Oh cool. Some guys justed shoted a racial slur at me on the street. (Chicago: crime, live in)

[williepotatoes]

Originally Posted by Chicago South Sider

So what? This has nothing to do with my comment or me. And, seriously, you are the LAST person who should comment on what most black people think, how they feel or what they should do.

I'll make you a deal. You stop commenting about white people here and I'll stop commenting on Black people.

[williepotatoes]

Originally Posted by Chicago South Sider

You should apologize for some of the stupid comments that you've made.

You're much too hostile to be taken seriuosly.

[Kamms]

Originally Posted by Chi-town Native

"White trash" is not an ethnicity, it's what white people call other white people who are idiots stuck in the stone age. If the term offends you, you have issues deeper than I am qualified to speak on.

I'm pretty confident the OP would have mentioned if these were hispanics or asians or non-whites.

Uh, the term does not offend me so, again, not sure where you are going with this either. Why would the OP need to identify the race or ethnicity of these idiots; she didn't, which is fine. I just pointed out that another poster assumed they were white trash without having a basis for saying it. Would it have mattered if the offenders were black, white, asian or hispanic? Not at all, it's just ignorant behavior by kids, which happens, so deal with it and move-on.

[Chicago South Sider]

Originally Posted by williepotatoes

I'll make you a deal. You stop commenting about white people here and I'll stop commenting on Black people.

You're from small-town midwest, right? That explains everything.

[Kamms]

Originally Posted by marothisu

Yeah. Funny enough though, my most "racist" friend in college grew up in Bridgeport. It was weird though because it seemed like he said these things kind of to be "cool" because it didn't seem like he actually meant it. He called me stuff in the beginning because my friend would joke about it and he'd join in, but I never felt any real hatred from him. It just seemed like he thought it was funny to call people names even if he didn't believe in what he was saying. It was strange. I think he just likes to hear himself talk and say whatever.

That's how it was; names didn't necessary carry any negative connotations to them.

[williepotatoes]

Originally Posted by Chicago South Sider

You're from small-town midwest, right? That explains everything.

Read your quote and then tell me you're not prone to prejudice yourself.

[mardias]

maybe racism in chicago would be less common if black people would actually take better care of each other and their communities.

the people I know that have prejudices against black people are not full of blind hatred; mostly they do not respect people that refuse to better their own kind and generally accept the litter, drug dealing, violence, and stupidity found in black neighborhoods. at some point black people need to stop placing blame or accepting the role of victim and simply empower themselves and marginalize the shtheads among their kind. If they cannot do so like the italians/germans/irish/etc. have done already, then black people should not expect respect from others. If one does not respect themselves, how can anyone else respect them?

I write this as a mixed race, low income urban fellow in garfield park.

[rubbersoul89]

Being the midwest, there are a lot of entitled conservative yuppies.

even though chicago has such a huge reputation of being a liberal city, after moving here, i was surprised to find a lot of very reactionary people living in the city.

[urza216]

Delicious Lorrie,

How so you feel about a thread you started YESTERDAY already being 11 pages long?

[marothisu]

Originally Posted by Kamms

That's how it was; names didn't necessary carry any negative connotations to them.

Right. Kind of like some people call their friends stupid names just to give them ****. I totally get it. People though should know what racial names carry actual negative connotations and might offend someone.