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Originally posted by AfterInfinity
reply to post by goou111
Yes, but none of the other countries defined "civilized" as "peaceful and cooperative". Either you fought to defend what you had, or you died and your killer took your wife and home.
yes, and every step of the way he was probably reminded of how black he was.
Hopefully someday I can go without feeling guilty for crimes I didn't commit.
Originally posted by jtap66
reply to post by seabag
I've seen every Chris Rock stand-up special that he has released.
Not one "racist" comment. None. Does he address race? Certainly. Not one anti-white statement. Period.
He's critical of racist people, yes. In fact, he's critical of black racists as well. In fact, one well-known bit has him stating that there's no group more racist than old, black men.
Rock is unflinching when it comes to the lunacy of American race relations. I understand that makes racists - admitted and closeted - very uncomfortable.
As a white man, I find nothing racist in anything Rock has ever said.
Originally posted by seabag
Anyway, it’s not about his racism…the thread is about his disdain for the country that has given him opportunities to make a living telling race jokes. It's tasteless to talk smack about America on the 4th of July.
He’s free to do it…that doesn’t make it right!
Originally posted by ImaFungi
go to work,, pay your bills,,,, have a family,,,, stay off my lawn,,., i dont want to hear about you,,,, i dont want to know you have any issues ,,,,, for some reason i dont want your daughter to be able to have an abortion,,,,, for some reason i want your son to kill those weird lookin folks in other countries,,,,, if we kill them all there will be no chance for them to come on my lawn,,,,,,,,, im perfect,,,,, why isnt everyone else?
Redlining is the practice of denying, or increasing the cost of services such as banking, insurance, access to jobs,[2] access to health care,[3] or even supermarkets[4] to residents in particular, often racially determined,[5] areas.
Although in the United States informal discrimination and segregation have always existed, the practice called "redlining" began with the National Housing Act of 1934, which established the Federal Housing Administration (FHA).[10] The federal government contributed to the early decay of inner city neighborhoods by withholding mortgage capital and making it difficult for these neighborhoods to attract and retain families able to purchase homes.[11]
During the heyday of redlining, the areas most frequently discriminated against were black inner city neighborhoods. For example, in Atlanta in the 1980s, a Pulitzer Prize-winning series of articles by investigative reporter Bill Dedman showed that banks would often lend to lower-income whites but not to middle- or upper-income blacks.
Dan Immergluck writes that in 2002 small businesses in black neighborhoods still received fewer loans, even after accounting for business density, business size, industrial mix, neighborhood income, and the credit quality of local businesses.[20] Gregory D. Squires wrote in 2003 that it is clear that race has long affected and continues to affect the policies and practices of the insurance industry.[21] Workers living in American inner cities have a harder time finding jobs than suburban workers.[22
Lending institutions such as Wells Fargo have been shown to treat black mortgage applicants differently when they are buying homes in white neighborhoods than when buying homes in black neighborhoods.
Bank of America on Wednesday was ordered by the Justice Department to pay a $335 million settlement for the company’s part in a discriminatory lending market that denied black and Hispanic home buyers the approval needed to purchase homes.
Allegations against Countrywide involved more than 200,000 minority borrowers and found that Countrywide charged those lenders more money than they charged to white borrowers with similar credit profiles from 2004 through 2008.
Originally posted by RealSpoke
reply to post by seabag
Are you kidding me? Nearly EVERY libertarian makes the same drug argument he did. He isn't talking about all white people, he's talking about the power structure. What ATS calls the elites..which are white.
He then GOES ON TO SAY "It's not all white peoples fault, it's blacks fault to, maybe if we didn't spend all our money on RIMS, we'd have some to invest. Black people we love rims...A brotha put rims on a toaster if you let him"...
He ends it with "Americas problem is that we worship money".
If you find that segment racist then you're uncomfortable hearing the truth simplified with comedy fixed in.
Most black people do not blame all white people for anything...they blame the elites, like ATS does...
edit on 6-7-2012 by RealSpoke because: (no reason given)
Originally posted by RealSpoke
reply to post by TylerKing
Hopefully someday I can go without feeling guilty for crimes I didn't commit.
This is so dumb. No one wants people to feel guilty.
The way society treated blacks up until rather recently, you know what caused the civil rights movement, wasn't done by the rich, it was done by nearly everyone. There is still huge ongoing racism even now. Slavery is only one part of black American history.
^This paragraph. All it does is speak is the truth and white people freak out, and start acting like someone is asking for reparations. That's not the point, people just want to be treated with equal human worth. Most people like to learn about their history, do they not?
They want you to stop doing what you just did. Stop throwing defensive panic attacks once blacks talk about their history in general. It really makes no sense. Everyone else can talk about their history and no one has a problem with it. Black people do it and everyone throws a conniption fit.
edit on 6-7-2012 by RealSpoke because: (no reason given)
Institutional racism describes any kind of system of inequality based on race. It can occur in institutions such as public government bodies, private business corporations (such as media outlets), and universities (public and private)
Originally posted by RealSpoke
reply to post by TylerKing
Who is accusing anyone for crimes they didn't commit? I know I sure didn't. I know most black people don't.
When blacks speak of things like "white privilege" they are speaking about institutionalized racism.They are not blaming all white people, they are commenting on the way society is set up. As you can see from this post it still is going on www.abovetopsecret.com... .
Blacks should be able to talk about social issues that affect them without people becoming defensive. It is just weird.
Institutional racism describes any kind of system of inequality based on race. It can occur in institutions such as public government bodies, private business corporations (such as media outlets), and universities (public and private)
It is the same argument that most ATS members make on the injustices that bankers have perpetrated on society. Are they blaming the lady that works at your local branch as a teller? No. They are talking about the powerful head honchos with enough wealth to influence nations.