew I was around whites b/4 then, and found it odd that I never heard the world n_gger before, they were the ones who taught me a lot of negative things about myself and about themselves, yet, as soon as I wanted out, I realized just how insecure this group-mind really is, the confidence is a farce.
The best thing to do is treat PEOPLE fairly and right, and stop teaching their kids bad things about whites or "uppity" black people. Just leave people alone (who want to be left alone), and again, the best resolution is in the kids of today, not trying to censor a grown adult who had bad experiences, whites were taught to stop using the n word, and for the most part, they did. I feel that white society is able to change or be flexible, I don't see the flexibility in black culture, I feel that there are appearances, but once you start to change or have a different view, you start to see how limited or boxed in the culture really is.
Originally posted by Oncewhite
I would have to agree with you. If you were black, and felt you wanted to distance yourself from black culture, you would find a lot of nasty people around you to try to "dominate" you somehow as you exit out. As a person who has lived around whites most of my life, I agree that whites communicate with people with respect and class. I feel that even when I was a recluse, and lived among whites, they didn't try to dominate me, I was left alone in my small corner of the world, reading my books and writing. I don't get that same peace with blacks. So, yeah, there are differences in being around black people, esp. if you look like one of them, consider this if you ever have kids with one, as your relations with blacks is totally different then the child you will bare, ESP. if that child looks mostly black. It's not cool at all, the dominance is done on so many levels, the inability to just let a person be...they don't know how to do this, and most reactions to others are based on the emotions, and although this is common, the negative reactions are usually emotional, or loud outbursts of laughter that makes no sense at all. And the laughs are sometimes very very loud and witchy sounding, like something you would hear in the wicked witch of the East...that annoyingly wicked loud laugh...and I have heard some of them do this in public and it just doesn't sound friendly.Just look at traffic, in black areas, there are more accidents, why? Well, just try being nice around blacks, and you'll find that they will take your kindness for weakness, and try to dominate you somehow. It's like you can't have your defenses down around them, maybe not all of them, but this is my history with blacks.
Here's another example, while driving, if I let someone in, I usually flash my lights, well, that's fine in a white area. In certain other areas, flashing the lights is a sign of something negative, and the reaction is mostly negative in those areas, something as simple as flashing lights to let someone in the next lane.
There are serious problems within blacks, but once you disclose them, you will get harassed. And I grew up multicultural, my mom and grandmother do look like me (rather I look like them), but they are of different races, both of them look like they belong to different races, one looks Asiatic and my grandmother looks Hispanic (with Indian), but guess where I first heard the word "n_gger"? I heard it first from blacks. They thought I thought I was "too good" and needed to be put in my place. I never mistreated another person b/c I felt threatened that they were "out of their place", what place is that exactly anyway? Again, this happened in E. Brooklyn, when I was in school there for 3 years, they knew I was around whites b/4 then, and found it odd that I never heard the world n_gger before, they were the ones who taught me a lot of negative things about myself and about themselves, yet, as soon as I wanted out, I realized just how insecure this group-mind really is, the confidence is a farce.
The best thing to do is treat PEOPLE fairly and right, and stop teaching their kids bad things about whites or "uppity" black people. Just leave people alone (who want to be left alone), and again, the best resolution is in the kids of today, not trying to censor a grown adult who had bad experiences, whites were taught to stop using the n word, and for the most part, they did. I feel that white society is able to change or be flexible, I don't see the flexibility in black culture, I feel that there are appearances, but once you start to change or have a different view, you start to see how limited or boxed in the culture really is.
I would actually agree with some of what you said. I would say white people in general tend to be less judgemental.
Black people are more judgmental but the thing is I can usually deal with them because I can rap and talk to them about African culture, because of that they take me seriuosly....not that it should matter but there you go.
Im into more "white" stuff, but I can beat the rappers at their own game if I want to.
In saying that some white people are ****ing horrible and some black people are very open minded.
Like Chris Rock said "Theres black people and there are n***** and the n***** **** it up for everybody.
Re: What's it like to be Black Person?
Originally posted by SmiterWell there are prejudices here an there, but they are minor for me. I manage to overcome them and have people like me all around. My life isn't that different from most of yours, except for the immortal part. 😄The darker side of The thread.
Seriously...I'd like to know with all jokes aside.
Originally posted by Tha C-Master
Well there are prejudices here an there, but they are minor for me. I manage to overcome them and have people like me all around. My life isn't that different from most of yours, except for the immortal part. 😄
And of course the need to feast on the flesh of the fanboys to sustain it.
Re: Re: What's it like to be Black Person?
Originally posted by Tha C-Master
Well there are prejudices here an there, but they are minor for me. I manage to overcome them and have people like me all around. My life isn't that different from most of yours, except for the immortal part. 😄
To be qute honest my experiences have been quite harsh. So I think it depends on where you grow up.
Re: Re: Re: What's it like to be Black Person?
Originally posted by AlfheimI agree. And I was born in Clarksdale, Mississippi. A place that is still like 1940. But like I said it exists, but I tend to get along with everyone, even people prejudice towards black people.
To be qute honest my experiences have been quite harsh. So I think it depends on where you grow up.
I like the area I live in now, Atlanta is a good place. ✅