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You ignore the laws that were on the books for the majority of US history that prevented blacks from enjoying their freedom in this country up until the middle of the 20 th century.
I'm not ignoring that at all. Using "their freedom" to try to take over is what's been happening essentially. That's why some of the laws in the south were put in place post civil war in the first place.
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Well if it makes you feel better I have never heard blacks express a desire to take over. Nor have hispanics. Nor have other immigrants like your ancestors.
You see it if you want to see it. You hear it all the time, "We need more blacks or Hispanics" in this position and that position, or we need government enforced outcomes for blacks etc.
There is prejudice against Asians, and there is racism be faced. Let's not deny that. There is also a pecking order. I've never heard anyone tell their daughters "don't bring home an Asian". I have heard "don't bring home a Black guy".
That's because for some reasons, women typically aren't attracted to asian men. Intelligence, work ethic and respectfulness will always come up short when women are looking for height, swagger and confidence *I mean ability to tell a woman everything they want to hear*
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Asian men often claim they are viewed as non masculine in the popular culture and less physical. While African American men are depicted as physical hyper masculine powerful beasts. Pornographic films reinforce this sterotype which is a legacy of slavery. But this is why blacks get killed because people are afraid of them and this is not new. Black men are viewed like Pit bulls are viewed when compared to other strong dogs like german shepherds.
This is very true, but what you left out is that some black men ENJOY that fear, some see it as "getting respect."
They hate it when they're done wrong by stereotyping but don't mind the stereotypes that help them with women and being able to intimidate other ethnic groups.
That's because for some reasons, women typically aren't attracted to asian men. Intelligence, work ethic and respectfulness will always come up short when women are looking for height, swagger and confidence *I mean ability to tell a woman everything they want to hear*
This is very true, but what you left out is that some black men ENJOY that fear, some see it as "getting respect."
They hate it when they're done wrong by stereotyping but don't mind the stereotypes that help them with women and being able to intimidate other ethnic groups.
Agreed tho it ain't just a "Black dude" thing since ANY "race" gets the goodies as well as the prejudice but for different reasons. Even IN the "Hispanic" world; things have the rep of breaking down on how much "white" if talking looks is in someone's heritage, the more the better and, I'm NOT talking Arab white here, either.
It's not about black people or the black race. Black people is an "uncomfortable truth" about America. It's almost as if you had a past, you cleaned it up, and you tried become an upstanding citizen, but someone in your past reminds you of who you use to be, or even who you really are. Black people is a constant remind of what America really is and what it really use to be like. When you talk about slavery, it doesn't look good on America's brochure.
If black people in America were unique as underachievers among Sub-Saharan Africans and the diaspora then you could make that case. But they aren't. We see the same patterns everywhere.
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This is why everyone really hates black people.
America elected a man president mostly because he is black. Close to half of all the most successful and beloved musicians and sports heroes in American history are black. 83% of the top grossing movies of 2015 feature at one black actor. America fought a war in which 600,000 died to stop the enslavement of blacks. America has spent hundreds of billions of dollars on uplift programs for blacks. America loves black people, or at least wants to love them.
Asians were not brought to the United States in chains as slaves to be capitalized off of centuries of unpaid labor...and only for that purpose.
Asians were not sold as property and owned as someone else's property arriving to the shores of the United States
They arrived voluntarily.
Not only were Asians not brought in chains...Asians were not whipped, beaten, or punished for learning how to read and write, or escaping from their captivity.
Its the same as people who ask why black immigrants do better than slave descendants already here for centuries.
Teenage blacks were not brought to the United States in chains as slaves to be capitalized off of centuries of unpaid labor...and only for that purpose.
Teenage blacks were not sold as property and owned as someone else's property arriving to the shores of the United States
Not only were teenage blacks not brought in chains...Teenage blacks were not whipped, beaten, or punished for learning how to read and write, or escaping from their captivity. Indeed, many teenage blacks don't avail themselves of the opportunities for which I"m paying as a taxpayer to be educated.
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No one is a slave today.
but descendants are not as far removed from slavery as you think.
Most black people usually have a family name from slavery or a slave owner.
You probably have your own name from your direct ancestral lineage.
Plenty of other examples I could give...and thats only one.
black racism if there is such a thing does not systematically affect you...or your family...or your future generations to come.
I do agree...UNDERSTANDING is needed.
George Washington Carver had such a name. Was he shot as an unarmed black attacking police officers?
Asians do have problems assimilating. Everybody assumes they are an immigrant even if they are 3rd gen American. Asians aren't limited to Chinese and Japanese.....ever heard of Laotians, Cambodians, Burmese? They have significant problems "assimilating", have high poverty rates, and low educational attainment.
"Everybody"
I NEVER assume they are an immigrant.
And good nonsense about Asians and education. They raise the bar wherever they go, even in Minnesota which is one of the top states in the US for education.
Here is the thing. There has always been prejudice and racism against Asians and Blacks. It still exists. However, FEAR is what makes the difference. There are people saying things like "I feared for my life" when it comes to Blacks. People of Asian ethnicities(notice I said "ethnicities" as no two Asian ethncities are the same") have never been viewed as brutes and beasts. Black Americans, however, have historically been viewed as "scary", "beast", "brute". The Black Brute stereotype goes all the way back to the 1860s-1870s. People often believed that the only way to keep Blacks in line was through terror and brutality. In my opinion, some people still feel this way about Blacks.
When you are feared and hated at the same time, your chances of getting killed go up.
He only killed 32 students, and it was long ago, all the way back to 2007, before most of you were born.
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