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But your contention is that it's racist of me to stereotype that black kid. And the fact that it's provably true that he's several times more likely to be a criminal should just be ignored.
Is that about right?
with that logic i can stereotype you as a child predator for holding a kids hand walking in the park alone, since there is an epidemic of white male predators out there now.
we have one in minnesota now who is going to bus stops across the metro, exposing himself and telling kids to get in his car.
That incident was a microcosm of what happens across the board in this society because the reaction came from a cross section of peoples. It could however, be destorted by regional propensities of bias.
This type of stuff impacts people lives and the outcome of their lives over the years.
That video - which I watched twice - was so "staged" and distorted it was disgusting.
There was no "cross section" representation. They spoke to 3 black women, but I didn't see any black people passing by when either the white man or black man were "robbing" the bike. The black woman also had their own perception of "white". I didn't hear what their response would have been had it been a black man. Would they try to stop him? Would they "think" he was stealing the bike because he was black? or would they think he was an employee of the park as they did the white person?
Racism is NOT only black/white. Racism has been around forever and unfortunately will be around forever as people will continue to perpetuate racism. The OPs slanted, staged video is a perfect example.
You are absolutely correct - if this was reality instead of a fake video - the thief would have struck at night - when there is cover of darkness and not so much foot traffic on the trail. It would be obvious that a real crime was occuring and the white guy would be confronted as much as the black guy - because the issue is NOT race it is crime.
We are being asked to suspend reality and lose our intelligence here. No one would seriously react the way the passer by did in this video. Those people are clearly actors and not very good ones.
Can't any of you see this video is fake? The actors are trying to steal a bike in broad daylight, on a busy trail. When the white guy is on camera people come up one by one to discuss what is happening. When the black guy is after the bike he gets swarmed immediately. The old white guy is simply too indignant - his speech is canned. There is absolutely no realism in this video at all. One guy calls the police? Why did they not show up? Seems it would make the video stronger if the cops showed up to arrest the black man. Why was that not shown? Because the video is fake. These people are actors and the videomaker is pushing an agenda. Don't be so gullible.
You could be right, and I have seen many videos, edited by the media to slant it so you believe it one way or the other, I've seen this video before and and watched it with tongue in cheek.
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My wife is a school teacher. She tells me about the different treatment black boys and white boys receive on a regular basis. White boys who act up, are loud, are a little hyper, etc. are far more tolerated than black boys who do the same. My wife is white. Many of her fellow teachers are black. The black teachers, while not nearly as prejudicial as most of the white ones, usually treat the black boys harsher than the white ones as well. There is a cultural meme that black boys (and men) need to be watched and "minded" that is very much with us today. If you don't see it, it's because your eyes aren't open. No amount of facts or truth will convince you.
I know that my comments are going to be dismissed with words like "liberal" and "white guilt" and such. Yes, I am white -- no, I don't feel particulalry guilty. I just happen to be an American with run-of-the mill American values. As such, I truly believe that people deserve equal treatment -- quaint, I know. We've come a long way toward racial equality, but we have more work to do.
Not surprised, everyone comes down on us black men as we are deemed idiots with low iq's and high sex drives. Black women are basically taught the same way whites are taught to look down at black men as they're better than we are. What your fellow teachers do is common these days.
If you are trying to debunk the premise that racism exists, making racist posts doesn't help your argument
Of course racism exists, but I think part or a lot of the problem for white folks is, it is imposable to tell whether the black guy walking behind you is a decent person or a ghetto thug looking to do harm. This is the human nature of self preservation and there's not a decent black person alive, who wouldn't do/behave in the same manner in the same situation.
It has to be difficult for decent blacks in particular, young black males to live down this stereotype, but you also have to give white folks a little leeway also. It is sad decent blacks are judged by ghetto standards, but until this behavior disappears or is at least at a minimum, racism in this form will continue. Is it really racism or just self preservation?
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That incident was a microcosm of what happens across the board in this society because the reaction came from a cross section of peoples. It could however, be destorted by regional propensities of bias. 
Is it really racism or just self preservation?
