Is America racist? As a whole I'd guess no. I live in Atlanta GA and I hear racist remarks all the time. I moved here three years ago from Texas ( lived there for 14 years ) and rarely heard a racist remark, against blacks anyway. I grew up in Oklahoma - being that it's mostly white there, racism was almost unheard of. Would I vote for Obama? Not in a million years. Because he's darker skinned than I am? Nope. I don't like his politics. Had Colin Powell ran for Prez, he would have had my vote. I'm ex Army and Air Force, plus I come from a military family so I may be partial, but I felt he was a great leader. That being said - I know you ( gillyloves69 ) are from across the pond, and you are probably well aware of the amount of racism here in the states. Why try to start shit? You REALLY want my two cents worth? I'm pretty sure MY family didn't have slaves. Coming from Texas - there is a HUGE Hispanic population there. For the most part, they keep to themselves. They are hard working, family oriented, SUPPORT their communities, and generally don't stir the pot. I am well aware that there are bad apples in EVERY ethnic group, but, here in the southern states it seems that most of the A/A people ( most of which where BORN in the US ) just want a hand out. Whitey owes me. My baggy pants are my expression. Looking 'gangsta' is kewl. I'll spend $4,000 on 30" tires and rims for my 1980 Monte Carlo ( that's worth less than $900 ) to look cool. I'll also invest $2000 in a thumpin' stereo so the whole farkin' town hears me comin', wile my P.O.S. car sounds like it's vibrating apart. And when things don't go their way - they play the RACE card. I'm black, whitey's picking on me. Fuck that. I have black friends - one was even born in Nigeria. They all WORK. They aren't looking for a hand out, for WIC, food stamps, etc. Again, there's bad apples in every ethnic group, but damn it, I'm so fukkin' sick of the 'race' issue. Grow the fuk up. Man up. Own up to your responsibilities. Support your children. Raise them to respect people as PEOPLE, not because of their color. There....are you happy for stirring the racism pot?
I'll do you one better - I work for a major airline here in the states. We get eight buddy passes a year. Tell you what - give me eight A/A's here in the states that think life here is just so damn bad ( because of whitey ). I'll give them a ticket back to the motherland. They can spend one month in the bush, chasing down dinner every day, fighting rival tribes, finding potable water, trying to keep a roof over their head, trying to stay free of disease. Come back at the end of said month, and I DARE them to explain to me how bad they have it here in the good old U.S. of A.
There. I'm pissed off. You happy now?
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