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why are white people afraid?
Hi, I’m black. I guess I say that because it matters to what follows. More to the point, for sake of a better term, I am a “black-white” man. What does that mean to those non-Americans reading this? I am a full blooded black American male with an above-average intelligence that’s been raised in an upper-middle class neighborhood. I love America and who I am. However, due to my race’s distracting self-hatred and sympathetic identity to negative Black Exploitation, I find that I have to find out answers to important questions all by myself. And the current question is: Why are white people afraid? Some races are actually going through genocide, not only blacks, but American white people seem to equally get concern if they see any other color in their world view than white. Let me stress that some white people think this way. Lately, I’ve noticed “rednecks” are starting to understand how Racism is an easily exploitable weakness, which is based on fear, ignorance, and hatred.
When I read and look at photos of the Blood Diamonds conflicts in Africa with a black female raped body laying face down in her burned down house while a pack of wild dogs tear at her flesh, or a black man’s head in the middle of the road because the militia wanted to set an example, or the fact that American black men are the only type of males that surpass women of as victims of violence, I find it hard to understand when some white people say they “are being made extinct” - by who and how and what scale are you using to gage this? I’ve mentioned the African incidents at work in an earshot of an ultra-conservative white man and he dismissed them as somehow rare and a Liberal “spin”. However, with Al Sharpton, he’s raises his voice and turns red. I guess what I’m trying to say, and I mean this with respect, sometimes white people in America act like the spoiled bully at the playground that won’t let anyone else play with the toys even if the toys weren’t theirs to begin with. I hope I’m being clear.
P.S. When I submitted this question, there were 211 similar questions. If I were white I’d be concerned. Fear or any other form of sin is easily exploitable. Oh, and just saying sin, like hate, isn’t a sin doesn’t work. That’s one of the major concerns of my race right now. If it walks like a duck, quacks like a duck, dresses like a duck, we don’t need to get to know its feelings to know it’s a duck.
Thanks for all of the responses. Sorry about the way I asked the question – it was due to frustration. But I’m not sorry for asking it. First, I shouldn’t have used sarcasm like “black-white man.” It distracted from my question and no one picked up on it. The reason I used it is because I grow up in an era when many black people changed how they talked (from what they grew up with to street slang) because they saw it on TV. I won’t change who I was and that caused problems. “Because I won’t change myself, I didn’t like myself” -- I’ve always hated this hypocrisy – its illogical. But that is another discussion totally.
I’m surprised no one commented on the African incidents and black American males. Is it because this is old news or “airing out our dirty laundry?” Don’t answer that… sarcasm again. (Con’t)
Also I didn’t point out any premises, like I’m not talking about the scary-black-man-in-the-elevator bit. The fear seems broader than that. I’ve decided to ignore the I-hate-my-own-color comments. If I had that problem, we wouldn’t be having this discussion. And I’m also ignoring the “exterminate white people” video suggestion for obvious reasons. I like the jokes though.
Anyways, racial mixing – that’s what I came up with too. Recently, a person in my life that I love like a brother that happens to be white has been hanging around extreme racists at the bar he works. Because he can talk to me about anything, he has confided in me various extermination propaganda and how blacks (except for me, of course… sarcasm, again. (Con’t)
I can’t help myself sometimes) and the Chinese were the source. It broke my heart and I’ve been trying to get my head around it ever since. It seemed to stem from the fact that the place I used to live and where I met him, white women were very much into black men and he had personal problems with dating. At the time, because I cared for him so much, I chose to ignore it.
Oh well, no further answers needed. I don’t think we can stay detached enough to answer it. Sorry for the mix up and thanks.
P.S. I’m choosing the Not a Monkeh for the best answer because my question did sound like the scary-black-man-in-the-elevator bit and it was the best one based on that direction.
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- Anonymous1 decade agoFavorite Answer
*ahem*
please; read this.
the problem is, is that sometimes, preconceived notions can help you.
As unfortunate as it may seem, white people these days, and have been for... forever, are on top in society. they are not as poor, therefore do not have as much to go through in their every day lives. which forms their actions they take.
blacks are the oppisite.
I live, by birth, in a city near detroit, which at one point was the whitest city on earth, by ratio = more white people / population = ratio.
So. as it is, black people have worsened acents.
many white people, never having to experience a more *violent* person, only act upon their pre-concieved notions of a darker man/women.
the problem is... is that they are most of the time correct.
each time they are correct, they gain strength in their racial thoughts.
"perhaps, given that the majority of the african american race act as they do, then it is just coincidence that I happen to be cautious around them"
Recently, a *very* beat up car car with 4 black people inside (and was blowing out a lot of smoke) had drove up next to us and the black guy popped out the window and started screaming.
why!?
It's just how they've lived their lives.
It's really, really not their fault.
it could happen to anyone who lived that life.
So really, that is why white people act 'afraid' around black people
what, would you suggest we do, around these crazy people?
not that all blacks are crazy... but the ones who happen to be?
why not just play dumb and keep moving along as the boring white folks, and let the fools move along in trashy life shooting each other.
maybe, in the future, it will be the oppisite.
when the tide turns.
- 1 decade ago
You know what for some reason i think this question is a joke, your just rambling of and going off on one topic after another. At first i thought you were going to talk about being bi-racial. Then i understood your ignorant comment on being a black-white man. So i thought you were going to discuss being black but being dislike for acting "white". But anyways when i hear white people say their afraid of being extinct its usually because they are afraid of interracial mixing. And they also see a problem with increasing amount of those of color such as Latinos and blacks taking their jobs. But boo you need to work on expressing yourself through writing a lot better. Even though I dont agree with the monkeh guy i can understand him.
- Anonymous1 decade ago
I'm mostly White. I grew up on the North Shore of Oahu. Only 20% of my high school was considered White. One of my friends had his wrist broken during school for being White. I knew families who had to be smuggled off island in the middle of the night due to death threats. If I felt fear it was because of the very real physical threat.
I never felt threatened that the Asians at school often scored just as high (or higher) on tests at school as I did. I wasn't concerned that the Polynesians generally were better at sports.
I definitely noticed the race of people, but culture was more important. I grew up in that environment so I picked up Pidgin; I learned how to surf; I loved the foods most mainlanders can't stand. My best friend was a Korean raised in Hawaii. I hung out with Hawaiians, Tongans, Samoans, and Laotians who belonged to the North Shore culture. I chose friends based on common interests instead of something as meaningless as skin color or eye shape.
- Anonymous1 decade ago
You are educated yet ignorant and confused. Your ignorance and confusion comes from being black and isolating yourself in a completely white environment. It would not matter so much if your were white but you're not. Your self hatred will eventually consume you.
You need to rent a copy of a movie called A Soldier's Story. Watch it alone and use it to self examine yourself.
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- clbinmoLv 61 decade ago
Haven't the faintest idea what you are talking about. Honestly. I got lost on the wrong side of a big city one night and was approached by thrirty black guys, when they wouldn't step back or say why they were approaching my car the pistol I took out made them run...I wasn't scared.
- Anonymous1 decade ago
White people need to start breeding like rabbits if they want to compete with the new wave of settlers invading our country by the millions. hahahhaaha.
Hey its true.
Have more babies.
- 1 decade ago
Yo mate!i live in Australia and i am a white guy,i have Aboriginal friends over here,and to me they are as white as me,I owe the ***** race a debt i can never repay,as during the 2nd world war over the English a group of ***** airmen saved my uncle from being shot down into the English Channel,i am not scared of any ***** race,i would like to be like them if one day i am given that chance.i take my hat off to you and your countrymen,both in civilian life and in all part's of the military,as an ex-officer/Lt,i am pleased that our guy's and your guy's are fighting for the same cause --
FREEDOM and the annilation of TERRORISTS all over the world.
Source(s): My Uncle's History - ?Lv 41 decade ago
how do you know you are full blooded? If your last name is English or Irish there could be some white in there.
- Anonymous1 decade ago
I think you need to see people for who they are not just their skin color, you are actually encouraging racism by defining people by black or white. If you want people to stop being racist, you yourself have to stop being one 2.
