question/ advice -RACISM?
535273
I bet the guy is a white american, who thinks all the problem in America is due to the Jews and the Blacks. He probably visits hate websites, and may even subscribe to them. He might even be a blue collor worker, with an IQ below that of my dog, but gets inspiration by telling everyone how people of the white race have been the only inventors and all others have been mere followers. \n\nYeah, I know the kind, they are pathetic scums who themselves have never achieved anything in the world, and so blame all their problems on minorities, and claim that the future lies in the preservation of the white race.\n\nWhat a joke!!!!!!!!!!!!!1\n\nYeah, if you want you can show him my thoughts.
517009
Seek some legal advice. You may not find what you are looking for on YahooAnswers. Too many a*ssholes giving stupid or racist advice. Good Luck.
900754
Well think of it this way.  Do what you would want someone to do for you if the roles were reversed.  Racism is still alive and well and the only way to put an end to it is to expose those ignorant people who are still active participants.  I would expose her.  You have to stand up for something or you will fall for anything.
437349
I haven't seen the writings your referring to, but it's possible they're prejiduced, but not racist. Prejiduce is logical, racism is terrible.
121286
People that think like you are the reason racism still exists.  The next step should be forgiveness.  Stop blaming the white people of today for the things our ancestors did.\n\nI don't mean to be rude, but get over it.\n\n---Also my husband is black, I am white and we have a beautiful son.  We are all human, just love each other.\n\n---Sometimes I wish people were not so close minded.  History is important, but people of today should not be blamed for history or have to own up to our ancestors mistakes.
689237
It is statements/questions like these that encourage racism.  I realize it is a seemingly innocent question, but the tone of it lends to lump a whole race/religion of people into one category and then analyzes them all according to one assumption.
1035362
Well my friend, you have a winner there. The racism is not in the joke. Afterall, a joke is merely letters strung together in sequences that make them intelligable as words, that are in turn assigned meanings and importance by both the speaker and listener.\n\nThe joke isn't the problem, the racism is usually in the intent of the teller or perceived as intent by the listener. So basically, what makes a joke racist is in the intent the teller or the listener, or both.\n\nNow we could go on for hours in the debate about overt, covert, direct, indirect and double standard racism, but I doubt that is what you were interested in.\n\nJust be sure of who your around when you tell jokes and you should be OK.
920842
I haven't see the users question .the fact that so many of you is offended means the question must be pretty bad..i don't think reporting him is the answer .it'll be far better to do as you are doing now and voice your displeasure.to their questions .when they see that they are not getting the response they want .in time they will stop and move on .thank you for apology.i'm black and i'm not a spokesman for the whole race .i can only speak for myself .and my view is this .someone saying hateful things on a computer site can't hurt me .if you read my name backwards that's what i think of people like that ...once again thanks for the apology but  there's no need .you can't be held accountable for the whole white race anymore than i can for the black race
306233
Wow, can you be anymore racist??
553146
Girl, you have real issues.  Can't you find another way to get attention?  Perhaps by doing something positive with your time instead of name calling?  Or are you vying for Rush Limbaugh's job when you get older?\n  I just wanted to add, (we're white and..) my oldest son is married to a mexican,  and at one time my youngest twin was dating an african american and my other son is gay.  Racist?  Be for real.
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Jeez, calm the hell down. I can't believe that you are so sensitive to things. Look, I agree there are some things on here that are racist and some blatantly racist. But the easiest thing to do is either go to a different category, or report the questioner. Do not bring Iraq into this. This is different ok. This ethnic diversity in this country is unlike any other in the world. The largest human experiment referred to as a melting pot is the first and only of its kind in human history. In the past, when a race first meets another race, they want to kill them, conquer them, and this makes them feel superior. I realize there are exceptions to this but the majority of the time this is the truth. So its human nature to do this. Its just like if there is a huge room full of people of all races with the lights off, you will talk to and be with whoever is next to you but once the lights go on, all races will eventually segregate on their own over time. This is human nature. But what can be done is tolerate those who are unlike yourself. This is how we have grown as a nation and why we are so strong today. Most other countries have one major minority group. The US has every minority, so if someone tells you or I that they aren’t as racist in Japan or France, that’s because they aren’t in a melting pot society where they are forced to deal with human instincts regarding other races on a daily basis and create biases and stereotypes. So in reality, this country is one of the least racist because the majority of society here has learned tolerance. I am white, and I have been racially discriminated against and profiled. I live in an area where if you are white, you are either lost, or rich and lost. So I get f-ed with all the time. But I have thick skin. You sir do not. I am sad to see that someone who has a genuine ability to convey their feelings in a grammatical and tactful way is going to throw that away because of some a-holes on computers somewhere. A person’s input in these answer columns are very important to some people and I myself have felt like this is the only place to have someone respond to a problem I have. Has anyone benefited from your input in a crisis of their own? When someone chooses you as a best answer, do you feel like you have helped someone? Well I hope you reconsider and just keep helping those you can. If not, fare thee well. I hope the world benefits from you another way.
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The first time an african-american friend of mine got in a racially-motivated fight, I wasn't in the room. I was in the bar, but I wasn't in the same room. I saw him getting hustled out the door by a bunch of white people, (I live in a predominantly white community) and I became concerned. \n\nApparently, somebody walked up and said, "I'm gonna kill you, ******!" and started pounding on him. He responded (admirably) by pounding harder on the other guy.\n\nBy the time I got there, Brian was outside, and there was this huge, mountain of a man, being held back by two very small women, because he had just had the **** kicked out of him by Brian. That was the night that I REALLY became friends with Brian. All I told him, was, "Next time, I got your back."\n\nLong story short, the bartender had told Brian that the cops had been called, so he allowed himself to be pushed out of the bar. I met him outside, found out what had happened, and told him, you're always welcome at my bar (the bar I usually go to, not the bar I own). We went there.\n\nThe... (I wanna say "bigot" but I'll say...) racist came back to the same bar a few weeks later (when he'd recovered) and asked Brian if he could drink there. Brian said, "It's not my bar. Ask the owners." He did, and they said, "OK." Neither one of us has been back since. \n\nIt doesn't matter who you're comfortable with, it's what you think is right. I have to think before I speak, with non-white people, but it's only to make sure I won't offend anyone. I know what's right. I grew up in a racist community, listening to racist and homophobic jokes my whole life. Thankfully, neither of my parents are racist or homophobic, so it wasn't taught to me at home. Regrettably, they knew what kind of community they'd moved me into, and thought I'd have a better shot at conforming if they kept their mouths shut and let me make up my own mind. It's a good thing for me, that I'm not easily swayed by nonsense.\n\nEven with the backwoods start I got, I know now that when I meet someone, I meet a person. Not a German, or a Russian, a Brit, a Swahili, or a Columbian. There are a lot bigger differences in people than skin color. I've met a$$holes, angels, perverts, bible thumpers, and a thousand other different types of person, that don't involve parentage in the least. \n\nUnlike most people that include non-whites in their little circles, I'm not just trying to prove that I'm not racist. I KNOW I'm not racist. I have nothing to prove to anyone.\n\nBack to your question: I'm uncomfortable around racists and homophobes. Period. I can hang with Brian because I KNOW he's not racist, and I'm pretty sure he's not homophobic, too. \n\nIf a non-white person walks into the bar, and starts being a (let's say "jerk" because yahoo doesn't like it when I swear) jerk, I'm gonna go over there and call them a jerk. Plain and simple. \n\nIt took me a lot of time to refine this "people are people" thing, (given my background) and now I'm going to be who I am. I've been accused of being a racist, because I called a jerk a jerk, but frankly I don't care what people think of me. I (and my friends) know who I am, and if they (the people who accuse me of such things) are idiots to begin with, then... I've always got Brian to back me up there.\n\nNo, I don't identify myself as being white, any more than I tell people that Brian is black (I would've said african-american, but that's HIS self-description). If I describe someone to another, I make it a point to exclude skin color.\n\nBtw, the reason it took me so long to answer, is because in my original answer (I deleted it and rewrote it) I mentioned the bar too many times, and had to go there. I'm not sober right now.
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Mr Curious, what's it like living life as a racist? Given your claimed role as an educator, how do you put your rather mediocre talents to beneficial use. Now, as a Mormon, I don't expect you come into contact with many black students, and those that you do come into contact with should be extremely concerned about the quality of the education you will be providing. By other questions you have "answered" you have publicly declared your loathing of Islaam, you have also declared your racist comments and you seem to have an unusual need to keep responding to questions about sex, sexuality and related topics.\n\nYou are clearly a font of knowledge. Being black and living in America (or the rest of the world for that matter) is no fun. The statistical trail of disadvantage suffered by blacks in schools is well established. This is directly correlated to social disadvantage. As a republican you won't understand what that means, but generally it means having less money and advantage than you have. Now, before you steam up and pour out your usual diatribe of nonsense, we know that "intelligence" is randomly distributed. We know that socio-economic factors play a disproportionate influence in the life chances of children and we know that blacks have the highest % of socio-economic disadvantage. This means that there is a huge wastage of human potential that this country can barely afford. Don't you think that, as a teacher, you should employ yourself in trying to correct that problem?\n\nOn a final point, you really ought to be ashamed of yourself. You cast a totally unjustified slur on black people (you can't help this as a racist) and it made me wonder how you feel about the ones who have died, in disproportionate numbers to whites, for their country in Iraq? Do they deserve your tirade?
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I have an idea, start with yourself , if you are so concerned with Racism , you start chaining you first. Why I say that people who use these word easily its on their mind all the time, then soon enough every issue is one of racism, when it could be harmless.\nUnited is important, racism to ANY one is wrong, not only blacks.\nso i say start with yourself..
760938
First acknowledge that it is still much alive and visible. Mostly when you've been a victim of racism. You tend to be more aware of it, when you see it perpetrated on others.  Most people are immune to saying, the race card is being used once again. In regards to non caucasian individuals.  I am not a victim of racism. I am a Survivor of racism!  See past color, and get to know other cultures. Stop Mental Ignorance hug a Bear!
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1)Yes, we still live in a racist country.  I am a 46 year old Black woman who has experienced quite a bit of racism bcos of the color of my skin (caramel) without any knowledge of who I really am.  I have traveled quite a bit within the states as well as other countries & honestly cannot see much of a difference.  Point in case...I've even traveled to Africa & have been faced with questions like "what are you?".  I think that I offended the one asking the question bcos I said "I'm an American".  They responded "do you mean African-American?" to which I responded "sure if thats how you would like to phrase it".  2) Yes my parents had a hard time but they "dealt with it" by being active in the civil rights movement.  My great-grandmother would never let me work in the fields when I visited saying " no way, your Mom & Grandmama would have a fit & besides those days are over for your generation".  She was right, however there are others here who seem to forget that.  With regards to "us guys" still living in this country...this is our country & we'll fight for the right to live here....in peace.
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These idiots answering think that you are racist?   it find it quote refreshing to see anyone of any color setting their boundaries - and not letting others do it for them....\n\nI am black and these people do not know where the line of racism is drawn.   Civil rights were based on equal opportunity - not the right to use "bigotry" or "racism" as a tool to force people to make personal choices in marriage, dating, etc.  That is overstepping the boundaries of the idea of stopping racism.\n\nI find this deplorable, the answers "conditioned" and those who use answers like this regardless of color not having the ability to think freely. \n\nI am black and I feel the same way.   I have and always stay with my race.   I am married to a beautiful woman and have three small girls.  (All BLACK) if they were to come home and bring any other race, I will go through the roof.  There are enough black men out there and they can choose from them.