Racsists live on both sides of the Mason Dixon line.
Woman Still Doesnt Understand Why Her White Only Swimming Pool is Racist
by OnTheWayOut 37 Replies latest jw friends
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NewChapter
I was intrigued by Chris Rock's documentary called "Black Hair."
BOTR, my favorite part of that documentary was when Chris Rock asked Rev. Al Sharpton if he was allowed to touch his wife's hair. Rev. Al just gave him one of those intense looks of his and said "She can't touch MY hair!". I cracked up.
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tec
I can't believe some of the comments under the link that Nomad posted.
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AGuest
“If I have to stick up for my white rights, I have to stick up for my white rights."
What "white" rights are involved here? If anything, she believes she has some "property" rights (which she may not, if the pool is part of the "premises" in the lease, and even so... the sign is "offensive" and SUGGESTS a violation of others' rights)... which have nothing to do with her race (today). C'mon... she knew what she was doing. Wonder what race the parents are (such that it was the daughter's presence that may have prompted all of this).
What a ditz. She's not alone, though, sad to say...
Peace!
A slave of Christ,
SA
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AGuest
I can't believe some of the comments under the link that Nomad posted.
Unfortunately, I can, dear tec (the greatest of love and peace to you, dear one!). I hear/read them all the time in my line of work. They're not as exceptional as folks may think. They're not usually posted in this way (i.e., even the dumbest dummy should know better than to put a "whites only" sign ANYWHERE where the public can see it!), but a bit more subtle (not always, of course).
Which is why I don't hide the topic here on this board, despite the snarky comments that result. I have come to love MANY here, if not most, just because of how we all cope with our past commonality as well as other reasons... and think that our "education" should include everything it can. We don't have to AGREE... but we shouldn't allow ourselves to sit in "Well, I didn't KNOW." All one needs to do is.. get... a... clue.
Peace, dear one!
Your servant, sister, and fellow slave of Christ,
SA
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AGuest
Racsists live on both sides of the Mason Dixon line.
This is true, dear Skeet (peace to you!), although those on the "darker" side who engage it in are often just reacting, responding to, and/or mimicking what they learned from some on the "lighter" side. Keep it in proper perspective, dear one.
Peace!
A slave of Christ,
SA
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NewChapter
I think Skeeter means both north and south. A comment was made about the segregation laws in the south. And Skeeter is right---but the problem clearly reached higher levels in the south and with Jim Crow laws.
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NewChapter
This is true, dear Skeet (peace to you!), although those on the "darker" side who engage it in are often just reacting, responding to, and/or mimicking what they learned from some on the "lighter" side
I don't know Shelby. The "darker" side as you call does not have to be taught anything, good or bad, and they certainly don't need to be taught to be predudice. They can come up with that all by themselves. While I understand it has been a great deal more systematic with whites, and they were the ones with the power, let's not pretend that any group of people is pure at heart and would exude nothing but love if they had always been treated right. We have the world to prove that. Just look at Rwanda.
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mrsjones5
For those who don't know the origins of something can be quite telling:
Rwanda: How the genocide happened
History of violence
Ethnic tension in Rwanda is nothing new. There have been always been disagreements between the majority Hutus and minority Tutsis, but the animosity between them has grown substantially since the colonial period.
The two ethnic groups are actually very similar - they speak the same language, inhabit the same areas and follow the same traditions.
However, Tutsis are often taller and thinner than Hutus, with some saying their origins lie in Ethiopia.
During the genocide, the bodies of Tutsis were thrown into rivers, with their killers saying they were being sent back to Ethiopia.
When the Belgian colonists arrived in 1916, they produced identity cards classifying people according to their ethnicity.
The Belgians considered the Tutsis to be superior to the Hutus. Not surprisingly, the Tutsis welcomed this idea, and for the next 20 years they enjoyed better jobs and educational opportunities than their neighbours.
Resentment among the Hutus gradually built up, culminating in a series of riots in 1959. More than 20,000 Tutsis were killed, and many more fled to the neighbouring countries of Burundi, Tanzania and Uganda.
When Belgium relinquished power and granted Rwanda independence in 1962, the Hutus took their place. Over subsequent decades, the Tutsis were portrayed as the scapegoats for every crisis.