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I just found out that I am racist.
August 17, 2015
9:41 pm
Novocaine, The Blue Collar King
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Pigg said

But, the same thing happened with the native Americans. Look at what the white man did to them, and look at the problems they STILL have in their communities.

yet there is no #nativeamericanlives matter... or would it be #redlivesmatter? because lets face it why not be racist.

 

I think the media plays a huge portion of why black people are so 'scary'. popular rappers make it cool to look like a gangbanging thug. and to the average joe white man thats a scary look, because we've all seen black people portraying gun wielding gangbangers. 

perhaps the first step is for the black community to say 'no, we wont dress like we are looking for trouble'. not saying its everyone, but a large portion do.

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@pigg i think it has something to do with being robbed of ur identity and culture. And having to rebuild in the image and shadow of thpse who did it to you.

Like im mexican right but what is that. Its like a whole knew race dude that doesnt make sense. Were not white Spanish and im not native. Im fucken both dude. I dunno where im getting at.

Novacaine i understand what ur saying. I do. And i mostly agree with u. 97.5%

the reality is that all 'minority' groups in the world are essentially up shit creek. without a paddle.

 

this is why i choose not to see your colour. i choose to believe your a human, and thats good enough for me. but as i said previous, im very apathetic. i don't care about fighting someone elses wars. ive got enough of my own problems.

The first step begins at home. look at how you and your peers hold themselves. not all black kids are innocent church going A+++ students. regardless of how much the media portrays them. i would be willing to say whole heartedly that at least half the black people killed by police were acting aggresively.

tell me not to eat every word the media feeds me? don't eat whatever the happy go lucky hippy do no violence conspiracy  theorists feed you. 

August 17, 2015
9:42 pm
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King Lucem Ferre said

Pigg said
He would have never been acquitted in the U.S..

That's happened in Utah. They busted into an old vet's house, I think with no warrant, and the dude had PTS so he straight up shot a bunch of cops. The media made him out to look like a villain. All over weed, too.

legalization. it will solve so many issues.

August 17, 2015
9:50 pm
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We don't have #NativeLivesMatter because honestly the Natives are almost extinct. I personally don't understand why there isn't more focus on giving back to the Natives.

 

But the reason for #BlackLivesMatter is because they seem to be treated as if they don't matter.

#EveryLifeMatters is far from racist, but it distracts the true issue; black's are treated like they don't matter. The key issue is the racial bias in our judicial system.

August 17, 2015
11:12 pm
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The native Americans have it VERY bad currently. Many of the reservations are akin to third world countries, and that's not an exaggeration. Look up the Pine Ridge Reservation. Unemployment is 80%. Average life expectancy is 48 for men and 52 for women. It's a bad situation.

 

This is the issues though, how can we rectify the situation? I honestly do not know the answer.

Regarding Black Lives Matter, regardless of "acting aggressively" or not, it does seem like police are taught to fear any sort of black man, regardless of their "dress." There are white people who act aggressively and are not murdered all of the time. Plus, black men are probably much more afraid for their lives when in the presence of police, which may cause them to react more drastically. Character assassination is also a huge factor that goes into play here. 

 

I feel like I probably agree more with Lucem than anyone here on this subject. I'm not as "extreme" (for lack of a better word) as Rob, but not as apathetic as Novo or Ganja. It's definitely a GOOD thing to have conversations like this though.

 

Also, white privilege IS a real thing, but good luck explaining that to a poor ass white dude.

The gender wage gap is... Disingenuous at best.

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