The Secret Haters

It is clear to me that racism still exists today but the tone has changed. I do agree that racism has been pushed to the underground and has never been stronger in the black communities. It is not longer the case that whites are keeping the blacks down. I find more hatred among blacks for whites today than ever before. No other race gets away with using race as a defense or as an excuse. Blacks can say and do things no other race can get away with in todays society. We live in the land of opportunity. Privilage is achieved with hard work and education. The sooner everyone figures that out the sooner we can move away from excuses for not having privileges. Privilege is not handed out by whites - it is earned.

Well I think while educated voters are showing up to the polls and voting for Obama, I am amazed at the racism I see and hear people speaking of in my cirlce of friends and at the numbers at the polls. Obama's numbers among hispanics and asians are low - and i contend that is because of racism. If you look at his plans for immigration, granting driver's licenses for illegals, something Hillary is opposed to - you would think he would be getting the Hispanic vote.
But I do agree, sexism is running rampant too. It's disgusting to see the number of women I know voting for Hillary just because she is a woman. People are ignorant and need to get informed. I am a woman and I vote for women and would love to see a woman president, but I wouldn't have voted for her for Senator. What are her qualifications? She was married to Bill? She moved to New York city to become a senator that should tell you all you need to know about her dirty politics.

I do hope though that when Hilary wins because of her experience and leadership that there will not be an outcry from the black public that Barack lost because of his race. If this happens it will be a sad day in american history and the black leaders who in some cases sacrificed their lives will be turning in their graves to hear the negative impact it will have when Barack loses.

'Racism' is universal. I lived in the SF Bay area for 35 years, and lived in a well integrated upper class neighborhood with excellent excellent schools. The Chinese did not like the Persians, the Vietnamese, or the blacks. The blacks did not like the Asians as they were very successful and raised the school standards so that it was hard for their children to compete. I could go on and on, but my point is, when you talk about

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Uh, dewcooper, you mis-read his opening statement. He's saying that in the 50's, racism was blatant. That means it was there, and it was open racism, not hidden like you might find today. Read it again.

I went over to my parent's house one evening and a news segment on TV sparked a discussion between my mother and me. She mentioned that a black man had come to the door and was selling something. Now my mother was honest with me and said she hesitated to open the door and was a bit weary of his presence in the neighborhood. I knew she wouldn't have been as uncomfortable if the man had been white. She was expressing some predjudice, but rightfully so. You see our neighborhood/town's residents are predominantly white and we have never seen a black person in our neighborhood before. So this particular gentlemen seemed out of place. Now my mother lived in Boston and Chicago at one time and was around and worked with many people from different cultures. The problem is she has become accustomed to a certain way of living now and her reaction was based on that. My mom got very defensive when I said that her reaction was a bit predjudiced, because she doesn't think she is. I said Mom you have lived here for 25 years and have probably only interacted with a black person on a few occasions so your way of thinking has been reshaped. We are wasting money on research, studies, tests, and experiments to prove something that is already known to us! Nobody is willing to be honest anymore. I have no problem discussing race, predjudice etc. We don't need to be hooked up to some brain monitor, we just need to have an HONEST discussion!

More "Pop-psyc?" Mr. Herbert, you didn't "see" minorties in your 50s life in NJ, because you couldn't "see" them. Let's get real, here. Everyone of us has preferences, based on experience, knowledge, and choice. It's certainly not a topic for an article - or is it? Frankly, other than defraying your own introspection, this is a mute point. Our nation will continue to progress, and learn, as it has in the past. Change is part of life.

There are different kinds and levels of racism.
Racism is very entrenched in our society to the point we don???t notice it.
Lots of it is innocent, a person can be racist when they mean well. It comes from ignorance and lack of experience with "others". An example, I have black friends who have to tell people they don???t like watermelon and Gay friends who have told people they don???t have the decorating gene. Or not thinking about race until someone makes it clear because they go out of their way to be nice. It is really subtle sometimes. It goes on with all groups. Not to say there may be a basis for those assumptions. We all have some more than others. When is it racism and when is it awareness? I think it is a very gray area.

Then there are the more serious versions of racism. Am I being racist when I am aware of danger when I am with a homogenous group not my race? That I feel that when the chips are down I can be in danger. I learn this from what happens when times are tough and immigrants are blamed. That is bad it seems true.

I used to think I didn???t have any racist tendencies being mixed and all. But I noticed that when being stressed out dealing with a different race, thoughts do form. Me being aware of it has, helped me deal with the thoughts and the gray area.