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So, on FX...there is a new show called Black and White.

Basically these people get made up..and switch races, and at the end of the day..talk about there different experiences.

Now, before this show....I had a decent and reasonable idea, that racism isn't as much of an issue, as people make it. IT IS an issue, especially in different parts of america, and the world as well....But I do think and always have thought it's not as bad as a lot of people say. I've seen racisim first hand, especially in the south...so don't come in here with a closed fuckin mind, and start bitchin me out when you didn't even read everything.

but here is the scoop. Minorities claim to experience racism in every day life, even if it's subtle. They also make fun of white folks, for speaking properly and clearly, walking fast, wearing suits, and shit like that. They also make fun of a black person who does those things, but it's considered acting "white". Now, to be completely honest...thats not acting white, white people don't act like that. Those actions and mannerisms are sacrafices we force ourselves to make, in order to be employed.
Do you honestly think we go home and act like that?
There is a huge issue with minorities.....blacks and mexicans especially, and them being un-employed. The problem is, most un-employed mexicans don't speak english very well. And let's talk about blacks, By the way, this is a general statement but,
i want to know how many less white people would have jobs, if we all went in, wore doo rags, chains, baggy ass clothes, talked in a mixture of southern drawl and ebonics, and everything. This is a business world, or a business country i should say. Just about every business works with people, the best way to sell anything, is to make people feel comfortable. Look at all the elements you, as african americans...have going against you. The way you talk, your mannerisms, RAP....people hear rap, and all they hear 95% of the time is african americans angry about something, they see guys talking about killing eachother, that dress and have the same mannerisms you do on the street. How is that supposed to make anyone feel comfortable? People want someone that they don't think is going to shoot them in the face...not very many people are threatened by the african american who acts and dresses.."white".....now, you can call it racism that the average person stereotypes the average black man because you guys look like the same self proclaimed thugs that they have on t.v....but it's not just because you are black, if it's because of you being black at all. If white people talked and dressed the same way you did(a lot do, and from what i've seen...struggle horribly to find work) im willing to bet the white to minority unemployment ratio would be a lot closer to being even....

this show, black and white...sort of proves the things i'm saying...the white man who is turned to a black man, doesn't experience anything different, or so he says. He also claims the black man who is turned white, is looking for examples of racism. Because when he was black, when bad things would happen, it was subtle racism...when he was white..bad things still happened, but good things happened to him just like when he was black..but he blamed it on being white. I personally see this all the time...minorities tend to assume that something is meant differently than it is intended to be meant. This obviously isn't always the case, and a lot of times..it isn't the case at all..because racism is a live and well, i just don't think people are realistic about it. Bad shit happens to me all the time, i get treated like shit, people ignore me, and everyone else...people are assholes to everyone, but whites arn't really use to being treated differently for there skin color, where as blacks have a history of it, and i feel like unless everyone treats them as good as they possibly can, there going to blame everything on racism...when it's just someone being an asshole, regardless of anything exterior....

like shihan says...

"I'm sick of people denying racism still exists, but i'm tired of us still using it as an excuse"

I just want to know everyones opinion, on the show, what it portrays..how accurate you think it really is, and how accurate you think my statement is...
By the way, i don't want you to tell me that what i'm saying basically means that minorities arn't hired or treated the same because of cultural differences. The culture you have, and just about everyone in america has, is culture that is adopted. The way african americans speak, isn't because your african. It's because you were un-educated to english language, and learned to speak the way the southerners did. It's something you've embraced from the beginning of the slave days. White people all have some kind of culture, a lot of the times thats put out of site and out of mind..to hold a job.

Maybe thats why saul williams says our..."culture, is that of a schizophrenic vulture"
but either way, it's the truth

Opinions?

By the way, this isn't a beef thread, I don't want you to even respond, unless it's going to be an educated, open minded, opinion.....Because thats exactly what I have presented to you.