african americans

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let me just say im a hick in a hick town so im not even sure if african american is the right term. ( the term 'black' is used here). well i was just wondering why african americans ALWAYS bring race into everyhting. i saw 3 african comics on tv and i knew that in the first 20 seconds, theyd mention -white people- or That gross n word. why does their brain revolve around color? Caucasions hardly ever bring it up.

i don't know, mayb because of the abuse they have suffered because of it, they think reminding us of it will prevent it reoccuring.which it won't, its now we get pissed off with them, cos they're too het up about it.

I have a theory about why the whole racial tension thing occured, and why it still exists to an extent. but it its a bit radical, and definitely not pc. id like to see what people think of it, but i dont want to insult anyone. if u want to hear it, tell me and ill put it down, if not then ill keep it to myself.

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by all means share with us Cynic. if people have a problem with it im sure they can deal

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okies here i go, feel free to correct if you thinking im talking crap.

I think a lot of the racial tension, and belief (on the part of the white people) that they were better than the black people, stems from the way our respective soceities were at the time. at the time, we were a more advanced society than they were (technologically). our ships could make the voyage from england to africa, but they had no such capabilities, plus we had steel weapons and other such things they did not. and from what i can remember of history i think they had some of the same influences, for example i believe the romans went to africa. so at the time, they appeared to be less inteligent than we did, and not to have advanced as far. also a number of the black slaves in britain ended up there, due to being sold into it by their one of the clan chieftans. and that feeling took a long long time to (mostly) dispel. the reason that it still hasnt been dispelled to this day, is partly due to them. the majority of countries that are predominantly black, are also predominantly up shit creek without a paddle due to the corruption and dictators featuring so largely in the governments. looked at one way, it appears that they have a tendancy to grab for themselves without actually thinking about each other, take mugabe for instance, he has kicked the white farmers of their land (which produced enough corn for the country) and given it to his cronies who keep him in power. now the land produces no crops, and the whole country relies on aid, while he lives in a nice house eating expenisve food.
There is also if you watch a group of black youths (male and female) towards aggression. im not saying all of them, but it is quite a widespread trait, which seems to be what leads them into the gun culture that around.

with all that is it unsurprising that people tend to think that they're a lesser race?

i'm not racist, i think that colour or race has no affect on someone intelligence, there are some hugely intelligent black people and white people. but the tendancy towards aggressiveness is enough to put anyones back up towards them. but i can guarantee it to you that i would be called racist if i suggested this to any balck person.

does anyone agree with me? i know its a bit rough around the edges, so dont pay too much attention to the fines details of it, but i think its close to the truth in essence

"So Schrodinger's Cat is not only neither dead nor alive, but might also be sexually aroused by elbows and peanut butter?"

Cynic-Al I agree with the first part of your statement about colonization--"whites" as advanced and superior race--I beleive that is how it was first viewed.


As for the Thread-- I think the reason African-American people comment on their race is because they speak within a re-claimed agency of being "black". The "N' word in particular--the empowerment of owning a word that is derogatory--to re-use it as your own renders it unharmful. I think this is half the reason some woman wearT.shirts with BITCH written on them.

I think the reason colour is mentioned is because "white" or caucastion is the dominant race--it's bit like heterosexuality--people are not expected to come out of the closet as hetero.
Being caucasion is central to culture--along with being male and hetero.
If you are anything but any of those--it's a constant struggle to be heard and to find agency (a place to speak from)--
Most of us have heard of feminism--but there is no Manism....
and why would there be...male is the dominant gender.
The same goes for being "white".....culturally it is dominant...that is why it doesn't need to be mentioned, and it is probably the very reason African-American people feel the need to re-state their position and re-claim their autonomy as a group.

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