My inner racist

[lurkerdick]

The white guys in suits are often working on bigger heists that hurt more people.

that's racist; so you're saying, a black guy in a suit can't do that?
havingfun, you get robbed inside of FB...lol

 

[ogibowt]

I am going to get slammed HARD for this but ... I did some work in Parkdale a number of years ago..
There was some one in office at that time that believed by publishing names of people that did crimes in the local paper;; it would help curb crime ;;??
Anyway the idea got crushed .. But the point is :: the person claimed that 50% of the crime was being done by black people ;; at that time anyway .
So if in fact this was true ....
You would be more apt ; to be afraid of a black person than a person of other race or color .
I may not have the story ""100%"" correct .. As this was 1990 ish ... But I would think the people that have lived in Toronto a long time may remember.
So I guess my point is along the lines of >>> Media can influence our thought toward other people ; as much as our own interactions

whether or not its 50%, 30% or 75%....or if the survey is even true...it might be that of the same people are commiting those crimes...in other words...2% of total blacks in that area are commiting those crimes, and the rest are law abiding citizens..

 

[james t kirk]

You're an idiot. Lol you take a quote from Jesse Jackson to prove something.

Absolutely, media place a huge role in racial stereotypes. Most people haven't been exposed at all to "ghettos", many not exposed to races outside of their own and their stereotypes come from what they see on television.

Since you don't understand, I'll let Chris Rock explain "the media" to you at approximately 5:20

But if you want to talk just simple statistics, the fact is that the police in Toronto do not release racial crime statistics. Though I have heard that between 85 and 95 percent of all violent crimes committed in the City of Toronto are committed by blacks. (Statistics can be a bitch sometimes and have nothing to do with "the media")

But if you look on the Toronto Police Website for "Toronto's most wanted" you may notice that most of the faces (and descriptions) are black. (Maybe it's just the media too right?)

http://www.torontopolice.on.ca/homicide/mostwanted.php

How many white guys on the above list?

 

[batman57]

The truth is people act the way they are portrayed in the media.

Remember Theo (Cosby Show)

Remember Snoop Dogg.

 

[Questor]

Its likely more an economic prejudice than a racial one. Wouldn't you have been scared of a group of scuzzy looking white boys following you down the street in that neighbourhood too? If you were walking through Bridal Path and encountered a group of well-dressed young black men walking down the street with good posture and an air of wealth and happiness about them, would you be scared of them?

That about sums it up. Very good post. Dark, late at night, groups of loitering men with no apparent business in the area. Yes, you want to keep moving and there is nothing wrong with being nervous. Race is irrelevant. However, maybe we are all sexist, since the same scenario with women...no problem.

The white guys in suits are often working on bigger heists that hurt more people.

LOL sad but true. Well, sort of true.

 

[tywillis6969]

Blackman or brown people??? WTF... It's like saying all white people are from Poland or some other country where you’d only find white people!! Black people ... from what country, nationality? It's funny how people who talk about race and the color of peoples skin has NEVER been outside of there own country!!

Do you people know what...... multi cultural....... country you live in?

 

[Ceiling Cat]

I was walking along Eglinton between the Eglinton West station and Dufferin to the Fairbanks strip club. It was late at night. I was the only white, middle-aged man on the sidewalk. I had a fair bit of money in my wallet. I haven't read of any muggings in the area. Nobody even remotely threatened me. I don't consider myself a racist. Nevertheless, I felt unease. Here and there, small groups of black men were socializing. I walked by swiftly looking straight ahead, avoiding eye contact - the way most people do when there is someone mentally unhinged ranting on the sidewalk. Yes, my irrational inner racist got the better of me. It is hard to rationalize it away. It is an emotional reaction. I suppose only more trips along the sidewalk to Fairbanks will drive it away (unfortunately, I wasn't that enthused by the club).

Paranoid kicks in not just when there are fierce looking colored people around or people that dress rough and look like thugs. You also had a large amount of cash on you, that alone would make you think people have x-ray vision and can see what you have in your pockets. I have been freaked out by the paranoia of carrying large amounts of cash, why take a chance get a cashiers check next time.

 

[derrick76]

I was walking along Eglinton between the Eglinton West station and Dufferin to the Fairbanks strip club. It was late at night. I was the only white, middle-aged man on the sidewalk. I had a fair bit of money in my wallet. I haven't read of any muggings in the area. Nobody even remotely threatened me. I don't consider myself a racist. Nevertheless, I felt unease. Here and there, small groups of black men were socializing. I walked by swiftly looking straight ahead, avoiding eye contact - the way most people do when there is someone mentally unhinged ranting on the sidewalk. Yes, my irrational inner racist got the better of me. It is hard to rationalize it away. It is an emotional reaction. I suppose only more trips along the sidewalk to Fairbanks will drive it away (unfortunately, I wasn't that enthused by the club).

So, if there were small pockets of white guys hanging around late at night, you wouldn't feel uneasy?

 

[derrick76]

Really?

Here's one for you:

"There is nothing more painful to me at this stage in my life than to walk down the street and hear footsteps and start to think about robbery and then look around and see somebody white and feel relieved."

Jesse Jackson

Do your own google search.

Until he turns around, continues walking and then BAM! lights out.

Was it Howard Beach or Bensonhurst in NY where that used to take place?

 

[derrick76]

Since you don't understand, I'll let Chris Rock explain "the media" to you at approximately 5:20

But if you want to talk just simple statistics, the fact is that the police in Toronto do not release racial crime statistics. Though I have heard that between 85 and 95 percent of all violent crimes committed in the City of Toronto are committed by blacks. (Statistics can be a bitch sometimes and have nothing to do with "the media")

But if you look on the Toronto Police Website for "Toronto's most wanted" you may notice that most of the faces (and descriptions) are black. (Maybe it's just the media too right?)

http://www.torontopolice.on.ca/homicide/mostwanted.php

How many white guys on the above list?

How are most wanted list compiled? And, what has Rock said about whites? What's next, Jeff Foxworthy's "you might be a redneck..."?

 

[Prim0]

you are a victim of the racist stereotypes of black men perpetuated by the white owned north american media.

similarly i noticed that i can't watch tv for more than 5 minutes i constantly changing the channels or turning the tv off.

Incorrect...everyone knows that the media is controlled by the Jews! LOL

Like it or not, we are all judged by our appearances. This can include skin color but also grooming and everything else others can see and use to judge us. You can dress the same person in different clothes then watch how they're treated in a store. Do you want the doctor in the nicely pressed 3 piece suit or the the one in a tshirt and shorts?

 

[burt-oh-my!]

Black people yelling "racism!" White people yelling "reverse racism!" Chinese people yelling "sideways racism!" And the Indians ain't yelling shit, 'cause they dead. So everybody bitching about how bad their people got it: nobody got it worse than the American Indian. Everyone needs to calm the fuck down.

Chris rock

 

[nosidam]

Your not racist just being defensive for your own survival. Nothing more human than that.

 

[alex4you2]

I was once in a similar situation...

Once I was walking down the street and I saw a bunch of hard looking blacks and I felt scared so I ran to get away.... then a bunch of white trashy looking guys were following me so I decided to get the hell out of there.... farther down the street a suspicious looking group of asians gave me trouble so I left quickly.... I thought I was safe but then a few browns appeared out of nowhere and I couldn't understand what they wanted so I split... and that was just the beginning, then there were the mexicans and the arabs and the jews and all the others....

it was a horrible night. When I arrived home safe I was thankful that I am nothing like those motherfuckers... phew!

 

[CRX8]

90% of Toronto SP's are being pimped by blacks. So either way, whether they mug you or you go see an SP they're still getting your hard-earned money. You should have just walked up to them and handed over your cash!

 

[TVA]

90% of Toronto SP's are being pimped by blacks. So either way, whether they mug you or you go see an SP they're still getting your hard-earned money. You should have just walked up to them and handed over your cash!

according to your logic, 90% of stuff black pimps and prostitutes, and everyone else for that matter buy come from China, so when they see a Chinese dude, they should just hand over their cash.

 

[MindJohn]

that's racist; so you're saying, a black guy in a suit can't do that?
havingfun, you get robbed inside of FB...lol

Like so many here, you seem to have no understanding as to what "racism" actually is.

"Racism" just about demands an accompanying belief that one race is "better" than other races.

Some guy repeating stereotypes that pre-date all of us is not (a) "racist" for that reason alone.

 

[MrMessi]

How bout the gay faggots from the parade, how gay is that???

 

[FatOne]

I was once called a racist just because I claimed some races were genetically superior to others. Damn this political correctness has gone out of hand. I guess I will stick to my hobbies like fisting myself in playgrounds wearing nothing but fur boots and a gas mask, kicking terminally ill children in the face and listening to Maroon 5, the world is just too uptight.

 

[fuji]

FatOne, do you have any rational grounds to believe that there are in fact any races, at a genetic level? Or rather, that if there are, that they in any way correspond to the social notion of races?