Rockadelic said:Is there anyone here that doesn't want to live to see the day when ALL people, regardless of race or ethnicity, treat each other with respect?
If you really want this, be the one(s) to wipe the slate clean and start.
Otherwise, you're full of shit......blaiming history for not doing it yourself will guarantee it will never happen.
while I agree...some folks on here are stating that being called "whitey" is just as much a racial slur as other racial slurs directed at non-whites.
These folks seem to be mixing up bigotry and racism. Can an african american be a bigot by calling someone "whitey"? Of course.
Is it racism?
No.
Until you can link the term "whitey" to decades, if not centuries, of the systematic oppression of white people, you cannot claim "whitey" as a racist slur on par with other more obvious slurs. Considering there is no system or structure to oppress white people, then it is impossible to do so.
That is why I find the "colorblind" attitude as too simple and lazy, because not only does one refuse to acknowledge race (even though it is a benevolent neglect), it means you have to also turn a blind eye to the racist system and the transgressions they have suffered , it also means one operates on the naive idea that everyone has equal opportunities.
uderonomy said:dukeofdelridge said:
