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thomas f asked in Politics & GovernmentPolitics · 11 months ago

What are recent examples of racism against you personally? I'm white & I live in the South and I don't see any examples of racism presently?

I live is a nice middle class neighborhood that is ~60% black and my next door neighbors are an interracial couple with two beautiful teenage daughters. 

Update:

Mr. Anonymous, please tell me about racism against you personally. Or is there nothing to report? 

Update 2:

So far, no one has related any acts of racism against them individually and personally.

Update 3:

@Ms. Tribeca, I do believe you when you say you've been called racial slurs. Anyone who does that to someone like you is truly a low life. And I do believe that your brother has been caught for D.W.B. (Driving While Black). But are slurs all you've got? I would really like to hear about racist actions, not just words, against you personally, if you have anything personally to report. (And you are the first person so far to answer my question with real life personal experiences, so thank you.)

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  • 9 months ago
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    I hope you understand that it's rather painful for most people who have been victims of racism to recount those instances on a public forum.  I've personally been called racial slurs and been discriminated against.  Members of my immediate family have also experienced instances of discrimination and been called racist names.  

    I think I'm a pretty strong person so those incidents have not affected me as adversely as they have affected some others whom I know.  I've been able to overcome even those directly harmful actions. 

    I'm not even talking about the many so-called microaggressions where people tell you things such as that you communicate so much better than most African Americans. 

    My brother who is a very successful exec in a major corporation has been stopped more than once by law enforcement because he "looked like someone" the police were looking for.  

    You shouldn't make pronouncements about what you think other people have or haven't experienced.  Listen more carefully and don't discount the most egregious things that you see with your own eyes in the media such as the George Floyd incident.  There aren't videos to document everything. 

  • Anonymous
    10 months ago

    Look at the best answer of this question

    https://answers.yahoo.com/question/index?qid=20200...

    I hope it helps u realise the truth

  • Marduk
    Lv 7
    11 months ago

    Yes, these fine people would love your nice neighbors, LOL!

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  • Anonymous
    11 months ago

    I am white. I live in Central Florida, about fifty miles northwest of Tampa. my wife was Black, she passed away last year.

    I get along fine with my stepkids, all four. Who rqange in age from 34 to 49

    I don't see it either.

  • ?
    Lv 6
    11 months ago

    You'll probably have to head way north to find real racism, and it's not likely to be directed at any minority. We tend to get along pretty well in the South.

  • Anonymous
    11 months ago

    I can't get any benefits just by asking.

  • ?
    Lv 6
    11 months ago

    Thank you for the latest tall tale from "sh*t that never happened land"

    You're a poor troll, and a worse liar.

    Don't bother taking a creative writing class. You lack the innate talent to benefit from it.

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