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It's played down because it isn't a big factor in society except for those who use it as a crutch for handouts and special favors.
Lots of regular folks are better off not being forced to work around or hang out with their political adversaries. That seems to cause more separation and violence. As we have seen, anger and resentment are at epidemic levels. Some people make it a point to make the work environment heavily favoring one side or the other. That split is usually heavily one-sided as well - ten or more against two. Eventually, the two will become isolated under the pressure, soon to quit or be terminated. Resentment begins to build.
The split created a one-sided workplace - so politically divided that it's next to impossible to work together. It also created the handout culture. It's a reality that just won't ever go away.
Oh, yes.
I have had youngsters come to the door "looking for work".
In more remote areas, they will pull up in the driveway and honk the horn. If someone responds they drive away.
If these were children, there would have been an adult driving them around. When children come to the door selling this or that there is always an adult hovering nearby in a vehicle.
She over-reacted. But she looks like the type who would.
Interesting. Sounds more than a little "urban legend"-ish to me.....
This woman feared these young men. (Yes, they are legally children and deserve the legal protections and privileges that children enjoy, but visually, they are men, and as football players likely to appear to be very large, fit young men).
When she saw them approach, she feared them, and reacted out of that fear.
" but visually, they are men, and as football players likely to appear to be very large, fit young men)."
Schools QUIT using "girls and boys" and now use MEN and WOMEN sports team and locker rooms, etc.
Crazy woman pulls gun, gets arrested, went to jail.
Newspaper takes the opportunity to turn it into a Whitey IS Racist event.
Remember, We are all racist now.
White America has never stopped being racist.
The idea that because we desegregated beaches and bathrooms and drinking fountains and restaurants and apartments 50 years ago that white America suddenly lost their racist underpinnings is just silly. It is part of the culture and will be for generations to come.
The idea that because we desegregated beaches and bathrooms and drinking fountains and restaurants and apartments 50 years ago that white America suddenly lost their racist underpinnings is just silly. It is part of the culture and will be for generations to come.
This woman feared these young men. (Yes, they are legally children and deserve the legal protections and privileges that children enjoy, but visually, they are men, and as football players likely to appear to be very large, fit young men).
When she saw them approach, she feared them, and reacted out of that fear.
And I would have too. I've read enough about well-meaning (or naive) white people opening their doors to groups of young black men, only to be assaulted (or worse) that I simply would not open my door to a group of young black men. It stinks for the decent ones who are just trying to do some good (like fundraising for their school), but that's the way it goes.
And I would have too. I've read enough about well-meaning (or naive) white people opening their doors to groups of young black men, only to be assaulted (or worse) that I simply would not open my door to a group of young black men. It stinks for the decent ones who are just trying to do some good (like fundraising for their school), but that's the way it goes.
Well, I open my door when I see young Black men. I've never had anything happen to me from that instance. And I've been a Black male who had to do some work in certain neighborhoods. I empathize more with the young Black men who are decent than the persons who say "I wouldn't open my door for young Black men". I'm a Black male and I know what it's like when someone perceives you as a threat.
I want you to think about this. When I was in my adolescent years, I got bullied alot. The majority of those who bullied me and assaulted me were White males. Now, I don't avoid all White males. I take persons individual by individual. However, answer this. What would you think if I adopted the "I avoid hanging around White males" based on things that happened to me?
This woman feared these young men. (Yes, they are legally children and deserve the legal protections and privileges that children enjoy, but visually, they are men, and as football players likely to appear to be very large, fit young men).
When she saw them approach, she feared them, and reacted out of that fear.
Being a Black male in my early 30s, that woman's fear does scare me. When I was a teenager, I did cut other person's lawns, and rake leaves to make some money for myself. It would scare me to know that I could run into someone who would pull a gun on me. Someone being that scared of me as a Black male puts fear into me. I don't want to get killed because someone else feared me. This is one reason I empathize with those boys. There is a chance it could have been me. I used to be a kid. I used to goof around, I sometimes went door to door to sell candy for my school. I know that if someone feared me that much, the chances of me getting shot increase. And this is the thing. I was never into hood rat behavior. I'm not some thug or criminal bent person.
In my case, I was a tiny person. I'm only 5'5" today. I've always been small and perceived to be younger than I really am. However, when I got into my 20s, looking younger than I am didn't do any good. When I was 25, I looked like I was 20. I could still find someone who looked at me with distrust due to being a young Black male. I'm 33 and a grocery store clerk (herself being 19 or 20) thought I was 25, 26 years old.
My perspective is this. You don't want to be feared, especially for the stupidity of other persons who happen to look like you. It opens you up to situations where you could be faced with someone who fears you and could go into "take action" mode as a result. What do you do to keep yourself from getting into those situations?
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