Obama's Wife Complained about Racism from "White Folks" when she was in the W.H....

[remco67]

Originally Posted by Chuckity

I honestly think the majority of slights in every day life that blacks perceive as racism are from people just being as$holes in general.

Likely correct, how you perceive things in life makes a great deal of difference. There are a lot of self absorbed jerks out there the rest of us have to deal with. And lets face it we have all probably been that jerk at times when we are just not paying attention. Even simple politeness can be construed as bad. I grew up learning its polite to hold a door open for someone if you are walking up to it first and they are right behind you. I have on occasion had women get mad at me for being a chauvinist jerk for doing this. Yet i do it for everyone male or female. They just can't get it out of their heads that most guys are chauvinists. So their views of the World cause them to perceive actions as bad.

[eddie gein]

Originally Posted by PotatoMan

It’s the way she was raised. She was raised to be a professional victim. It’s like a sickness really. I’ve seen it in the real world from white and black people. It’s all about what happened in the home from ages 0-10. They see how their mentors react to situations and it becomes hardwired into their brains for life.

You could make her Queen of the world and she would find something to complain about. Nothing to do with race, it’s her hardwired victim personality.

She was "raised" by a two parent household. You know, the kind you are always saying black people should have. Her mother worked as a secretary all her life. Her dad was in the Army and after that he worked in the city of Chicago water plant as a pumper DESPITE having MS.

You know, she pretty much had the upbringing that right wingers are always harping about regarding the black community. Two parent household with working parents. A professional education for both kids. Both kids were successful at a high level in their profession. Michelle is married to her one and only spouse raising their own kids who of course are leading successful lives themselves.

Yet you STILL want to pi$$ and moan about this "victim" stuff. Knee jerk spouting out about "victim culture" is apparently "hardwired" into the right wing brain

[2mares]

Originally Posted by crone

It's hard to judge the getting something from a shelf if the interaction is black and white. The whole world thinks old white people vote conservative. Perhaps Ms. Obama thought the old white woman was condescending, thinking she was the help. It's all in the way the lady asked for help.

But where I live nobody needs to ask. If a stranger in the store sees this really short old white woman struggling with items on a high shelf, they just hand it to me. And I thank them profusely.

Yes that is how it is in my community. People can talk trash about the south and call us racists all they want but blacks and whites are afraid to speak to one another for fear of offence, aren't afraid to ask for help from one another or extend help to one another.

I don't know how many times I have been in Wal Mart to have someone ask me for help or where something is like I work there or something. I've checked to make sure I wasn't wearing a vest or name tag.

I dont even know that I have had people cut in front of me black or white. People here will more often offer to let you go in front of them if your elderly, have little kids with you, have fewer items or look like your struggling or in a hurry.

[WannaliveinGreenville]

Originally Posted by shadowne

Remember when she was upset that a short customer in Target asked her to reach an item from the top shelf for her?

https://www.business2community.com/u...loyee-01100745

I get asked (often) if I can help someone get something off a shelf (and offer to help shoppers) and never once did I think my skin color had anything to do with reaching in high places.

[evilnewbie]

I tried to reach something high on the shelf before but another person came in and help... He was white... I hope he didn't think I needed his help because he was white.... /End sarcasm

[TheOldPuss]

This dame is always shopping for trouble.
Typical victim mentality. It's exhausting.