I can't reply to every comment. Because I have not got the time at the moment. But just a few things you wrote.
I've said many times. I know I'm racist. I'm honest about it. That's the difference between you and @Gandalf
No new ground I'm treading. I've said it many times. Probably to brock.
And here is where you are messing up and I've said it many times.
Read my words. Instead of trying to read my mind because you come at these posts assuming am trying to persuade you and others
I'm not.
To persauade you need the
- 1) Appeal to trust
- 2) Appeal to the head
- 3) Appeal to the heart
Hitler said you just need the last. My style of writing just appeals to the head. So I know it will not persuade because oersuading whites to give up the benefits of racism, to give up a false pride in their race, to become outcasts from white society, to face their shame and guilt at benefiting from a racist society – all that is way, way, way beyond my powers.
Once again. You are trying to read my mind instead of my words.
You have to show some humility. Racism won’t go away as long as whites are too afraid to just sit down, be honest, and look at why it’s still a problem and actually help find a solution.
No I don’t mean find a solution as in tell black people what to think or think that being nice to a black waitress gets you a medal. I mean genuinely sitting down, looking at themselves and realizing that there’s a whole world out there beyond themselves and their culture, and they don’t have the right to pretend the entire universe was reserved for only them.
Humility.
As long as you just view the situation as a case of "overly emotional black people" which is part of the way you have been taught to think about black ppl. Instead of viewing things from a perspective that doesn’t favor the privilege you (deep in side) are too scared to lose, you won’t have that “Kumbaya” you might ask for.
You should not be so ego-centric. If you think your not racist then let what I say rub of you. After all you don't get angry at things that don't apply to you. No ?
I think another basic reason why guys like you are always on this "Not all whites" is that whites think of themselves as individuals; you don’t think that you being white has much of anything to do with who and what you are.
You think it’s just something coincidental about yourself, like having red hair or hazel eyes or a birthmark. You don’t see that being in that racial group has a lot to do with your life chances, your psychology, your emotions, your reactions to others, and more.
And so if someone even suggests that their being white MIGHT have some relevance in your life and thinking and behavior by pointing out that white people do this or that, you’re not used to thinking about yourself that way, and so you reject observations about whites “Hey, I’M not like that. I’m a good person! Okay, I’m white, but just because I’m white doesn’t mean I do any of the bad things you’re claiming white people do. Look at me, I’m white, and I don’t do that!” And so on.
Exactly. You think when I say "All whites are racist" I'm saying "All whites are evil horrible people"
Look.
If you can convince ppl you that certain brands of toilet paper to wash your ass are superior to others then what do you think they can do to your mind about groups of people who don't look like you, may not speak your language ?
And that's an advert that runs 365, 24 -7.
Unless you can find some white person that was brought up by wolves or gorillas and they have had no human contact what's so ever, then yes I would say that person could be totally free of any racial bias.
There are three kinds of whites racist
1) White bigots (Those who hate blacks and have views that even most whites would regard as racist)
2) White implicit racists (They don't hate blacks people. They're careful to be politically correct in their speech. They often like to point to some study to prove their point. They say they don't see colour. But they still look down on blacks and stereotype them. They usually do it via some study. They see black people as poor, ghetto, screwed up, as less moral and intelligent. That's ppl like @Gandalf, yourself, @El Kabong Because racism is bad and most whites are not bad people, most whites cannot be racist. So racism is dead. Therefore something must be wrong with black people. Crime, Single Mothers, Pathologies, IQ blah, blah.
3) Whites with integrity (Whites who at least are trying to unlearn their racism. Examples: John Brown, white Freedom Riders, Tim Wise, Robin D Aneglo
At a guess I would say:
10% are white bigots,
85% are white implicit racists and
5% are whites with integrity
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