it depends how you post your thread. the way you did you'll probably hear both sides but if you would've said something like.

"why do african americans need a specialized web browser?"

you would've heard all the weeping hearts and fake sympathizers.

technically it's not "racist" at all and it's probably a really good idea. however i wonder what racist sites it'll link you to that make it racist by default.

black people will never trust white people, ever. probably shouldn't either. you shouldn't trust anyone no matter the skin color with anything important in your life anyway.

it's funny how back in the early 90's you'd hear the phrase "sell used" in regards to blacks. especially in music. nowadays black wear selling out as a badge of honor and you don't hear that phrase in the music anymore. it's just another great example.



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I agree....
If you are african-american and you cry racism everytime someone says something you don't like, but then you have "Essence" awards, and BET television and "Ebony" magazines, then you are contributing to the racism....we don't have "Whitey" magazine.....we don't have "Cracker" awards..some would say, "Well, yeah you do have 'white' awards and 'white' tv channels like the Golden Globes and Outdoor/Country Music TV" but we don't call them that....

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I find it amusing that we got rid of segregation only to have it reinstated by the same community who fought against it so rabidly.

It's more self segregation.

Whatever. They can do it if it makes them happy to self segregate.

They'd just better not point their fingers at anyone else and call them racist - or they can add hypocrite to their names.

It would seem that Dr. King's vision of equality hasnt been nearly as successful as Farrakhan's dream of complete segregation and ultimate relocation.

It's working the best of both worlds. Claim equality as the goal, use the lack of it as an excuse to implement segregationist measures, long-term become a master class through sociological oppression and financial extortion.

Just a theory.

Separatism, certainly. Racism I'm not so sure about. I mean no one is saying whites can't use it. Or even that they wouldn't want to. In all seriousness, many ethnic communities practice this same sort of separatism as a means of preserving culture and have for a long time (think newspapers). Not saying that I agree or disagree, but we are all different and all have a different perspective. I think the only dream that is dead is that everyone wants so-called "white culture".

Maybe I'd be upset if the spell-checker was programmed for ebonics because if I can't understand someone, they must be talking about me, right?

I would like someone who is black to explain to me what black perspective is all about? I have a somewhat unique perspective myself on this which is anything but clear.
For example:
1. I live on the US/Canada border. There are lots of persons of colour on both sides of the border. The ones in the states have a way of speaking, dressing and acting that sets them apart from whites. The ones in Canada used to speak, dress and talk exactly the same as white people in Canada did. Today I see them trying more and more to emulate American blacks. They seem to want to be seen as different from whites now, whereas before they didn't. (Of course, now the white kids here also are emulating black culture too. lol)
2. When I was younger I went thru a stage where I hung out almost exclusively with people of colour in the states. At that time my black friends did not seem especially different in any way as a group, but different from each other as any group of friends would be. That they were black was not ignored or denied, but neither did it occupy center stage. They were just my friends. I was theirs. Nor was the fact that I was white any big deal.
I understand culture because my background is "ethnic", not English or French, but I don't understand why people who are black should see themselves as being so different from people with less pigmentation. That's not a culture issue. That's racist. How is that good?
Part of me wants to say its one way of distancing yourself from the evils of mainstream white society, but then again ........

i don't think its racist, i think its a good idea for people from the african american origin and race to get together.

The only thing racist about it is you implying that it is...

LOL this is the most pointless product idea ever.

I don't think its necessarily racist, its just a really really insignificant idea.

Most other cultures (not races) would probably use news outlets and contents that are targeted towards them (eg a chinese guy viewing a chinese news website).

Black people in america have formed a sort of racial-cultural complex which means they use the word "african american" as pertaining to both race and culture. This is probably due to many slaves not knowing which country they came from/ have no affinity for that countrys culture anyway.

Compare this to say an italian american, who would probably just form an "italian americans" organisations rather than a "white" organisation.

I wouldn't really care if someone created "whitebird" but what would be the point? Unless it caters to a specific subset/ cultural deme of one of the constituents of the white race, it doesnt really offer anything new. Blackbird on the other hand, probably links to "black culture" like hip hop or whatever, which is more homogeneous across their race.

I really hope they do a skit about this on the Chocolate News.

As to whether it'd be racist if you replaced all the instances of black with white??
I don't find it racist now... I wouldn't find it racist then... I find it silly in both instances.

Peace

Choclate News with that one dude..

There was a show on with comics ... from the commercials it was all black comics..

Need I say more.. It seems to me the only racists are the black community.

Im no racist but I dont like the racial 'baiting' thats going on.