in a recent thread about an nfl player being allowed to return to play after being convicted and serving time for a felony, it was suggested that maybe his ancestory played a part in his attitudes and actions.. those of you were playing along at home know the deal.... is it fair to lay blame on one's ancestors in how one acts in today's society?.
i think not.... my ancestor's came here from scotland, when their lands were taken from them back home.
they came here with nothing and had to start over in a land with next to nothing, eeking out an existance in the mountains of tn and nc, always struggling.
Cute, Daniel-P.
Well, how is that NOT what you're, in essence, saying?
Oh, and for those who've mentioned that their "black friends" don't think like me, since when have all Black people been expected to think alike?
Isn't that stereotyping?
Ooh, the old "turn the tables" trick. Nice try.
in a recent thread about an nfl player being allowed to return to play after being convicted and serving time for a felony, it was suggested that maybe his ancestory played a part in his attitudes and actions.. those of you were playing along at home know the deal.... is it fair to lay blame on one's ancestors in how one acts in today's society?.
i think not.... my ancestor's came here from scotland, when their lands were taken from them back home.
they came here with nothing and had to start over in a land with next to nothing, eeking out an existance in the mountains of tn and nc, always struggling.
I can see it now...
BREAKING NEWS
Black Man Found Not Guilty of Murders Due to Slavery
An area Black Man was found not guilty to several murders he was proven to commit. Judge Snowbird ruled that, due to the mitigating circumstances of the suspect's great-great-grandfather being a slave, he could not be found guilty of his crimes.
"Sometimes I get really angry about what happened to my people," Black Man said when interviewed after the ruling. "I see Whitey and all asudden I just want to bust a cap.... So I did."
Having busted approximately four caps, four people are now dead. Judge Snowbird said that although Black Man "seemingly showed an insensitivity" to the people he murdered, his ancestors were enslaved by their ancestors, and he had a right to exact revenge on their decendants.
in a recent thread about an nfl player being allowed to return to play after being convicted and serving time for a felony, it was suggested that maybe his ancestory played a part in his attitudes and actions.. those of you were playing along at home know the deal.... is it fair to lay blame on one's ancestors in how one acts in today's society?.
i think not.... my ancestor's came here from scotland, when their lands were taken from them back home.
they came here with nothing and had to start over in a land with next to nothing, eeking out an existance in the mountains of tn and nc, always struggling.
"Just Snowbird saying that Blacks cannot be held responsible for crimes they commit,"
I NEVER said anything of the sort.
I said, in essence, the legacy of pain passed down from slavery is a factor in how Black people behave.
That's all.
Sheesh!
Even English common law recognizes extenuating circumstances.
Sylvia
Really? You didn't insinuate this at all? You said in the other thread:
Could it be that Vick's seeming insensitivity to animal cruelty is a result of the pain his ancestors have suffered?
I realize this is a difficult subject; anyone who brings up the cruelties of slavery, is accused of not letting go of the past, but I think it merits a mention.
You clearly insinuated that Vick's "seeming" insensitivity (yeah, that describes electrocution and beatings) to animals is the result the pain his ancenstors felt.
That statement is worded so as to remove guilt and blame from Vick due to his ancestors.
in a recent thread about an nfl player being allowed to return to play after being convicted and serving time for a felony, it was suggested that maybe his ancestory played a part in his attitudes and actions.. those of you were playing along at home know the deal.... is it fair to lay blame on one's ancestors in how one acts in today's society?.
i think not.... my ancestor's came here from scotland, when their lands were taken from them back home.
they came here with nothing and had to start over in a land with next to nothing, eeking out an existance in the mountains of tn and nc, always struggling.
However, none of this erases the fact that grievous wrongs were done to our Black ancestors by Whites.
Nothing will erase that.
... Until a couple thousand years pass and it gets obscured by all the other countless atrocities of humankind, rendered a footnote of history. Sowhat does this have to do with the animal-killer Vick, again? Oh that's right... NOTHING!
in a recent thread about an nfl player being allowed to return to play after being convicted and serving time for a felony, it was suggested that maybe his ancestory played a part in his attitudes and actions.. those of you were playing along at home know the deal.... is it fair to lay blame on one's ancestors in how one acts in today's society?.
i think not.... my ancestor's came here from scotland, when their lands were taken from them back home.
they came here with nothing and had to start over in a land with next to nothing, eeking out an existance in the mountains of tn and nc, always struggling.
Well, they're not really "overcoming" if they're blaming animal cruelty on the slavery of their ancestors.
danielp..You can`t paint an entire race with the same paint brush,because of one fool`s comment..
I'm not, Outlaw. I'm really referring to Snow here.
in a recent thread about an nfl player being allowed to return to play after being convicted and serving time for a felony, it was suggested that maybe his ancestory played a part in his attitudes and actions.. those of you were playing along at home know the deal.... is it fair to lay blame on one's ancestors in how one acts in today's society?.
i think not.... my ancestor's came here from scotland, when their lands were taken from them back home.
they came here with nothing and had to start over in a land with next to nothing, eeking out an existance in the mountains of tn and nc, always struggling.
But an attitude was expressed on another thread (that was being hijacked from it's original intent) that I wanted to see explored.
So far, not much exploring. Just Snowbird saying that Blacks cannot be held responsible for crimes they commit, and slavery was bad, and yada yada, while everyone else scratches their heads in awe at the astounding obtuseness of her argument.
Good times.
in a recent thread about an nfl player being allowed to return to play after being convicted and serving time for a felony, it was suggested that maybe his ancestory played a part in his attitudes and actions.. those of you were playing along at home know the deal.... is it fair to lay blame on one's ancestors in how one acts in today's society?.
i think not.... my ancestor's came here from scotland, when their lands were taken from them back home.
they came here with nothing and had to start over in a land with next to nothing, eeking out an existance in the mountains of tn and nc, always struggling.
You don't like the truth? You can't "handle the truth"?
That simply places me in the same category as the others (including you) who have responded on this thread.
Sylvia
And what exactly is the truth, Snow? That all whites are inherently evil due to their ancestry, and all blacks are inherently righteous due to theirs? because that's basically what you're saying. If no one can escape their heritage, we might as well commit mass suicide.
in a recent thread about an nfl player being allowed to return to play after being convicted and serving time for a felony, it was suggested that maybe his ancestory played a part in his attitudes and actions.. those of you were playing along at home know the deal.... is it fair to lay blame on one's ancestors in how one acts in today's society?.
i think not.... my ancestor's came here from scotland, when their lands were taken from them back home.
they came here with nothing and had to start over in a land with next to nothing, eeking out an existance in the mountains of tn and nc, always struggling.
This thread is about people, of any race, color or nationality, who want to blame their ancestor's history for their current misbehaving or faults.
From Snow's persective, the answer is a big YES. However, as long as you say YES to that question, you can never overcome anything. As long as you shift personal responsibility and blame for your own actions to others, you can never overcome a damn thing and you'll always be the underdog.
in a recent thread about an nfl player being allowed to return to play after being convicted and serving time for a felony, it was suggested that maybe his ancestory played a part in his attitudes and actions.. those of you were playing along at home know the deal.... is it fair to lay blame on one's ancestors in how one acts in today's society?.
i think not.... my ancestor's came here from scotland, when their lands were taken from them back home.
they came here with nothing and had to start over in a land with next to nothing, eeking out an existance in the mountains of tn and nc, always struggling.
They addapted and over came..Thats a lot to be proud of..
Well, they're not really "overcoming" if they're blaming animal cruelty on the slavery of their ancestors.
There's no nexus between the issues here. I am the first to agree that blacks are disadvantaged due to American history, but I will never concede that a rich NFL player is blameless for brutally maiming and killing helpless animals because he's black.
in a recent thread about an nfl player being allowed to return to play after being convicted and serving time for a felony, it was suggested that maybe his ancestory played a part in his attitudes and actions.. those of you were playing along at home know the deal.... is it fair to lay blame on one's ancestors in how one acts in today's society?.
i think not.... my ancestor's came here from scotland, when their lands were taken from them back home.
they came here with nothing and had to start over in a land with next to nothing, eeking out an existance in the mountains of tn and nc, always struggling.
I feel sure his ancestry was taken into consideration by the judicial system.
I know other Black people are doing so.
And that's what sets "race relations" back. Using your ancestry as an excuse for wrongdoing? Complete bullshit.
